Creating Workplaces Where Women Can Thrive and Promoting Work-Style Reform

「At the Chiba Bank, the Group’s principal operating company, the bank had aimed to increase the proportion of women in leader positions or above to at least 30% by July 2026, but achieved the target ahead of schedule at 30.5% as of the end of March 2026.」

「At the Chiba Bank, the Group’s principal operating company, the bank aims to increase the proportion of women in leader positions or above, equivalent to section manager, to at least 30% by July 2026. It will continue initiatives to promote women’s advancement and expand their appointment to senior roles, while working to address the gender pay gap.」

「The bank aims to increase the proportion of women in leader positions or above, equivalent to section manager, to at least 30% by July 2026. It will continue initiatives to promote women’s advancement and expand their appointment to senior roles, while working to address the gender pay gap.」

「As a result of these initiatives, the bank was selected for the Nadeshiko Brand for the sixth consecutive year, a program through which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange recognize listed companies with outstanding promotion of women’s participation and advancement.」

「In July last year, the bank formulated its General Employer Action Plan under the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (Phase 2: 2 July 2021 to 1 July 2026), setting three numerical targets: women to account for at least 30% of positions at or above the level of leader; a paid-leave utilization rate of at least 80%; and maintaining a 100% rate of men taking childcare leave. The bank focused on creating an organization in which employees could play an active role while demonstrating their abilities. As a result of these initiatives, it was selected for the Nadeshiko Brand for the fifth consecutive year, a program through which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange recognize companies with outstanding promotion of women’s participation and advancement. It also became the first bank in Japan to obtain Platinum Eruboshi certification under the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.」

「As a result of these initiatives, the bank was selected for the Nadeshiko Brand for the fourth consecutive year, a program through which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange recognize companies with outstanding promotion of women’s participation and advancement. Its participation in the regional project to promote women’s advancement, the Chiba Leaders’ Association for Accelerating Women’s Advancement, was also selected as a distinctive initiative contributing to regional revitalization in fiscal 2020 by the Headquarters for Overcoming Population Decline and Vitalizing Local Economy in Japan within the Cabinet Secretariat. In addition, it became the first regional bank to receive the Grand Prize in the Advanced Division of the 2021 J-Win Diversity Awards.」

「In recognition of these initiatives, the bank became the first financial institution selected for the New Diversity Management Companies 100 Selection Prime program conducted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and was selected for the Nadeshiko Brand for the third consecutive year, a program through which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange recognize companies with outstanding promotion of women’s participation and advancement.」

「In recognition of these initiatives, the bank was selected for the Nadeshiko Brand for the second consecutive year, a program through which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange recognize companies with outstanding promotion of women’s participation and advancement.」

「As a result, the bank received Platinum Kurumin certification as a company supporting child-rearing under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, and became the first regional bank selected for the Nadeshiko Brand, a program through which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange recognize companies with outstanding promotion of women’s participation and advancement.」

「In April last year, the bank formulated an action plan under the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, expanded the range of roles in which motivated women could play an active part, and implemented various measures to raise career awareness. It also improved the work environment with the aim of creating a workplace where both men and women could work comfortably. In October last year, it newly established the Workstyle Reform Promotion Department and worked to create a workplace that was both comfortable and rewarding, while improving productivity. As a result, it became the first company in Chiba Prefecture to receive the highest-level Eruboshi certification mark, and received the Encouragement Award in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare’s Awards for Companies and Workplaces with Comfortable and Productive Working Environments.」

「To create a workplace where women can thrive, the bank undertook operational reforms and reviewed work practices to shorten working hours, and helped launch the Regional Bank Talent Bank, which enables regional banks to introduce to one another employees seeking reemployment.」