Health and Productivity Management

Since 2010, our company has upheld the “Commitment to Increase Smiles Among Colleagues,” focusing on enhancing the welfare of our partners. Over the years, we have established various welfare facilities, such as a free-of-charge employee cafeteria, cafés, childcare support systems, massage and nap spaces, all aimed at prioritizing our partners’ health and well-being.
However, to remain a leader in the rapidly evolving internet industry, we recognize the need for more advanced initiatives. In an industry where “people are everything,” ensuring that each partner is healthy and happy is key to delivering the best products and services.
Based on this belief, we evolved our efforts since 2010 and announced the “Health and Productivity Management Declaration” in 2022. This declaration positions the health of our partners as a central pillar of our management strategy, committing to further promote health-oriented activities.
Under the “Health and Productivity Management Declaration,” we aim to support the physical and mental health of our partners, providing a comfortable work environment that fosters the sustainable growth of the entire company. Moving forward, we will continue to value the smiles and health of our partners, contributing to the development of our company and the realization of a better society.

GMO Internet Group Health and Productivity Management Declaration

In Venture Spirit Declaration, GMO Internet Group believes that “a company is a tool for the happiness of all stakeholders involved, including partners, shareholders, and customers,” and that “We aim to be a Total Person in the three levels of life to achieve well-being:
Fundamental (health, mind, and learning), Actualization (work-life balance), and Results (financial success). ”

In other words, the “health” of our partners, both physically and mentally, is essential to the “happiness” of our stakeholders.

By promoting Health and Productivity Management that works to maintain and promote the health of our partners, we aim to be a corporate group that achieves hundreds of years.

Founder, Chairman and Group CEO

Masatoshi Kumagai

Health and Productivity Management Strategy

Maintaining a sound mind in a sound body is the premise for good work performance.
Maintain your health with a good diet and exercise routine.
Develop a positive mindset with a bright future in mind.
Anticipate what is asked of you with a clear mental image; and Apply the following to achieve your objectives.

Alignment with Health and Productivity Management Initiatives

Maintain your health with a good diet and exercise routine (Physical)
Synergy café “GMO Yours”: Provides free healthy meals and drinks to support employees’ nutritional management and health maintenance.
Athletics Club, “Let’s Exercise” Project, “GMO Olympia”: Promotes sports events both inside and outside the company, encouraging partners to establish exercise habits.
Massage & Nap Space “GMO BaliRelax”: Offers relaxation to relieve physical fatigue, maintaining a healthy state.
Develop a positive mindset with a bright future in mind (Mental)
Creating a positive work environment: By enhancing welfare facilities, we create an environment where partners can maintain a positive attitude toward work.
Promoting internal communication: Facilities like “GMO Yours” and “GMO Bears” are utilized to encourage interaction among partners, fostering a positive workplace culture.
Anticipate what is asked of you with a clear mental image; and Apply the following to achieve your objectives (Engagement)
Cultivating a sense of pride and purpose in work: By thoroughly implementing GMOism and associated wisdom and improvement measures, we create an environment where employees feel proud and fulfilled.
Systems for appreciation and mutual support: Establish mechanisms to express gratitude face-to-face and cultivate an organizational culture that values collaboration among colleagues.

Our Health and Productivity Management strategy prioritizes the mental and physical health of our employees and implements specific measures to support this. This approach aims to ensure that employees, rooted in good health, maintain a positive outlook and a strong ability to achieve high goals. Through the enhancement of welfare facilities and the implementation of new projects, we aim to provide an environment where partners can perform at their best.
As part of the system to implement this strategy, the Group CEO is designated as the Chief Health Management Officer. We promote health and productivity management by working closely with the Partner Health Promotion Office, the Human Resources Department, the Welfare Department, the Employee Engagement Team, and the employee-driven community, while also receiving advice from external professionals.

