Aeon's "Daimanzoku"

The vision for promoting diversity is "Daimanzoku "
AEON has named the satisfaction that diversity brings to employees, their families, customers, and the company "Daimanzoku," and has made it the group's shared vision.
We believe that this "Daimanzoku" is exactly what AEON aims to achieve through its diversity promotion.

Diversity promotion managers and staff assigned by about 60 companies in the group analyze the current situation of the company, set issues, engage in unique activities that take advantage of the characteristics of the business rooted in the region, and participate in activities common to the group. doing.

"Daimanzoku" College

Empowerment of diverse human resources “Daimanzoku” College

To realize diverse management, we cultivate people.
Diversity training is conducted to solve the issues common to all companies when promoting diversity and inclusion activities for the entire group.
In fiscal 2020, all activities were brought online, and the strength of cross-group learning and interaction opportunities became more apparent.

In 2014, we started a "career design course" for women around the age of 25 to reduce the number of young women resigning. After that, we started training for female managers and female manager candidates by rank. We also carry out cross-training to build a "vertical connection" by conducting some joint training for each rank. We are promoting diversity while learning about the issues that each group company has in common.

Promotion of women's advancement

Female manager course

Target: Female managers
Through interactive management training, participants aim to build a relationship of trust with their subordinates, acquire coaching and communication skills suitable for training each subordinate, aim to become an executive of a group company in the future, and act as role models for nurturing younger generations.
By building up intragroup networking through progress report meetings between participants and interacting with executive-class mentors inside and outside the company, they become aware of the perspective of management and improve management skills as managers.

Female manager training course ①

Target: Female manager candidates (women who are one step from becoming managers and women in beginner management positions)
Participants think about their careers and goals to raise their awareness about higher-ranking positions.
By sharing and interacting with each other, the sense of belonging is improved, and through discussions with female managers at group companies, the appeal of becoming a manager will be felt on a personal level and the students will be more motivated about getting promoted.

Female manager training course ②

Target: Female employees with 5 to 8 years of work experience
We will sort out the anxieties about the future that many people feel while continuing to work and think about a life plan to continue to be active while balancing work and private life events. Through interaction with various types of senior female employees who have achieved work-life balance, participants learn that there are various options, which helps to dispel anxiety about the future and improve motivation.

Dispatching to the NPO corporation J-Win

Target: Female manager candidates (women who are one step from becoming managers and women in beginner management positions)
Participating in training sponsored by NPO corporation J-Win (NPO Japan Women’s Innovative Network (J-Win)) *, leads to skill acquisition and more awareness as a manager through networking and mutual study opportunities for female business people that transcend the boundaries of industry and business type.

* A corporate membership organization established in April 2007 with the aim of supporting the promotion and establishment of diversity management in companies.

Promoting the active participation of diverse human resources

Training for people with disabilities
As an opportunity to learn practically and professionally for the purpose of hiring, retaining, and playing an active role in employees with disabilities in collaboration with Abilities Jusco Co., Ltd., a special subsidiary that has supported the employment and success of people with disabilities for 40 years, 1 month We carry out online training times. At the same time, we are working to instill correct knowledge and appropriate reasonable accommodation by combining it with the on-demand training video "Daimanzoku" library that anyone can learn anytime, anywhere, any number of times.

Online training for people with disabilities

LGBTQ Training
We provide LGBTQ+ related training through the on-demand "Daimanzoku" library, with the aim of learning the latest human rights knowledge and creating a workplace where each employee can work as they are. Since anyone can learn it anytime, anywhere, and as many times as they want, many AEON people have taken the course and are learning a common understanding of basic LGBTQ+ knowledge and things to be considerate when dealing with customers.

“Daimanzoku” Forum

Awareness reform “Daimanzoku” Forum that Utilizes Diverse Human Resources

As the foundation of the purpose of diversity & inclusion, "everyone can play an active role and continue to innovate," we will take up the themes that are currently attracting attention in aiming for diversity management, and hold seminars that will lead to reform of the awareness and culture of managers in particular. We are carrying out.

Themes: "Iku-Ikuboss-style management in the new normal era" that fosters "Ikuboss-Boss", a key person in diverse human resources management, "Unconscious bias" that hinders the fostering of a corporate culture that protects psychological safety, "Work and "Balancing childcare" and "promoting male childcare leave"

"Daimanzoku" Award

Awarding best practices to stimulate and drive each company.

