Companies are expected to contribute to the world by providing sustainable values to society through their businesses while producing earnings for sustainable company growth. To realize our corporate philosophy, “To Be a Company Where All Can Achieve Happiness Together”, “To Be a Company that Continues 100 Years from Today”, we need to simultaneously pursue the growth of our business, and maintain a sustainable environment and society in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 and consist of 17 goals and 169 targets in order to ensure that by 2030 all people can enjoy peace and prosperity.

Ateam, as an IT company, will make the world more convenient, fun, and secure while operating services in various business fields, while maintaining business performance and making it possible to keep producing better services day by day. We will continue to contribute to society through our various services.

Goal3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

 

 

 

Supporting employees’ health and welfare with further improvements to the workplace

Core Theme of Ateam

We are committed to continuously improving our working environment as well as supporting our employees’ health to ensure a safe and secure workplace. We implemented the healthcare management service “Carely” so that our employees can have access to professionals, including both public health and hospital nurses, fitness trainers, and counselors.

In addition, we support our employees’ health with meals at our cafeteria “LaPyuta”, which provides our employees healthy meals with balanced nutrition and minimal use of chemical seasonings. We also offer a relaxation massage system to support the physical and mental health of our employees.

 

Goal4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

 

 

 

Conducting “fundamental AI training” for all employees to improve IT literacy

Core Theme of Ateam

We regard having knowledge of IT and AI as a business standard for employees working in an IT company. To achieve this standard, we launched an internal initiative with the educational program “AI Training Ver. 1” in August 2020 for all employees, including non-engineers.

This e-learning program is designed to enhance professional development and empower our employees to utilize AI, covering foundational concepts such as machine learning.

In response to the rapid spread of generative AI, we revamped the program into AI Training Ver. 2 in December 2024, which focused on practical usage. The content of this program was tailored to support integration of AI into daily tasks.

 

 

Implementation of programming education and career education

Our engineer community “Qiita” actively provides programming education by giving programming lectures to elementary school students. We encourage future engineers by offering an environment where children who aim to become engineers can learn and grow of their own volition.

Ateam regularly conducts in-office visits and school visits for junior and high school students as a part of their career education. We promote regional activities in order to encourage them to understand the IT industry and to increase access to broader career choices.

Our engineer community “Qiita” actively provides programming education by giving programming lectures to elementary school students. We encourage future engineers by offering an environment where children who aim to become engineers can learn and grow of their own volition.

 

 

Ateam regularly conducts in-office visits and school visits for junior and high school students as a part of their career education. We promote regional activities in order to encourage them to understand the IT industry and to increase access to broader career choices.

 

 

Goal5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

 

 

 

Gender equality and empowerment of women

Core Theme of Ateam

“Family Support” is a system introduced in 2017 that assists all employees to have lifelong careers at Ateam. We offer “Ikukyu-lunch” for our employees who take childcare leave and “Career Counseling” for those on leave. There is also a flexible working hour system to accommodate childcare and nursing care, and we utilize a subsidy program to provide employees various childcare services, special holidays, and more. Our company culture supports diverse working styles with flexible hours and the option to work from home.

Female employees play active roles in Ateam as the gender ratios show; 54% of our employees are male and 46% are female, and, 35% of managers at Ateam are female, well above the average of 15% at all companies across Japan. Recently, we take measures to promote childcare regardless of gender, which resulted in male employees also taking childcare leave.

 

Goal8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

 

 

 

Encouraging to create new businesses

Endeavor in New Fields

In order to contribute to the sustainable growth and development of both the industry and society, and to continue providing valuable services to the world, in April 2008 we launched the “New Business Proposal Championship.”

This initiative allows any employee to plan and present their business proposal to management, of which a number of services, including “Sugukon Navi (now “Hanayume”)”, were created.

In 2011, the name was changed to “A+” at the suggestion of one of our younger employees, and since then has been held quarterly.

Through A+, we aim to foster an environment that encourages new businesses, increases the number of people with business management experience, and expands employment opportunities.

