ESG Summary / GRI Content Index

This report presents quantitative environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data for the Hakuhodo DY Group.
Reporting Period : Fiscal 2024 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025)
              Unless otherwise noted, all data are as of March 31.
Coverage : The report covers the Hakuhodo DY Group. Details on the specific scope of coverage are noted for each item in accordance with the descriptions below.

CoverageData

NotationCoverage
Hakuhodo DY Group Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc.
Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Hakuhodo Inc., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.
Five major companies in Japan (coverage of environmental data) Hakuhodo Inc., Daiko Advertising Inc., YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., HAKUHODO PRODUCT'S INC.
Major operating companies in JapanCompanies covered up to and including fiscal 2021 (six companies) Hakuhodo Inc., Daiko Advertising Inc., YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC., IREP Co., Ltd., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., D.A.Consortium Inc.
Companies covered in fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023 (seven companies) / Major operating companies in Japan Hakuhodo Inc., Daiko Advertising Inc., YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC., IREP Co., Ltd., SoldOut, Inc., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., D.A.Consortium Inc.
Companies covered in fiscal 2024 (eight companies) Hakuhodo Inc., Daiko Advertising Inc., YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC., IREP Co., Ltd., SoldOut, Inc., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc., D.A.Consortium Inc., HAKUHODO Technologies Inc.

We have received third-party guarantees for certain environmental data up to and including fiscal 2023. For details, please see the following.
GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2, 3) report (fiscal 2023) (in Japanese)

Environmental Data

Water Resources

CategoryTargetCoverageUnitBase year (fiscal 2019)Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024Rate of achievement
Water usage ‐ Hakuhodo Inc. head office (Akasaka Biz Tower) m3 ‐ 280 253 252 237 309 -

Waste

CategoryTargetCoverageUnitBase year (fiscal 2019)Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024Percentage reduction/ recycling rate
Amount of waste reduced Maintain average reduction of 50% or more Hakuhodo Inc. head office (Akasaka Biz Tower) Tons 486 262 311 228 290 215 55.8% reduction
Recycling rate 85% or more % 82.2% 84.8% 84.6% 79.0% 83.5% 74.7% 74.7%

Greenhouse Gases

CategoryTargetCoverageUnitBase year (fiscal 2019)Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024Percentage reduction/ rate of introduction
Total CO2 emissions Carbon neutral by fiscal 2050 Five major companies in Japan (coverage of environmental data) Tons 41,237 23,480 26,992 24,706 28,563 23,789 42.3% reduction
Scope 1 CO2 emissions※1 ‐ Tons 403 325 354 160 355 369 8.4% reduction
Scope 2 CO2 emissions※1 ‐ Tons 10,771 9,109 9,252 6,799 5,794 5,515 48.8% reduction
Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 emissions※1 Reduction of 50% by fiscal 2030 Tons 11,174 9,434 9,607 6,959 6,149 5,884 47.3% reduction
Scope 3 CO2 emissions Reduction of 30% by fiscal 2030 Tons 30,063 14,046 17,385 17,747 22,414 17,905 40.4% reduction
Rate of introduction of renewable energy 60% by fiscal 2030
100% by fiscal 2050		 % 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 36.5% 58.8% 58.8%
Amount of energy conserved Reduction of 30% kl 5,372 4,560 4,652 2,858 3,231 3,173 40.9% reduction
  • ※1 Scope 1 and 2 are calculated on the basis of location.