The "Daimanzoku" Award is an in-house award that recognizes companies promoting diversity within the Aeon Group. By announcing and commending the efforts of each group company once a year, we promote sharing of good practices and a sense of competition within the group. We are increasing our driving force toward the realization of a group of diverse management companies.

Click here for the highlight video of the 7th (2020) "Daimanzoku" Award 

Award-winning companies so far

10th (2023)

Next Stage Award

MaxValu Tokai "Community-based! Creating sales floors and stores from the customer's point of view = Expanding opportunities for female employees to play an active role"

Next Stage Award

G-Foot "The Achievements of Manager Flex and Assistant Manager Flex"

Women's Advancement Category Award

AEON Retail South Kanto Company "More women in decision-making positions: MJ Project ~Towards a 50% female managerial ratio~ Motto Jyosei"

Diverse Human Resources Activities Category Award

My Basket "Towards a 6% employment rate for people with disabilities! - Aiming for a society where people can play active roles regardless of the type of disability"

Special Theme for 2023

Award for Initiatives to Improve Hourly Employee Retention Rate

AEON MALL: "Establishment of new 'Job S' qualification, equivalent to that of regular employees"

9th (2022)

Next Stage Award

AEON Kyushu "I'm the main character! Motivation x what I want to learn = becoming the person I want to be! ~ Hokkaido and Kyushu co-hosted business school ~"

“Citizen development changes the company! DX promotion that we can do ourselves! ~ App development ambassador ~”

Next Stage Award

MaxValu Tokai "Community-based! Creating sales floors and stores from the customer's point of view = Expanding opportunities for female employees to play an active role"

Women's Advancement Category Award

Welcia Pharmacy "Planned Implementation of Opportunities to Foster Career Motivation"

Diverse Human Resources Activities Category Award

Maxvalu West Japan "-The biggest risk is not taking action! Let's take the first half step-Maxvalu West Japan version of career advancement"

8th (2021)

Next Category Award

Daiei "Daimanzoku Forum the digital ~ Business transformation through demonstration experiments and proposals in the digital domain ~"

Women's Advancement Category Award

AEON Retail South Kanto Company "Establishment and promotion of the Company Human Resources Development Committee"

Diverse Human Resources Activities Category Award

AEON Fantasy "From being supported to being the one providing support to people with disabilities"

Wellness & Work Style Reform Category Award

AEON Retail North Kanto Company: "100% of male employees take childcare leave"

7th (2020)

Next Category Award

Aeon Ryukyu: "With Corona "Work and Economic Growth" -SDG Initiatives- Continuing and Evolving Career Development for Women's Advancement"

Women's Advancement Category Award

Aeon Retail North Kanto Company: "Daily Foods - Female Employee-Supervised Sweets Planning"

Diverse Human Resources Activities Category Award

Marunaka: "Efforts to hire people with disabilities - Toward a workplace where everyone can play an active role"

Wellness & Work Style Reform Category Award

Aeon IBS: "We will create a corporate culture where employees can maximize their abilities to play an active role and achieve results through teamwork, and create an environment where diverse and professional employees can provide high-value services to operating companies and contribute to the group."

Click here for the highlight video of the 7th (2020) "Daimanzoku" Award 
6th (2019)

"Daimanzoku" Award Grand Prize

Aeon Ryukyu

Women's Advancement Category Award

Claire's Japan

Diverse Human Resources Activities Category Award

Aeon Big

Work Style Reform Category Award

Aeon IBS

Judges' Special Award

G-FOOT

Observe Award

Daiei

5th (2018) Aeon Kyushu Aeon Ryukyu
Kohyo G-FOOT
Daiei MaxValu Kyushu
MaxValu Tokai MaxValu Nagano
4th (2017) Aeon Kyushu Aeon Topvalu
Aeon Big Cosmeme
MaxValu Tokai
3rd (2016) Aeon Kyushu Aeon Big
Aeon Ryukyu Kohyo
G-FOOT
2nd (2015) Aeon Kyushu Aeon Supercenter
Kohyo Sanyo Marunaka
Daiei MaxValu Nagano
1st (2014) Aeon Supercenter Daiei
Reform Studio

"Daimanzoku" Relay

Introducing companies at the forefront of Aeon's "Daimanzoku."

Aeon 's thoughts on diversity and ideas for solving each company's problems in a relay format.