The LY Corporation Group's data related to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is summarized here by items.
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| Items | Unit | FY2023 | FY2024 | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 & 2 ★ | mtCO2e | 94,067 | 28,403 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 (upstream) ★ | mtCO2e | 2,280,992 | 2,887,376 | 96.5% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 ★ | mtCO2e | 3,383,876 | 4,012,838 | 96.5% | |
| Emissions compensated for by carbon credits | mtCO2e | -1,500 | -2,000 | - | |
| Total operational emissions after emissions reductions and compensations | mtCO2e | 3,382,376 | 4,010,838 | 96.5% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 per revenue | mtCO2e/million USD | 7.36 | 2.26 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 (upstream) per revenue | mtCO2e/million USD | 178.39 | 229.26 | 96.5% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 per revenue | mtCO2e/million USD | 264.65 | 318.63 | 96.5% | |
| Scope 1 ★ | mtCO2e | 3,554 | 3,395 | 100.0% | |
| CO2 ★ | mtCO2e | 3,151 | 3,230 | 99.7% | |
| Methane ★ | mtCO2e | 72 | 33 | 99.7% | |
| Nitrous oxide ★ | mtCO2e | 11 | 5 | 99.7% | |
| Hydrofluorocarbon family of gases ★ | mtCO2e | 321 | 124 | 99.7% | |
| Perfluorocarbon family of gases ★ | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | |
| Sulfur hexafluoride ★ | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | |
| Nitrogen trifluoride ★ | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | |
| City gas ★ | m3 | 209,287 | 242,567 | 99.7% | |
| Liquefied petroleum gas ★ | t | 9 | 9 | 99.7% | |
| Light oil ★ | kl | 447 | 438 | 99.7% | |
| Heavy oil ★ | kl | 52 | 199 | 99.7% | |
| Kerosene ★ | kl | 418 | 353 | 99.7% | |
| Gasoline ★ | kl | 130 | 57 | 99.7% | |
| Scope 2 - Market-based ★ | mtCO2e | 90,514 | 25,008 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 2 - Location-based ★ | mtCO2e | 273,912 | 237,682 | 100.0% | |
| Electricity ★ | MWh | 622,872 | 568,637 | 99.7% | |
| Electricity consumption from renewable sources ★ | MWh | 393,243 | 509,095 | 99.7% | |
| Ratio of electricity consumption from renewable sources to the total electricity consumption ★ | % | 63.1 | 89.5 | 99.7% | |
| Average PUE of data centers | - | 1.33 | 1.37 | 90.4% | |
| Hot water ★ | GJ | 5,064 | 6,091 | 99.7% | |
| Cold water ★ | GJ | 10,530 | 12,502 | 99.7% | |
| Steam ★ | GJ | 1,139 | 241 | 99.7% | |
| Total energy consumption *1 | GJ | 6,149,426 | 2,116,327 | 99.7% | |
| CO2 emission per energy consumption (Scope 1 & 2) *1 | mtCO2e/GJ | 0.015 | 0.013 | 99.7% | |
| Renewable energy consumption *1 | GJ | 3,838,048 | 1,849,732 | 99.7% | |
| Non-renewable energy consumption *1 | GJ | 2,311,377 | 266,595 | 99.7% | |
| Renewable energy ratio | % | 62.4 | 87.4 | 99.7% | |
| Scope 3 ★ | mtCO2e | 3,289,809 | 3,984,435 | 96.5% | |
| Category 1: Purchased goods ★ | mtCO2e | 1,604,858 | 2,083,096 | 96.5% | |
| Category 2: Purchased capital goods ★ | mtCO2e | 406,502 | 597,382 | 96.5% | |
| Category 3: Purchased fuel/energy (other than Scope 1 & 2) ★ | mtCO2e | 43,654 | 39,608 | 96.5% | |
| Category 4: Transportation and delivery (upstream) ★ | mtCO2e | 109,971 | 116,096 | 96.5% | |
| Category 5: Waste ★ | mtCO2e | 1,805 | 2,178 | 96.5% | |
| Category 6: Business travel ★ | mtCO2e | 4,412 | 4,864 | 96.5% | |
| Category 7: Employee commuting ★ | mtCO2e | 14,612 | 14,820 | 96.5% | |
| Category 8: Leased assets (upstream) ★ | mtCO2e | 1,111 | 928 | 96.5% | |
| Category 9: Transportation and delivery (downstream) ★ | mtCO2e | 627,508 | 648,090 | 96.5% | |
| Category 10: Processing of sold products ★ | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 96.5% | |
| Category 11: Use of sold products ★ | mtCO2e | 287,307 | 286,822 | 96.5% | |
