NEC’s General Affairs Department formulates Occupational Health and Safety Management, as well as targets and key measures for each fiscal year. Also, in promoting these initiatives and with the goal of realizing these targets and measures, we operate a management system for preparing and implementing specific measures for each business site and consolidated subsidiaries in Japan, and for conducting internal audits and reviews. In addition, health and safety committees meet each month in line with laws and regulations to take action on ensuring health and safety and promoting comfortable workplace environments. Committee members include health and safety commissioners and labor union representatives selected by each division, along with employee representatives, and industrial healthcare staff (industrial physicians, public health nurses, and registered nurses). They share information on the status of labour accidents and the targets for each fiscal year. They also discuss new health and safety countermeasures and health-related measures, among other matters.

NEC is working to secure, maintain, and improve a working environment where people can work safely and healthily as a foundation for realizing its Purpose. To promote these efforts, we have established the NEC Group Safety and Health Policy. This policy, which was formulated based on dialogue with the labor union and approved by the CHRO, the executive officer in charge, applies not only to NEC Group officers and employees, but also to all people involved with NEC’s businesses and any other parties whose health and safety should be considered, in an effort to foster a culture of safe and healthy work. In addition, the action guidelines under this policy stipulate that the company and employees shall actively consult with each other regarding the employees’ intentions for the smooth operation of the business and improvement of the employees’ lives.

Furthermore, NEC has established the Occupational Health & Safety Management Regulations with the aim of enhancing the quality of its health and safety activities, and has established the NEC Group Occupational Health and Safety Management System. It also conducts related risk assessment and monitoring, as well as preventive measures and countermeasures. In the wider NEC Group, NEC Solutions (China) Co., Ltd., NEC (UK) Ltd., NEC Australia Pty Ltd, NEC Iberica S.L., NEC Nederland B.V., Networks & System Integration Saudi Arabia Co. Ltd., and PT NEC Indonesia have acquired ISO 45001 certification.
In addition, in 2023, NEC established the Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Regulations, which define prohibited harassment and discrimination and clarify its policy of taking strict action against violators.

Furthermore, we strive to prevent harassment and discrimination by making these rules known to all employees and taking necessary measures and actions.

Ensuring the Soundness of Construction Work

Risk Management in Occupational Health and Safety

NEC’s General Affairs Department oversees risk management for NEC as a whole, while the Regional Affairs Department oversees risk management for each region. The General Affairs Department’s internal organization, the Regional Affairs Department, serves as a regional center handling routine matters in the role of promotion office.

Specifically, the Regional Affairs Department holds health and safety committee meetings in each region and communicates details of their discussions and deliberations internally. It also receives inquiries from a wide range of employees and organizations as the internal contact desk, leading to improvements.

We provide a channel for exchanging information with subsidiaries outside Japan to share safety confirmation information during disasters.

Initiatives to Optimize Working Hours

NEC aims to maximize team performance and enhance the ability to execute strategies by creating a work environment where each employee can work in good mental and physical condition and be healthy and energetic.

Therefore, we have positioned the constant long working hours as an important risk theme and are overseeing risk management to optimize working hours.

Status of and Measures for Labour Accidents and Disasters

Labour accidents at NEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries in Japan are mostly minor, such as tripping on stairs at train stations or falling on the street during business trips or sales calls. When a labour accident occurs, the person responsible for monitoring labour accidents checks on the status of the person or persons affected by the accident, determines the cause, and implements measures to prevent a recurrence as needed, as laid out in the Company’s escalation rules. Furthermore, even for minor labour accidents such as tripping or falling, the details and countermeasures are shared throughout the Company via health and safety committees, the intranet, and other means. We strive to prevent labour accidents that could be caused by natural disasters, for example, calling on employees to remain at home or to return home early if a typhoon or heavy snowfall is forecast. In fiscal year 2025, we have not identified any instances of serious labour accidents or serious violations of laws and regulations from related organizations.

Trends in Frequency Rate and Severity Rate

Occupational Safety and Health Training and Awareness

Occupational Safety and Health Training and Completion Rates are as follows.

Risk management concerning human rights

Evaluation, Identification, Training and Awareness-Raising of Harassment Risks

At NEC, we use a questionnaire from a web-based training program conducted for all employees on the topics of compliance and business and human rights to identify risks of harassment in the workplace. Workplaces considered to be of high risk are reported to the CHRO and CRCO, and follow-up measures to prevent recurrence are conducted through face-to-face training.

Trainings on harassment are as follows.

Conduct Human Rights Due Diligence on Affiliated Companies

The NEC Group has identified “employee health and safety” as one of its salient human rights issues based on the human rights impact assessment with reference to the UNGPs, and the CHRO is responsible for addressing this issue.

Recognizing that employees are also stakeholders in the value chain, we conduct periodic annual written surveys of labour practices and the status of health and safety initiatives at our sub-subsidiaries in Japan and overseas. Survey items are developed with reference to JEITA’s Responsible Business Conduct Guidelines and the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct. In the fiscal year 2025 survey, although there were eight companies that had not been made aware of the NEC Group Human Rights Policy, we have confirmed that there are no significant risks regarding child labour, freedom of association, collective bargaining rights, etc. across all companies surveyed

Implementation of Business and Human Rights Training

We conduct web-based training on business and human rights in both Japanese and English to raise awareness of business and human rights and to prevent harassment.
In the post-training questionnaire for fiscal year 2025, 35.2% of the respondents answered that they were aware of the NEC Group Human Rights Policy but had never read it, so we plan to take measures to make the policy known to all employees in fiscal year 2026

Participation in programs for the development of professional personnel within the company for respect of international human rights and labour standards

Our personnel participated in the Business and Human Rights Specialist Development Program co-hosted by the Global Compact Network Japan and the ILO.

Addressing Globally Significant Health and Safety Issues

Infection Countermeasures

At NEC and our 24 consolidated subsidiaries in Japan, we have set up a consultation desk for health issues (including infectious diseases) at the Wellness Promotion Center, and we also use our intranet to provide information about how to prevent infection and to remind people to exercise caution. In addition, we provide financial assistance for seasonal influenza vaccinations and various other types of vaccination as part of infection prevention measures.
When employees are sent on assignment outside Japan, we make them aware of the need to be mindful of and receive vaccinations for infectious diseases that are common in the local area, such as tuberculosis and malaria, which must be reported. In addition, we pay careful attention to employees’ health management during transit and after their return to Japan.

Medium- to Long-term Goals, Priority Activities and Progress, Achievements, and Issues

Medium- to Long-term Goals and Priority Activities

(Scope: NEC Corporation unless otherwise specified) Period: April 2021 to March 2026

FY2025 Goals, Progress, Achievements and Issues, and FY2026 Goals

FY2025 Goals

Progress, Achievements and Issues

FY2026 Goals