Sagawa Express Supports the Pink Ribbon Campaign
What is the Pink Ribbon Campaign?
It is an awareness-raising activity to spread correct knowledge of breast cancer to help more people understand the disease, including by promoting breast cancer screening at an early stage.
Purpose and Background
Sagawa Express has been participating in the activities of Pink Ribbon Kyoto since 2005. In addition, since 2011, we have been actively promoting women's empowerment and undertaking various activities to create a workplace environment where women can work with peace of mind for a long time.
In response to requests from female employees to be screened for breast cancer at the company, we started mobile breast cancer screening using screening vans at our sales offices in FY2014, and have been sharing the importance of breast cancer screening with employees.
We are committed to the Pink Ribbon Campaign with the hope of promoting it not only to our employees but also to the important people around us.
Initiatives by Sagawa Express
2005
Joined the activities of Pink Ribbon Kyoto as a company founded in Kyoto.
Began to support activities to raise awareness of early detection of breast cancer by attaching awareness stickers to sales vehicles in Kyoto throughout October, designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
2010
Created Sagawa Express original "breast self-examination" awareness posters under the supervision of the Japan Cancer Society, and displayed them in women's restroom stalls in all Sagawa Express sales offices.
Distributed 2,000 copies of the posters free of charge to companies and organizations that requested them, including the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as part of CSR activities to raise awareness of breast self-examination.
May 2011
Organized a lecture on breast cancer for 100 female employees in the Kanto area, inviting an outside lecturer.
October 2011
Approximately 1,000 female drivers in the Kanto area distributed Sagawa Express original "breast self-examination" awareness posters to customers in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Female drivers wore pink wristbands during delivery and pickup throughout the period to promote early detection and treatment of breast cancer.
2013
Conducted a lecture and mobile breast cancer screening at the Women's Health Fair.
2014
Mobile breast cancer screening was started at 25 sales offices, based on requests from female employees. Approximately 600 female employees received screening with the cooperation of medical institutions.
2015
All employees wore original pink ribbon patches throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October to promote the importance of early detection and treatment of breast cancer to customers and the local community. Mobile breast cancer screening was conducted at 45 sales offices, and approximately 1,000 female employees received screening.
2016
Mobile breast cancer screening was conducted at 49 sales offices, and more than 1,000 female employees received screening.
2017
Mobile breast cancer screening was conducted at 72 sales offices, and 1,391 female employees received screening.
2018
Mobile breast cancer screening was conducted at 77 sales offices, and 1,465 female employees received screening.
2019
Mobile breast cancer screening was conducted at 77 sales offices, and 981 female employees received screening.
2020/2021/2022
Mobile breast cancer screening was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023
Mobile screening vans are making the rounds to sales offices nationwide to provide breast cancer screening and bone density tests.
Female employees enrolled in the SG Holdings Group Health Insurance Association are receiving mobile screening for FY2023 with no copayment, using a subsidy system.
Sagawa Express will continue to take part in the Pink Ribbon Campaign to convey the importance of breast cancer screening for early detection and treatment.