ESG Data
The LY Corporation Group's data related to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is summarized here by items.
- Range of companies covered in this report
This report covers the aggregate figures for major subsidiaries of LY Corporation as reported in the Annual Securities Report. - Coverage ratio
- Environment:
- Calculated based on the revenue ratio of the group companies that constitute the LY Corporation Group. - Social:
- From FY2021, calculated based on the percentage of employees.
- In FY2024 and FY2025, revised the method for calculating the coverage ratio. - Governance:
- Calculated based on the revenue ratio of the group companies that constitute the LY Corporation Group until the FY2023 report, with some exceptions.
- From the report for FY2024, calculated based on the percentage of employees for all items.
- Environment:
Environment
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| Items | Unit | FY2024 | FY2025 | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 & 2 | mtCO2e | 28,403 | 13,904 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 (upstream) | mtCO2e | 2,887,376 | 2,634,761 | 98.5% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 | mtCO2e | 4,012,838 | 3,070,291 | 98.5% | |
| Emissions compensated for by carbon credits | mtCO2e | -2,000 | -2,000 | - | |
| Total operational emissions after emissions reductions and compensations | mtCO2e | 4,010,838 | 3,068,291 | 98.5% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 per revenue | mtCO2e/million USD | 2.26 | 1.02 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 (upstream) per revenue | mtCO2e/million USD | 229.26 | 193.21 | 98.5% | |
| Scope 1 & 2 & 3 per revenue | mtCO2e/million USD | 318.63 | 225.15 | 98.5% | |
| Scope 1 | mtCO2e | 3,395 | 3,195 | 100.0% | |
| CO2 | mtCO2e | 3,230 | 2,929 | 100.0% | |
| Methane | mtCO2e | 33 | 36 | 100.0% | |
| Nitrous oxide | mtCO2e | 5 | 6 | 100.0% | |
| Hydrofluorocarbon family of gases | mtCO2e | 124 | 198 | 100.0% | |
| Perfluorocarbon family of gases | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Sulfur hexafluoride | mtCO2e | 0 | 27 | 100.0% | |
| Nitrogen trifluoride | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| City gas | m3 | 242,567 | 175,719 | 100.0% | |
| Liquefied petroleum gas | t | 9 | 15 | 100.0% | |
| Natural Gas | therm | 2,711 | 100.0% | ||
| Light oil | kl | 438 | 328 | 100.0% | |
| Heavy oil | kl | 199 | 196 | 100.0% | |
| Kerosene | kl | 353 | 373 | 100.0% | |
| Gasoline | kl | 57 | 78 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 2 - Market-based | mtCO2e | 25,008 | 10,708 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 2 - Location-based | mtCO2e | 237,682 | 222,267 | 100.0% | |
| Electricity | MWh | 568,637 | 528,329 | 100.0% | |
| Electricity consumption from renewable sources | MWh | 509,095 | 504,297 | 100.0% | |
| Ratio of electricity consumption from renewable sources to the total electricity consumption | % | 90 | 95.5 | 100.0% | |
| Average PUE of data centers | - | 1.37 | 1.35 | 100.0% | |
| Hot water | GJ | 6,091 | 8,030 | 100.0% | |
| Cold water | GJ | 12,502 | 16,359 | 100.0% | |
| Steam | GJ | 241 | 35 | 100.0% | |
| Total energy consumption | GJ | 2,116,327 | 1,971,379 | 100.0% | |
| CO2 emission per energy consumption (Scope 1 & 2) | mtCO2e/GJ | 0.013 | 0.007 | 100.0% | |
| Renewable energy consumption | GJ | 1,849,732 | 1,838,612 | 100.0% | |
| Non-renewable energy consumption | GJ | 266,595 | 132,767 | 100.0% | |
| Renewable energy ratio | % | 87.4 | 93.3 | 100.0% | |
| Scope 3 | mtCO2e | 3,984,435 | 3,056,387 | 98.5% | |
