Human Resource Strategy

Eisai's Corporate Concept is "to give first thought to patients and people in the daily living domain, and to increase the benefits that health care provides." Under this Concept (also known as the human health care (hhc) Concept), we aim to effectively achieve social good in the form of relieving anxiety over health and reducing health disparities. “Maximizing Human Capital” has been identified as an important materiality toward the realization of this mission. Eisai regards its employees as the only stakeholders that can directly contribute to enhancement of our intrinsic corporate value and the realization of our hhc concept through the creation of innovations, and therefore positions them as invaluable assets that we call “human talent”.

To efficiently achieve social good, it is important that the concept of “efficiency” in our human resource strategy encompasses not only cost-effectiveness and the utilization of new technologies for operational efficiency, but also creating an environment in which excellent talents hoping to solve social issues can come together and maximize their respective values, and fostering a corporate culture where diverse talents with various perspectives can thrive.

Furthermore, as human capital management continues to garner attention, initiatives to maximize the value of talent are becoming more important, by moving away from the traditional HR viewpoint of managing, nurturing, and evaluating talent. We believe that disclosing the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for achieving our human resource strategy and continually working towards improvements will contribute to efficiently realizing social good.

At the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in 2022, Eisai amended a portion of its Articles of Incorporation to include key principles related to human capital management ― “respect for human rights and diversity,” “providing full opportunities for growth in support of self-fulfillment,” and “creating a comfortable working environment”, to our existing commitment of “ensuring stable employment.” Based on these changes, we formulated an Integrated Human Resource Strategy, structured around four quadrants: “Health”, “Work Style”, “Growth”, and “Business & Organization.” These elements are organically interconnected to pursue an ideal corporate image.

In fiscal 2024, we defined our Global HR Purpose: “Unleash the energy of each employee to create organizational synergy and contribute to maximizing social impact.” To realize this purpose, we established key themes as Global HR Initiatives and are promoting them through the Global HR Board.

We are proactively disclosing information relating to human capital management. We have become the first domestic pharmaceutical company to publish a Human Capital Report (HCR), with the third edition of the HCR released in July 2025. While targeting employees as the primary audience, we use the HCR to communicate the honest state of our human resources with external stakeholders in an easy-to-understand way. By clearly presenting the challenges faced by Eisai’s employees and organizations, as well as ongoing initiatives, we have received significant responses and feedback from both inside and outside Eisai, leading to exchanges with many stakeholders and contributing to the growth of our HR strategy.

Internally, we are implementing initiatives such as the Global Engagement Survey, domestic pulse surveys, promoting dialogue for individual and organizational development, and introducing the 360° Leadership Survey. By steadily executing these initiatives, verifying them through KPIs, and taking action, we will further advance human capital management. For details about our initiatives, please refer to the Human Capital Report 2025.

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