Employees

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Number of Group employeesFull-time employees Hakuhodo DY Group People 24,775 25,522 27,936 28,894 29,386
Temporary employees People 10,793 10,361 11,027 11,061 13,007
Composition of employees ※2Number of peopleTotalTotal Major operating companies in Japan People - 8,227 9,101 9,407 9,386
Male People - 5,261 5,683 5,816 5,774
Female People - 2,966 3,418 3,591 3,612
Non-Japanese People - - 175 181 176
Regular employeesTotal People - - 8,287 8,707 8,820
Male People - - 5,356 5,504 5,501
Female People - - 2,931 3,203 3,319
Non-Japanese People - - 156 162 165
Temporary employeesTotal People - - 768 637 543
Male People - - 304 282 263
Female People - - 464 355 280
Non-Japanese People - - 18 18 11
Part-timeTotal People - - 46 63 23
Male People - - 23 30 10
Female People - - 23 33 13
Non-Japanese People - - 1 1 0
PercentageTotalTotal % - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - 63.9% 62.4% 61.8% 61.5%
Female % - 36.1% 37.6% 38.2% 38.5%
Non-Japanese % - - 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Regular employeesTotal % - - 91.1% 92.6% 94.0%
Male % - - 64.6% 63.2% 62.4%
Female % - - 35.4% 36.8% 37.6%
Non-Japanese % - - 1.9% 1.9% 1.9%
Temporary employeesTotal % - - 8.4% 6.8% 5.8%
Male % - - 39.6% 44.3% 48.4%
Female % - - 60.4% 55.7% 51.6%
Non-Japanese % - - 2.3% 2.8% 2.0%
Part-timeTotal % - - 0.5% 0.7% 0.2%
Male % - - 50.0% 47.6% 43.5%
Female % - - 50.0% 52.4% 56.5%
Non-Japanese % - - 2.2% 1.6% 0.0%
Number of employees by age groupNumber of peopleTotalTotal In fiscal 2021, Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
From fiscal 2022, major operating companies in Japan		 People - 3,712 9,101 9,407 9,386
Male People - 2,587 5,683 5,816 5,774
Female People - 1,125 3,418 3,591 3,612
Under 30Total People - 651 2,883 3,016 2,914
Male People - 379 1,496 1,516 1,440
Female People - 272 1,387 1,500 1,474
30～39Total People - 1,234 2,900 3,027 3,022
Male People - 825 1,783 1,847 1,833
Female People - 409 1,117 1,180 1,189
40～49Total People - 904 1,844 1,850 1,910
Male People - 667 1,256 1,277 1,322
Female People - 237 588 573 588
50～59Total People - 797 1,242 1,290 1,310
Male People - 604 946 991 988
Female People - 193 296 299 322
60 or olderTotal People - 126 232 224 230
Male People - 112 202 185 191
Female People - 14 30 39 39
PercentageTotalTotal % - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - 69.7% 62.4% 61.8% 61.5%
Female % - 30.3% 37.6% 38.2% 38.5%
Under 30Total % - 17.5% 31.7% 32.1% 31.0%
Male % - 58.2% 51.9% 50.3% 49.4%
Female % - 41.8% 48.1% 49.7% 50.6%
30～39Total % - 33.2% 31.9% 32.2% 32.2%
Male % - 66.9% 61.5% 61.0% 60.7%
Female % - 33.1% 38.5% 39.0% 39.3%
40～49Total % - 24.4% 20.3% 19.7% 20.3%
Male % - 73.8% 68.1% 69.0% 69.2%
Female % - 26.2% 31.9% 31.0% 30.8%
50～59Total % - 21.5% 13.6% 13.7% 14.0%
Male % - 75.8% 76.2% 76.8% 75.4%
Female % - 24.2% 23.8% 23.2% 24.6%
60 or olderTotal % - 3.4% 2.5% 2.4% 2.5%
Male % - 88.9% 87.1% 82.6% 83.0%
Female % - 11.1% 12.9% 17.4% 17.0%
Number of employees by country/ region ※3Number of peopleTotalTotal For fiscal 2023 and earlier, "Japan" refers to major operating companies in Japan and "overseas" refers to overseas subsidiaries of Hakuhodo.
For fiscal 2024, "Japan" refers to major operating companies in Japan and "overseas" refers to overseas subsidiaries of Hakuhodo and the kyu Group (excluding certain companies).		 People - - 14,660 15,588 17,066
Male People - - 8,268 8,824 9,396
Female People - - 6,392 6,764 7,655