 

 

Generating a working environment and corporate culture that boost business creation through human resource systems and measures to strengthen company culture

Endeavor in New Fields

We provide various human resource systems and training programs to create an environment where all employees can set long-term career goals in Ateam and feel motivated with their work. By improving the accuracy of matching individuals, organizations, and job content, we can assign optimal positions for our staff. Increasing personnel mobility also enables our subsidiaries to become more active.

Specifically, our management holds meetings to discuss the possible transfer of employees who apply to job openings within our company via our “job posting” free-agent-type system.

In 2021, for the 8th consecutive year, Ateam was named as a “Best Company” in Japan’s version of “Best Workplaces” conducted by Great Place to Work®. Ateam was also selected as a “Best Company” in the Asian version of the same year. We will continue to aim for further growth in our businesses while realizing a workplace where all can feel fulfilled.

Goal9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

 

 

 

Promoting technological innovation in society through our engineer community “Qiita”

Contribution of Our Existing Businesses

“Qiita” is the largest engineer community in Japan and aims to become an essential service to build infrastructure in the digital world. “Qiita” and “Qiita Team” support high quality software development accessibility for IT engineers. We believe that these initiatives will accelerate innovations in tech society and development of good will in the world.

「Qiita」

「Qiita Team」

Advancing AI and digital transformation in businesses

Contribution of Our Existing Businesses

A corporate project related to AI was launched in Ateam in order to advance future technological innovations. The “AI Working Group” project started in 2018 to promote the study and development of AI. Its goal is to realize sustainable growth with technological innovations by utilizing AI and digital advancements in our businesses. We hold study groups to share AI-related information and implement AI measures in each business and provide basic seminars of AI for all employees. We make use of this project to share and store knowledge and know-how associated with AI so that we can improve our services.

• In the following illustration, the businesses of cyma (an online shopping site specializing in bicycles) and Lalune (an application for predicting menstruation cycless and managing health for women) have since been transferred to other companies.

 

 

 

Goal11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

 

 

 

Supporting individuals’ lives and living environment in Hikkoshi Samurai

Contribution of Our Existing Businesses

Hikkoshi Samurai plays a role in enhancing people’s quality of life and their living environment through its services that address the array of tasks associated with moving.

With the service’s one-stop estimate feature, users are able to obtain moving cost estimates simultaneously from multiple companies, compare prices and services, and select the company that best fits their needs. This has alleviated the burden of costs and hassles associated with moving, while also supporting informed decision-making.

In addition, our “To-Do List” enables users to visualize all of the necessary steps for moving in chronological order, starting from the planning stages to the actual move and all the procedures that follow post-move. This list covers everything from packing and sorting out unwanted items to setting up utilities and insurance, as well as which government agencies to contact. With its easy to understand and practical design, even first timers can move with confidence with the To-Do List.

This business contributes to the realization of a sustainabiltiy society that supports a stable foundation for living and fostering a comfortable living environment in relation to the moving process.

To-Do List：https://hikkoshizamurai.jp/useful/

 

 

Goal12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

 

 

 

Realizing a sustainable society by encouraging reuse of consumer goods

Contribution of Our Existing Businesses

We encourage the reuse, reduction, and recycling of consumer goods to contribute to society. Our car appraisal and trade site “Navikuru” enables users to sell their used cars for higher prices by comparing several automobile traders. To realize responsible consumption, we operate the automobile disposal trade site “Navikuru Haisha Kaitori”, a platform to share knowledge of purchasing used cars with “Navikuru car”, and a mediation service to purchase pianos that are no longer in use with “Hikkoshi Samurai’s” piano purchasing service. We will continue to commit to a sustainable society through our services.

 

 

Providing safe and secure services

Contribution of Our Existing Businesses

Ateam is entrusted with important personal information of individuals and partner companies through our operation of mobile apps and web services. We take great care in handling personal information to protect privacy. We will continue to make information management a priority as we provide new safe and secure services.