Benesse Holdings, Inc.’s Valuable 500 Commitment:
The Benesse Group’s corporate philosophy reflects the words that combine to make our corporate name, bene and essemeaning well-being and expresses the Group’s dedication to empowering people to pursue their ambitions and new challenges throughout their lifetime.
The Benesse Group set its future course with the adoption of its Sustainability Vision in fiscal 2018. The Group is fulfilling this vision by helping to unlock the social and economic value of people living with disabilities as advocated by The Valuable 500 community promoting inclusion through business leadership and opportunity.
■Benesse Group Sustainability Vision “Well-being” in society and for the future
In the coming era, when change will be normal state of things, to achieve our aim of an abundant, sustainable world, we want to reconsider all social issues with a “people-centric” perspective, and create a society in which everyone can seek out the things they want to do and take on those challenges. Each and every one of our employees will practice our corporate philosophy of “Benesse – well-being,” and extend it to their local communities, to society at large, and to the future.
■ Benesse Group Commitment
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We will create environments with active inclusion of persons with disabilities at all Benesse Group companies
The Benesse Group will create workspaces that accommodate the capabilities and aptitudes of all people with and without disabilities where employees can actively engage in work that is inspiring and meaningful.
We will actively employ people with disabilities, maintain employment rates above the legally mandated levels, and create a corporate culture where a diverse workforce including persons with disabilities is a natural part of all Benesse Group companies.
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We will expand the scope of employment of persons with disabilities and engage other individuals from the hard-to-employ population
Benesse Socius Co., Ltd., a welfare service company established in 2016 providing laundry services to long-term care facilities operated by Benesse Style Care Co., Ltd., is expanding its large staff of persons with disabilities. The company will also work with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to engage hard-to-employ individuals.
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We will actively publicize the Benesse Group’s efforts to employ persons with disabilities
We will actively publicize our activities related to employing persons with disabilities with the intention of promoting the employment of persons with disabilities throughout Japan.
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We offer 100 internship positions annually and host tours of approximately 1,000 people annually from various companies, special-needs schools, and welfare support organizations
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We train career counselors for persons with disabilities and dispatch instructors and present lectures at seminars
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We will produce educational materials designed for persons with disabilities
Case 1: Benesse GTEC English proficiency tests for everyone
We will continue contributing to a society with equal education opportunities for all by directly responding to the actual conditions of learners with disabilities and providing equal opportunity and fair test evaluations.
Case 2: Shinkenzemi Elementary School Course Developmental Disability Support Site for parents and guardians
Benesse Corporation also provides counseling and responds to inquiries about learning challenges and other issues related to its Shinkenzemi correspondence courses from parents and guardians of children with developmental disabilities and of children thought to be exhibiting developmental disabilities.