| Category 1: Purchased goods | mtCO2e | 2,083,096 | 2,027,718 | 98.5% | |
| Category 2: Purchased capital goods | mtCO2e | 597,382 | 398,308 | 98.5% | |
| Category 3: Purchased fuel/energy (other than Scope 1 & 2) | mtCO2e | 39,608 | 5,767 | 98.5% | |
| Category 4: Transportation and delivery (upstream) | mtCO2e | 116,096 | 169,745 | 98.5% | |
| Category 5: Waste | mtCO2e | 2,178 | 1,960 | 98.5% | |
| Category 6: Business travel | mtCO2e | 4,864 | 7,806 | 98.5% | |
| Category 7: Employee commuting | mtCO2e | 14,820 | 9,553 | 98.5% | |
| Category 8: Leased assets (upstream) *1 | mtCO2e | 928 | 0 | 98.5% | |
| Category 9: Transportation and delivery (downstream) *2 | mtCO2e | 648,090 | 0 | 98.5% | |
| Category 10: Processing of sold products | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 98.5% | |
| Category 11: Use of sold products | mtCO2e | 286,822 | 258,066 | 98.5% | |
| Category 12: End-of-life treatment of sold products | mtCO2e | 166,568 | 165,547 | 98.5% | |
| Category 13: Leased assets (downstream) | mtCO2e | 23,982 | 11,917 | 98.5% | |
| Category 14: Franchises | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 98.5% | |
| Category 15: Investments | mtCO2e | 0 | 0 | 98.5% | |
| Total water withdrawal (by water source) | Total | m3 | 597,472 | 582,453 | 100.0% |
| Third-party sources (Municipal potable water) | m3 | 302,589 | 297,340 | 100.0% | |
| Third-party sources (Industrial water) | m3 | 193,197 | 177,878 | 100.0% | |
| Surface water | m3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Seawater / Brackish water | m3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Groundwater | m3 | 73,643 | 75,049 | 100.0% | |
| Produced water | m3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| External wastewater | m3 | 985 | 1,687 | 100.0% | |
| Harvested rainwater | m3 | 71 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Recycled water | m3 | 26,987 | 30,460 | 100.0% | |
| Unknown | m3 | 0 | 39 | 100.0% | |
| Total water withdrawal (by facility) | Total | m3 | 597,472 | 582,453 | 100.0% |
| Offices | m3 | 110,611 | 125,030 | 100.0% | |
| Data centers | m3 | 319,573 | 295,747 | 100.0% | |
| Distribution centers/warehouses | m3 | 165,256 | 107,537 | 100.0% | |
| Stores | m3 | 2,032 | 89 | 100.0% | |
| Others | m3 | 0 | 54,050 | 100.0% | |
| Total water discharge (by discharge destination) | Total | m3 | 376,718 | 375,853 | 100.0% |
| Ocean discharge | m3 | 4,336 | 3,411 | 100.0% | |
| Surface water / Fresh surface water discharge | m3 | 24,502 | 26,632 | 100.0% | |
| Groundwater / Well discharge | m3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Off-site water treatment / Third-party destinations discharge | m3 | 347,880 | 345,810 | 100.0% | |
| Beneficial / other use total discharge | m3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Total water discharge (by facility) | Total | m3 | 376,718 | 375,853 | 100.0% |
| Offices | m3 | 110,611 | 125,030 | 100.0% | |
| Data centers | m3 | 126,616 | 117,870 | 100.0% | |
| Distribution centers/warehouses | m3 | 137,459 | 107,537 | 100.0% | |
| Stores | m3 | 2,032 | 89 | 100.0% | |
| Others | m3 | 0 | 25,328 | 100.0% | |
| Total water consumption (by facility) | Total | m3 | 220,754 | 206,600 | 100.0% |
| Offices | m3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Data centers | m3 | 192,957 | 177,878 | 100.0% | |
| Distribution centers/warehouses | m3 | 27,797 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Stores | m3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | |
| Others | m3 | 0 | 28,722 | 100.0% | |
| Water withdrawal intensity (per revenue) | m3/million USD | 47.46 | 42.71 | 100.0% | |