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Initiatives

Our company is committed to increasing partner smiles, as declared in our “Company Declaration for Increasing Smiles.”
We aim to improve employee health and productivity through a wide range of programs focused on “Food,” “Healing,” “Movement,” and “Medicine.” We provide free nutritious meals, drinks, and snacks, along with well-equipped relaxation spaces and massage services. Additionally, we offer exercise facilities, gym subsidies, and volunteer-led fitness projects to foster greater communication and raise health awareness. Through the maintenance of both physical and mental well-being, we are dedicated to enhancing overall productivity.

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Supporting Health Through Nutrition

At our domestic bases, large communication spaces known as “GMO Yours” are established, offering lunch menus supervised by registered dietitians. In addition, there is a café with a rich variety of drink options, light meals for those who have breakfast or work late into the night, and snacks to nibble on during breaks. All of these can be used free of charge, supporting the physical and mental health of our partners.

Healthy Lunch
TFT Gold Partner Certification
Meal Kits to Support Work-Life Balance

Provision of Spaces for Relaxation

We offer a napping space “GMO Siesta” to clear your head for work in the afternoon, and a massage room “GMO BaliRelax” where you can receive professional body care services at a reasonable price. By providing relaxation spaces within the office, we aim to increase work efficiency.

Relaxation (Massage) Facilities
Nap space

Support for Exercise Within the Company

We have installed a full-scale gym space “GMO OLYMPIA” within our premises, allowing employees to work up a sweat before or after their shifts. Additionally, we support our partners’ exercise activities by subsidizing half of the monthly fee for those who choose to use public sports gyms.

In-house Gym Space
Let’s Exercise! Project
GMO Internet Group Track and Field Club Running School
Health Stretch
GMO NASA CUP
Zumba Class
Relay Marathon
Yoga Lessons
Yuru Run & Yuru Walk Club

Infectious Disease Prevention and Reliable Medical Support Systems

At GMO Internet Group, our primary concern is the safety and well-being of our partners and their families. In times of emergency, we are also committed to providing prompt and equitable medical services not only to our customers but also to our business partners and society at large. We emphasize contributing to the promotion of public health and building trust and sustainable relationships.

Response to COVID-19, Influenza, and Other Infectious Diseases
Support for Women’s Empowerment (Low-Dose Pill Assistance)

Other Initiatives

Additionally, we are committed to creating a work environment where working parents can feel secure, including the establishment of company-sponsored childcare facilities and the organization of events to promote communication. Our aim is to create an environment where all partners can work comfortably and fully demonstrate their abilities. To achieve this, we focus on improving office facilities, including welfare amenities, and expanding various support systems.

Company-sponsored Childcare Facility
Communication Enhancement Events
Let’s Wear Our Employee ID Badges!
Opening Health and Communication Facilities to the Public

Quantitative Data on Health and Productivity Management Initiative Efforts

We believe that the success of each individual partner is essential for the revitalization of our organization and the improvement of performance. To achieve this, increasing employee engagement, enhancing individual performance, and building an organization that shares the values of GMOism are recognized as critical management issues. We quantify this situation with measurable data and track improvements on both an annual and calendar-year basis.

Certification

GMO Internet Group certified as a ‘2024 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category)’: GMO Internet Group was certified for its proactive efforts to promote the health and exercise habits of its “partners” (employees).
It was also selected as “Tokyo Sports Promotion Model Company 2023” for implementing particularly advanced and impactful initiatives.

GMO Internet Group was certified as a “Tokyo Sports Promotion Company 2023” by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.: GMO Internet Group was certified for its proactive efforts to promote the health and exercise habits of its “partners” (employees).
It was also selected as “Tokyo Sports Promotion Model Company 2023” for implementing particularly advanced and impactful initiatives.

GMO Internet Group was certified as a “Sports Yell Company 2024” by Japan Sports Agency.: GMO Internet Group was certified for its strategical efforts to promote sports activities of its “partners” (employees).

Press Release : GMO Internet Group Certified as a “Sports Yell Company 2024” by Japan Sports Agency [Japanese version only]