Throughout the years, Otsuka Pharmaceutical has been aspiring to foster a supportive work environment through the Diversity Promotion Project. One initiative is the Otsuka Women's Workshop, a forum for women to share information about marriage and childcare. WING is another such initiative — a cross-organizational voluntary study group that identifies issues and discusses solutions for the company's betterment. In 2017, the Otsuka group signed the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), a set of principles offering guidance to businesses on how to promote the advancement of women in the workplace. As of 2022, there are two female directors, and the ratio of female to male directors became 12.5% (ratio of female directors including executive officers: 12.5%^*1).

In October 2011, we established Heartful Kawauchi Co., Ltd. in Tokushima City. This special subsidiary aims to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities, where all participants can take active roles and fully demonstrate their skill sets. Currently, the company handles printing business cards, web page creation, providing office and production support, and an agri-business that grows greenhouse tomatoes.
In 2016, one employee received the Challenge Tokushima Award, which honors the achievements of people with disabilities who have been active in the workforce for many years. In 2020, the company became the first to receive the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's Monisu Certification in recognition of its efforts to promote and stabilize the employment of people with disabilities.

Heartful Kawauchi's Agri-Business

Heartful Kawauchi's Magokoro Farm Cosmos employs people with disabilities and has received praise for its agri-business efforts. In 2017, it was granted an AnAnGAP Certification, a commendation of excellence from Tokushima Prefecture, following a thorough inspection of the farm's production and quality control system. In 2018, Chugoku-Shikoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office selected it as a Discover Mura no Takara (Discover treasure of our villages initiative) site — an excellent example of regional revitalization that brings out the full potential of an agricultural, mountainous, or fishing community.

Since its founding, Otsuka Pharmaceutical has emphasized the value of people and believes that respect for human rights should be at the core of all business activities. We underline our stance on human rights through the Otsuka Group Global Code of Business Ethics, the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Charter of Corporate Behavior, and the Otsuka Pharmaceutical Compliance Program. We are working to create a supportive work environment for employees of various sexual orientations and gender identities by providing LGBTQ training and setting up a consultation service.