| Total emissions of waste | t | 26,671 | 23,932 | 100.0% | |
| Recycled *3 | t | 25,640 | 22,784 | 100.0% | |
| Final disposal of waste | t | 1,032 | 1,148 | 100.0% | |
| Recycling rate of waste *3 | % | 96.1 | 95.2 | 100.0% | |
| Total emissions of waste per revenue | t/million USD | 2.12 | 1.75 | 100.0% | |
| Final disposal of waste per revenue | t/million USD | 0.08 | 0.08 | 100.0% | |
| NOx | t | 3 | 5 | 100.0% | |
| SOx | t | 0 | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Investment in the environment | Total | million JPY | 4,774.0 | 13,418.2 | 98.9% |
| Investment in renewable energy | million JPY | 629.8 | 349.2 | 98.9% | |
| Investment in CO2 reduction and climate change measures *4 | million JPY | 4,095.8 | 13,013.8 | 98.9% | |
| Investment in water resources | million JPY | 0.0 | 0.0 | 98.9% | |
| Investment in resource recycling and waste | million JPY | 15.1 | 12.6 | 98.9% | |
| Investment in conservation of biodiversity | million JPY | 15.2 | 16.1 | 98.9% | |
| Other investment in the environment | million JPY | 18.1 | 26.5 | 98.9% | |
| Total paper used | t | 51.1 | 43.9 | 98.9% | |
- *1 Scope 3 Category 8: From FY2025, Category 8 emissions are included in Category 1 based on the operational control approach.
- *2 Scope 3 Category 9: Disclosed as a voluntary disclosure item through FY2024; excluded from reporting since FY2025.
- *3 Recycling rate of waste: Waste recycling includes energy recovery.
- *4 Investment in CO2 reduction and climate change measures: Including purchases of green bonds and sustainability-linked bonds in the financial business from FY2025 onwards.
Social
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| Items | FY2024 | FY2025 | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of employees covered in this report: gender composition (%) | Total | 28,606 | 32,175 | 100% |
| Male (%) | 17,087 (59.7%) |
18,705 (58.1%) |
100% | |
| Female (%) | 11,519 (40.3%) |
13,470 (41.9%) |
100% | |
| No. of employees in Japan | Total | 24,634 | 24,915 | 100% |
| No. of employees overseas | Total | 3,972 | 7,260 | 100% |
| No. of employees in managerial positions: gender composition; % of non-Japanese employees *1*2 | Total | 5,000 | 4,755 | 100% |
| Male (%) | 3,887 (77.7%) |
3,613 (76.0%) |
100% | |
| Female (%) | 1,113 (22.3%) |
1,142 (24.0%) |
100% | |
| Non-Japanese (%) | 932 (18.6%) |
1,295 (27.2%) |
100% | |
| No. of directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members | Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members | 138 (85.7%) |
150 (83.3%) |
100% |
| Female (%) | 23 (14.3%) |
30 (16.7%) |
100% | |
| Gender composition by job title *1 | Senior manager or higher Male (%) |
1,421 (82.0%) |
1,147 (81.5%) |
100% |
| Senior manager or higher Female (%) |
311 (18.0%) |
260 (18.5%) |
100% | |
| Manager Male (%) |
2,465 (75.5%) |
2,466 (73.7%) |
100% | |
| Manager Female (%) |
801 (24.5%) |
882 (26.3%) |
100% | |
| No. of employees and gender composition by job category (revenue generating divisions) *3*4 | Male (%) | 4,215 (49.7%) |
4,787 (46.0%) |
100% |
| Female (%) | 4,271 (50.3%) |
5,628 (54.0%) |
100% | |
| Ratio of females in managerial positions (revenue generating divisions) *1*2*3*4*5 | Female (%) | 479 (30.7%) |
478 (30.3%) |
100% |
| No. of employees and gender composition by job category (STEM divisions) *3 | Male (%) | 8,024 (80.1%) |
9,121 (79.5%) |
100% |
| Female (%) | 1,995 (19.9%) |
2,350 (20.5%) |
100% | |
| Ratio of females in managerial positions (STEM divisions) *1*2*3*5 | Female (%) | 227 (12.2%) |
205 (12.3%) |
100% |
