Strengthening the Group’s Management Platform Through Global Talent and ICT

「The program also began in 2025. Under this program, participants selected from group companies attend onsite and online sessions over approximately 1.5 years to enhance their readiness as global executives.」

「Average training hours were 24.7 hours, 29.5 hours and 40.0 hours; employee engagement scores were 76%, 74% and 75%; the female management ratio was 18.7%, 19.7% and at least 20%; and value-added productivity per employee was ¥21.44 million, ¥19.01 million and ¥22.50 million, respectively.」

「Selling, general and administrative expenses were ¥77,873 million, up 7.6% year on year, due to higher depreciation expenses resulting from increased headcount accompanying business expansion and investment in the development of digital infrastructure.」

「As a platform supporting employees' autonomous career development, we are adopting a job-based personnel system across the group and promoting the introduction of attractive programs, including trust-type equity compensation, as compensation systems that also contribute to employees' asset formation. In addition, we have obtained ISO 30414, an international guideline for human capital disclosure, becoming the first manufacturer in Asia to do so.」

「In Long-Term Management Strategy 2033, which has fiscal 2033 as its final year, the company identifies human capital as one of its basic strategies. We believe it is important to provide competitive compensation and link this to higher engagement and the acquisition and development of a strong leadership pool, and have been considering the introduction of an equity compensation plan as part of our incentive plans. We have now decided to introduce this plan as a compensation system under which shares of the company will be delivered to eligible employees, so that an increase in the share price accompanying higher corporate value will also contribute to employees' asset formation. From fiscal 2024, we will introduce the plan ahead of schedule for certain key positions at overseas subsidiaries, and plan to roll it out to key positions across the group in Japan and overseas from fiscal 2025 onward.」

「Through the acquisition and development of next-generation leaders and highly specialized talent who support sustainable growth, we will expand our human capital portfolio in line with our management strategy. We will also work to improve engagement by promoting smart work and fostering a fair and attractive corporate culture.」

「To strengthen the acquisition and development of next-generation leaders and highly specialized talent who support sustainable growth, we will promote the adoption of a globally standardized job-based talent management system. We will also support employees' physical and mental health through health management initiatives, create an environment where all employees can work in good physical and mental health with peace of mind, and seek to enable employees to exercise their abilities and improve engagement.」

「To strengthen the acquisition and development of next-generation leaders and highly specialized talent who support sustainable growth, we will promote the adoption of a globally standardized job-based talent management system. We will also support employees' physical and mental health by implementing health management initiatives and aim to create a workplace where all employees can work with peace of mind and fully exercise their abilities.」

「We will also promote the acquisition and development of diverse talent, which is essential to achieving the group's objectives, while advancing business process reform to strengthen our corporate structure and create new value.」

「We will also renew our next-generation core systems and digital platforms to drive business process reform globally, with the aim of strengthening our corporate structure and creating new value. Through this initiative, we will strengthen corporate infrastructure, including information security, while improving productivity through operational optimization, including real-time visibility into the group's management status, greater operational efficiency through the integrated sharing of product information across the value chain, shorter product supply lead times, and reductions in raw material costs and inventory turnover days.」

「⑨ Strengthening the IT infrastructure to optimize business processes: We will strengthen the IT infrastructure, including by optimizing processes across the supply chain and engineering chain. ⑩ Strengthening talent development and talent management to support group growth: We will acquire next-generation leaders and highly specialized talent and strengthen talent development. We will also create an environment in which diverse individuals can thrive by leveraging the strengths of talent across the group.」

「Strengthening the IT infrastructure to optimize business processes: We will strengthen the IT infrastructure, including by optimizing processes across the supply chain and engineering chain.」「Strengthening talent development and talent management to support group growth: We will acquire next-generation leaders and highly specialized talent and strengthen talent development. We will also create an environment in which diverse individuals can thrive by leveraging the strengths of talent across the group.」

「Acquiring and developing talent capable of working globally, strengthening risk management and reinforcing the group management platform through ICT」