Human Capital Initiatives

Sustainability

Our corporate group has adopted "Ethical Standard" as its corporate philosophy and aims to achieve sustainable profit growth based on the core principles of "harmony with society," "employee happiness," and "environmental consideration."
We recognize that addressing sustainability is a critical management issue for our group, and we are committed to contributing to the realization of a sustainable society through our business activities.

Long-term Vision
Becoming a brighter and more attractive company with the help of enamel

In pursuit of our long-term vision of "becoming a brighter and more attractive company with the help of enamel," our corporate group will launch a new personnel system starting from FY2024.
This new system aims to create mechanisms that fairly evaluate each employee's challenges and achievements, fostering a mutually beneficial relationship where both the company and employees grow together. Through this new personnel system, we seek to enhance employee engagement, empower employees to act proactively in their own unique ways, and contribute to the organization, thereby aiming to create a high-productivity environment and foster innovation.

Employee engagement 75.2%
Percentage of female managers 5.8% （As of April 1, 2024）
Percentage of mid-career hire managers 11.8%
Percentage of female recent graduate hires 39.0%
Employment rate of persons with disabilities 2.5%
Training hours per person 19hours
Childcare leave utilization rate by men 79.1%
Paid vacation utilization rate 71.1%

*FY2023

Strategy
Policy on human resource development which includes ensuring diversity of human resources

Ensure diversity As we venture into new business fields and pursue robust expansion overseas, it is essential that we ensure diversity. We believe that fostering an environment where diverse talent can gather and excel will drive innovation. We are continuously setting and promoting various indicators to ensure diversity, such as appointing and nurturing female managers, hiring mid-career managers, and promoting the employment of people with disabilities. Additionally, we provide training on harassment and unconscious bias to managers who oversee diverse teams, creating an organization and environment that fully leverages diversity.
Strengthen human resources development In our new personnel system, we have established three core characteristics as our company-wide ideal for talent: "Challenging Talent," "Development/Growth Talent," and "Self-Driven Talent." Based on these principles, we are restructuring our talent development framework. Specifically, we are strengthening the development of managers who will be key players in building our organization, expanding voluntary training programs, and sending employees to external training programs for cross-industry exchange. At the same time, we are promoting self-directed career development through the expansion of internal recruitment opportunities.

Policy on improvement of the in-house environment

Create worker-friendly environments Starting in the fiscal year 2024, our new personnel system will include the introduction of a specialist career path and options for choosing work locations, creating a structure that accommodates diverse values and lifestyles. Additionally, to address gender disparities in work styles, we have implemented paternity leave training not only for employees who become new parents but also for managerial staff who lead teams. By fostering a deeper understanding of employees with childcare responsibilities, 79.1% of male employees with a new child took paternity leave in the fiscal year 2023. We will continue to develop a work environment where every employee can work comfortably.

Indicators and Targets

Our corporate group uses the following indicators for our policy on human resource development which includes ensuring diversity of human resources and our policy on improvement of the in-house environment, as described above. The targets and results for these indicators are as follows.

Category	Indicator	Target (FY2026)	Results (FY2023)
Ensure diversity	Employee engagement	77.0％	75.2％
	Percentage of female managers *	10.0％	5.2％
	Percentage of mid-career hire managers	15.0％	11.8％
	Percentage of female recent graduate hires	50.0％	39.0％
	Employment rate of persons with disabilities	2.8％	2.5％
Strengthen human resources development	Training hours per person	25 hours	19 hours
Create worker-friendly environments	Childcare leave utilization rate by men	100.0％	79.1％
Create worker-friendly environments	Paid vacation utilization rate	75.0％	71.1％

*Actual as of April 1, 2024 : 5.8%.

Sustainability