Decline in Competitiveness and Product Supply Capacity Due to Difficulty Securing and Developing Human Resources
First written in FY2025. 1 of 2 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2026. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 27 of 104 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026MitigatedAnnual report
「From the standpoint of securing and utilising talent, we are working to reduce this risk by implementing specific measures, including expanding the employment of foreign nationals, reviewing the re-employment system for people aged 60 and over, abolishing mandatory retirement by position, course-based hiring, internship programmes and employee referral hiring.」
In response to the risk of difficulty securing and developing talent, we are implementing specific hiring and utilisation measures, including foreign-national talent, re-employment, mandatory retirement by position, course-based hiring, internships and employee referral hiring. - FY2025First statedAnnual report
「As the working-age population declines with the declining birth rate and ageing population, and employee outflows increase amid changes in the employment environment, it is becoming increasingly difficult for companies to secure and develop talent. If the Group is unable to secure the number of employees it needs or develop talent, this could reduce its competitiveness, cause shortages in the supply of products and goods, and adversely affect its business performance.」
Separate from cost increases due to labour shortages, we disclosed for the first time declining competitiveness and product supply shortages resulting from an inability to secure and develop talent as an independent major risk.