| Category 12: End-of-life treatment of sold products ★ | mtCO2e | 175,147 | 166,568 | 96.5% | |
| Category 13: Leased assets (downstream) ★ | mtCO2e | 12,922 | 23,982 | 96.5% | |
| Category 14: Franchises ★ | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 96.5% | |
| Category 15: Investments ★ | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 96.5% | |
| Total water withdrawal (by water source) ★ *2 | Total | m3 | 666,818 | 826,078 | 99.7% | 
| Third-party sources (Municipal potable water) | m3 | 302,520 | 99.7% | ||
| Third-party sources (Industrial water) | m3 | 474,171 | 99.7% | ||
| Surface water | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Seawater / Brackish water | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Groundwater | m3 | 21,344 | 99.7% | ||
| Produced water | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| External wastewater | m3 | 985 | 99.7% | ||
| Harvested rainwater | m3 | 71 | 99.7% | ||
| Recycled water | m3 | 26,987 | 99.7% | ||
| Unknown | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Total water withdrawal (by facility) ★ | Total | m3 | 666,818 | 826,078 | 99.7% | 
| Offices | m3 | 70,014 | 110,611 | 99.7% | |
| Data centers | m3 | 470,500 | 600,547 | 99.7% | |
| Distribution centers/warehouses | m3 | 120,470 | 112,888 | 99.7% | |
| Stores | m3 | 5,834 | 2,032 | 99.7% | |
| Others | m3 | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | |
| Total water discharge (by discharge destination) *2 | Total | m3 | 352,147 | 99.7% | |
| Ocean discharge | m3 | 4,336 | 99.7% | ||
| Surface water / Fresh surface water discharge | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Groundwater / Well discharge | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Off-site water treatment / Third-party destinations discharge | m3 | 347,811 | 99.7% | ||
| Beneficial / other use total discharge | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Total water discharge (by facility) *2 | Total | m3 | 352,147 | 99.7% | |
| Offices | m3 | 110,611 | 99.7% | ||
| Data centers | m3 | 126,616 | 99.7% | ||
| Distribution centers/warehouses | m3 | 112,888 | 99.7% | ||
| Stores | m3 | 2,032 | 99.7% | ||
| Others | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Total water consumption (by facility) *2 | Total | m3 | 473,931 | 99.7% | |
| Offices | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Data centers | m3 | 473,931 | 99.7% | ||
| Distribution centers/warehouses | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Stores | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Others | m3 | 0 | 99.7% | ||
| Water withdrawal intensity (per revenue) *3 | m3/million USD | 52.15 | 65.60 | 99.7% | |
| Total emissions of waste | t | 27,904 | 26,671 | 99.7% | |
| Recycled *4 | t | 26,963 | 25,640 | 99.7% | |
| Final disposal of waste | t | 941 | 1,032 | 99.7% | |
| Recycling rate of waste *4 | % | 96.6 | 96.1 | 99.7% | |
| Total emissions of waste per revenue | t/million USD | 2.11 | 2.12 | 99.7% | |
| Final disposal of waste per revenue | t/million USD | 0.07 | 0.08 | 99.7% | |
| NOx | t | 3 | 3 | 99.7% | |
| SOx | t | 0 | 0 | 99.7% | |
| Investment in the environment | Total | million JPY | 4,655.1 | 4,774.0 | 97.2% | 
| Investment in renewable energy | million JPY | 549.6 | 629.8 | 97.2% | |
| Investment in CO2 reduction and climate change measures | million JPY | 4,078.1 | 4,095.8 | 97.2% | |
| Investment in water resources | million JPY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 97.2% | |
| Investment in resource recycling and waste | million JPY | 20.9 | 15.1 | 97.2% | |
| Investment in conservation of biodiversity | million JPY | 4.0 | 15.2 | 97.2% | |
| Other investment in the environment | million JPY | 16.5 | 18.1 | 97.2% | |