| No. of employees and gender composition by job category (other divisions) *3*4 | Male (%) | 4,848 (48.0%) |
4,794 (46.6%) |
100% |
| Female (%) | 5,253 (52.0%) |
5,492 (53.4%) |
100% | |
| Ratio of females in managerial positions (other divisions) *1*2*3*4*5 | Female (%) | 407 (25.9%) |
459 (30.5%) |
100% |
| New appointments of employees to managerial positions: gender composition *2 | Total | 953 | 797 | 100% |
| Male (%) | 690 (72.4%) |
583 (73.1%) |
100% | |
| Female (%) | 263 (27.6%) |
214 (26.9%) |
100% | |
| No. of non-Japanese employees (% to total employees) | Total(%) | 3,705 (16.9%) |
9,111 (31.4%) |
100% |
| No. of new employees recruited: gender composition | Total | 1,928 | 2,381 | 100% |
| Male (%) | 1,216 (63.1%) |
1,460 (61.3%) |
100% | |
| Female (%) | 712 (36.9%) |
921 (38.7%) |
100% | |
| No. of newly graduated employees recruited (% to total new recruits): gender composition (%) | Total(%) | 404 (21.0%) |
292 (12.3%) |
100% |
| Male (%) | 258 (63.9%) |
176 (60.3%) |
100% | |
| Female (%) | 146 (36.1%) |
116 (39.7%) |
100% | |
| No. of mid-career employees recruited (% to total new recruits): gender composition (%) | Total(%) | 1,524 (79.0%) |
2,089 (87.7%) |
100% |
| Male (%) | 958 (62.9%) |
1,284 (61.5%) |
100% | |
| Female (%) | 566 (37.1%) |
805 (38.5%) |
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(%) | 665 (34.5%) |
1,098 (46.1%) |
100% |
| Newly graduated recruits (%) | 41 (10.1%) |
66 (22.6%) |
100% | |
| Mid-career recruits (%) | 624 (40.9%) |
1,032 (49.4%) |
100% | |
| No. of employees with disabilities | Total | 878 | 963 | 100% |
| % of employees with disabilities in overall workforce | All employees (%) | 2.7% | 2.6％ | 100% |
| No. of post-retirement employees rehired | Total | 72 | 57 | 100% |
| Average no. of temporary employees | Total | 7,547 | 6,531 | 100% |
| Contract employees | 1,712 | 1,074 | 100% | |
| Average no. of non-permanent employees *6 | Temporary staff | 4,509 | 5,740 | 100% |
| No. of employees switched from temporary employees to permanent employees | Total | 317 | 227 | 100% |
| Male | 100 | 80 | 100% | |
| Female | 217 | 147 | 100% | |
| No. of resignations | Voluntary resignation | 1,695 | 2,791 | 100% |
| Total | 1,773 | 2,906 | 100% | |
| Resignation rate | Voluntary resignation (%) | 6.9% | 9.9% | 100% |
| Overall (%) | 7.2% | 10.3% | 100% | |
| Average length of service (years) | Total (Year) | 7.1 | 6.9 | 100% |
| Male (Year) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 100% | |
| Female (Year) | 7.1 | 6.6 | 100% | |
| Average age | Total | 37.8 | 37.7 | 100% |
| Male | 38.3 | 38.3 | 100% | |
| Female | 37.0 | 36.9 | 100% | |
| Age distribution of employees: gender composition | Under 30 Total | 5,792 | 6,540 | 100% |
| Under 30 Male (%) |
3,246 (56.0%) |
3,487 (53.3%) |
100% | |
| Under 30 Female (%) |
2,546 (44.0%) |
3,054 (46.7%) |
100% | |
| 30's Total | 12,220 | 13,870 | 100% | |
| 30's Male (%) |
7,159 (58.6%) |
7,874 (56.8%) |
100% | |
| 30's Female (%) |
5,061 (41.4%) |
5,996 (43.2%) |
100% | |
| 40's Total | 7,922 | 8,505 | 100% | |
| 40's Male (%) |
5,055 (63.8%) |
5,335 (62.7%) |
100% | |
| 40's Female (%) |
2,867 (36.2%) |
3,170 (37.3%) |
100% | |
| 50's Total | 2,804 | 3,214 | 100% | |
| 50's Male (%) |
1,728 (61.6%) |
1,992 (62.0%) |
100% | |
| 50's Female (%) |
1,076 (38.4%) |
1,222 (38.0%) |
100% | |
| 60 and above Total | 394 | 418 | 100% | |
| 60 and above Male (%) |
273 (69.3%) |
273 (65.3%) |
100% | |
| 60 and above Female (%) |
121 (30.7%) |
145 (34.7%) |
100% | |
| Cost of recruitment | Total (JPY billion) | 32 | 34 | 99% |
| Avg. cost per recruit (JPY thousand) | 1,672 | 1,426 | ||
