NANKAI Group's Human Resources Strategy: Investing in people to drive value creation and realize NANKAI's version of innovation.
Approach to human capital management
The Group regards human resources as its greatest capital and believes that people are the source of corporate value creation. Based on this belief, we actively invest in people and are promoting human capital management.
NANKAI Group Human Resources Strategy
To further accelerate our efforts in human capital management, our group formulated the "NANKAI Group Human Resources Strategy" in fiscal year 2024, which is linked to our management strategy. This human resources strategy consists of policies for securing and developing human resources and policies for improving the internal work environment. The themes for securing and developing human resources are "improving diverse human resources and diverse expertise" and "instilling group-wide shared values and improving skills," while the themes for improving the internal work environment are "creating an environment where employees can work energetically and healthily" and "creating an environment that encourages innovation." Based on these, we will plan and implement various human resources measures.
Our goal in implementing human resource policies based on our talent strategy—in other words, "investing in people"—is to create an environment where every employee can experience happiness, fulfillment, and growth. Furthermore, by realizing an environment where diverse talents can thrive, we aim to create a situation where all employees, regardless of their assigned business, duties, or position, are engaged in "NANKAI-style innovation."
In this way, by strengthening our greatest asset—our people and organization—we aim to realize our business strategies, achieve sustainable corporate value enhancement, and realize the "sustainable society" and "Corporate Image in 2050" that our group advocates.
By implementing our human resources strategy, we aim to create an environment where employees feel a sense of satisfaction, and through the mutual growth of employees and the company, we will contribute to creating a similar sense of satisfaction for society and our customers.
NANKAI Group Human Resources Strategy: Connecting the "something good" feeling of our employees to the "something good" feeling of society and our customers.
*Indicators ① to ⑦ are listed in the table for investment in people to implement "NANKAI-style innovation".
| Human Resources Securing and Development Policy | ①We will position all human resource acquisition and development activities as an "investment" in innovation. ②We will support each employee's independent career development and skill acquisition and improvement, making the most of their diverse personalities and aspirations. ③We will establish a "human resources portfolio" that shows the desired state of individuals and the organization, and promote human resources development measures linked to recruitment, placement, evaluation, and treatment to achieve this. |
| Internal environment improvement policy | ①We will create a system, culture and working environment that allows all employees to continue working with enthusiasm. ②We will place emphasis on DE&I and create an organization where people from diverse backgrounds and life stages can fully engage in innovation. ③We will monitor and maintain the health status and working environment of all our employees, and promote compliance with laws, regulations, and ethics, so that all employees can maintain their physical and mental health. |
What is "NANKAI-style innovation"?
Our group's goal in innovation is for each employee to re-examine the businesses and tasks they are currently working on, and to grasp and realize what society and our customers truly desire, regardless of the scale of their work. We call this "NANKAI-style innovation."
We believe that undertaking this initiative will yield results such as "new business creation," "value enhancement of existing businesses," and "operational reform." To realize the vision our group aims for, all employees will engage in "NANKAI-style innovation" in all our businesses and operations.
NANKAI Group's Vision for Innovation (NANKAI's Version of Innovation)
We will reexamine the businesses and operations we are currently working on, and identify and realize what society and our customers truly want, regardless of the scale of our business.
・Development of new businesses and services in new areas/areas surrounding existing businesses
・Improvement of revenue and profits
・Review of business structure
・Improvement of customer satisfaction, recognition, and attachment
・Contributing to and supporting "business activities," "business creation," and "increasing the value of existing businesses"
・Fundamental review of business processes and effective use of time (reduction of effort)
・Improved clarity and accuracy, etc.
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Investing in people to pursue "NANKAI-style innovation"
The Group will invest in its people based on its human resource securing and development policy and its internal environment improvement policy. The themes for securing and developing human resources are "improving diverse human resources and diverse expertise" and "spreading common values throughout the Group and improving skills," while the themes for improving the internal environment are "creating an environment where people can work enthusiastically and healthily" and "creating an environment that encourages innovation," and the Group will implement measures to address these themes.
