Securing, developing, and retaining specialized personnel

「Proportion of female workers among newly hired workers Maintain at least 50%: 68% Proportion of female workers in management At least 30%: 25%」

「Proportion of female workers in management: at least 30% target; 26%」

「Against this backdrop, in the Group’s core green business, domestic rental green contracts progressed as planned, but sales and operating income in the wholesale and retail businesses fell below plan. As in the first quarter, the Group was unable to fully offset the increase in amortization of goodwill from the previous fiscal year’s M&A and the higher personnel expenses resulting from securing personnel for future business and rising wages.」

「The Company has established its own in-house certification program, under which all employees study plant-related skills. Advanced employees may take national certification examinations, including the Grade 1 Horticultural Decoration Skills Test, Grade 1 Landscape Construction Management Engineer examination, and Grade 1 Civil Engineering Management Engineer examination, at the Company’s expense, and many qualified employees are employed. The Company has also introduced a digital skills improvement program under which participants serve as instructors and provide monthly training for department heads to raise digital skills across the Company. In addition, by digitizing various documents submitted, such as daily reports and approval documents, the Company shortens working hours and seeks to improve the working environment through smooth circulation and compliance with submission deadlines, thereby contributing to economic growth. The proportion of female workers among newly hired workers was 65%, against a target of maintaining at least 50%, while the proportion of female workers in management was 33%, against a target of maintaining at least 30%.」

「Against this backdrop, although the Group’s sales were tracking in line with its plan, the increase in acquisition-related costs associated with M&A, together with the higher personnel expenses resulting from securing personnel for future business and rising wages, which had continued from the first quarter, could not be fully offset. Salaries and allowances 1,562,225 Thousands of yen」

「Across the Group, higher personnel expenses resulting from securing personnel for future business and rising wages, as well as increases in education and training expenses, employee benefits, and other costs, resulted in net sales of ¥3,150.990 million, up 5.6% year on year, and operating income of ¥246.394 million, down 37.6%, for the cumulative first quarter of the current fiscal year.」

「For the Group’s growth, it is necessary to continuously recruit and develop capable personnel, secure labor for service operations and allocate staff appropriately, and improve the working environment through the introduction of systems in order to retain employees.」

「Accordingly, the Group systematically recruits personnel, mainly through regular hiring, who have a strong interest in the horticultural business and environmental contributions. By operating its own in-house training and personnel development programs, the Group seeks to retain employees and improve their motivation and ability to perform their work.」

「Accordingly, the Group systematically recruits personnel, mainly through regular hiring, who have a strong interest in the horticultural business and environmental contributions. By operating its own in-house training and personnel development programs, the Group seeks to retain employees and improve their motivation and ability to perform their work.」

「Accordingly, the Group systematically recruits personnel, mainly through regular hiring, who have a strong interest in the horticultural business and environmental contributions. By operating its own in-house training and personnel development programs, the Group seeks to retain employees and improve their motivation and ability to perform their work.」