Risk of Securing Talent and Transferring Skills Due to the Retirement of Skilled Personnel and the Declining Birthrate
First written in FY2016. 2 of 4 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2023. Latest entry: FY2026.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2019, 5 years before the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 15 of 60 companies on the "Worse" side.
21 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「However, the decline in the working-age population due to the declining birthrate and aging population, intensifying competition to acquire personnel, and greater labor market mobility resulting from increasingly diverse career preferences may make it difficult to acquire and retain personnel, potentially affecting our Group's operating performance and other results.」
In addition to the existing shortage of working-age personnel, the disclosure explicitly identified intensifying competition to acquire personnel and greater labor market mobility resulting from increasingly diverse career preferences. - FY2023WorsenedAnnual report
「We consider acquiring and retaining personnel to be an important management issue for continuing and growing our business. However, difficulties in acquiring and retaining personnel due to labor shortages resulting from the declining birthrate and aging population, rising personnel costs in recent years, and changes in the labor market environment may affect our Group's operating performance and financial position.」
In addition to the existing risks related to experienced personnel and skills transfer, labor shortages, rising personnel costs, and changes in the labor market were identified as major risks to acquiring and retaining personnel. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「We are conducting active recruitment efforts to secure highly capable personnel while promoting the transfer of technologies and skills and personnel development. However, depending on labor market trends and other factors, we may be unable to secure personnel as planned, or an imbalance may arise between rapidly changing required skills and the achievement of personnel development goals, which could affect our Group's business activities.」
In addition to the retirement of experienced personnel and the declining birthrate, changes in the labor market and required skills, together with an imbalance in personnel development, were explicitly identified as personnel risks. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Many highly capable employees possessing the technologies and skills cultivated over many years in workplaces across our Group are approaching retirement. Combined with Japan's declining birthrate, this may hinder the continuation of our Group's business activities and the maintenance of our competitiveness.」
Recruitment, the transfer of technologies and skills, and personnel development are identified as countermeasures.