Basic Approach

Nihon Nohyaku introduced the engagement survey tool “Wevox” in February 2024 to visualize the effectiveness of human capital initiatives such as “career autonomy and increased growth opportunities,” “promotion of DE&I,” “improving well-being (promoting health and productivity management)” and “realizing flexible workstyles,” and to continuously drive improvements. The surveys measure nine items—“work duties,” “personal growth,” “health,” “support,” “human relationships,” “recognition,” “philosophy and strategy,” “organizational culture,” and “environment”—twice a year. Using similarly sized companies in the pharmaceutical industry as a benchmark, we target an engagement score of at least 70 points in our medium-term management plan, and will further strengthen dialogue with employees. For the past three years, we have maintained a retention rate of 100% for new graduate employees in their first three years of employment.

Results of the inaugural survey (implemented in February 2024)

The overall score was 66 points, falling 3 points below the benchmark. In response, we implemented the following improvement measures.

1. Conducting management training aimed at enhancing “support” 
2. Introducing an in-house side-job program to provide opportunities for “personal growth”
3. Initiatives to improve management in organizations with low “health” scores

Future initiatives

In the fourth survey conducted in August 2025, the overall score reached 71 points, achieving our target under the medium-term management plan. We will continue to work on fostering a rewarding corporate culture to further enhance engagement. 
From FY2025 onward, we also plan to expand this survey to our domestic Group companies. By linking it with our human capital management initiatives, we aim to ensure stable talent acquisition and improve employee performance, contributing to the sustainable growth of NICHINO Group.