Shigeru Yamada
Representative Director, Group CEO
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
We recognize that seeing human resources as important assets and maximizing their value is one of the keys to fulfilling the Cosmo Energy Group Management Vision, “Striving for an infinite tomorrow, developing sustainably in harmony with humanity, society, and our planet.” Accordingly, we aim to improve employee well-being by proactively promoting the active participation of diverse human resources, and by creating workplace environments that help people stay healthy and work energetically.
Due to rising geopolitical risks, progress in decarbonization, and technological innovation, the energy industry finds itself facing an era of unprecedented change. In addition to ensuring a stable supply of energy to support today’s needs, the industry is also being asked to develop and supply new cleaner forms of energy that can support the world of the future. We are clear that, if we want our company to grow sustainably in this environment, we must build workplaces where diverse employees can make the most of their abilities and improve their individual strengths. While doing this, we will make rational decisions from a range of options to achieve innovation and high productivity.
At the Cosmo Energy Group, diversity means that individual employees with diverse attributes (in areas such as age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, occupation type, affiliation, and work history), as well as diverse personal values, respect and accept each other, leverage their individual strengths, and contribute to the Group and the broader society.
Accordingly, our Code of Conduct requires executives and employees to prevent discrimination, respect the uniqueness of each individual, and strive to create workplaces where every individual can demonstrate their abilities. Moreover, our Human Resource Policy calls for respecting employee diversity and treating everyone fairly to foster corporate unity. When companies only have people with certain attributes (i.e., a specific age group, gender, and culture, etc.), attitudes tend to become rigid. This functions to exclude people with different attributes, which, in turn, inhibits innovation, productivity improvement, and rational decision-making.
In order to avoid developing such rigid mindsets, the Cosmo Energy Group is prioritizing career advancement support for women in the workforce, and has set numerical targets in this first area of diversity promotion. At the same time, we aim to create workplaces where everyone can reach their full potential, even if they have different working-hour or location requirements due to responsibilities such as childcare or nursing care. The Group will provide work-style options that emphasize productivity rather than particular times or places.
By ensuring that every employee understands how diversity is a key driver in corporate growth and truly embraces people with a range of different values and perspectives, the Cosmo Energy Group aims to grow corporate value while building workplaces where diverse individuals can thrive.