Hiring and Treatment of Human Resources
Approach/Promotion System
Basic Approach
Canon believes that in order to become a truly excellent global corporation, each employee must be an “excellent person.”
Based on this recognition, we are building a corporate culture that encourages an enterprising spirit by guaranteeing respect for the values of ambition, responsibility and mission, as well as fair and impartial assignments, evaluations, and treatment based on merit.
The San-ji (Three Selfs) Spirit has been a central guiding principle for Canon since its founding. The three “selfs” refer to 1) self-motivation: proactively taking the initiative; 2) self-management: conducting oneself responsibly and with accountability; and 3) self-awareness: knowing one’s position, roles and circumstances.
Canon encourages all employees to embrace the San-ji Spirit as they pursue their work with a positive and forward-looking attitude, and promotes this approach at Group companies worldwide.
| Guiding Principles | |
|---|---|
| Three Selfs | Adhere to the principles of self-motivation, self-management and self-awareness in day-to-day activities |
| Meritocracy | Make vitality (V), specialty (S), originality (O), and personality (P), daily pursuits |
| Internationalism | Strive to become a culturally sensitive, internationally minded, sincere and active person |
| Familism | Strengthen trust and understanding of others and work together in a spirit of harmony |
| Health First | Live by the motto “healthy and happy” and work to cultivate character |
Management of Human Capital
Respect for humanity has been a vital element of Canon’s DNA since foundation. Based on this philosophy, we see a talented workforce as the main source of value creation and seek to actively invest to maximize the value of human capital. During the Excellent Global Corporation Plan Phase VI our aims are to raise productivity and to transform Canon’s business portfolio by creating new businesses. Our initiatives to help realize these goals focus on recruiting, retaining and developing people with innovative talents, and on fostering a free and open organizational culture to maximize the value created based on diversity of people and ideas. Alongside this, we have adopted a remuneration system more focused on job-based roles, irrespective of age or gender, to ensure we have the best people in each position. In addition, we try to support the physical and mental health of every employee through a variety of means to assist them in fulfilling their individual potential. Using a comfortable and rewarding work environment to help enhance engagement, we aim to foster the growth of both individuals and the company.
Promotion System
Canon Group companies inside and outside Japan implement HR policies in line with national and regional laws and regulations, while also collaborating on various related Group-wide initiatives.