Of the eight healthy practices, one point is awarded for each that is practiced for a perfect score of eight points. We calculate the average employee score and plan and implement measures for each of these healthy practices using the Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 KPI as an indicator for evaluating overall health management. In addition to the "Healthy Lifestyle Challenge 8," each employee chooses one issue from the eight health habits and makes a "My Health Declaration" and works on continuous improvement.

In the questionnaire at the end of the fiscal year 2023, only about 49.1% of the employees were able to achieve their "My Health Declaration." To encourage employees to put healthy habits into practice, Toyota Tsusho raises awareness by hosting events in employee cafeterias that feature daily menus related to the Healthy Lifestyle Challenge 8 items. In addition, the company promotes greater health consciousness by publishing a Health Column and an employee-participation feature titled “My Health Declaration” in its in-house newsletter, issued quarterly.

In the questionnaire at the end of the fiscal year 2024, 90% of employees were aware of Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 activities, and nearly 60% of them answered that they are taking lifestyle actions with this in mind. 51.6% was able to achieve "My Health Declaration", which is gradually increasing. We will continue to widely disseminate information about each seminar and devise measures and methods to make it easier to participate, in order to increase the participation rate and promote behavioral change toward the practice of healthy habits.

Since the introduction of the Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 items, Toyota Tsusho has been organizing seminars and interactive events related to the eight healthy habits, providing opportunities to enhance health literacy and encourage behavioral practice. We began measuring health literacy in the fiscal year 2021, and in fiscal year 2024, it was 18.71, 0.07 points higher than the previous year. The presenteeism loss ratio was 32.6, a 0.5 point improvement from the previous year.
Through the Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 items, we have been able to gradually demonstrate results in laying the foundation for employees to independently maintain and promote their health and improve their performance.

The average number of Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 items practiced was 5.50, remaining almost unchanged from the previous year. In particular, efforts related to exercise have been strengthened through seminars and other initiatives to deepen employees’ understanding of its importance and benefits, leading to gradual progress in encouraging voluntary behavioral habits. On the other hand, the average practice level for sleep declined compared with the previous year. As employee interest in sleep is high, Toyota Tsusho designated July 2024 as Wellness Month and held a sleep seminar, which was attended by 399 employees. Through such initiatives, the company will continue to provide information aimed at improving sleep quality, while also promoting effective use of the flextime system and work interval system to encourage balanced working styles and ensure sufficient sleep.

Going forward, we will promote behavioral change among employees by continuing to encourage healthy habits through each measure of the Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 Program items. We will also support each employee in independently maintaining and promoting their health by maintaining and improving the number of Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 items practiced.

Health Literacy^*1

Presenteeism Loss Ratio^*2

Work Engagement^*3

Healthy Life-styles Challge8 scores ^*4

Blood pressure

Blood glucose level
(HbA1c)

Lipids
(LDL cholesterol)

^*Percentage of respondents who judged that a close examination and lifestyle modification or treatment is required, with reference to the standard by Japan Society of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care

In collaboration with the health insurance association, Toyota Tsusho is working to improve the rate of health guidance for those 40 years of age and older. For eligible employees, the company utilizes individual medical examination results along with big-data–based simulation analyses to predict future outcomes, conducting face-to-face consultations in addition to these tools. As a result, the implementation rate of health consultations on specified conditions reached 67.5% in fiscal year 2023, a significant improvement compared with 39.8% in fiscal year 2019, demonstrating major progress in secondary prevention efforts aimed at preventing lifestyle-related diseases. We will continue to provide health consultation in order to improve guidance rates and reduce the number eligible persons.

To prevent the occurrence of obesity-related lifestyle-related diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and ischemic heart disease, the company places emphasis on early intervention for younger generations. Health guidance was provided to employees under the age of 40 who were at risk of metabolic syndrome, using the Lifestyle-related Disease Risk Report, which analyzes individual health checkup results through big data and predictive models. As a result, 83% of the target group reported being very satisfied or satisfied with the health guidance.

We continue to hold seminars by dietitians on breakfast and snacks for employees who tend to eat out and drink alcohol frequently and have disordered eating habits, provide information via video clips, and implement meal planning initiatives in collaboration with other companies. We will continue our efforts to reduce the number of obese employees in the future.

Through the planning of online seminars and physical fitness testing sessions, as well as regular information dissemination, we aim to deepen employees' understanding of the importance and benefits of exercise and increase the number of employees who voluntarily and continuously engage in physical activity.

