ESG Data
The Z Holdings Group’s data related to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is summarized here by items.
*The figures for FY2017 and FY2018 are of Yahoo Japan Corporation (“Yahoo! JAPAN”) alone, and the figures for FY2019 are of the entire Z Holdings Group, unless otherwise indicated.
INDEX
Profile
| Items | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (JPY million) | 897,185 | 954,714 | 1,052,943 |
| No. of employees | 6,330 | 6,515 | 14,168 |
Environment
| Items | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Coverage* |
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| Gross CO2 emissions (t-CO2) | 106,371 (83,865) |
101,314 (81,226) |
118,345 (90,276) |
93.4% |
| Scope 1 | 3,060 | 3,614 | 4,203 | 93.4% |
| Scope 2 | 103,308 | 97,593 | 114,142 | 93.4% |
| Scope 3 | – | 1,339,004 | 1,338,755 | 80.3% |
| Total energy consumption (GJ) | 2,191,711 (1,792,129) |
2,286,877 (1,815,357) |
2,731,073 (2,024,448) |
89.1% |
| CO2 emission per energy consumption (t-CO2/GJ) | 0.049 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 89.1% |
| Renewable energy consumption (GJ) | 117,361 | 134,149 | 325,313 (203,733) |
83.7% |
| Renewable energy ratio (%) | 7.00% | 7.90% | 12.31% | 83.7% |
| Average PUE of data centers | 1.56 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 42.5% |
| Water consumption (m3) | 326,546 | 339,829 | 577,406 | 92.0% |
| Waste (t) | 89.2 | 209.2 (108.2) |
5330.5 (149.5) |
91.7% |
| Recycling rate of waste | 77.3% | 95.1% (84.6%) |
78.2% (63.1%) |
89.1% |
| Sustainable procurement ratio ** | – | 35.1% | 42.7% | 42.5% |
| Total paper used (t) | 27.5 | 27.9 | 300.1 (22.4) |
92.3% |
| Carbon offset | CO2 reduction of approx. 47.18 tons | CO2 reduction of approx. 51.02 tons | CO2 reduction of approx. 38.60 tons | 42.6% |
| Paper recycling | Deforestation reduction equivalent to 429 trees | Deforestation reduction equivalent to 501 trees | Deforestation reduction equivalent to 430 trees | 46.0% |
| Investment in conservation of biodiversity | JPY 4.70 million | JPY 8 million | JPY 10.35 million | 42.5% |
- *Figures in brackets cover Yahoo! JAPAN facilities (including data centers), as well as group companies that are based within these facilities. The scope covered is the same for: Renewable energy consumption, Renewable energy ratio, Average PUE of data centers, and Investment in conservation of biodiversity for FY2017 and FY2018; and Waste, Recycling rate of waste, and CO2 emission per energy consumption for FY2017. Figures for other items cover the entire Z Holdings Group.
- *The percentages in the “Coverage” column are calculated based on the revenue proportions of group companies in the Group’s overall revenue.
- ** FY 2018: Applied to stationery only. FY2019: Applied to office automation equipment, PC, daily necessities, stationery and office supplies.
