Human Capital Management

To continue delivering Mizunoʼs signature “A-mon” quality to the world, innovation is essential.To achieve this, we promote human capital management as a means to deliver unparalleled value to our stakeholders.

At Mizuno, we do not view employees merely as “human resources,” but rather as “human capital” — core drivers of value creation. Based on this perspective, we aim to build borderless relationships with all stakeholders, while focusing on the autonomy and growth of each individual employee.

Moreover, beyond individual growth, organizational engagement is especially important. We believe that by fostering strong engagement across the entire organization, we can cultivate an inclusive and empowered culture. To this end, we implement a range of initiatives that energize the organization and ensure that every employee finds fulfillment and contributes to value creation.

Due to a decrease in the working population, securing excellent talent has become increasingly challenging year by year. In particular, the acquisition of professionals with expertise in fields such as AI and data science faces intense competition in the labor market. Technological innovations for business efficiency and automation have made remarkable progress, and without appropriate investment in talent can lead to decreased productivity and risks of declining performance and competitiveness. By adopting a diverse range of talent with various values and preparing an outstanding environment that enables diverse ways of working and job satisfaction, we will create innovations.

Risks

• Decline in the labor population
• Change on business environment brought about by technological innovation

Opportunities

• Providing opportunities for active participation
• Diverse ways of working and diverse values

By appropriately investing in and managing human capital, we generate irreplaceable value, leading to enhanced corporate value and increased profitability. This creates a virtuous cycle in business management and drives sustainable growth.

We are advancing three key initiatives to support individual autonomy and growth:

1. Investment in talent: We respect human connections and strive to create an environment where each employee can achieve self-realization.
2. Support for individual autonomy: We provide programs that encourage self-determination and independence, enabling employees to build their own career paths.
3. Maximizing individual growth and potential: We make the most of each employeeʼs unique strengths and capabilities by offering ongoing education, learning opportunities, and meaningful challenges in the workplace.

Additionally, as part of our organizational development efforts, we conduct employee engagement surveys across the entire Mizuno Group globally.

For initiatives related to "Human Capital Management", please refer to the following links:

Labor practices

Talent Development and Capability Building

Promoting and respecting diversity

Health Promotion Initiatives

Occupational safety and health

In the current age of rapid and unpredictable changes, often referred to as VUCA, it has become increasingly difficult to anticipate the future, making it challenging to differentiate our products and services. In such an environment, the role played by "people" has become increasingly crucial for Mizuno to demonstrate competitive advantage.

We will continue to create operations with high productivity, and solid culture that can contribute to the improvement of corporate value and social capital in the future. For the company to undergo corporate transformation the growth of each individual employee is indispensable. We will further enhance the environment where all employees can fully utilize their abilities and contribute to the future sustainable growth of the company.