In the rapidly changing business environment, globalization, the declining working population due to the declining birthrate and aging population, the progress of DX, and the transformation of new work systems, values, and business models due to the impact of the novel corona virus pandemic, we are promoting the construction of a human resources environment that contributes to building a sustainable society.

In addition to aiming to be a company that is an easy and rewarding place for employees to work, we are emphasizing respect for diversity, staffing with the right people in the right places, human resource development over the medium to long term, promotion of health and productivity management, and improvement of engagement through fair evaluation and comprehensive compensation policies.

Through these various personnel measures, we will maximize the performance of people and organizations and continue to provide a foundation for each individual to take on challenges with passion and pride, all of which aims at creating a society in which everyone's safety and security are ensured.

Human resources are our most important asset, and we believe that employee growth is the driving force behind the company's development. Based on the human resources issues broken down into 11 categories in the figure below, we respect diverse individuality that is rich in ideas and that will contribute to building a sustainable future.

We recognize the importance of diversity and inclusion in ensuring sustainable growth, both for the Group and society. Our basic principle is to prohibit discrimination based on gender, nationality, religion, age, disability, or any other criteria. We aim to foster a corporate culture full of trust and co-creation, in which employees with different values and ideas can respect each other and feel rewarded by their work.

In FY 2025, we held a diverse range of seminars focused on key sustainability themes, including human rights and mental and physical health. We also facilitated sessions designed to deepen understanding of international talent integration. Our goal is to cultivate a professional environment that ensures inclusivity and ease of work for both the company and our global employees.

Based on the belief that increasing employee engagement will lead to their growth together with the company, we have been conducting an employee awareness survey for Toyo Tanso employees since 2008, and a global engagement survey for all employees of the Toyo Tanso Group since 2022 every year.The Toyo Tanso Group regards job satisfaction as an important indicator of sustainable growth, and is working on various measures to increase it.

Toyo Tanso recognizes that collaborative value creation with both shareholders and various stakeholders, including employees, business partners, customers, creditors, and local communities, has become increasingly important in corporate management. Accordingly, we are committed to appropriate collaboration with all stakeholders. Based on the view that the appropriate distribution of profits and results generated through collaborative value creation and enhanced productivity to various stakeholders will help maintain momentum for wage increases and sustainable economic development, we will promote the initiatives in light of the importance of returning profits to employees and giving consideration to our business partners.