Internal Communications

Internal SNS system

As a measure for ensuring the active employee participation cited as part of our management philosophy, the information card system instituted in 1984 gave employees the opportunity to record and submit information they obtained through their daily work or everyday lives on cards. About 35,000 of these cards were submitted every year.
In FY2014, this paper-based card system was replaced by a new communication system a kind of social networking site to encourage more active information sharing. We have started to share and utilize information across organizational boundaries. We plan to expand the system's functionality in the future and extend participation to all employees.

Proposal Systems (for all employees)

In FY2023, we rolled out two proposal systems (Everyone's e-Improvement Proposal System and Everyone's e-Idea Proposal System)—the former covers proposals on how to solve general problems, such as departmental and cross-organizational problems, and the latter covers ideas and proposals for products and services only. Through these systems, we can make use of improvement ideas and opinions about the company conceived by employees in their day-to-day work, thereby conducting our business activities while focusing on our corporate philosophy.

What is the Everyone's e-Improvement Proposal System?

This system, which enables all employees to make proposals for departments other than their own, aims to enhance creativity and productivity within the company through interorganizational problem-solving collaboration. All employees are expected to take an interest in the company's management as if they were managers and to communicate their opinions and information in a bottom-up way. We strive to achieve "active employee engagement"—one of our corporate principles—by encouraging employees to make proposals and department heads to give them feedback as well as by promoting interactive communication and collaboration.

What is the Everyone's e-Idea Proposal System?

This system enables all employees to feel free to communicate directly to the Marketing Units at anytime their ideas that may be useful to consumers. Using this system, we aim to implement product and service ideas useful to consumers presented by employees from throughout the company. By implementing many ideas conceived by employees, we strive to achieve "active employee engagement" as is the case with the Everyone's e-Improvement Proposal System.

Creating a Comfortable Workplace Environment Geared for Individuality and Easy for Employees to Use

At Mandom, we are creating a comfortable office environment that facilitates work by establishing concepts based on the function and role of each department, such as "an office that can cultivate employees' creative sensibilities" or "an office with a diverse and global image."
Also, in 2014 we renovated the employee cafeteria at the head office with new tables and chairs, layout, tableware, and menu, so the area can also be utilized as a cafe or meeting space. Incidentally, the employee cafeteria conducts regular surveys and takes employee requests into consideration when providing and improving services such as special menu items and seasonal drinks.