| % of recruitment from internal sources | Internal transfer, etc. (%) | 17.2% | 28.3% | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) |
| Average annual remuneration of directors (Basic remuneration only) | Total (JPY thousand) | 24,298 | 23,758 | 99% |
| Male (JPY thousand) | 25,177 | 24,694 | 99% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 17,657 | 18,008 | 100% | |
| Average annual remuneration of directors (Basic remuneration + other cash remunerations) | Total (JPY thousand) | 35,664 | 36,256 | 99% |
| Male (JPY thousand) | 37,617 | 39,000 | 99% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 20,910 | 19,403 | 100% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in managerial positions (basic salary only) *2 | Total (JPY thousand) | 9,415 | 10,246 | 100% |
| Male (JPY thousand) | 9,604 | 10,548 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 8,757 | 9,351 | 100% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in managerial positions (basic salary + bonus) *2 | Total (JPY thousand) | 12,015 | 12,987 | 100% |
| Male (JPY thousand) | 12,268 | 13,406 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 11,136 | 11,745 | 100% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in non-managerial positions (basic salary only) | Total (JPY thousand) | 6,036 | 6,136 | 100% |
| Male (JPY thousand) | 6,462 | 6,598 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 5,349 | 5,421 | 100% | |
| Average annual salary of employees in non-managerial positions (basic salary + bonus) | Total (JPY thousand) | 7,410 | 7,546 | 100% |
| Male (JPY thousand) | 7,934 | 8,136 | 100% | |
| Female (JPY thousand) | 6,566 | 6,632 | 100% | |
| Median of employee remuneration | Total (JPY thousand) | 8,177 | 8,297 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) |
| Ratio of average annual salary (median) by gender *7 | Median ＜Male: Female＞ |
1.19:1 | 1.19:1 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) |
| Ratio of CEO's remuneration to average annual salary of employees *8 | Ratio by average ＜CEO: Employee＞ |
96.4:1 | 66.3:1 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) |
| Utilization of childcare leave *9 | Male (%) | 60.9% | 69.3% | 100% |
| Female (%) | 109.0% | 93.6% | 100% | |
| % of returning to work | 96.5% | 97.7% | 100% | |
| No. of employees under shorter working hour system for childcare | Total | 741 | 921 | 100% |
| Male | 66 | 93 | 100% | |
| Female | 675 | 828 | 100% | |
| No. of employees under shorter working hour system for nursing care | Total | 10 | 11 | 100% |
| Male | 2 | 2 | 100% | |
| Female | 8 | 9 | 100% | |
| Paid leave | % of paid leaves taken | 75.1% | 76.1% | 100% |
| Annual total working hours (average per employee) | Hours | 1,865 | 1,887 | 100% |
| Annual hours of overtime worked (average per employee) | Hours | 192 | 177 | 100% |
| No. of users of remote work system | Total | 12,130 | 10,328 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) |
| Overall utilization rate | 100.0% | 96.0% | ||
| No. of employees on leave due to non-work-related illness or injury | Total | 501 | 610 | 100% |
| Lost time incident rate | Number of incidents per one million total working hours | 0.81 | 0.91 | 100% |
| Total recordable incident rate | Number of incidents per one million total working hours | 5.96 | 3.72 | 100% |
| % of employees taking stress check | All employees (%) | 84.2% | 84.0% | 100% |
| % of employees taking harassment check | All employees (%) | 87.7% | 87.7% | 100% |
| % of employees taking regular medical checkups | All employees (%) | 91.8% | 94.6% | 100% |
