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Developing Global Talent and Promoting Automatic Control Technology

First written in FY2021. 5 of 10 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.

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Development and Utilization of Global and Solution TalentA theme 7 companies write about · 0 as a headwind · 7 as a tailwind

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  1. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「As “One SMC,” the Company has positioned “strengthening competitiveness through global collaboration” as a key human resources policy.」

    The global talent utilization policy was reorganized as a key human resources policy focused on One SMC and strengthening competitiveness through global collaboration. The Company also presented four talent profiles: sales, research and development, manufacturing and supply chain, and global management.
  2. 2026-05-14RestatedRevision of earnings forecasts

    「We will address challenges including increasing market share in each region, improving development productivity, and utilizing global talent.」

    The company treats the utilization of global talent as an ongoing challenge alongside sales growth and improved development productivity.
  3. FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「The company continued to address issues including the utilization of global talent.」

    The utilization of global talent is treated as an ongoing management issue, alongside production capacity, sales activities and improved development productivity.
  4. FY2025AdvancedAnnual report

    「(iii) Career Challenge Program In fiscal 2024, the company introduced the Career Challenge Program as a job-posting system to encourage employees to take the initiative in shaping their careers and to enhance their motivation.」

    In addition to the existing utilization of global talent and transfer of technical skills, the company introduced the Career Challenge Program in fiscal 2024. The SMC Group intra-group transfer program covered 10 employees from 6 countries, and factories in Japan, China, Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan participated in the skills competition.
  5. FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report

    「The company continued to address issues including the utilization of global talent.」

    The company treats the utilization of global talent as an ongoing management issue alongside its product supply network and sales activities.
  6. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「10 employees from 6 countries were covered by the intra-group transfer program in fiscal 2023.」

    For global talent development, the company launched an intra-group transfer program from overseas group companies to headquarters in fiscal 2023, with 10 employees from 6 countries covered. It also held the first SMC Group Skills Competition, with participation from 6 factories in Japan and factories in China.
  7. FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report

    「In this environment, to achieve its target of ¥1 trillion in sales in FY2026, the group continued to pursue such initiatives as active capital investment in Japan and overseas to strengthen its product supply system, developing new products and proposing solutions that can contribute to reducing customers’ CO2 emissions, establishing a BCP system, and utilizing global talent.」

    The company continues to identify the utilization of global talent as one of the initiatives for achieving sales of ¥1 trillion in fiscal 2026.
  8. FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report

    「The company continued to address issues including the utilization of global talent.」

    The company continues to identify the utilization of global talent as one of the issues and initiatives for achieving sales of ¥1 trillion in fiscal 2026.
  9. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「Of the SMC Group’s approximately 23,000 employees, 75% are employed by overseas group companies.」

    Regarding its global talent policy, the company disclosed that 75% of its approximately 23,000 employees are employed by overseas group companies, and described group-wide coordination and collaboration, mechanisms for employees to demonstrate their capabilities, and human resources development as specific initiatives.
  10. FY2021First statedAnnual report

    「Human resources development and dissemination of automatic control technology ・The company will establish global personnel evaluation, awards, education and training systems and work to develop and utilize human resources. ・It will promote the dissemination of automatic control technology and contribute to developing the next generation of talent through scholarships and various seminars.」

    The company identified as new material issues the establishment of global evaluation, awards, education and training systems, the dissemination of automatic control technology through scholarships and seminars, and the development of the next generation of talent.
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"Stable Dividends and Flexible Share Repurchases" moved the same way as this thread, in the same document, in 4 of its 10 moves.

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  1. ★This thread
  2. 1Stable Dividends and Flexible Share Repurchases4×
  3. 2Optimal Global Production System, Streamlining and Cost Reduction4×
  4. 3Investment in Production Facilities, R&D and Sales Personnel4×
  5. 4Globalization of R&D and Expansion of the Product Lineup4×
  6. 5Research and development of factory automation, automatic control technology, and related technologies4×
  7. 6Developing Domestic Production Sites While Taking into Account the Balance with Overseas Production4×

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