- Sustainability
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- Society
Social Initiatives
Our company aims to be an attractive organization chosen by Japanese and
overseas partners. Human resources are indispensable and important assets for creating
value through active collaboration. The SKY Perfect JSAT Group has created a working
environment and systems to ensure that all employees can work safely and securely. We
are committed to the growth and performance of each individual.
The Group holds
important information; for example, customer information for the services we provide in
the Media Business and technical information in the Space Business. Accordingly, strong
information security and protection of personal information is one materiality which the
SKY Perfect JSAT Group is working to address.
Targets, KPI, and Results related to Society
The SKY Perfect JSAT Group is working to empower diverse human resources by
2025. We have set long-term KPIs in the form of labor productivity, ratio of female
managers, and engagement indicators. Every year, we set achievement targets which
include the percentage of men taking childcare leave and the number of employees who
undergo legally-required medical checkups and stress checks. The average number of
childcare leave days taken by men was 32 days, which was 52.2% as of the end of fiscal
2022.
In fiscal 2023, we have set the new goal of formulating a Human Rights
Policy based on our recognition for the importance of respecting human rights.
Human Resources Strategy
The SKY Perfect JSAT Group believes that human capital is extremely
important in achieving sustainable growth for society and our company. For this reason,
we refer to our human resources as “human assets.” We have defined our human
resources strategy as “revitalizing the people and organizations that are the
driving force for change.” We aim to be a company where each officer and employee
can maximize their abilities and work with enthusiasm.
In terms of human capital
investment, we have defined the materialities of “securing and nurturing human
assets capable of dealing with changes in the business environment and promoting
transformation” and “achieving DE&I that encourages diverse human assets
to excel.” When it comes to strengthening engagement, we have set the materiality
of “creating a safe and secure organization whose employees respect each
other.” To this end, we intend to draw up and execute appropriate short- and
long-term plans.
Human Capital Investment
When it comes to investing in human capital, SKY Perfect JSAT Group places
the greatest importance on “securing and nurturing human assets capable of dealing
with changes in the business environment and promoting transformation” and
“achieving DE&I that encourages diverse human assets to excel.” To this
end, we aim to establish growth opportunities tailored to the skills and tasks of
individual employees, and to ensure this translates into the talent management and the
optimal allocation of our human resources.
As part of these efforts, our core
business company, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, significantly revised its human
resources system in April 2023. The ideal form of our company and employees envisioned
by the SKY Perfect JSAT Group is one in which our company maximizes its human resources,
and employees are able to autonomously chart their own careers as experts in their
respective fields, thereby increasing corporate value from a human perspective. We will
continue to promote initiatives to achieve this ideal form. The key points of the new
human resources system and the concept of revising the system are listed below.
- Key Points of New Human Resources System
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- Partially job-based recruitment that enables employees to be assigned beyond organizations and job ranks
- Flexible assignment of talented human resources to higher positions through a separation of job roles and job ranks
- Revised job rank system to facilitate the early selection and promotion of high performers
- Systems that enable all employees—regardless of their age—to excel
- Promises by the Company
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- Support the skill development of each employee
- Utilize employees in businesses with high market value
- Provide an environment where employees can demonstrate their abilities
- Employee Autonomy
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- Independently develop skills toward for your own career vision
- Improve your skills and demonstrate your abilities to contribute to the business
(Initiatives at SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation)
Securing and nurturing human assets capable of dealing with changes in the business environment and promoting transformation
We are working on a wide range of recruiting and nurturing initiatives:
increasing our recruitment of mid-career employees in order to maintain our readiness
and strengthen our core domains; offering employees opportunities for career
development; providing a personal development support system so that they can
continuously
self-develop skills and develop their career paths independently; building leadership
that promotes transformation; and improving the ability of management to draw out
individual strengths.
In terms of allocating and promoting employees, we are
engaging in the following initiatives: visualizing employee skills and tasks, and
linking them to our business portfolios; enabling the early selection and promotion of
high performers, who form the core of our human
assets; strengthening talent management by ensuring a strong pool of human assets; and
expanding the authority and responsibilities of
the human affairs in each unit.
- Recruitment and Nurturing
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- Improve the ability of management to draw out individual strengths
- Offer employees opportunities for career development, and provide a personal development support system so that they can continuously self-develop skills and develop their career paths independently
- Build leadership that promotes transformation
- Expand recruitment routes (new graduates/mid-career)
- Allocation and Promotion
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- Visualize employee skills and tasks, and link them to our business portfolios
- Enable the early selection and promotion of high performers
- Strengthen talent management (pool of human assets)
- Expand the authority and responsibilities of the human affairs in each unit
We are shifting our training programs to a style that emphasizes independence. We have also established systems to support employee growth, such as subsidizing 50% to 70% of costs to encourage self-development by employees. Furthermore, we provide exam fees and incentives for acquiring TOEIC and other certifications designated by our company.
We also conduct job-rank specific training according to year. New employees receive training upon joining the company. This is followed by job-rank specific training in their 3rd, 5th, and 11th years, thereby providing employees with regular opportunities to improve their skills.
Our study abroad system aims to nurture future candidates for an executive position with a high level of expertise and a cosmopolitan way of thinking. We internally recruit young and mid-career employees to participate in the study abroad system. Those accepted are sent to graduate schools abroad.
