Fostering an Inclusive Organizational Culture
We will foster an inclusive organizational culture in which, through a deeper understanding of the concept of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I), every individual employee is able to respect each other’s differences in thinking and ideas and fully demonstrate their own strengths.
Three Essential Actions for Inclusion
![[Let’s communicate]
Having contact with people and information inside and outside of the company is the first step toward creating innovation.
Even the best ideas will not spread if you keep them inside yourself.
Conveying them to others will create new connections.
So, let’s communicate!
[Let’s discuss]
Without conversations, there can be no discoveries or realizations, and your ideas will not expand.
There is a limit to what you, your organization, or your company can do alone. It is through conversations with others that exciting things are born.
So, let’s discuss!
[Let’s accept]
Even if you encounter the diverse opinions and thoughts of others, nothing will change if you are trapped in your own ways of thinking. If you dislike and shut out change, innovation will not happen.
So, let’s accept!](/english/sustainability/diversity/promotion/images/pic_sustainability_promotion01.png)
“Inclusion” is essential to extending the power of diversity into innovation. In the belief that it is important for every individual employee to seek to be included themselves and to actively include others around them, we have declared “Let’s communicate,” “Let’s discuss,” and “Let’s accept” as the “three essential actions for the creation of innovation from DE&I,” and we are working to raise awareness and demonstrate those actions.
Understanding and Penetration of DE&I
Annual event to encourage individuals to think about DE&I and to support their actions
To accelerate the promotion of DE&I, we hold CHUGAI DIVERSITY DAYS every year, in which all employees, including executive officers and organization heads are welcome to participate. This initiative provides the opportunity to think about the connections between DE&I and business outcomes, based on various topics related to business strategy. As executive officers and employees talk to each other about DE&I, linking the concept to their own work, they are able to develop a deeper understanding of DE&I, motivating them to change how they think and act. Chugai Diversity DAYS also include sessions led by external guest lecturers, in which employees can learn as they think together about various topics related to DE&I. These sessions help them to deepen their realizations and understanding.
Chugai Diversity DAYS
For mutual understanding and raising of awareness about DE&I among employees, we provide opportunities to learn about various topics, including understanding of unconscious bias, women’s health issues, LGBTQ, and persons with disabilities. We also actively communicate information through a monthly DE&I newsletter (e-newsletter).
As a further initiative to promote mutual understanding, we hold “chat time” during lunch breaks, giving employees the opportunity to exchange their views about DE&I in an informal setting. As well as deepening employees’ understanding, this initiative serves as a space for employees to communicate with each other across departmental boundaries.
LGBTQ + Ally Activities
We are working to build a workplace environment in which all forms of gender identity are respected, where everyone, including employees from sexual minorities, can thrive.
We have an LGBTQ + ally group composed of voluntary members from various divisions, including group companies of Chugai Pharmaceutical.
By improving the psychological safety of LGBTQ employees through the expansion of the circle of allies throughout all companies, the group is actively working to foster an inclusive workplace culture in which all employees can play an active role, no matter their sexuality.