Other People - - - - 12
No response People - - - - 3
JapanTotal People - - 9,101 9,407 9,386
Male People - - 5,683 5,816 5,774
Female People - - 3,418 3,591 3,612
Asia (excluding Japan)Total People - - 5,440 6,046 6,181
Male People - - 2,531 2,950 2,997
Female People - - 2,909 3,096 3,184
AmericasTotal People - - 6 7 1,124
Male People - - 3 1 450
Female People - - 3 6 659
Other People - - - - 12
No response People - - - - 3
EuropeTotal People - - 90 106 375
Male People - - 40 47 175
Female People - - 50 59 200
OtherTotal People - - 23 22 0
Male People - - 11 10 0
Female People - - 12 12 0
PercentageTotalTotal % - - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - - 56.4% 56.6% 55.1%
Female % - - 43.6% 43.4% 44.9%
Other % - - - - 0.1%
No response % - - - - 0.0%
JapanTotal % - - 62.1% 60.3% 55.0%
Male % - - 62.4% 61.8% 61.5%
Female % - - 37.6% 38.2% 38.5%
Asia (excluding Japan)Total % - - 37.1% 38.8% 36.2%
Male % - - 46.5% 48.8% 48.5%
Female % - - 53.5% 51.2% 51.5%
AmericasTotal % - - 0.0% 0.0% 6.6%
Male % - - 50.0% 14.3% 40.0%
Female % - - 50.0% 85.7% 58.6%
Other % - - - - 1.1%
No response % - - - - 0.3%
EuropeTotal % - - 0.6% 0.7% 2.2%
Male % - - 44.4% 44.3% 46.7%
Female % - - 55.6% 55.7% 53.3%
OtherTotal % - - 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
Male % - - 47.8% 45.5% -
Female % - - 52.2% 54.5% -
Average age ※4Hakuhodo Inc.Total Individual companies on a standalone basis Years - - - 39.0 39.0
Male Years - - - 40.3 40.4
Female Years - - - 35.9 35.8
Daiko Advertising Inc.Total Years - - - 39.4 40.5
Male Years - - - 42.4 42.9
Female Years - - - 36.5 36.2
YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC.Total Years - - - 39.0 39.0
Male Years - - - 40.0 41.0
Female Years - - - 35.0 35.0
IREP Co., Ltd.Total Years - - - 30.4 31.1
Male Years - - - 31.3 32.0
Female Years - - - 29.5 30.2
SoldOut, Inc.Total Years - - - 33.2 33.3
Male Years - - - 33.7 34.0
Female Years - - - 32.3 32.3
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.Total Years - - - 38.7 38.7
Male Years - - - 39.8 40.0
Female Years - - - 35.6 35.3
D.A.Consortium Inc.Total Years - - - 31.5 31.9
Male Years - - - 31.9 32.3
Female Years - - - 31.1 31.6
Hakuhodo Technologies Inc.Total Years - - - - 35.9
Male Years - - - - 36.3
Female Years - - - - 34.2
Average years of services ※5Hakuhodo Inc.Total Individual companies on a standalone basis Years - - - 12.9 13.1
Male Years - - - 14.0 14.3
Female Years - - - 10.1 10.1
Daiko Advertising Inc.Total Years - - - 11.5 11.8
Male Years - - - 13.7 14.4
Female Years - - - 7.1 7.2
YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC.Total Years - - - 11.0 12.3
Male Years - - - 12.0 13.8
Female Years - - - 8.0 9.2
IREP Co., Ltd.Total Years - - - 4.1 4.7
Male Years - - - 4.1 4.7
Female Years - - - 4.2 4.8
SoldOut, Inc.Total Years - - - 5.2 5.7
Male Years - - - 5.2 5.8
Female Years - - - 4.9 5.5
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.Total Years - - - 12.4 12.3
Male Years - - - 13.5 13.6
Female Years - - - 9.4 9.1
D.A.Consortium Inc.Total Years - - - 4.2 4.9
Male Years - - - 4.6 5.2
Female Years - - - 3.8 4.5
Hakuhodo Technologies Inc.Total Years - - - - 1.2
Male Years - - - - 1.2
Female Years - - - - 1.3
  • ※2 Number of non-Japanese employees excludes Daiko Advertising Inc.
    ※3 "Overseas" for fiscal 2022 is as of April 1, 2022; for fiscal 2023 is as of November 30, 2023; and for fiscal 2024 is as of December 31, 2024.
    ※4 Average age of regular employees
    ※5 Average years of service of regular employees

