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- Announcement of Organizations Selected under the 2024 Certified KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
Announcement of Organizations Selected under the 2024 Certified KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
- 2,988 organizations under the large enterprise category and 16,733 organizations under the SME category have been recognized -
March 11, 2024
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is promoting " KENKO Investment for Health,” whereby it considers employees' KENKO Investment for Health from a business-management perspective to be one of the efforts toward achieving a healthy, long-life society, and strategically implements initiatives that lead to the maintenance and promotion of health.
METI hereby announces that on March 11, 2024, the Nippon Kenko Kaigi* has recognized 2,988 organizations under the large enterprise category (among which the top 500 were recognized as "White 500" enterprises), and 16,733 organizations under the SME category (among which the top 500 were recognized as "Bright 500" enterprises), as the recognized organizations for FY2024.
Note: The Nippon Kenko Kaigi is an organization that takes practical community- and workplace-based actions, through collaboration among private organizations and with full administrative support, in order to extend the healthy lifespan of and provide appropriate medical care for each individual in Japan, as a country that is facing a drastically aging society and declining birthrate. The organization aims to encourage local governments and private organizations (e.g., economic organizations, medical organizations, and insurers) to work together to achieve concrete measures in workplaces and communities to overcome health-related challenges.
1. Outline of the recognition program
The Certified KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program is a program established by METI in FY2016 that highlights outstanding large enterprises and SMEs that are implementing KENKO Investment for Health, and thereby aims to develop an environment in which such enterprises are able to gain enhanced recognition, e.g., from employees, employment seekers, related enterprises, and financial institutions.
The Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognizes Certified KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organizations based on its review of applications sent from enterprises and other organizations, and on the assessment criteria set forth by the Health Investment Working Group of the Healthcare and Medical Care New Industrial Council, a body that holds joint meetings with the KENKO Investment for Health Working Group of the Nippon Kenko Kaigi and the Hundred-Thousand Health-Declaration Working Group.
2. Information on the 2024 Certified KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
Under the 2024 program, the eighth time this year, the Nippon Kenko Kaigi has recognized 2,988 organizations under the large enterprise category (among which the top 500 were recognized as “White 500” enterprises) and 16,733 organizations under the SME category (among which the top 500 were recognized as “Bright 500” enterprises) as the FY2024 recognized organizations.
This represents massive growth compared to last year, when the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognized 2,676 organizations under the large enterprise category and 14,012 organizations under the SME category as the FY2023 recognized organizations. For the list of the recognized organizations, visit the portal site operated by the Secretariat for Certified KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program below.
3. Disclosure of 2,466 enterprises’ assessment results based on the FY2024 Survey on KENKO Investment for Health
METI provides each organization that has completed the Survey on KENKO Investment for Health with a feedback sheet, which contains deviation value and other information. In the survey, METI requests that each enterprise confirm whether they agree to the disclosure of information on the feedback sheet to the public with a view to encouraging enterprises to assess and improve their efforts in comparison with others’ efforts and disclose related information to their stakeholders.
Today, on March 11, 2024, we published the assessment results of 2,466 enterprises (of which 783 are listed companies) that agreed to disclose information on the feedback sheet. In addition to the assessment results of individual enterprises, editable, at-a-glance data in the Excel format is also available on the following website.
4. Outline of the 2024 KENKO Investment for Health Award
Date:
March 12 (Tue.) and 13 (Wed.), 2024
- Day 1 (March 12): KENKO Investment for Health Stock Selection: 13:00 to 15:00
- Day 2 (March 13): Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health: 13:00 to 16:00
Venue:
Iino Hall (Iino Building, 1-1, Uchisaiwai-cho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Organizer:
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Co-organizers:
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi
Cooperators:
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Nikkei Inc.
Program (tentative):
Day 1: KENKO Investment for Health: 13:00 to 15:00
- Opening remark by the organizer
Minami Ryo, Director-General for Policy Planning and Coordination, Minister's Secretariat, METI - Speech by the co-organizer
Mr. HASEGAWA Takaaki, Executive Officer, TSE - Special speech
Mr. SHIBUSAWA Ken, CEO, Shibusawa and Company, Inc. - Speech by a presenter
Mr. HARA Susumu, Director, Ekiden Club, Aoyama Gakuin University - Announcement of certified enterprises (2024 KENKO Investment for Health Stock Selection)
- Speech by the representative enterprise
- Photo session of all participants
Day 2: Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health: 13:00 to 16:00
- Opening remark by the organizer
Mr. MINAMI Ryo, Director-General for Policy Planning and Coordination, Minister's Secretariat, METI - Speech by the co-organizer
Mr. WATANABE Shunsuke, Director, Secretariat, Nippon Kenko Kaigi - Keynote speech
Mr. IHARA Kazuto, Director, Health Insurance Bureau, MHLW - Announcement of certified enterprises (large-enterprise category)
- Presentation of certificates to the representative enterprise
- Presentation of case examples and panel discussion: “Importance of efforts for strategically addressing KENKO Investment for Health”
<Panelists>
- Mr. KUSUNOKI Ken, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University
- Mr. OKADA Kunio, Nonprofit Organization Kenkokeiei
- Ms. SAITO Seira, Leader, Personnel Department, Mori Building Co., Ltd.
- Mr. ISHIHARA Yosuke, President, Phone Appli Inc.
<Moderator>
- Ms. MISU Akiko, news anchor
- Announcement of certified enterprises (SME category)
- Presentation of certificates to the representative enterprise
- Presentation of case examples and panel discussion: “KENKO Investment for Health in which all company management and employees share the same corporate vision and unite their efforts”
<Panelists>
- Ms. KOMURO Yoshie, President, Work Life Balance Co., Ltd.
- Dr. FURUI Yuji, Project Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, and Visiting Professor, Jichi Medical University
- Mr. KOBAYASHI Teruyuki, President, Osada Industry Corporation
- Mr. HARIU Eiichi, President, Hariu Communications Co., Ltd.
<Moderator>
- Ms. MISU Akiko, news anchor
Related Links
- Internet portal site for Secretariat for Certified KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program: ACTION! KENKO Investment for Health
- KENKO Investment for Health (in Japanese)
Division in Charge
Healthcare Industries Division, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group
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