HEALTH POLICY

HEALTH POLICY

Guided by the Nihon Sekkei corporate philosophy, we engage in the design of architecture, urban planning, and environmental design to create spaces that foster rich, free human activities, and meaningful connections between people. We believe that the health of every employee is fundamental to this mission.
When employees are physically and mentally healthy, they can continue to grow with the organization and embrace challenges. Through health-focused initiatives, we are committed to creating a vibrant and supportive workplace where employees can thrive while co-creating future value with our clients and society.

Our Approach to Health and Its Significance

We believe that the health of each employee directly contributes to the sustainable growth of the organization and our ability to contribute to society. When employees are healthy, they can fully demonstrate their creativity and productivity, leading to better outcomes.
By implementing health-related initiatives and fostering a safe and supportive work environment, we aim to enhance employee engagement and energize the organization as a whole. With this in mind, we are actively promoting health programs and establishing a framework to support the well-being of every employee.

Promotion System

Our health initiatives are led by the executive officer responsible for corporate management, with the Corporate Management Department serving as the implementing body.
We have established a dedicated health promotion team, including occupational health staff (occupational physician and public health nurses). This team works in close collaboration with the Industrial Health Committee, the Health Insurance Association, and external stakeholders to provide personalized health support for all employees.
We also regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of each initiative and pursue continuous improvement.

*EAP ： Employee Assistance Program

Health Management Strategy Map

We have developed a strategy map to systematically promote our health management initiatives.
The strategy map visualizes the connections between our health management policies and goals, specific health initiatives, KPIs used to measure the outcomes of these initiatives, and the KGIs we ultimately aim to achieve.
By utilizing the strategy map to continuously implement initiatives addressing health-related issues, evaluate their effectiveness, and make improvements, we aim to maintain and enhance employee health while increasing organizational vitality and productivity, thereby enabling us to continue providing value to our clients and society.

Key Issues and Initiatives

1. Improving Exercise Habits and Health Awareness

We are creating an environment that encourages each employee to take an interest in their own health and lifestyle habits and proactively work to improve their health by incorporating exercise and physical activity into their daily lives. By maintaining good physical and mental health, employees can enhance their concentration and creativity, leading to better proposals and higher design quality.

Key Initiatives

• • “Team Walking Challenge” and “Health Task Challenge” events using an app (12 times a year)
• • Health check events and health seminars
• • Publication of “Wellness Note,” providing information on health and lifestyle habits (12 times a year)
• • Publication of a feature article on our health promotion initiatives in our external public relations magazine

2. Promoting Early Detection and Early Treatment of Illness

We are working to promote the early detection and treatment of diseases and prevent them from becoming more severe by encouraging employees to undergo regular health checkups and providing follow-up support based on their health checkup results. By creating an environment in which employees can continue to work with peace of mind over the long term and passing on our professional expertise to the next generation, we aim to contribute to the creation of a sustainable and enriching environment.

Key Initiatives

• • Regular health checkups (once a year)
• • Encouraging employees requiring follow-up examinations after regular health checkups to seek medical attention(follow-up implementation rate: 100%; re-examination rate: 44%)
• • Assessment based on our health management classifications (including non-statutory items) and follow-up measures for employees requiring further attention (implementation rate: 100%)

3. Preventing and Addressing Mental Health Issues

Through stress checks, training, and raising awareness of consultation services, we work to prevent mental health issues and take early action , while also improving the work environment according to the circumstances of each organization. By creating an environment in which employees respect one another and can collaborate while exchanging opinions with confidence, we aim to create value by drawing on diverse areas of expertise.

Key Initiatives

• • Conducting stress checks and improving the work environment based on group analysis by organization
• • Individual follow-up for organizations where the percentage of employees with high stress exceeds 10% (implementation rate: 100%)
• • Self-care and line-care training (once a year; participation rate: 97.7%)
• • Establishment of and awareness-raising for consultation services (internal consultation service and external EAP)

4. Improving the Work Environment

We are creating an environment in which employees can continue to work with peace of mind through initiatives such as reducing long working hours, ensuring appropriate workloads, preventing harassment, and improving communication.
As a company engaged in the design of architecture, urban planning, and the environment, Nihon Sekkei is also enhancing its office environment to support comfort, concentration, communication, and collaboration.

Key Initiatives

• • Preventing excessive working hours and monitoring working conditions
• • Creating a comfortable work environment (Head Office has achieved WELL Certification at the Gold level)
• • Workplace risk assessments through workplace inspections (once a month)
• • Health and Safety Committee meetings (once a month)

Key Indicators and Results

To continuously improve our health management initiatives, we regularly monitor indicators relating to health checkups, stress checks, working conditions, and employee well-being.

Indicator	FY2024 Results	FY2025 Results	FY2026 Results
Presenteeism *1	21.5%	24.5%	24.0%
Absenteeism *2	1.23 days	1.27 days	1.24 days
Work Engagement *3	Not measured	2.77pt	2.80pt
Percentage of Employees with High Stress	9.2%	8.0%	7.9%
Average Monthly Statutory Overtime Hours	16.8h	17.4h	17.2h
Appropriateness of Workload *4	3.44pt	3.56pt	3.60pt
Job Satisfaction *4	3.56pt	3.57pt	3.61pt
Relationship with Supervisor *4	3.75pt	3.82pt	3.86pt

• *1 Measured through the monthly employee condition survey using the University of Tokyo one-item version of the SPQ. Employees are asked: “Assuming that your work performance when you have no illness or injury is 100%, how would you rate your own work performance over the past four weeks?” FY2025: 490 respondents; response rate: 45.1% (monthly averages).
• *2 Measured based on the number of days of absence and leave per employee company-wide. FY2025: 1,018 employees covered; response rate: 100%.
• *3 Measured using the questions “When I work, I feel full of energy” and “I am proud of the work that I do” from the 80-item Brief Job Stress Questionnaire. FY2025: 986 employees covered; response rate: 95.2%.
• *4 Measured through the monthly employee condition survey. Employees are asked: “Was your workload appropriate during the past month?”, “Please select the option that best describes your level of job satisfaction during the past month,” and “Please select the option that best describes your relationship with your supervisor during the past month.” Responses are given on a five-point scale from “5: Satisfied” to “1: Not satisfied.” FY2025: an average of 490 respondents per month; average monthly response rate: 45.1%.

Certification as a Health Management Excellence Corporation 2026

Nihon Sekkei has been certified as a Health Management Excellence Corporation 2026 (Large Corporation Category) under the certification program jointly administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi.
We will continue to position employee health as an important management priority and promote health management on an ongoing basis. By creating an environment in which employees can work with vitality, we will continue to contribute to the further Co-creation of Future Values together with our clients and society.

Established June 3, 2025
Last revised October 1, 2026