The Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children came into effect in 2005. In accordance with this law, companies that formulate action plans to support child-rearing by employees, achieve planned targets, and meet certain standards are eligible for certification by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The Company has been certified for six consecutive years since 2007. Among companies that had already been Kurumin certified, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma was Platinum Kurumin certified in July 2019.
In accordance with the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, which came into effect in 2016, companies that formulate action plans to promote active careers for female employees and achieve excellent results with related initiatives are eligible for certification by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The Eruboshi mark demonstrates that a company has received this certification. In 2016, we received “Eruboshi,” the highest level of certification, which is based on the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.
As the Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group), we received certification in the large enterprise category of the Outstanding Organization of KENKO Investment for Health 2025 scheme run by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Under this scheme, companies engaged in health management were evaluated across the categories of Management Philosophy and Policies, Organizational Frameworks, Implementation of Systems and Measures, and Evaluation and Improvement, with the MCG Group achieving scores higher than the industry average in all categories and performing particularly well in Implementation of Systems and Measures.
NOTE: The Group was spun off from the Mitsubishi Chemical Group as of July 2025, becoming a new company.
The PRIDE INDEX, established by the work with Pride association, is Japan’s first index that evaluates the initiatives of companies and organizations related to sexual minorities such as LGBTs. Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma received the GOLD Prize, the top award in the PRIDE INDEX 2024.
We were selected for five consecutive years under the Action Plan for the Promotion of Cancer Control, a project commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, for recognition and commendation as a 2022 Cancer Control Promotion Excellent Company for our cancer prevention efforts on behalf of employees.
The Japan Sports Agency recognizes companies that actively promote sporting activities to improve the health of their employees as a Sports Yell Company. This marks six consecutive years since fiscal 2020 that we have been so recognized.
