3 Promoting sustainability management
Human Capital Strategy

　We consider our employees as "capital," the driving force behind growth and the source of our competitiveness. Our basic human capital strategy is to create an environment where each employee can maximize their abilities by respecting each other's individuality and values.
　In addition, we believe that it is important to enhance both well-being, which we consider to be a sense of happiness and comfort that employees feel while working, and engagement, which we consider to be a willingness to voluntarily contribute to the organization. In particular, we feel that it is essential for each and every employee to wholeheartedly in alignment with the company's policies and vision in order to improve engagement. Motivation and a sense of fulfillment in one's work can only be fostered when the direction of the company and what one wants to do are perfectly aligned. We have introduced an engagement survey from FY2024, and we will continue to monitor the extent to which employees empathize with our policies and vision, and promote initiatives such as dialogue with management, in order to ensure that our policies and vision are thoroughly understood.

　In the 26 Medium-Term Management Plan we have set forth three goals for the type of human resources that match the Taiheiyo Cement Group's management strategy: "development of global human resources," "promotion of workplace diversity" and "development of management human resources." Of these, with regard to the development of global human resources, which is also an urgent matter in our growth strategy, we are actively providing opportunities to gain overseas experience by implementing an overseas trainee program, an overseas language study program and an overseas internship program. These are in addition to expanding our overseas trainee program. We want young employees to experience working abroad at an early stage, and we want them to efficiently acquire the minimum skills necessary to do so through practical experience in Japan and training programs. We will also actively promote exchange personnel programs with overseas group companies.
　With regard to the promotion of workplace diversity, in addition to measures to promote the careers of female employees, such as next-generation female leader training, we will also aim to create an organization with workplace diversity by hiring foreign nationals, actively hiring experienced personnel, including through referrals and alumni networks, as well as employing people with disabilities and further utilizing senior citizens.

　What I believe is most important is the retention of human resources. In order to be a company where our valuable employees, whom we have hired and trained, feel they want to continue working, it is important to improve the ease of working, as well as fostering motivation and a sense of fulfillment.
　In recent years, the number of dual-income and co-parenting households has increased, and it has become more difficult to accept the conventional transfer system which involves frequent relocation. For example, we are considering a flexible transfer system that is tailored to the life stages of our employees, such as exempting employees from transfers for a certain period of time depending on their circumstances and those of their families, reducing the frequency of transfers, and extending the period between transfer confirmation and the actual relocation. In addition, from this fiscal year we have introduced maternity/ childcare leave follow-up interviews to support the smooth leave of absence and return to work of eligible employees. By conducting multiple interviews with supervisors and human resources personnel before and after childbirth, we are helping to alleviate anxiety about taking leave and returning to work. Creating a work environment where employees feel they want to continue working for a long time is essential for our future growth. We believe that by balancing motivation, a sense of fulfillment, and ease of working, we can retain our human resources and draw out the abilities of each individual, which will lead to improved competitiveness for our company.