Diversity

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Gender composition of executives ※6Number of peopleTotalTotal For fiscal 2023 and earlier, "Japan" refers to major operating companies in Japan and Hakuhodo DY Holdings, and "overseas" refers to overseas subsidiaries of Hakuhodo. For fiscal 2024, "Japan" refers to major operating companies in Japan and Hakuhodo DY Holdings, and "overseas" refers to overseas subsidiaries of Hakuhodo and the kyu Group (excluding certain companies). People - - 75 335 463
Male People - - 72 273 352
Female People - - 3 62 111
JapanTotal People - - 75 155 161
Male People - - 72 146 148
Female People - - 3 9 13
Asia (excluding Japan)Total People - - - 165 182
Male People - - - 115 132
Female People - - - 50 50
AmericasTotal People - - - 2 97
Male People - - - 2 56
Female People - - - 0 41
EuropeTotal People - - - 11 23
Male People - - - 8 16
Female People - - - 3 7
OtherTotal People - - - 2 0
Male People - - - 2 0
Female People - - - 0 0
PercentageTotalTotal % - - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - - 96.0% 81.5% 76.0%
Female % - - 4.0% 18.5% 24.0%
JapanTotal % - - 100.0% 46.3% 34.8%
Male % - - 96.0% 94.2% 91.9%
Female % - - 4.0% 5.8% 8.1%
Asia (excluding Japan)Total % - - - 49.3% 39.3%
Male % - - - 69.7% 72.5%
Female % - - - 30.3% 27.5%
AmericasTotal % - - - 0.6% 21.0%
Male % - - - 100.0% 57.7%
Female % - - - 0.0% 42.3%
EuropeTotal % - - - 3.3% 5.0%
Male % - - - 72.7% 69.6%
Female % - - - 27.3% 30.4%
OtherTotal % - - - 0.6% 0.0%
Male % - - - 100.0% -
Female % - - - 0.0% -
Gender composition of managers ※7Number of peopleTotalTotal For fiscal 2022, "Japan" refers to major operating companies in Japan. For fiscal 2023, "Japan" refers to major operating companies in Japan and "overseas" refers to overseas subsidiaries of Hakuhodo. For fiscal 2024, "Japan" refers to major operating companies in Japan and "overseas" refers to overseas subsidiaries of Hakuhodo and the kyu Group (excluding certain companies). People - - 1,356 2,633 2,691
Male People - - 1,200 1,826 1,860
Female People - - 156 807 828
Other People - - - - 1
No response People - - - - 2
JapanTotal People - - 1,356 1,461 1,483
Male People - - 1,200 1,269 1,278
Female People - - 156 192 205
Asia (excluding Japan)Total People - - - 1,138 918
Male People - - - 540 458
Female People - - - 598 460
AmericasTotal People - - - 0 222
Male People - - - 0 84
Female People - - - 0 135
Other People - - - - 1
No response People - - - - 2
EuropeTotal People - - - 30 68
Male People - - - 13 40
Female People - - - 17 28
OtherTotal People - - - 4 0
Male People - - - 4 0
Female People - - - 0 0
PercentageTotalTotal % - - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - - 88.5% 69.4% 69.1%
Female % - - 11.5% 30.6% 30.8%
Other % - - - - 0.0%
No response % - - - - 0.1%
JapanTotal % - - 100.0% 55.5% 55.1%
Male % - - 88.5% 86.9% 86.2%
Female % - - 11.5% 13.1% 13.8%
Asia (excluding Japan)Total % - - - 43.2% 34.1%
Male % - - - 47.5% 49.9%
Female % - - - 52.5% 50.1%
AmericasTotal % - - - 0.0% 8.2%
Male % - - - - 37.8%
Female % - - - - 60.8%
Other % - - - - 0.5%
No response % - - - - 0.9%
EuropeTotal % - - - 1.1% 2.5%
Male % - - - 43.3% 58.8%
Female % - - - 56.7% 41.2%
OtherTotal % - - - 0.2% 0.0%
Male % - - - 100.0% -
Female % - - - 0.0% -
Gender pay gap ※8Hakuhodo Inc.Total Individual companies on a standalone basis % - - 70.1% 70.0% 72.7%
Regular employees % - - 77.4% 73.6% 74.4%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - 80.0% 83.2% 78.1%
Daiko Advertising Inc.Total % - - 72.9% 72.3% 72.0%
Regular employees % - - 75.6% 72.0% 71.2%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - 70.2% 117.9% 95.4%
YOMIKO ADVERTISING INC.Total % - - 77.8% 72.4% 71.2%
