The Hakuhodo DY Group has drawn up its Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Policy. Here is the full text of the Policy.

Hakuhodo DY Group's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Policy

The Hakuhodo DY Group seeks to realize a society in which everyone can flourish and live active lifestyles of their choosing. We are an entity in which employees, each sei-katsu-sha themselves, connect with other sei-katsu-sha, society and a broad range of social challenges to invent the future, leveraging their own unique creativity.

DE&I is itself sei-katsu-sha insight--the DNA of the Hakuhodo DY Group--and a source of our innovation. We are thus committed to implementing DE&I throughout the Group under our management policies.

What is DE&I?

"Diversity" refers to the diverse characteristics of individuals including race, nationality, religion, beliefs, disabilities, gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, sexual identity, values and workstyles, as well as activities to respect this diversity. We respect the creativity of each employee, and view their free and autonomous expression of skills, and co-creation in teams, as the source of our value. In addition to respecting diversity and developing an accepting and inclusive organizational culture, we embrace the concept of equity, understanding the challenges facing each individual and helping each other overcome them.

Structure to promote DE&I

In our Group, senior management provides leadership with their commitment to DE&I.
Under the Director responsible for overseeing sustainability, our Corporate Sustainability Division undertakes efforts to ensure dissemination of the Policy and advance the DE&I agenda in general as the function responsible for sustainability.

Target for gender equality

The Hakuhodo DY Group aims to raise the share of female managers to 30% by FY2030.