We will also set indicators corresponding to each policy and monitor efforts and progress toward achieving them.
| theme | Measures | index | the goal | Achievements FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Securing and Development Policy | With diverse human resources Improving diverse expertise | ・Diverse recruitment activities ・Career autonomy initiatives ・Initiatives to improve professional skills
| ①Ratio of female managers [Link *1】 | Improved to about 10% (by fiscal year 2030) | 6.4％ |
| 2) Percentage of new hires Female ratio [consolidated *1】 | Improved to about 30% (by fiscal year 2030) | 22.6％ | |||
| ③Management Management Course *2 Percentage of new graduates hired Female ratio [Single unit *3] | Maintaining above 40% (Until fiscal year 2026) | 40.0％ | |||
| ④Career recruitment Managerial staff ratio [Non-consolidated ※3] | As of fiscal year 2021 Maintaining above the standard (7.4%) | 9.8％ | |||
| Group-wide values | ・Instilling values and vision | ① innovation skills Proficiency level [Individual ※3] | The number of people who achieved the target level is 30% (until fiscal year 2026) | 18.0％ | |
| Internal environment improvement policy | Lively and healthy Creating a good working environment | ・ES (Employee Satisfaction) Improvement Initiatives ・Workstyle reform ・Support for childcare and nursing care ・Health and Productivity Management (Promoting physical and mental health) | ⑥ Annual paid leave acquisition rate [Single unit *3] | Maintaining over 90% (Until fiscal year 2026) | 94.9％ |
| ⑦ Childcare leave for male workers, etc. and childcare leave acquisition rate [Single unit *3] | 100% (by fiscal year 2030) | 97.7％ | |||
| To innovation Creating an environment for engagement | ・Appropriate resource allocation (people and time) ・Creating an organizational culture (Goal-oriented psychological safety, etc.) | Currently considering appropriate indicators according to the theme | |||
*1 Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. and its 54 consolidated subsidiaries before the company split (until March 31, 2026)
*2 A career course aiming to become a manager or executive.
*3 Before the company split (until March 31, 2026), it refers to Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
The ideal human resources profile for the entire NANKAI Group to realize its management strategy.
Our group is made up of a variety of business companies, including those in the transportation, real estate, distribution, leisure and services, construction, and other businesses. To transform each of our businesses in response to changes in society and our customers, we will secure and develop both personnel with managerial perspectives and skills (management personnel) and personnel with a high level of expertise who are familiar with each business (specialist personnel).
Furthermore, among the specialized human resources, those who will lead new strategies for each business are positioned as "strategic human resources," while those who are primarily responsible for existing businesses and operations are positioned as "core human resources." In particular, to strengthen the securing and development of strategic human resources, we have defined the required skills and experience as the "Strategic Human Resources Profile," established a "Strategic Human Resources Portfolio," and are monitoring the status of securing and developing these human resources to promote the creation of a fighting force that will realize our business strategies.
Skills required across the entire NANKAI Group
Our group has defined "basic skills" as the skills that all employees should acquire in order to engage in "NANKAI-style innovation," and "advanced skills" as the skills for which it is desirable for more people to possess in order to promote future business strategies.
In particular, based on "business creation skills" and "data utilization/digital skills" among advanced skills, we have established an indicator called "innovation skills Proficiency" that shows the ability and skills to engage in innovation, and we are implementing measures to improve employees' skills so that the number of employees who reach the target level increases.
Towards creating a workplace and people where each individual can demonstrate their abilities
CAO, General Affairs and Personnel Office
Takashi Fujiwara
Our Group's greatest capital is our human resources. To move closer to realizing Corporate Image in 2050, it is most important that we attract a diverse range of human resources to our Group, where each individual can thrive and thrive based on diverse values.
To that end, we are actively working to create various personnel systems and a workplace culture that allows each employee to demonstrate their full potential through various "investments in people." In promoting these initiatives, we believe it is important that employees with various constraints, such as childcare, elderly care, or balancing work and medical treatment, can approach their work with peace of mind, and we strive to emphasize the perspective that "there are no employees without constraints."
Furthermore, deepening inclusion is essential to promoting diversity and making better use of the individuality and capabilities of our diverse human resources. By creating a vibrant workplace where each employee respects the individuality of others and brings out the best in each other, we hope to achieve sustainable growth for our company and continue to contribute to society.