Regular employees % - - 82.5% 74.7% 73.8%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - 76.7% 109.0% 98.6%
IREP Co., Ltd.Total % - - 74.5% 73.3% 74.3%
Regular employees % - - 74.1% 72.9% 73.7%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - 112.8% 95.0% 104.9%
SoldOut, Inc.Total % - - 73.3% 72.3% 71.4%
Regular employees % - - 80.7% 76.0% 75.9%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - 98.1% 131.7% 132.6%
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc.Total % - - 67.4% 68.6% 70.8%
Regular employees % - - 77.8% 75.5% 75.2%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - 84.0% 98.5% 94.5%
D.A.Consortium Inc.Total % - - 78.0% 78.2% 79.7%
Regular employees % - - 77.1% 77.4% 79.3%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - 133.5% 82.8% 82.2%
Hakuhodo Technologies Inc.Total % - - - - 77.6%
Regular employees % - - - - 78.1%
Temporary and part-time employees % - - - - -
Non-Japanese employees and mid-career hires in management positions ※9Number of peopleTotalTotal Major operating companies in Japan People - - 1,356 1,461 1,483
Male People - - 1,200 1,269 1,278
Female People - - 156 192 205
Non-Japanese People - - 8 10 10
New-graduate hiresTotal People - - 759 842 830
Male People - - 676 741 723
Female People - - 83 101 107
Non-Japanese People - - 3 4 4
Mid-career hiresTotal People - - 597 619 653
Male People - - 524 528 555
Female People - - 73 91 98
Non-Japanese People - - 5 6 6
PercentageTotalTotal % - - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - - 88.5% 86.9% 86.2%
Female % - - 11.5% 13.1% 13.8%
Non-Japanese % - - 0.6% 0.7% 0.7%
New-graduate hiresTotal % - - 56.0% 57.6% 56.0%
Male % - - 89.1% 88.0% 87.1%
Female % - - 10.9% 12.0% 12.9%
Non-Japanese % - - 0.4% 0.5% 0.5%
Mid-career hiresTotal % - - 44.0% 42.4% 44.0%
Male % - - 87.8% 85.3% 85.0%
Female % - - 12.2% 14.7% 15.0%
Non-Japanese % - - 0.8% 1.0% 0.9%
Non-Japanese employees and mid-career hires in management positions ※10Number of peopleTotal Major operating companies in Japan People - - 253 265 334
Male People - - 125 156 196
Female People - - 128 109 138
Rate of leave takenTotal % - - 69.1% 81.3% 93.8%
Male % - - 58.7% 74.3% 88.7%
Female % - - 83.7% 94.0% 102.2%
Days of leave takenTotal Days - - 180 181 110
Male Days - - 20 30 45
Female Days - - 335 365 368
Return rateTotal % - - 96.2% 97.7% 98.0%
Male % - - 96.7% 99.0% 98.8%
Female % - - 95.6% 96.4% 96.7%
Nursing care leave takenNursing care-related statutory leave - Number of people taking leave Major operating companies in Japan People - - 5 13 10
Leave other than nursing care-related statutory leave - Number of people taking leave People - - 20 24 19
Rate of employment of people with disabilitiesEmployment rate Rate of employment of people with disabilities at Hakuhodo DY Group % 2.48% 2.54% 2.50% 2.54% 2.64%
  • ※6 "Overseas" for fiscal 2022 is as of April 1, 2022; for fiscal 2023 is as of November 30, 2023; and for fiscal 2024 is as of December 31, 2024. The number of executives in Japan includes executive officers
    ※7 "Overseas" for fiscal 2022 is as of April 1, 2022; for fiscal 2023 is as of November 30, 2023; and for fiscal 2024 is as of December 31, 2024.
    ※8 Calculated as the average annual wage for women divided by the average annual wage for men.
    ※9 Figures for non-Japanese employees exclude Daiko Advertising Inc.
    ※10 Calculated including leave for childcare purposes in some Group companies Return rate: Number of employees who returned to work after maternity leave that fiscal year / (Number of employees who returned to work after maternity leave that fiscal year + Number of employees who left the company after maternity leave)