| % of employees with remarks in their medical checkups *10 | All employees (%) | 37.6% | 38.4% | 99% |
| Smoking rate | All employees (%) | 10.9% | 10.5% | 77% |
| Completion rate of specific health guidance | All employees (%) | 39.3% | 40.8% | 89% |
| Total hours spent on capacity building training for employees | Total (hours) | 1,009,331 | 603,083 | 97% |
| Average training hours per employee (result) | Average hours | 35 | 19 | 97% |
| Average training cost per employee (result) | JPY | 152,369 | 64,559 | 100% |
| % of respondents to engagement survey *5 | All employees (%) | 88.9% | 83.7% | 100% |
| % of employees with high engagement score *5*11*12 | All employees (%) | 53.7% | 69.1% | 96% |
| % of unionized employees *13 | Overall (%) | 39.7% | 40.2% | 100% |
- ※1 FY2025 figures are not directly comparable with FY2024 figures due to a change in the calculation methodology from FY2025.
- ※2 Managerial positions refers to positions of managers and above, who are line managers of organizations, etc.
- ※3 Revenue generating divisions refer to divisions in charge of sales + planning/business development, and STEM divisions refer to engineers and designers. Other divisions refer to divisions other than revenue generating divisions and STEM divisions.
- ※4 No. of employees and gender composition by job category and ratio of females in managerial positions for FY2024 have been partially recalculated and revised. (Jun 2026)
- ※5 From FY2024, figures are for the LY Corporation Group.
- ※6 Non-permanent employees are indirectly employed employees.
- ※7 From FY2024, figures are for non-consolidated LY Corporation.
- ※8 Comparison between the average annual salary (includes bonus and non-standard wages) of the employees of LY Corporation and the remuneration of the President and Representative Director, CEO.
- ※9 The childcare leave utilization rate may exceed 100% because the timing of childbirth and the subsequent period of childcare leave are not included in the same fiscal year. The FY2024 figure has been revised from 100% to the actual figure. (Jun 2026)
- ※10 For data on YG Health Insurance Society, includes figures for patients requiring observation to those undergoing treatment (therapy). Items subject to remarks differ by health insurance societies.
- ※11 Employees with a score of 7 or more in the engagement survey results (on a scale of 1 to 10).
- ※12 % of employees with high engagement score for FY2024 have been partially recalculated and revised. (Sep 2025)
- ※13 Calculated for some companies of the LY Corporation Group that have labor unions. Companies without labor unions also have employee representation systems.
Governance
| Items | FY2024 | FY2025 | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of reported cases of whistle-blowing | 197 | 328 | 98% | |
| Legal actions regarding corruption, bribery, etc. | 0 | 0 | 93% | |
| No. of violations related to human rights abuse and harassment | Harassment | 30 | 37 | 98% |
| No. of violations against codes of business conduct and ethical standards | Insider trading (Violation of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act) | 0 | 0 | 98% |
| Disciplinary actions related to customer data privacy | 2 | 1 | 98% | |
| Acts of conflict of interest | 0 | 0 | LY Corporation (non-consolidated) |
|
| % of employees taking compliance e-learning *1 | 98% | 99% | 96% | |
- *1 The theme of learning carried out varies depending on the priorities and circumstances of each company.
- * Please refer Corporate Governance for details on the composition of officers and their remunerations.