| Green purchasing ratio | % | 59.2 | 81.3 | 56.8% | |
| Total paper used | t | 312.1 | 51.1 | 72.7% | |
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| Items | FY2023 | FY2024 | Coverage | |
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| Total number of employees covered in this report: gender composition (%) | Total | 28,502 | 28,606 | 100% | 
| Male (%) | 17,150 (60.2%) | 17,087 (59.7%) | 100% | |
| Female (%) | 11,352 (39.8%) | 11,519 (40.3%) | 100% | |
| No. of employees in Japan | Total | 25,309 | 24,634 | 100% | 
| No. of employees overseas | Total | 3,193 | 3,972 | 100% | 
| No. of employees in managerial positions: gender composition; % of non-Japanese employees | Total | 4,816 | 5,000 | 100% | 
| Male (%) | 3,746 (77.8%) | 3,887 (77.7%) | 100% | |
| Female (%) | 1,070 (22.2%) | 1,113 (22.3%) | 100% | |
| Non-Japanese (%) | 735 (15.3%) | 932 (18.6%) | 100% | |
| No. of directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members | Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members | 162 (87.1%) | 138 (85.7%) | 100% | 
| Female (%) | 24 (12.9%) | 23 (14.3%) | 100% | |
| Gender composition by job title | Senior manager or higher | 1,325 (84.2%) | 1,421 (82.0%) | 100% | 
| Female (%) | 249 (15.8%) | 311 (18.0%) | 100% | |
| Manager (section chief) | 2,329 (75.1%) | 2,465 (75.5%) | 100% | |
| Female (%) | 771 (24.9%) | 801 (24.5%) | 100% | |
| No. of employees and gender composition by job category (revenue generating divisions) *1 | Male (%) | 6,813 (50.8%) | 5,844 (48.9%) | 100% | 
| Female (%) | 6,611 (49.2%) | 6,116 (51.1%) | 100% | |
| Ratio of females in managerial positions (revenue generating divisions) *1*2 | Female (%) | 221 (25.7%) | 485 (29.5%) | 100% | 
| No. of employees and gender composition by job category (STEM divisions) *1 | Male (%) | 7,550 (80.8%) | 8,024 (80.1%) | 100% | 
| Female (%) | 1,796 (19.2%) | 1,995 (19.9%) | 100% | |
| Ratio of females in managerial positions (STEM divisions) *1*2 | Female (%) | 84 (7.9%) | 227 (12.2%) | 100% | 
| No. of employees and gender composition by job category (other divisions) *3 | Male (%) | 2,787 (48.6%) | 3,219 (48.6%) | 100% | 
| Female (%) | 2,945 (51.4%) | 3,408 (51.4%) | 100% | |
| Ratio of females in managerial positions (other divisions) *2*3 | Female (%) | 139 (28.1%) | 401 (26.9%) | 100% | 
| New appointments of employees to managerial positions: gender composition | Total | 1,029 | 953 | 100% | 
| Male (%) | 768 (74.60%) | 690 (72.4%) | 100% | |
| Female (%) | 261 (25.4%) | 263 (27.6%) | 100% | |
| No. of non-Japanese employees (% to total employees) | Total(%) | 4,753 (16.7%) | 3,705 (16.9%) | 87% | 
| No. of new employees recruited: gender composition | Total | 2,074 | 1,928 | 100% | 
| Male (%) | 1,402 (67.6%) | 1,216 (63.1%) | 100% | |
| Female (%) | 672 (32.4%) | 712 (36.9%) | 100% | |
| No. of newly graduated employees recruited (% to total new recruits): gender composition (%) | Total(%) | 680 (32.8%) | 404 (21.0%) | 100% | 
| Male (%) | 510 (75.0%) | 258 (63.9%) | 100% | |
| Female (%) | 170 (25.0%) | 146 (36.1%) | 100% | |
| No. of mid-career employees recruited (% to total new recruits): gender composition (%) | Total(%) | 1,394 (67.2%) | 1,524 (79.0%) | 100% | 
| Male (%) | 892 (64.0%) | 958 (62.9%) | 100% | |
| Female (%) | 502 (36.0%) | 566 (37.1%) | 100% | |
| % of non-Japanese employees in newly graduated and mid-career employees recruited: No. of non-Japanese newly graduated recruits in newly graduated recruits, no. of non-Japanese mid-career recruits in mid-career recruits | Total(%) | 393 (18.9%) | 665 (34.5%) | 100% | 
| Newly graduated recruits (%) | 36 (5.3%) | 41 (10.1%) | 100% | |
| Mid-career recruits (%) | 357 (25.6%) | 624 (40.9%) | 100% | |