Recruitment and Turnover

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
New graduates hired ※11Number of peopleTotal Figures up to and including fiscal 2021 are for Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; figures from fiscal 2022 are for major operating companies in Japan. People - - 464 545 466
Male People - - 237 265 224
Female People - - 227 280 242
Non-Japanese People - - 14 18 10
PercentageTotal % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % 50.1% 55.0% 51.1% 48.6% 48.1%
Female % 49.9% 45.0% 48.9% 51.4% 51.9%
Non-Japanese % - - 3.0% 3.3% 2.1%
Three-Year retention rate for new-graduate hires ※11Total Major operating companies in Japan % - - 74.7% 82.8% 85.2%
Male % - - 74.9% 80.7% 83.7%
Female % - - 74.6% 85.2% 86.8%
Non-Japanese % - - 66.7% 60.0% 85.0%
Mid-career hires ※11Number of peopleTotal Major operating companies in Japan People - - 926 497 312
Male People - - 495 253 216
Female People - - 431 244 96
Non-Japanese People - - 29 15 13
PercentageTotal % - - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - - 53.5% 50.9% 69.2%
Female % - - 46.5% 49.1% 30.8%
Non-Japanese % - - 3.1% 3.0% 4.2%
Total new employee hires※11Number of peopleTotal Major operating companies in Japan People - - 1,390 1,042 778
Male People - - 732 518 440
Female People - - 658 524 338
Non-Japanese People - - 43 33 23
PercentageTotal % - - 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Male % - - 52.7% 49.7% 56.6%
Female % - - 47.3% 50.3% 43.4%
Non-Japanese % - - 3.1% 3.2% 3.0%
Turnover rate ※11※12Turnover rateTotal Figures up to and including fiscal 2021 are for Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; figures from fiscal 2022 are for major operating companies in Japan. % 2.2% 6.4% 5.3% 6.7% 7.7%
Male % - - 5.2% 6.5% 7.8%
Female % - - 5.6% 7.1% 7.4%
Non-Japanese % - - 10.3% 14.2% 21.8%
  • ※11 Figures for non-Japanese employees exclude Daiko Advertising Inc.
    ※12 Turnover rate for regular employees

Workstyle Transformation

Workstyle

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Working hours and overtime work hoursAverage total hours worked per person Major operating companies in Japan Hours - - 2,119 2,045 2,048
Average overtime work hours per month Figures up to and including fiscal 2021 are for Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; figures from fiscal 2022 are for major operating companies in Japan. Hours 27.1 26.4 47.3 33.5 34.5
Reduction in working hours (% year on year) Major operating companies in Japan % 98.1% 102.9% 99.2% 99.8% 100.8%
Leave takenDays of annual paid vacation taken per person Major operating companies in Japan Days 10.8 10.0 10.6 10.3 10.5
Percentage of annual paid vacation taken per person Major operating companies in Japan % - - 56.7% 55.6% 52.7%
Days of paid vacation taken per person (including special paid vacation) Figures up to and including fiscal 2022 are for Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; figures from fiscal 2023 are for major operating companies in Japan. Days - - 18.0 15.1 16.6
Percentage of paid vacation taken per person (including special paid vacation) Major operating companies in Japan % - - - 61.3% 65.5%

