Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Renews 'Mimosa Company' Certification for Promoting Women's Active Participation!

Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. has renewed its certification for the 'Hyogo-Kobe Women's Active Participation Promotion Company (Mimosa Company)' (*1), a certification system jointly established by Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City to promote women's active participation. The company first obtained certification in March 2023 and has been recertified this time by achieving 19 out of the 20 certification criteria set by Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City.

Our company's male paternity leave uptake rate increased from 37.5% at the time of the initial certification in 2023 to 50.0%, exceeding the manufacturing industry average (*2) of 30.1%. Furthermore, the ratio of female managers (section manager level and above) rose from 9.3% at the initial certification in 2023 to 12.4%, also surpassing the manufacturing industry average of 8.3%. While it is generally said that the sake brewing workplace is male-dominated, at our 'Honten Sango Factory,' which produces sake year-round, we have promoted the creation of a female-friendly working environment, where 10 female employees, accounting for about 30% of the staff, are actively working.

Moving forward, we will further strengthen the promotion of women's active participation and the creation of a comfortable working environment to achieve the newly set goals.