| No. of employees with disabilities | Total | 772 | 878 | 100% | 
| % of employees with disabilities in overall workforce | All employees (%) | 2.4% | 2.7% | 100% | 
| No. of post-retirement employees rehired | Total | 83 | 72 | 100% | 
| Average no. of temporary employees | Total | 7,659 | 7,547 | 100% | 
| Contract employees | 1,992 | 1,712 | 100% | |
| Average no. of non-permanent employees *4 | Total | 21,074 | 17,641 | 100% | 
| Temporary staff | 5,792 | 4,509 | 100% | |
| Subcontract employee | 15,282 | 13,132 | 98% | |
| No. of employees switched from temporary employees to permanent employees | Total | 293 | 317 | 100% | 
| Male | 142 | 100 | 100% | |
| Female | 151 | 217 | 100% | |
| No. of resignations | Voluntary resignation | 1,711 | 1,695 | 100% | 
| Total | 1,739 | 1,773 | 100% | |
| Resignation rate | Voluntary resignation (%) | 6.7% | 6.9% | 99% | 
| Overall (%) | 6.8% | 7.2% | 99% | |
| Average length of service (years) | Total (Year) | 6.6 | 7.1 | 100% | 
| Male (Year) | 6.6 | 7.1 | 100% | |
| Female (Year) | 6.6 | 7.1 | 100% | |
| Average age *5 | Total | 37.3 | 37.8 | 100% | 
| Male | 37.7 | 38.3 | 100% | |
| Female | 36.7 | 37.0 | 100% | |
| Age distribution of employees: gender composition | Under 30 Total | 6,467 | 5,792 | 100% | 
| Under 30 Male (%) | 3,708 (57.3%) | 3,246 (56.0%) | 100% | |
| Under 30 Female (%) | 2,759 (42.7%) | 2,546 (44.0%) | 100% | |
| 30's Total | 11,757 | 12,220 | 100% | |
| 30's Male (%) | 6,938 (59.0%) | 7,159 (58.6%) | 100% | |
| 30's Female (%) | 4,819 (41.0%) | 5,061 (41.4%) | 100% | |
| 40's Total | 7,584 | 7,922 | 100% | |
| 40's Male (%) | 4,864 (64.1%) | 5,055 (63.8%) | 100% | |
| 40's Female (%) | 2,720 (35.9%) | 2,867 (36.2%) | 100% | |
| 50's Total | 2,546 | 2,804 | 100% | |
| 50's Male (%) | 1,538 (60.4%) | 1,728 (61.6%) | 100% | |
| 50's Female (%) | 1,008 (39.6%) | 1,076 (38.4%) | 100% | |
| 60 and above Total | 348 | 394 | 100% | |
| 60 and above Male (%) | 244 (70.1%) | 273 (69.3%) | 100% | |
| 60 and above Female (%) | 104 (29.9%) | 121 (30.7%) | 100% | |
| Cost of recruitment | Total (JPY billion) | 21 | 32 | 100% | 
| Avg. cost per recruit (JPY thousand) | 1,014 | 1,672 | ||
| % of recruitment from internal sources *6 | Internal transfer, etc. (%) | 10.8% | 17.2% | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) | 
| Average annual remuneration of directors (Basic remuneration only) | Total (JPY thousand) | 21,469 | 24,298 | 94% | 
| Male (JPY thousand) | 22,334 | 25,177 | 94% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 16,425 | 17,657 | 94% | |
| Average annual remuneration of directors (Basic remuneration + other cash remunerations) | Total (JPY thousand) | 31,075 | 35,664 | 94% | 
| Male (JPY thousand) | 32,841 | 37,617 | 94% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 20,774 | 20,910 | 94% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in managerial positions (basic salary only) *7 | Total (JPY thousand) | 8,770 | 9,415 | 100% | 
| Male (JPY thousand) | 8,995 | 9,604 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 7,990 | 8,757 | 100% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in managerial positions (basic salary + bonus) *7 | Total (JPY thousand) | 10,983 | 12,015 | 100% | 
| Male (JPY thousand) | 11,309 | 12,268 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 9,848 | 11,136 | 100% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in non-managerial positions (basic salary only) | Total (JPY thousand) | 5,135 | 6,036 | 100% | 
| Male (JPY thousand) | 5,453 | 6,462 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 4,614 | 5,349 | 100% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in non-managerial positions (basic salary + bonus) | Total (JPY thousand) | 6,859 | 7,410 | 100% | 