(Initiatives at SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation)
Achieving DE&I that encourages diverse human assets to excel
The SKY Perfect JSAT Group treats and evaluates the skills of all its employees with impartiality, regardless of external factors such as gender, age, or nationality, or of internal factors such as beliefs and values. We believe that achieving a diverse environment encourages innovation. In particular, we have established flexible work styles, such as teleworking so that employees who are raising children or caring for family members can maximize their abilities by balancing work and family life. We have also started holding child-raising seminars, and providing subsidies for babysitter fees. At SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, 100% of female employees have returned to work after taking childcare leave over the last five years, and more than half of male employees now also take childcare leave. We are also working to promote active participation by women, update our grading and wage systems to help older employees excel, and promote understanding of LGBTQ+ among employees.
Active Participation by Women
In order to promote the active participation of women, we have formulated the General Business Operator Action Plan based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children (enacted in July 2003) and the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life (enacted in April 2016).
Acquisition of Kurumin Certification
From 2013, in fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2021, as a result of our efforts such as the promotion of childcare leave for male employees and career training for all officers and employees with children, we were certified as a business operator which conforms to the Tokyo Labor Bureau standards, and were awarded with the Kurumin Mark, a certification provided by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in recognition of the above efforts. Since then, we have been actively involved in support for raising the next generation of children.
Acquisition of Three-Star Eruboshi Certification
In November 2022, we obtained three-star Eruboshi Certification based on the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life. Eruboshi Certification is granted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to companies that have demonstrated excellent implementation of initiatives related to the active participation of women. We were awarded the highest rank of third-level (three stars) certification by satisfying all criteria in the five evaluation categories of “hiring,” “continued employment,” “work exceeding statutory working hours,” “ratio of women in management positions,” and “diversity of career courses for women.”
(Initiatives at SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation)
Strengthening of Engagement
When it comes to strengthening engagement, we aim to invigorate our organization by “creating a safe and secure organization whose employees respect each other.”
Creating a safe and secure organization whose employees respect each other
To become a safe and secure organization, the SKY Perfect JSAT Group believes that it must create an environment of emotional well-being, and that its employees must respect each other. In order to realize a variety of working styles that suit the lifestyles of each employee, we are enabling hybrid working styles that include working at the office and working from home. We also strive to disseminate information and invigorate communication aimed at promoting mutual respect, and to maintain and improve mental and physical health.
Diversification of Working Styles
Prior to the declaration of a state of emergency by the Japanese government due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SKY Perfect JSAT Group reviewed our business operation system based on our business continuity plan (BCP). In principle, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation implements telework for all officers and employees. Our efforts to diversify and improve work styles have been highly recognized, and we were selected for the Top 100 Telework Pioneers which was announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in fiscal 2020. Since then, we have continued to review our human resources systems, including eliminating restrictions on residence and relaxing conditions for side jobs. Furthermore, we are reviewing and promoting systems that can improve both employee comfort and productivity at work.
Developing a Comfortable Working Environment
- Full flextime system and relaxation of residence restrictions
- Building a remote access environment for teleworking
- Establishing an office environment that gives consideration to infection prevention and health and safety measures
- Introducing hot-desking at headquarters and an advance seat reservation system
Invigorating Communication to Disseminate Information and Promote Understanding Regarding Diverse Work Styles
- Building a relationship of trust through one-on-one communication between supervisors and subordinates
- Improving organizational management skills at the management level
- Providing 360° feedback
- Continuing improvement activities for each organization based on the results of organizational diagnosis (Smile Survey)
Health Management
- Establishing an occupational safety and health management structure
- Promoting health maintenance activities, both through our Human Resource Division and occupational health workers (occupational physicians, public health nurses)
- Understanding and improving actual work conditions
- Carrying out annual stress checks for all employees
- Implementing measures to improve the health literacy of each employee
(Initiatives at SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation)
Regional and Community Development
We contribute to regions and communities by utilizing our own resources and cooperating with external organizations.
Education support project for Southeast Asian countries
Cooperating with the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan to support the SKY Perfect JSAT School in Cambodia
Community Participation Activities
Participating in the Toyo-Shinsuna District Canal Project, which is a public-private project in Koto Ward where the SKY PerfecTV! Tokyo Media Center is located. The project aims to create a lively waterside space that contributes to disaster prevention and health.
Education and Academic Support Activities
- Participating in collaborative research classes through the industry-academia collaboration project Visionary Thinking 2023 with Kanazawa College of Art
- Sponsoring the main event of Science Koshien (held by the Japan Science and Technology Agency), where junior high and high school students from throughout Japan compete on behalf of their prefectures in scientific thinking and skills
- Contributing content to children’s science magazines
Activities in Culture, Art, and Sports
- Free invitations to games held by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks for youth baseball players who have fewer opportunities to watch baseball at stadiums due to COVID-19
- Event sponsorship and live distribution of the championship game for the Hawks Cup Queens Tournament, which determines the No. 1 club among high school and university women’s baseball clubs in the Kyushu and Okinawa areas
- For the first time, we held live broadcasts of all league games of the Kansai Big Six Baseball League, which previously had no media exposure
Donation Activities
- Made donations to foundations, etc., related to our business for the purpose of supporting their growth
- At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, we donated the postage cost of voting forms saved through smart voting to Médecins Sans Frontières
- A portion of the proceeds from “Sea Crayons” created by extracting ocean colors from satellite images was donated to the Republic of Kiribati, which is facing the threat of sea level rise due to climate change
Information Security/Protection of Personal Information
Information Security/Protection of Personal Information
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Data Related to Society
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Materiality themes Related to Society
As part of our sustainability management, the SKY Perfect JSAT Group is working on 9 materiality themes.
