Sustainability | SocialHealth and Productivity Management
- Our Approach
- Governance (TDK Corporation)
- Strategy (TDK Corporation)
- Risk Management
- Metrics and Targets (TDK Corporation)
- Initiatives (TDK Corporation)
Our Approach
We realize that the health of TDK team members (employees) is an important issue directly linked to all kinds of quality in business activities, and we have formulated the TDK Health Declaration to actively support team members’ health management and improvement.
We are conducting health promotion activities to enable team members to continue working in good health both physically and mentally.
TDK Health Declaration
TDK enables the transition towards a sustainable future through our transformational technology, products, solutions, and processes. Our Team Members (employees) support this mission by delivering quality each step of the way. While our quality focus has been critical to our success for generations, global societies have grown complex and evolved at such a rapid pace that humanity and health is suffering. It is clear that “quality of health” is imperative for TDK to live our motto: contribute to culture and industry through creativity.
TDK United is committing to a “Health First” approach with the intention to improve our Team Members quality of health. We will support the culture of health by providing foundational health programs and activities at local, regional and global levels across all businesses and functions. We wish to achieve this sustainable, healthy society by ensuring that our diverse team members from TDK United participate with open hearts and minds.
Health Declaration
TDK United improves quality through a “Health First” approach
Noboru Saito
President and CEO
Governance (TDK Corporation)
TDK United regards the maintenance and promotion of team members' health as an important management issue and has established a new Health Promotion Section within the Human Resources HQ, with the director in charge of human resources as the person responsible for health promotion.
Please see the link for the governance system of human resources as a whole.
Related Information
Education and Awareness Raising
Ongoing health literacy education, including lectures by external experts, is provided to ensure that each team member can take care of his or her own health.
- External expert lectures
- E-learning
Officer responsible for health promotion: Executive Vice Presidents Andreas Keller
To manage and promote the health of team members, TDK not only conducts regular health check-ups, but also has industrial physicians, public health nurses, nurses, and dentists (at some sites) at workplaces to provide an environment where health consultations and dental care are routinely available. In addition, consultations are available from team members via an external telephone health consultation service (available 24 hours a day) set up by Health Insurance Society.
In 2018, a Health Management Project Promotion Committee was established by persons concerned from the company, health insurance union, industrial physicians, public health nurses, nurses and workers unions, and various health promotion activities are discussed and put into action by the committee to develop health promotion activities.
Health Promotion System Flow
Strategy (TDK Corporation)
We believe the improvement of health quality through efforts to maintain and improve the health of team members is indispensable to maintaining high engagement among team members, and that this contributes to maintaining and enhancing TDK's value creation.
TDK positions the improvement of health quality as an important management issue and approaches it as a long-term human resource strategy.
Additionally, they promote health & productivity management by steadily implementing the PDCA cycle based on a strategy map.
The members of the Health Promotion Section play a central role in formulating specific measures, the measures are examined and approved by the Health Management Business Promotion Committee, the measures are implemented at each site, evaluated by the members of the Health Promotion Section, and linked to the formulation of the next year's plan.
Risk
Recognizing health issues as below, we would like to support our team members in their health promotion activities to keep them in the best condition and contribute to the realization of a sustainable and healthy society by improving the quality of their health, both physically and mentally, and enhancing the quality of their work as well as their lives.
- 1. Increase in the number of patients with lifestyle-related diseases and pre-morbidities
- 2. High proportion of people at risk of mental illness
- 3. High proportion of people indifferent to health
Opportunity
Health measures to promote awareness and behavior change are implemented to address these issues.
- Improvement of lifestyle
- Reduction in the number of people with mental health problems
- Improvement of health literacy
Risk Management
Within ERM, risks related to talent acquisition and development are managed and health indicators that could lead to them are closely monitored.
