Lion Receives Recognition for Employee Health Promotion Efforts: Certified as "Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2026 (White 500)", "Sports Yell Company 2026", and "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation 2026"
Lion Corporation has simultaneously received three certifications, including "White 500" for the 10th consecutive year, in recognition of its advanced employee well-being initiatives such as gender-specific health training and food education.
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Lion Corporation (Representative Director, President and Executive Officer: Masayuki Takemori) is committed to promoting the health of its employees. In recognition of these efforts, the company has been certified as a "Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2026 (White 500)" for the 10th consecutive year, a "Sports Yell Company 2026" for the 5th consecutive year, and an "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation 2026" for the first time.
* "Health and Productivity Management" is a registered trademark of the Workshop for the Management of Health on Company and Employee.
■ Certification Systems Acquired for Health Promotion
(1) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: "Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2026 (White 500)"
"Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2026 (White 500)" is a system under which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognize corporations practicing particularly excellent health and productivity management based on initiatives aligned with local health challenges and health promotion efforts led by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. Since the system's inception in 2017, our company has been certified for 10 consecutive years.
At our company, based on the fundamental belief that employee health is "the management foundation supporting the sound growth of the company," we uphold the management vision "To become an advanced daily healthcare company." To achieve "healthcare for the mind and body" for every individual, the company, employees, and the health insurance union work as one under our "Health Guidelines." We support the habituation of healthy behaviors, including lifestyle improvement, oral health, mental health measures, and cancer prevention.
This fiscal year, we further introduced "Training on Health Issues Originating from Gender Differences" into our new employee training. We developed an environment where general employees can also participate in this training in a hybrid format of online and in-person sessions, thereby further promoting the improvement of employees' health literacy and fostering an organizational culture that respects diversity. Regarding safety, we strengthened fall disaster prevention measures utilizing a physical function measurement app, and regarding food, we practice multifaceted environmental improvements, such as promoting healthy eating in collaboration with our catering contractors. In addition, leveraging our expertise, we provide opportunities for all people to engage in oral healthcare at any time through awareness activities and provide information on oral healthcare during disasters, focusing on popularization activities. Such activities, which connect employees' health behaviors to solving broader social issues, were highly evaluated as our company's advanced initiatives.
(2) Japan Sports Agency: "Sports Yell Company 2026"
"Sports Yell Company" is a certification system established in 2017 by the Japan Sports Agency to support companies engaged in supporting and promoting sports activities to improve employees' health. This marks our 5th consecutive year of certification, and we received the Bronze certification this year.
In addition to joining the Japan Sports Agency's "Sport in Life Consortium," our company conducts walking events in collaboration with the health insurance union, disseminates tips to increase physical activity, sustains cultural and athletic club activities that have continued for over 40 years, and publishes fall prevention stretching videos and conducts lessons by our company's rugby team "Fangs." Furthermore, we encourage sports internally and externally by sponsoring walking events for the general public and holding rugby schools for children in Chiba Prefecture and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. These continuous efforts were highly evaluated, leading to our certification as a "Sports Yell Company 2026."
(3) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation 2026"
Under the "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation Commendation System" newly established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries this fiscal year, our company was certified as a memorable 1st "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation 2026." As "disorders in adult eating habits" such as a preference for simplified meals and a decrease in vegetable intake among the younger generation become apparent, this system recognizes corporations that promote health improvement and dietary lifestyle improvement through food education for employees.
At our company, in the employee cafeterias across 6 business locations nationwide, employees including non-regular workers are offered affordable
* "Health and Productivity Management" is a registered trademark of the Workshop for the Management of Health on Company and Employee.
■ Certification Systems Acquired for Health Promotion
(1) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: "Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2026 (White 500)"
"Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2026 (White 500)" is a system under which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognize corporations practicing particularly excellent health and productivity management based on initiatives aligned with local health challenges and health promotion efforts led by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. Since the system's inception in 2017, our company has been certified for 10 consecutive years.
At our company, based on the fundamental belief that employee health is "the management foundation supporting the sound growth of the company," we uphold the management vision "To become an advanced daily healthcare company." To achieve "healthcare for the mind and body" for every individual, the company, employees, and the health insurance union work as one under our "Health Guidelines." We support the habituation of healthy behaviors, including lifestyle improvement, oral health, mental health measures, and cancer prevention.
This fiscal year, we further introduced "Training on Health Issues Originating from Gender Differences" into our new employee training. We developed an environment where general employees can also participate in this training in a hybrid format of online and in-person sessions, thereby further promoting the improvement of employees' health literacy and fostering an organizational culture that respects diversity. Regarding safety, we strengthened fall disaster prevention measures utilizing a physical function measurement app, and regarding food, we practice multifaceted environmental improvements, such as promoting healthy eating in collaboration with our catering contractors. In addition, leveraging our expertise, we provide opportunities for all people to engage in oral healthcare at any time through awareness activities and provide information on oral healthcare during disasters, focusing on popularization activities. Such activities, which connect employees' health behaviors to solving broader social issues, were highly evaluated as our company's advanced initiatives.
(2) Japan Sports Agency: "Sports Yell Company 2026"
"Sports Yell Company" is a certification system established in 2017 by the Japan Sports Agency to support companies engaged in supporting and promoting sports activities to improve employees' health. This marks our 5th consecutive year of certification, and we received the Bronze certification this year.
In addition to joining the Japan Sports Agency's "Sport in Life Consortium," our company conducts walking events in collaboration with the health insurance union, disseminates tips to increase physical activity, sustains cultural and athletic club activities that have continued for over 40 years, and publishes fall prevention stretching videos and conducts lessons by our company's rugby team "Fangs." Furthermore, we encourage sports internally and externally by sponsoring walking events for the general public and holding rugby schools for children in Chiba Prefecture and Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. These continuous efforts were highly evaluated, leading to our certification as a "Sports Yell Company 2026."
(3) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation 2026"
Under the "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation Commendation System" newly established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries this fiscal year, our company was certified as a memorable 1st "Excellent Food Education Practice Corporation 2026." As "disorders in adult eating habits" such as a preference for simplified meals and a decrease in vegetable intake among the younger generation become apparent, this system recognizes corporations that promote health improvement and dietary lifestyle improvement through food education for employees.
At our company, in the employee cafeterias across 6 business locations nationwide, employees including non-regular workers are offered affordable