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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

Achievement by 2020: 4) Human Resources Development

As a global company, Ajinomoto is determined to build excellent work environments and enhance its human resources (HR) and employee-education systems to foster a world-class team of people who will underpin sustainable development in the future.

Employee Data

HR Principles

The Ajinomoto Group has established its own HR Principles, which consist of the HR Values and HR Management Policy of the group. The principles function as a code of conduct for employees to follow, serving as a shared set of values and guiding the HR Strategy of the group. In its HR Values—declaring that “The future of Ajinomoto is you”—the group has clearly defined the types of employees it seeks, and has implemented employee-education and HR measures designed to foster world-class human resources.

Employee data (as of March 31, 2009)

Number of employees
    Male Female Total Temporary staff
FY08 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 2,646 990 3,636 276
Group companies in Japan 6,591 1,399 7,990 5,621
Group companies outside Japan 9,882 4,385 14,267 6,952
Total 19,119 6,774 25,893 12,849
FY09 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 2,708 1,025 3,733 265
Group companies in Japan 5,950 1,559 7,509 6,218
Group companies outside Japan 10,696 4,931 15,627 6,872
Total 19,354 7,515 26,869 13,355
Number of group employees by region
    Number of employees Ratio
FY08 Japan 11,626 45%
Asia 9,235 36%
Europe and Africa 1,904 7%
The Americas 3,128 12%
Total 25,893 100%
FY09 Japan 11,242 42%
Asia 9,782 36%
Europe and Africa 1,838 7%
The Americas 4,007 15%
Total 26,869 100%
Number of managers
    Male Female Total
FY08 Japan 2,175 81 2,256
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in Japan 890 48 938
Group companies in Japan 1,285 33 1,318
Asia 570 223 793
Europe and Africa 207 55 262
The Americas 218 29 247
Total 3,170 388 3,558
FY09 Japan 2,312 91 2,403
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in Japan 924 56 980
Group companies in Japan 1,388 35 1,423
Asia 657 339 996
Europe and Africa 209 60 269
The Americas 210 40 250
Total 3,388 530 3,918
Number of personnel with disabilities
    Total Workforce rate
FY08 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 83 1.9%
Group companies in Japan 152 1.8%
FY09 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 79 1.8%
Group companies in Japan 167 1.9%
Group companies outside Japan 128 0.8%
Number of retirees and re-employed personnel
    Number of retirees Re-employed after retirement
Retired Resigned for personal reasons1
FY08 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 68 72 53
Group companies in Japan 141 233 83
FY09 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 46 37 28
Group companies in Japan 170 185 115

1. Contract staff are not included in this category

Data being collected in fiscal 2009

Full-time employees
    Average age Average work years Average annual working hours Average length of paid leave Employment turnover rate
FY09 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. 39.5 16.3 1999.5 13.5days 0.9%
Group companies outside Japan 33.6 7.4 N.A. N.A. N.A.
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