In our efforts to put our Purpose into practice Groupwide, we have identified human resources as a key form of management capital. Building environments in which each and every employee can grow and perform to their fullest is a key management topic in the context of the materiality issue of “building attractive, rewarding workplaces”.
Since FY2026, we have pursued advanced workstyle reforms intended to make work more rewarding and to create workplaces where employees will want to stay. We are also striving to develop human resources capable of achieving sustained business growth and improvements in corporate value, with a focus on integrity, autonomy, and pursuing challenges as values shared by all Group human resources.

We believe the ideal and essential human resources for the organization are those capable of thinking for themselves and taking autonomous action to tackle challenges, meet the needs of the organization and of its customers, and achieve strong results based on their high-level professional competencies.

The Group promotes human resource development and growth based on the following policies:
・We provide opportunities that encourage a diverse range of human resources to demonstrate their individuality.
・We continually enhance our training and human resource development programs to empower employees to continue learning and experience personal growth.
・We evaluate and promote those employees who actively pursue challenges and achieve results.

As the basis for human resource development, we implement tier-based training to confer the mindset and skills needed at each level. Additionally, we are developing a broad range of education and training programs, including compliance education, and providing support for those seeking to earn official qualifications. We encourage autonomous growth among our employees through human rights education, training to support career building, and other efforts.

Based on a multifaceted analysis of the findings of the annual Employee Engagement Survey, we are implementing various measures to improve employee engagement.
Going forward, we plan to establish reforms that make work still more rewarding and to build an organization where each and every employee will continually grow and want to stay.
By further enhancing KPI formulation and measures connected to survey results, we will accelerate Groupwide improvements in employee engagement and link these to increased corporate value over the medium to long term.

* Employees: Including irregular employees

In addition to promoting R&D on ICT and AI, under a comprehensive partnership agreement with the Muroran Institute of Technology, we are implementing joint research across a wide range of fields, including design optimization based on model predictive control and computer simulations.
We accept interns and encourage those pursuing PhDs to take advantage of programs designed to support working professional students. Through these and other industry-academia partnerships, we seek to cultivate advanced human resources who combine advanced knowledge with real-world skills.

By passing on the skills of veteran engineers highly knowledgeable in specific technologies to selected capable younger and mid-level engineers, we plan to maintain the Group's proprietary technical skills and expertise amassed over many years in various fields, including filtration, incineration, and equipment maintenance, while continually improving the technical skills and specialized knowledge of younger and mid-level engineers to enhance our overall technological foundations.

In part because its businesses center on machinery, manufacturing, and engineering, the Group has relatively few female employees. In response, in addition to developing an environment that makes it easier for women to apply at the hiring stage and to continue working over the long term, we have set various KPIs to promote diversity.
In FY2025, we implemented Groupwide training on diversity and inclusion, training on unconscious biases, and career training for women employees. We are also promoting efforts to earn Eruboshi and Kurumin certification.
We will continue to identify and address issues related to work styles, careers, and other areas to build workplaces that empower diverse human resources.

Regarding health management as a fundamental to sustained growth, the Group is helping workers establish a satisfactory work-life balance and promoting measures that improve and maintain health and create comfortable working environments. These corporate initiatives seek to help all employees work with a sense of vitality and to realize their full mental and physical potential.