Talent acquisition risk due to a shrinking working-age population and competition to attract talent
First written in FY2023. 1 of 2 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 15 of 29 companies on the "Worse" side.
18 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The decline in the working-age population due to the declining birth rate and aging population is becoming increasingly serious. If intensified competition among companies for talent and employee departures make it difficult to secure, retain and develop highly skilled personnel, the Group's results of operations and financial condition may be affected.」
The company continues to identify the risk that a shrinking workforce, competition for talent and employee departures will make it difficult to secure, retain and develop highly skilled personnel. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「The decline in the working-age population due to the declining birth rate and aging population is becoming increasingly serious. If intensified competition among companies for talent and employee departures make it difficult to secure, retain and develop highly skilled personnel, the Group's results of operations and financial condition may be affected.」
For the first time, the company separately disclosed as major risks the difficulty of securing, retaining and developing highly skilled personnel due to a shrinking workforce, competition for talent and employee departures. Measures include diverse working arrangements, training, work-life balance support, employment of women, older people, foreign nationals and people with disabilities, and labor-saving initiatives.