Social
| Items | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage* | |||||
| No. of employees: gender composition | Total | 6,330 | 6,515 | 14,168 | 100% |
| Male | 4,281 (68%) | 4,335 (67%) | 4,654 (67%) | – *1 | |
| Female | 2,049 (32%) | 2,160 (33%) | 2,339 (33%) | – | |
| Employees in managerial positions | Total | 1,226 | 1,172 | 2,256 | 100% |
| Male | 1,049 | 979 | 1,842 | 100% | |
| Female | 177 | 193 | 414 | 100% | |
| % of female employees in managerial positions out of all employees in managerial positions | Female | 14.4% | 16.5% | 18.9% | 99% |
| New appointments of female employees to managerial positions: % out of all new appointments to managerial positions | Female | 57 (18.2%) |
62 (20.6%) |
138 (26.5%) |
99% |
| No. of female directors and female employees in managerial positions: % for each managerial position | Director/corporate officer/ Audit and Supervisory Committee member *2 | 2 (7.4%) |
2 (7.4%) |
2 (7.4%) |
– |
| Senior manager or higher *2 | 25 (9.5%) |
33 (12%) |
43 (9.1%) |
– | |
| Manager *2 | 142 (18.1%) |
156 (19.1%) |
183 (17.8%) |
– | |
| Unit manager (UM) *2 | 2 (6.7%) |
2 (7.1%) |
1 (3.2%) |
– | |
| Service manager (SM) *2 | 19 (16.5%) |
19 (16.5%) |
16 (15.7%) |
– | |
| No. of new employees recruited in Japan: gender composition | Total | 816 | 1,968 *3 | 838 | – |
| Male | 547 (67%) | 1,323 (67%) | 566 (67.5%) |
– | |
| Female | 269 (33%) | 645 (33%) | 272 (32.4%) |
– | |
| No. of non-Japanese employees: (%) | Total | 146 | 207 | 195 (2.8%) |
– |
| Male | – | – | 153 (2.2%) |
– | |
| Female | – | – | 42 (0.6%) |
– | |
| % of employees with disabilities out of all employees | All employees | 2.11% | 2.17% | 2.40% | – |
| No. of post-retirement employees rehired | Total | 18 | 25 | 31 | – |
| % of voluntary resignation *4 | All employees | 5.5% | 9.1% | 7.8% | – |
| Average length of service (years) | All employees | 6.6 | 6.8 | 4 | 100% |
| Male | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5 | 100% | |
| Female | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4 | 100% | |
| Average age | All employees | 35.9 | 35.6 | 36.5 | 100% |
| Male | 36.0 | 35.7 | 35.8 | – | |
| Female | 35.4 | 35.5 | 35.6 | – | |
| Age distribution of employees (no. of employees) | 20s | 1,640 | 1,643 | 1,807 | – |
| 30s | 2,626 | 2,779 | 2,798 | – | |
| 40s | 1,609 | 1,679 | 1,820 | – | |
| 50s | 259 | 306 | 348 | – | |
| 60s | 20 | 27 | 30 | – | |
| Average annual salary of employees *5 | – | – | JPY 11.05 million | ||
| Ratio of CEO’s remuneration to average annual salary of employees | – | – | 20 : 1 | ||
| No. of employees in data & science-related departments *6 | 397 | 432 | 832 | 96% | |
| ES Survey | Average score (out of 5) | 3.86 | 3.80 | 3.76 | – |
| Frequency | Twice a year | Twice a year | Twice a year | – | |
| No. of employees subject to survey: (response rate) | 5,942 (96.1%) |
6,512 (97.9%) |
6,641 (95.8%) |
– | |
| No. of employees using childcare systems | Male | 57 | 84 | 149 | 99% |
| Female | 484 | 571 | 721 | 99% | |
| Utilization of childcare leave | Male | 17.8% | 16.3% | 20.3% | 99% |
| Female | 99% | 99% | 99.3% | 99% | |
| % of returning to work | 96.1% | 99.2% | 95.1% | – | |
| No. of employees under shorter working hour system for childcare | Male | 12 | 29 | 33 | – |
| Female | 292 | 343 | 389 | – | |
| No. of employees using nursing care leave | All employees | 70 | 90 | 113 | – |
| No. of employees under shorter working hour system for nursing care | All employees | 2 | 5 | 17 | – |
| Utilization of paid leave | All employees | 81.9% | 77.8% | 75.6% | 99% |
| Annual total working hours (average per employee) | All employees | 1,896 hours | 1,898 hours | 1,856 hours | 99% |
| Annual hours of overtime worked (average per employee) | All employees | 225 hours | 207 hours | 193 hours | 99% |
| Utilization of Dokodemo Office (Office Anywhere) *7 | All employees | 87.0% | 87.5% | 97.6% | 42.6% |
| No. of employees who have taken Problem Solving Leave *8 | All employees | 480 | 670 | 677 | 45.8% |
| Sabbatical System *9 | All employees | 42 | 59 | 88 | – |
| Frequency of work-related injury, etc. | All employees | 0.07% | 0.53% | 0.62% | 92.0% |
| % of employees receiving stress check | All employees | 88.1% | 82.3% | 89.1% | – |
| % of employees receiving regular medical checkups | All employees | 98.7% | 100% | 97.6% | 97.0% |
| % of employees with remarks in their medical checkups | All employees | 46.4% | 51.1% | 57.1% | 97.0% |
| Smoking rate | All employees | 18.3% | 17.5% | 19.0% | 97.0% |
| Completion rate of specific health guidance | Completion rate | 5.8% | 39.5% | Being calculated *10 | – |
| Total hours spent on competence development training for employees | All employees | 195,296 hours | 209,152 hours | 222,528 hours | – |
| Average training hours per employee (result) | Average hours | 26 hours | 26 hours | 26 hours | – |
| Average training cost per employee (result) | Average amount | JPY 129,000 | JPY 129,000 | JPY 136,000 | – |
- *1 Throughout this page, “–” in the “Coverage” column indicates that the figures are of Yahoo! JAPAN alone.
