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Nomura's Smoking Ban Starts to Pay Off as Less Staff Light Up
Nomura Holdings Inc. 's drive to cut the smoking rate among its staff is bearing fruit, pushing the firm closer to its goal of improving health among its employees.
Close to 15% of staff at Japan's largest brokerage were smokers in the fiscal year ended March 2024, down from 21.4% as of March 2018, according to an investor presentation that included details on its other health management initiatives. Nomura, which has more than 14,000 employees in Japan, had set a target to reduce the smoking rate to 12% by March 2026.
