In terms of HRX, we have established the employee (our driving force) engagement index as one of our KPIs (our target for FY2025 is set at 60 points) and will implement various strategies that "motivate employees and harness their skills."

In the area of DX, we will work to develop “core digital personnel” (900 in FY2025) who can leverage data and foster a corporate culture where employees take ownership in the Group’s DX efforts in order to transform our business model to one that responds to changes in the business environment. 

Regarding GX, Cosmo announced its 2050 Carbon Net Zero Declaration in May 2021. To achieve this end, we will work to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in accordance with our associated roadmap.

In an effort to cultivate human resources who can help us realize Vision 2030, we are pursuing a “people strategy that motivates employees and harnesses their skills” and enhances the capabilities of human resources who can drive our businesses. We will do this by strengthening our human resource capability foundation of “health” and “engagement” and improving wellbeing, as well as enacting a transformation based on current challenges.

In the Seventh Medium-Term Consolidated Management Plan, we have outlined our to-be state in the areas of “human resource cultivation and development,” “organizational culture,” and “health,” and are implementing concrete initiatives to achieve our goals based on defined KPIs. 

In the area of DX, we will work to develop “core digital personnel” (900 in by FY2025) who can leverage data and foster a corporate culture where employees take ownership in the Group’s DX efforts in order to transform our business model to one that responds to changes in the business environment. As an energy supplier, we will create new business value as a community enabler by leveraging existing and new data, while working to strengthen the competitiveness of our current businesses through the use of digital tools and platforms, including digitizing refineries and optimizing the oil supply chain.

In announcing the Seventh Consolidated Medium-Term Management Plan, the Cosmo Energy Group expanded the scope of its Carbon Net Zero Declaration to the entire supply chain, including Scope 3 emissions. As across-the-board transformation of management will be crucial to realizing our goal, and we have positioned GX as one of our strategic focuses, aiming to reduce GHG emissions (Scope 1 & 2) by 30% in 2030 compared to the 2013-level. We will also strive to achieve net zero carbon emissions, including Scope 3, by 2050 through efforts centered on both direct reduction and reduction contribution.