Creating an inclusive workplace and society
Hitachi's culture is key to our mission to unlock a sustainable future. By creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, we encourage new ways of thinking and innovation that drives transformative solutions for all.
Beyond our own workplace, we collaborate with partners across our value chain, and work with communities to support local initiatives and empower the next generation of talent. Because together, we are stronger.
Our Priorities
Guided by our mission to Inspire the Next, we focus on several key areas to engage our employees and deliver social impact:
The diversities of our employees allow us to better understand the needs of our partners and society, so that we can serve them best. We encourage innovation to drive sustainable business growth.
Hitachi's value is built on our team of approximately 270,000 people, and we are focused on attracting, developing, and retaining talent.
We work with our partners to ensure respect for human rights throughout our global value chain.
We look to nurture and empower next-generation talent to support communities wherever we operate.
Our Targets
30%
of executive and corporate officer positions held by women by 2030.
30%
of executive and corporate officer positions held by non-Japanese by 2030.
71%
positive feedback response in 2024 employee engagement survey.
Performance in 2023
11.8%
of executive and corporate officer positions held by women.
25.0%
of executive and corporate officer positions held by non-Japanese.
2,441m yen
The Hitachi Group and the Hitachi Global Foundation provided 2,441m yen (about US$16m) to global social impact and philanthropic causes.
28,398
Hitachi employees participated in social impact volunteering initiatives.
DEI at the heart of Hitachi
At Hitachi, we respect and value each other's uniqueness. Our culture drives the success of our mission to contribute to society by creating an environment where we collaborate and support each other.
Because together, we are stronger.
Hitachi believes that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is a foundation for success and growth. Respecting and valuing differences helps us understand the global marketplace, generate great ideas to benefit our global customers, and drive innovation that transforms society.
Through our Global DEI Strategy, we aim for a more diverse workforce in terms of gender, age and nationality, particularly at leadership levels. The strategy is overseen at the executive level and by the global DEI councils.
The People of Hitachi
Learn more about the people of Hitachi and ways we are contributing to positive impact:
An Engineer’s Commitment to Realizing a Circular Economy for a "Waste-free and Resource-efficient Society"
People at Hitachi
Hitachi believes in the need for diverse talent and an organization that adapts quickly to a world of constant change.
Our people are the source of our value and critical to our success in driving innovation for our customers and society. Therefore, our people-centric strategy focuses on how we attract, develop, and retain our talent. Examples across Hitachi include:
Talent development
Cultivating and enhancing the skills, knowledge, and professional growth of our workforce.
Developing leaders
From training and coaching to talent mobility and development, we are committed to fostering a mindset and culture for growth. This includes building future leaders through challenging assignments and comprehensive talent development programs.
Enhancement of Digital Talent
We increase our employees with digital expertise through recruitment, acquisitions, and investment in upskilling our existing talent at the Hitachi Academy. In 2024, we aim to expand our digital workforce to 97,000 employees.
Employee engagement
Recognizing individual needs so that every employee feels supported and heard.
Feedback
We conduct an annual engagement survey of our employees to identify areas for improvement to influence positive individual and organizational change. The results are shared internally and targets are set to drive continuous improvement.
Wellbeing
We take a holistic approach to supporting employee wellbeing. Among various initiatives, this includes offering comprehensive benefits and embracing flexible working styles.
Hitachi takes seriously our responsibility to ensure that the human rights of workers throughout our value chain are respected
Respecting human rights
We adhere to our Hitachi Group Human Rights Policy, which was created in 2013 based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
This is complimented by a range of comprehensive and robust guidelines, including our Human Rights Risk Management Implementation Manual.
In line with these standards, we conduct human rights due diligence and have established the Hitachi Global Compliance Hotline, which enables anyone inside and outside Hitachi to report concerns.
Supporting communities
Hitachi believes that diverse, thriving communities are essential for a sustainable future.
We support society in many ways, particularly focusing on the three areas of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), the environment, and community contribution.
Financial and in-kind support
Contributions provided by Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Group and the Hitachi Global Foundation in 2023
Through financial and in-kind support, Hitachi delivers social impact on a wide range of global and local issues.
A particular focus is providing opportunities for the youth to experience science and technology, as a way to develop the next generation of workforce talent. Initiatives include the Hitachi High-Tech Science Education that has supported the teaching of science to 427,273 children since 1990. Elsewhere, Hitachi and its employees have provided support to provided support to earthquake and disaster relief efforts in Japan and Hawaii, and humanitarian aid donations to Ukraine.
Employee incentives
Hitachi aims to incentivize its employees to dedicate their time and resources to community building and social good.
Hitachi offers matching funds for employee donations to social causes such as disaster responses. Through matching-funds we raised approximately 1.4 million yen (about US$9,000) in 2023.
The Hitachi Global Foundation
The Hitachi Global Foundation conducts activities that contribute to social good.
Formed in 2015, the Foundation focuses on three areas: promotion of academic research, science and technology; human development; and realization of an inclusive society.
