Respect for Human Rights and the Advancement of Women and People with Disabilities
First written in FY2023. . Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Other".
- FY2026Updated diversity metricsAnnual report
「Women account for 69% of management and 85% of store managers, while as of the end of November 2025, the employment rate for people with disabilities was 3.0%, above the statutory rate of 2.5% applicable from April 2024.」
The company has updated the female management ratio, female store manager ratio, and employment rate for people with disabilities, reporting figures of 69%, 85%, and 3.0%, respectively. - FY2024Updated diversity metricsAnnual report
「The company is also actively appointing women to management positions: women account for 67% of management and 84% of store managers. Taking women’s life stages into account, it has established a structure to ensure that childbirth and childcare do not disadvantage career development. In addition, the company actively hires people with disabilities. In 2012, it opened a hotel in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, where most employees have disabilities, and has worked to expand employment opportunities and improve the quality of employment at stores and elsewhere. As of the end of January 2024, the employment rate for people with disabilities was 2.94%, above both the statutory rate of 2.3% through March 2024 and the statutory rate of 2.5% from April 2024.」
The company has updated indicators relating to the advancement of women and people with disabilities, including a 67% female management ratio, an 84% female store manager ratio, and a 2.94% employment rate for people with disabilities. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「As part of its human rights initiatives, the company has established a Supplier Code of Conduct and the Pal Group Human Rights Policy and is working to raise human rights awareness. It is also actively appointing women to management positions: women account for 68% of management and 83% of store managers. Taking women’s life stages into account, the company has established a structure to ensure that childbirth and childcare do not disadvantage career development. In addition, the company actively hires people with disabilities and has worked to expand employment opportunities and improve the quality of employment at stores and elsewhere. As a result, the employment rate for people with disabilities is currently 2.6%, above the statutory rate of 2.3%.」
The company has, for the first time, specifically disclosed its human rights policy, the appointment of women as managers and store managers, support for balancing childbirth and childcare with career development, and the employment of people with disabilities as an integrated initiative. It reports that women account for 68% of management and 83% of store managers, while the employment rate for people with disabilities is 2.6%.