Risks Related to Talent Acquisition, Development and Skills Transfer
First written in FY2022. 4 of 6 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2023. Latest entry: 2026-10-01.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 15 of 60 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2025MitigatedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2024, we focused on increasing opportunities for learning and dialogue across departmental boundaries, developing talent capable of leading the organisation from an overall optimisation perspective, and fostering a corporate culture that embraces challenges. We will continue working with all employees to transform our corporate culture. As part of our efforts to strengthen organisational capabilities, we are also actively hiring talent of foreign nationalities and talent from other industries.」
To address the risks associated with securing and developing talent, the company advanced cross-functional learning and dialogue, corporate culture transformation, and the hiring of talent of foreign nationalities and from other industries. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Activities were carried out in line with plans for human capital initiatives, including revisions to the personnel system, talent development, and reskilling.」
As measures to address the risks associated with securing and developing talent and transferring skills, activities were carried out in line with plans concerning revisions to the personnel system, talent development, and reskilling. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「To continuously secure talented personnel, the Company continues to hire highly specialized personnel mid-career in addition to recruiting new graduates, while also focusing on employee retention. To address staff shortages, it is also building an automated production system that does not rely on individual skills.」
As measures to address the risks of securing talent and transferring skills, the company described specific initiatives including new graduate and mid-career hiring, talent retention, and the development of an automated production system. - FY2022First statedAnnual report
「The Company needs to secure talented personnel in all divisions, including sales, research and development, engineering, manufacturing and administrative functions. However, the declining birthrate and aging population are making it more difficult to secure younger employees. The poaching of talented employees and the expected increase in retirements at the mandatory retirement age may prevent the transfer of skills and affect future business operations and other activities.」
The Company newly disclosed separately the risks to business operations associated with securing talented personnel, hiring younger employees, employee poaching and skills transfer following mandatory retirement. Countermeasures cited include mid-career hiring, automated production, support for obtaining qualifications and training programs.