In collaboration with the health insurance association, Toyota Tsusho regularly holds charity walking events that donate school meals to children in developing countries based on the total number of steps achieved. As an incentive to encourage exercise, the company has also launched an initiative that awards points according to participation in seminars and individual exercise achievements.

Together with the Healthy Lifestyles Challenge 8 items, these initiatives have gradually produced positive results, leading to an overall increase in the percentage of employees with regular exercise habits. Analysis of step counts and exercise habits showed that participants in the events increased their average number of steps by 19% compared with normal periods, and the results also indicated contributions to improved stress check scores and reduced presenteeism. We will continue this activity to improve employee wellbeing through the synergy effect of exercise habits and social contribution.

To strengthen anti-smoking measures, Toyota Tsusho has implemented a completely smoke-free workplace policy and introduced a subsidy program for smoking-cessation outpatient treatment to support employees who are attempting to quit smoking. For employees who have not yet been able to take the first step toward quitting, the company provides regular informational support through column distributions and pamphlets, as well as individual consultations with public health nurses to assist self-directed cessation efforts.

As an incentive to maintain a smoke-free lifestyle, Toyota Tsusho, in collaboration with the health insurance association, offers points to non-smokers through a health-promotion app. A company-wide survey revealed that about 70% of employees who successfully quit smoking stated that these initiatives contributed to their behavioral change and encouraged them to take voluntary action.

In fiscal year 2024, the smoking rate among male employees was 23.1%, and the overall rate was 16.3%. We will continue to support further cessation efforts with the goal of reducing the overall smoking rate to less than 15% by the end of fiscal year 2027.

In light of the increase in cancer cases associated with population aging, Toyota Tsusho continues to provide accurate information on cancer prevention through seminars conducted by occupational physicians and in collaboration with external organizations. In cooperation with the health insurance association, the company also encourages employees to undergo cancer screenings through comprehensive medical examinations. Furthermore, to facilitate early detection of cancer risk and prevent onset through timely treatment, Toyota Tsusho conducts gastric cancer risk screenings (ABC tests) for all employees during regular medical examinations. Employees found to be infected with Helicobacter pylori have successfully completed eradication treatment, leading to early detection and prevention of cancer development. In addition, the company has introduced colorectal cancer screenings (fecal occult blood tests) for all employees aged 40 and over, as well as a new, science-based cancer screening subsidy program.

We will continue to provide support for early detection of cancer risk and prevention of the onset of cancer through treatment. In addition, we will develop and operate a work environment that allows employees suffering from cancer to balance treatment and work with peace of mind, including a leave system that can be used for hospital visits and a work system that enables flexible work styles.

As mental health measures, we focus on stress caused by environmental changes such as joining a company or working overseas, and mental health deterioration caused by jet lag after an overseas business trip. As part of our efforts to prevent mental health problems, we offer interviews with industrial physicians and public health nurses for new graduates in their first and second year of employment and career employees, and provide opportunities for them to learn about self-care and in-house mental health support. As part of our measures to prevent overwork, we have established our own standards that combine overseas business trip history and overtime work to specially target employees for interviews with industrial physicians. Stress checks are also conducted on employees who work overseas, and employees with high levels of stress, whether in Japan or overseas, are invited to meet with industrial physicians and receive the necessary support. As a line care measure, we hold practical line care training for managers based on the results of organizational diagnosis. To encourage self-care, we provide mental health management training via e-learning for all employees. In addition, we will continue to support the mental health of our employees by providing information and resources related to mental health, including the establishment of an external consultation service that not only employees but also their families in Japan and overseas can feel free to use.

Every October, Toyota Tsusho designates a company-wide Compliance Awareness Month to strengthen awareness initiatives. During this period, the company conducts an e-learning program titled “Say NO to Harassment Together” to promote the elimination of harassment, and in fiscal year 2025, it also held “Training for Harassment Consultation Desk Representatives.”

Conducted at a small department or group level, "Ikiwaku Activities" (activities aimed at creating a motivated and productive organization) consist of each member thinking of topics to focus on to achieve growth for the organization and then all members working to implement the decided actions. These activities encourage consensus building through an exchange of opinions between all members and an acceptance of the individual values of each member. They aim to foster an awareness and culture of autonomous and voluntary action. These activities lead to a range of initiatives, including efforts to implement new work styles and study groups to discuss new businesses, which can improve the dynamism in workplaces. We are also expanding these activities to affiliate companies.