- *2 There are overlaps in counting since the female employees in managerial positions may concurrently serve as UM and SM.
- *3 The number of new hires increased for FY2018 due to expansion of new businesses.
- *4 % of voluntary resignation includes contract employees in the calculation.
- *5 Average annual salary of employees of Z Holdings Corporation including bonuses and extra remunerations.
- *6 We established the Data & Science Solutions Group in 2014 and have been strengthening hiring and development of human resources in an effort to make a shift toward a data-driven company.
- *7 A system that allows employees to work anywhere at any time.
- *8 Employees may take up to three days off per year to participate in volunteer work to assist in solving someone’s problems and contribute to society, outside the course of their work.
- *9 Employees who have worked for the company for ten years or more may take between two and three months off.
- *10 To be updated after September 2020.
- *The percentages in the “Coverage” column are calculated based on the revenue proportions of group companies in the Group’s overall revenue.
Governance
| Items | FY2019 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of directors *1 (as of March 31, 2020) | Directors (incl. those serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee) | Total | 9 | ||
| Male | 8 | ||||
| Female | 1 | ||||
| Of directors above, outside directors | Total | 3 | |||
| Male | 2 | ||||
| Female | 1 | ||||
| Director remuneration *1 | Director not serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee (incl. outside director) |
No. of directors | Total amount of remunerations, etc. | 3 (–) |
JPY 374 million (–) |
| Director serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee (incl. outside director) |
No. of directors | Total amount of remunerations, etc. | 3 (3) |
JPY 74 million (JPY 74 million) |
|
| Total (incl. outside director) | No. of directors | Total amount of remunerations, etc. | 6 (3) |
JPY 449 million (JPY 74 million) |
|
- *1 The figures are of Z Holdings Corporation.
Number of Directors/Audit Officers of Group Companies
| Items | FY2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of directors *1 (as of March 31, 2020) | Directors (incl. those serving on the Audit and Supervisory Committee) | Total | 125 | |
| Male | 116 | |||
| Female | 9 | |||
| Of directors above, outside directors | Total | 42 | ||
| Male | 38 | |||
| Female | 4 | |||
- *1 The figures are the sum of directors and auditors of the Z Holdings Group companies.
| Items | FY2018 | FY2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage* | |||
| No. of reported cases of whistle-blowing | 76 cases | 87 cases | 97% |
| Political donations | JPY 2.33 million | JPY 2.23 million | – |
| Legal actions regarding corruption, bribery, etc. | 0 | 0 | – |
| Income tax expense recorded in Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss *1 | JPY 45,542 million | JPY 47,655 million | – |
- *1 We fulfill our tax obligation appropriately for the development of our nation and the regions in which our offices are located.
- *The percentages in the “Coverage” column are calculated based on the revenue proportions of group companies in the Group’s overall revenue.