| Male (JPY thousand) | 7,370 | 7,934 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 6,020 | 6,566 | 100% | |
| Median of employee remuneration | Total (JPY thousand) | 7,699 | 8,177 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) | 
| Ratio of average annual salary (median) by gender *8 | Median <Male: Female> | 1.21:1 | 1.19:1 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) | 
| Ratio of CEO's remuneration to average annual salary of employees *9 | Ratio by average <CEO: Employee> | 136.7:1 | 96.4:1 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) | 
| Utilization of childcare leave *10 | Male (%) | 50.9% | 60.9% | 100% | 
| Female (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| % of returning to work | 94.8% | 96.5% | 100% | |
| No. of employees under shorter working hour system for childcare | Total | 783 | 741 | 100% | 
| Male | 62 | 66 | 100% | |
| Female | 721 | 675 | 100% | |
| No. of employees under shorter working hour system for nursing care | Total | 7 | 10 | 100% | 
| Male | 2 | 2 | 100% | |
| Female | 5 | 8 | 100% | |
| Paid leave | % of paid leaves taken | 76.9% | 75.1% | 100% | 
| Annual total working hours (average per employee) | Hours | 1,883 | 1,865 | 100% | 
| Annual hours of overtime worked (average per employee) | Hours | 155 | 192 | 100% | 
| No. of users of remote work system | Total | 12,157 | 12,130 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) | 
| Overall utilization rate | 98.0% | 100% | ||
| No. of employees on leave due to non-work-related illness or injury | Total | 513 *11 | 501 | 100% | 
| Incidence of industrial accidents resulting in leave | All employees (%) | 0.08% | - | - | 
| Lost time incident rate | Number of incidents per one million total working hours | - | 0.81 | 99% | 
| Incidence of industrial accidents | All employees (%) | 0.99% | - | - | 
| Total recordable incident rate | Number of incidents per one million total working hours | - | 5.96 | 100% | 
| % of employees taking stress check | All employees (%) | 83.5% | 84.2% | 100% | 
| % of employees taking harassment check | All employees (%) | 84.2% | 87.7% | 96% | 
| % of employees taking regular medical checkups | All employees (%) | 97.8% | 91.8% | 100% | 
| % of employees with remarks in their medical checkups *12 | All employees (%) | 38.3% | 37.6% | 98% | 
| Smoking rate | All employees (%) | 13.1% | 10.9% | 84% | 
| Completion rate of specific health guidance | All employees (%) | 35.1% | 39.3% | 87% | 
| Total hours spent on capacity building training for employees | Total (hours) | 922,382 | 1,009,331 | 96% | 
| Average training hours per employee (result) | Average hours | 33 | 35 | 96% | 
| Average training cost per employee (result) | JPY | 67,971 | 152,369 | 100% | 
| % of respondents to engagement survey *2 | All employees (%) | 90.1% | 88.9% | 100% | 
| % of employees with high engagement score *2*13*15 | All employees (%) | 61.2% | 53.7% | 97% | 
| % of unionized employees *14 | Overall (%) | 31.8% | 39.7% | 100% | 
| Items | FY2023 | FY2024 | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of reported cases of whistle-blowing | 200 | 197 | 100% | |
| Legal actions regarding corruption, bribery, etc. | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| No. of violations related to human rights abuse and harassment | Harassment | 13 | 30 | 100% | 
| No. of violations against codes of business conduct and ethical standards | Insider trading (Violation of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act) | 0 | 0 | 100% | 
| Disciplinary actions related to customer data privacy | - | 2 | 100% | |
| Acts of conflict of interest | 0 | 0 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) | |
| % of employees taking compliance e-learning *1 | 96% | 98% | 80% | |