In addition to the above activites, we visualize the state of the organization through engagement surveys and hold workshops and lectures to encourage enthusiasm and engagement for each employee.

While promoting flexible work styles through the introduction of work-from-home and flextime systems, Toyota Tsusho is also implementing various initiatives such as office reforms to revitalize communication among employees, which can become diluted under flexible arrangements. These efforts aim to foster and pass down Toyota Tsusho’s unique corporate culture by encouraging cross-organizational dialogue, casual information exchange, and mutual learning that lead to the creation of new value.

Every Wednesday is designated as “Nomad Day,” during which employees are encouraged to work in a hot-desking style across office floors. After working hours, the cafeteria space is opened for “Nomad Night,” an event designed to promote vertical, horizontal, and diagonal communication across different departments and levels.

The company also promotes a well-balanced working style through measures such as turning off all office lights at 8:00 p.m. to encourage early departure, gradually lowering the upper limit of the special provisions under the Article 36 Agreement, and prohibiting business communication during late-night hours (10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.) starting in fiscal year 2025. These efforts have achieved certain results in reducing long working hours and decreasing overtime.

In addition, Toyota Tsusho has introduced a work interval system and promotes the use of paid leave through the Monthly Paid Leave Campaign, thereby helping employees maintain their health, reduce mental and physical fatigue, and improve productivity.

Many of our employees take business trips or are assigned to work overseas. To protect their health, we launched infectious disease seminars in the fiscal year 2017 for such employees., with a total of 3,590 participants by fiscal year 2023. In fiscal year 2024, the program content was revised, and an e-learning version of the seminar was implemented, attended by 3,026 employees, including those working overseas.

During pre-departure medical consultations with occupational physicians, employees are required to submit their vaccination history, receive vaccination advice, and have their records stored in medical charts, thereby ensuring proper management of travelers’ vaccine histories, and actively promote vaccinations against infectious diseases for not only persons assigned overseas but for family members accompanying them as well as business travelers.

Using information provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International SOS, Control Risk, and other sources, we communicate the latest information regarding infectious disease outbreaks in Japan and overseas to employees on business trips and employees assigned overseas. We also provide support for our employees' health management. This support includes providing vaccinations that may be required at their destinations, informing overseas business travelers of specialized medical facilities in the vicinity of domestic sites in case they have concerns about symptoms such as fever after returning home, and promoting medical examinations.

*Excluding spouse

Prior to overseas assignments, industrial physicians and public health nurses meet with all employees scheduled for overseas assignments to determine whether or not they can travel and to confirm their physical and mental condition prior to the trip. During overseas assignments, Toyota Tsusho requires employees to undergo annual medical examinations. All results are reviewed by occupational physicians, who provide individualized guidance and alerts based on specific medical risks in each country or region. Employees identified as high-risk in terms of health management or working under high-stress conditions receive continuous support, including regular online consultations.
While working overseas, annual medical examinations are mandatory, with all results reviewed by an industrial physician, and reminders are sent to each employee, taking into consideration the medical risks in each country and region. For employees at high risk in terms of health management and those working in high-stress environments, we provide extensive follow-up, including periodic online interviews.

In addition, industrial physicians and overseas staff in charge of health management regularly visit the workplace to check the actual working environment, sanitary environment, and medical system. In addition to the Health Management Office and the external EAP as a contact point for casual consultation, we also provide medical support for employees working overseas and their families in cooperation with overseas administrative base staff and local medical assistant companies.

For example, in response to the serious social issue of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, Toyota Tsusho provides prevention, testing, and treatment programs for employees and their families working in the region against diseases such as HIV and malaria. CFAO, which operates across all 54 countries in Africa, carries out initiatives under the banner of “Health by CFAO,” addressing chronic diseases with high prevalence in developing countries—such as HIV, diabetes, malaria, hypertension, and tuberculosis—through awareness programs, prevention efforts, testing, and guidance.

The Toyota Tsusho Group believes that contributing to the local communities in which it operates is an essential part of achieving sustainable development together.

As a company conducting business in regions with high risks of the world’s three major infectious diseases, Toyota Tsusho engages in a variety of preventive activities, including those targeting local residents, such as the following: