[2025 Survey Edition] Survey on the Status of Human Capital Disclosure by Companies Adopting Talent Palette Reveals Adoption Rate by Listed Companies Reaches 93.1%

Plus Alpha Consulting Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Katsuya Mimuro; Securities Code 4071), which offers "Talent Palette," the No. 1 market share (*) talent management system adopted by many large and enterprise companies for data-driven human resource utilization, human capital management, HR DX, and reskilling promotion, conducted a "Survey on the Status of Human Capital Disclosure (2025 Survey Edition)" targeting companies that have introduced Talent Palette.

This survey revealed that human capital disclosure is shifting from "compliance with disclosure obligations" to "enhancing corporate value."

(*) Source: ITR "ITR Market View: Human Resource Management Market 2026" Human Resource Management Market: Sales Share by Vendor (FY2024-2025 Forecast)

Survey Highlights

- The rate of human capital disclosure initiatives among listed companies reached 93.1%. Among non-listed companies, the proportion of those who "do not disclose information externally" decreased from 60.3% in the previous year to 39.5%.

- The biggest challenge in promoting human capital disclosure is "lack of defined metrics to utilize," with 45.8% of respondents answering so.

- "Development" and "Engagement" ranked high as important human capital metrics.

Survey Results

1. Human Capital Disclosure Transitions from "Operational Response" to "Proactive Corporate Value Enhancement"

The rate of human capital disclosure initiatives among listed companies reached 93.1%, an increase of approximately 27 points from 66.2% in the previous year. Among non-listed companies, those stating they "do not disclose information externally" decreased from 60.3% in the previous year to 39.5%, while the proportion posting information on their company websites expanded to 55.8%. Regardless of company size, there is a growing trend to disclose human capital information to improve recruitment competitiveness and gain trust from stakeholders, including business partners and financial institutions.

2. Objective Shifts from "Defensive Disclosure Response" to "Proactive Corporate Value Enhancement"

The primary reasons for engaging in human capital management were "engagement improvement" (83.2%) and "business and corporate value improvement" (67.3%). This indicates a shift in positioning from merely responding to disclosure obligations to "proactive HR" that supports organizational revitalization and competitiveness enhancement.

3. Gap Between Emphasized Metrics and Actual Management Level

"Engagement" (81.6%) and "Development" (77.2%) ranked high as important human capital metrics. For most items, excluding diversity (childcare), companies are still in the stage of "implementing measures but not yet disclosing or sharing quantitative metrics." While the importance is recognized, there appears to be a significant hurdle in the execution phase of designing "what to quantify, how to quantify it, and at what frequency to conduct regular monitoring."

Conclusion

The results of this survey indicate that Japanese companies' human capital management is transitioning from "responding to disclosure obligations" to "enhancing corporate value through data utilization." On the other hand, many companies, while recognizing the importance, are in the trial-and-error phase, unable to translate it into specific metrics and KPIs.

Leading companies are first focusing on centralizing talent data, establishing a state where basic metrics such as turnover rate and engagement can be continuously tracked, and then gradually advancing the metrics to be emphasized in accordance with their own management and HR strategies.

To make human capital management effective, it is crucial not only to discuss metric design but also to first proceed with "inventorying and visualizing data." Establishing a system where the HR department can shift from data collection and aggregation tasks to focusing on strategy planning is the first step toward enhancing corporate value.

<Survey Overview>

- Survey Objective: Status of human capital disclosure related to human capital management and challenges in human capital management.

- Survey Target: 118 companies that have introduced the talent management system "Talent Palette."

- Survey Method: Web survey using our company's questionnaire form (anonymous).

- Survey Period: September 1, 2025 - September 19, 2025.

- Comparison Data: Same survey data conducted in 2024.

* This survey targets companies that have introduced "Talent Palette." Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding of decimal points.

This actual condition survey can be downloaded from here.

<About Talent Palette>

"Talent Palette" (https://www.pa-consul.co.jp/talentpalette/) is an all-in-one talent management system provided by Plus Alpha Consulting Co., Ltd., equipped with all the necessary functions for HR personnel.

It supports data-driven decision-making that does not rely solely on intuition or experience by consolidating and analyzing diverse talent data such as HR information, career history, skills, mindset (aptitude), employee aspirations and sentiments, daily motivation and engagement, and healthcare (health). Specifically, it enhances a wide range of HR initiatives, including relocation simulations, talent development including training, extraction of early signs of turnover through text mining, prevention of hiring mismatches, and monitoring of human capital KPIs.

Furthermore, its extensibility, with over 7,200 functions, is highly regarded by many companies, achieving No. 1 market share (*) in sales for large enterprises and mid-sized companies. Leveraging its extensive track record of over 4,500 adopting corporations and a retention rate of 99.6% (as of the end of September 2025), it contributes to the sustainable growth of companies.

<Voices from Talent Palette Adopters>

Talent Palette has received high ratings in the "Talent Management" category on ITreview for its "fast development speed" and "flexibility of functionality."

- It is very easy to use with a wealth of features. It has enabled comprehensive talent management by centrally managing HR information. It is very convenient to view individual information on a dashboard on a single screen.

- It centrally manages and operates a wide range of HR systems, including goal setting and performance reviews, and its design and intuitive operability are excellent for employees, the users.

* Source: ITreview (as of July 2026)

<About Plus Alpha Consulting Co., Ltd.>

Plus Alpha Consulting Co., Ltd. (https://www.pa-consul.co.jp/) has been operating a cloud solutions business centered on technologies such as "text mining" and "data mining," which have the power to visualize big data like customer feedback, customer/purchase data, and HR information, and provide insights, since its establishment in 2006, as a "visualization platform company that continuously creates added value from all information." By visualizing various information, we develop and sell software, provide consulting, and create new businesses to create +α (plus alpha) value for our customers' businesses.