Metrics and Targets (TDK Corporation)
Medium- to Long-Term Targets
| No | Index Item | FY3/22 | FY3/23 | FY3/24 | FY3/25 | FY3/26 | FY3/29 Target*3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percentage of regular health check-ups*1 | 98.5 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | - |
| 2 | Rate of detailed follow-up examinations*1 | - | 22.5 | 26.5 | 32.9 | 29.2 | - |
| 3 | Participation rate of stress check*1 | 89.2 | 84.6 | 82.1 | 92.5 | 94.2 | - |
| 4 | High‑stress employee rate *1 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 18.2 | - |
| 5 | Implementation rate of specific health guidance | 42.1 | 59.2 | 60.4 | 59.0 | 62.7 (in progress) |
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| 6 | Smoking rates | 26.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.6 | - |
| 7 | Percentage of persons with an exercise habit | 22.2 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 24.7 | 24.7 | - |
| 8 | Percentage of persons of adequate weight | 63.7 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 63.4 | 63.1 | - |
| 9 | Number of participants of walking campaign | 592 | 885 | 1,248 | 1,780 | 2,194 | - |
| 10 | Satisfaction with walking campaign (positive response rate) | - | - | - | - | 99.6 | - |
| 11 | Participation rate of measures on women's health issues | - | - | 72.0 | 87.1 | 80.0 | - |
| 12 | Health literacy (points)*2 | - | - | - | 3.39 | 3.42 | - |
| 13 | Self‑rated health (positive response rate) | - | - | - | 71.2 | 71.2 | 74.7 |
- *1 Results for TDK Corporation
- *2 Measured through the health‑literacy items of the health questionnaire; an average score (out of 5) is provided
- *3 Applicable only to the KGI of health‑promotion activities
| No | Index Item | FY3/22 | FY3/23 | FY3/24 | FY3/25 | FY3/26 | FY3/29 Target*5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absenteeism (hours)*1,2 | - | - | - | 7.99 | 8.95 | - |
| 2 | Presenteeism (%)*1,3 | - | - | - | 82.9 | 82.0 | >82.5 |
| 3 | Work Engagement (points)*1,4 | - | - | - | 2.63 | 2.59 | - |
- *1 Results for TDK Corporation
- *2 Measured by employee survey as the number of hours absent, late, or left early due to health problems in the past three months
- *3 Measured using SPQ (Single-Item Presenteeism Question). Indicates subjective performance level (%) in the past month
- *4 Measured via employee survey, assessing the state of Vigor, Dedication, and Absorption
- *5 Applicable only to the KGI of health‑promotion activities
Evaluations and Future Activities
As a result of our health promotion activities, we have been awarded the “Excellent Health and Productivity Management Recognized Corporations” for four consecutive years. We will further strengthen our health promotion framework and continue our health promotion efforts to become a leading company in health and productivity management. Also, we will strive to realize a sustainable and healthy society by further developing our health promotion activities, so that our team members can be physically and mentally active and improve their quality of health, not only at work but also in their lives.
Initiatives (TDK Corporation)
Strategy Map
Lifestyle-related diseases: Increase in the number of employees with lifestyle-related diseases or at risk of developing them
Main Health Promotion Activities
Mental Health Measures
We have set up mental health consultation counselling services with specialist specialized doctors at certain sites, and have established a system where team members can easily receive counselling, while offering e-learning seminars on an ongoing basis. Furthermore, we provide training for newly appointed managers to strengthen our mental health support system. We have also introduced a program to support returning to work, which includes a rehabilitation work system, to provide maximum support for team members returning to work.
Since 2016, stress checks have been conducted with the aim of enabling team members themselves to ascertain the extent of their stress and prevent mental health problems before they occur. The findings from the result are also analyzed on an aggregate level to drive workplace improvement initiatives.
e-learning
Based on the strategy map, we continuously conduct health literacy education to enable team members to manage their own health. Last year's specific program content included “Health Literacy for New Managers and Supervisors”, “Understanding Women’s Health Issues: Foundation Course Vol. 1”, “Understanding Women’s Health Issues: Foundation Course Vol. 2”
Health Survey
To understand the health issues within TDK group companies in Japan and utilize this information for future health promotion measures, a health survey provided by The Health & Productivity Management Alliance has been implemented since FY2025. This survey focused on the correlation between health issues and performance levels or performance decline, conducting an analysis of relevant factors.
Health Promotion General Meeting
Held annually, the Health Promotion General Meeting aims to strengthen collaboration among medical staff, HR managers, and the Health Promotion section to advance health promotion activities. The meeting includes a speech by the director in charge of health promotion, a report on the status of health & productivity management measures, a lecture on the practical application of behavioral science by external experts and held group discussions.
TDKFit Challenge（Global Health Program）
The TDKFit Challenge is a TDK Group-wide initiative to improve team members’ health and well-being. This program was developed as an outcome of the Territorial Career Development Program (TCDP) under the Global Management Development Programs. It allows team members worldwide to participate in walking and running activities while sharing information via a common platform.
Following various regional exercise promotions, the "EMEA TDKFit Challenge" was introduced in 2024 for Group companies in the EMEA region to encourage sustained exercise habits. In 2025, the program was scaled up to the "Global TDKFit Challenge," covering the entire TDK Group and coinciding with the World Athletics Championships.
The post-program survey showed positive results, with a 95% satisfaction rate. Furthermore, 82% of participants "felt TDK United" and 79% stated it "led to the formation of healthy habits." TDK remains committed to fostering a global culture of health promotion through the regular implementation of global-scale wellness programs.
TDK will continue to prioritize improving presenteeism and absenteeism among team members and reducing the risk of lifestyle-related diseases. Through these health promotion activities, we aim to decrease the number of individuals experiencing mental health issues and enhance health literacy, thereby improving the overall performance and health quality of the organization.
Acquired certification as an excellent health management company
TDK was recognized for the fourth consecutive year by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and NIPPON KENKO KAIGI (Japan health council) in the “Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations (Large Enterprise Category)”
