OMRON Corporation (HQ: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto; President and CEO: Yoshihito Yamada) announced today that it has been selected, for the fourth time, for the "Nadeshiko Brand" designation, a joint initiative by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) to select and publicize enterprises that encourage women's success in the workplace. The Nadeshiko Brand is an initiative aiming to highlight certain TSE-listed enterprises that are exceptional in terms of encouraging the empowerment of women in the workplace. OMRON has been selected for this annual commendation initiative in recognition of “Elaborate Promotion Structure,” “Change Managers’ Actions & Mentalities,” “Change Staff’s Actions & Mentalities,” and “Disclosure & Dialogue with the Labor/Capital Markets.

True to CEO Yamada's declaration that "Diversity drives OMRON growth," OMRON is focusing on the promotion of diversity. To expand opportunities for women to succeed in the workplace, we began full-fledged efforts in 2008 and established a dedicated department for the promotion of diversity in 2012. Based on providing dual-faceted initiatives to support the "career development" and "work-life balance," we are offering training opportunities and paving ways for women to choose flexible work styles. We are also encouraging managers and female employees to change their mentalities in a bid to increase the ratio of women in managerial roles to 8% or higher by April 2021.

"Career development support initiative"

With a view toward developing individuals with different personalities and surrounding circumstances, OMRON supports its employees to develope their career through training and other opportunities to create network. For female leaders of the next generation, we organize the "OMRON Women Will Training Program" every year since its inception in 2013. From 2018, we introduced the “Management Skills Enhancement Program” s a measure to encourage employees to take on the challenge of management positions. This program supports diverse members to improve their management skills and take on the challenge of higher-level positions through lectures after clearly identifying their own strengths and self-development points through assessments. We have also introduced a mentoring program in which existing female managers is assigned to act as an advisor to support the next generation of female leaders.

Session *Held in FY2019

"Work-life balance support initiative"

In order to create a workplace environment where everyone can express their personality and succeed, OMRON is working to expand related systems by listening to what employees have to say. In 2019, OMRON expanded the telework system and introduced a reduced work hour system. Currently, efforts are under way to develop systems that all employees may avail themselves to regardless of their gender.

OMRON will continue to accelerate contributing to better society, more prosperous society through creating innovation by developing workplace where employess with varied beliefs and value perceptions can fully demonstrate their capabilities and bring out their unique potential.

OMRON’s diversity initiatives

OMRON’s initiatives for promoting diversity can be found at:https://sustainability.omron.com/en/rights/diversity/

Major ESG data can be found on our Sustainability website page at:https://sustainability.omron.com/en/performance/

About OMRON Corporation
OMRON Corporation is a global leader in the field of automation based on its core technology of "Sensing & Control + Think." OMRON's business fields cover a broad spectrum, ranging from industrial automation and electronic components to social systems, healthcare, and environmental solutions. Established in 1933, OMRON has about 30,000 employees worldwide, working to provide products and services in around 120 countries and regions. For more information, visit OMRON's website:https://www.omron.com/

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OMRON Included in the “Nadeshiko Brand” for the Fourth Consecutive Year