Developing and Securing Human Resources
First written in FY2018. 4 of 6 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, to strengthen its human capital, we introduced a new personnel system aimed at maximizing organizational performance, fostering the sustainable growth of human resources, and creating a virtuous cycle of greater employee motivation and improved skills. The system is designed to strengthen the competitiveness of the organization as a whole through improved treatment based on roles and capabilities, enhanced benefits for employees transferred to other locations, and the promotion of ONE ON ONE meetings, among other measures.」
Measures to develop and secure human resources were made more concrete through the new personnel system, treatment based on roles and capabilities, benefits for transferred employees, and ONE ON ONE meetings. Separately, the company states that it provided 86 e-learning courses and held 7 follow-up training sessions for obtaining shoe-fitter qualifications. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「We will undertake initiatives to develop the next generation and support employees' own professional development. We will provide training to help employees acquire the skills required for their respective roles.」
It specified the details of its human-resource development initiatives, including training by job level, the Shoes Advisor examination held 3 times a year, correspondence courses, and support for obtaining shoe-fitter qualifications. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We will also promote the development and recruitment of human resources, improvement of communication skills, greater inventory-control accuracy, and stronger internal controls in order to address these issues, while working to achieve sustained growth in corporate value.」
The company continues to identify human resources, communication, inventory control, and internal controls as issues to be addressed. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「We recognize the development and retention of human resources, improvement of communication skills, greater inventory control accuracy and stronger internal controls as issues to be addressed in executing our medium- to long-term management strategy. We will establish an organization aligned with these priorities and work to enhance corporate value sustainably.」
For the first time, it explicitly identifies the development and recruitment of human resources as an issue to be addressed in executing the medium- to long-term strategy.