FY2025 Progress on Materiality Initiatives

We made progress in measures aimed at the diffusion of advanced technologies in society, such as AI and next-generation infrastructure, and provided more IT services to this end. We developed a set of guidelines and tools for AI-driven development, which incorporates generative AI into the development process, and by promoting application of the approach to development projects, we further enhanced our efforts to reduce man-hours and improve productivity. In addition, we made progress toward a deepened collaboration with customers and partners in business co-creation through value propositions to address customers' business and operational challenges and our engagement from upstream stages to create new projects and business opportunities.
Furthermore, we provided optimal security solutions to a wide range of customers to tackle increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity risks.

We made progress in development of human resources with both expertise and practical capabilities, focusing on priority fields such as security and advanced AI. In addition to efforts to enhance skills through expansion of training and various development programs, we continued to work on developing next-generation leaders. Moreover, as a result of promoting diversity measures and health and well-being management, the percentage of employees who feel a sense of fulfillment and purpose in their work increased. We are striving to create an environment in which diverse human resources can work comfortably and play an active role. We also contribute to supporting the development of the IT professionals who will lead the next generation, through initiatives such as IT experience programs for employees and their families and provision of learning opportunities to students of a college of technology (KOSEN).

Since FY2023, we have continued our efforts to identify salient human rights risks. We have also held briefing sessions on the CTC Group Supply Chain Sustainability Promotion Guidelines for our business partners with the aim of reducing risks across the entire supply chain. On the environmental front, we advanced the shift to renewable energy at our offices, while working to raise awareness and deepen understanding of sustainability within the company through training programs for all employees and internal communications.