Human Resource Development

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Investment in educationAmount of investment in education to cultivate human resources Major operating companies in Japan Billions of yen 16.8 23.2 21.6 24.2 26.7
Amount of investment in education to cultivate human resources per employee Thousands of yen per person 21.1 27.7 23.8 25.8 28.5
Total annual hours of training Major operating companies in Japan (figures for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 exclude D.A.Consortium Inc.) Hours - - - 159,423.5 205,325.0
Average annual hours of training per employee Hours per person 27.5 24 19.7 16.9 21.9
Total interview hours for managing employee targets and developing capabilities Hours 15,249 15,983 16,045 17,110 19,292
Annual interview hours per employee Hours per person 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.7
Percentage of employees who felt they have grown from the previous yearHakuhodo Inc. Individual companies on a standalone basis % 73.9% 71.6% - 73.2% 73.5%
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. % 74.9% 69.0% - 72.5% 76.3%
Hakuhodo Inc., Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. % - - 72.0% - -
Status of training and seminars to develop capabilitiesTotal participants to date in Emergent Management Program (KSP) ※13 Major operating companies in Japan People 493 535 618 705 789
Total participants to date in Growth Action Program (GAP) ※14 Major operating companies in Japan People 25 63 110 183 223
Number of employees who served as in-house lecturers Major operating companies in Japan People 1,346 1,403 1,787 1,779 1,633
  • ※13 KSP：Management human resource development training targeting the Hakuhodo DY Group
    ※14 GAP: Human resource training for Hakuhodo DY Group employees, centered on people in their 30s

Health and Productivity Management

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Percentage of employees receiving health examinations ※15 Major operating companies in Japan % 93.0% 99.8% 98.5% 95.8% 94.6%
Percentage of employees receiving comprehensive medical examinations ※15 Major operating companies in Japan % 85.0% 84.3% 73.7% 81.0% 78.0%
Checkup ChampionshipNumber of participants Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners People 1,160 1,087 1,049 1,366 1,176
Health improvement rate among participants ※16 % 76.4% 75.0% 74.4% 75.0% 67.2%
Status of health-related seminars and eventsTimes held Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Times - - 6 6 13
Number of participants People - - 1,448 529 1,273
Stress check participation rate ※17 Major operating companies in Japan % - - 78.2% 83.0% 86.7%
Occupational accident frequency rate​ Major operating companies in Japan ‐ - - - 0.13 0.11
Number of fatalities due to occupational accidents​ Figures for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 are for Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; figures from fiscal 2022 are for major operating companies in Japan. People 0 0 0 0 0
  • ※15 Examination rate is as of March 31.
    ※16 From fiscal 2024, stricter criteria are applied for determining improvement rates.
    ※17 Stress check participation rate is as of March 31.

Governance Data

Corporate Governance

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Status of directorsNumber of directorsTotal Hakuhodo DY Holdings People 9 10 10 10 9
Of whom, outside directors People 3 4 4 4 4
Of whom, independent outside directors People 3 4 4 4 4
Percentage of independent outside directors % 33.3% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 44.4%
Number of female directors People 0 0 1 1 1
Percentage of female directors % 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 10.0% 11.1%

Compliance

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Training to enhance compliance awarenessPercentage attendance for training on information security Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Percentage attendance for training on compliance % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Number of whistleblower reportsNumber of reports to the whistleblower hotline Major operating companies in Japan Cases - - - 25 23

Human Rights

CategoryCoverageUnitFiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023Fiscal 2024
Human rights due diligenceRate of attendance for human rights training Major operating companies in Japan % - - - 88.5% 90.4%
Human rights assessment participation rate % - - - - 79.4%
Employee union※18Labor union membership rate Of the major operating companies in Japan, those Group companies with labor unions % - - - 76.2% 78.2%
  • ※18 Membership rate is calculated based on eligible employees; membership structures vary by Group company.