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Environmental Data

Greenhouse Gases

Target valuesBase year (fiscal 2019)Results for fiscal 2020Results for fiscal 2021Results for fiscal 2022Results for fiscal 2023Progress in fiscal 2023
Total CO₂ emissions (tons) - 41,237 23,480 26,992 24,706 29,784 -
Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO₂ emissions (tons) Reduction of 50% by fiscal 2030, carbon neutral by fiscal 2050 11,174 9,434 9,607 6,959 7,487 33.0% reduction
Scope 3 CO₂ emissions (tons) Reduction of 30% by fiscal 2030 30,063 14,046 17,385 17,747 22,297 25.8% reduction
Introduction of renewable energy 60% by fiscal 2030, 100% by fiscal 2050 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 36.5% 36.5%
Energy conservation (kl) Reduction of 30% 5,372 4,560 4,652 2,858 3,912 27.2% reduction
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo, Daiko Advertising, YOMIKO ADVERTISING, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, HAKUHODO PRODUCT’S

Waste

Target valuesBase year (fiscal 2019)Results for fiscal 2020Results for fiscal 2021Results for fiscal 2022Results for fiscal 2023Progress in fiscal 2023
Waste reduction (tons) Maintain average reduction of 50% or more 486 262 311 228 290 40.3% reduction
Recycling rate 85% or more 82.2% 84.8% 84.6% 79.0% 83.5% 83.5%
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo head office in Tokyo (Akasaka Biz Tower)

Water

Target valuesResults for fiscal 2020Results for fiscal 2021Results for fiscal 2022Results for fiscal 2023
Water usage (m3) - 280 253 252 237
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo head office in Tokyo (Akasaka Biz Tower)

Social Data

The coverage for each item is noted in the table below.

NotationCoverage
Hakuhodo DY Group Hakuhodo DY Holdings and all consolidated subsidiaries
Hakuhodo DY Holdings Hakuhodo DY Holdings only
Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Four major companies in Japan Hakuhodo, Daiko Advertising, YOMIKO ADVERTISING, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Five major companies in Japan Hakuhodo, Daiko Advertising, YOMIKO ADVERTISING, IREP, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Six major companies in Japan (before integration)* Hakuhodo, Daiko Advertising, YOMIKO ADVERTISING, IREP, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, D.A.Consortium
Six major companies in Japan (after integration)* Hakuhodo, Daiko Advertising, YOMIKO ADVERTISING, Hakuhodo DY ONE (IREP, D.A.Consortium), SoldOut, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
  • *IREP and D.A.Consortium merged to form Hakuhodo DY ONE in April 2024. The period covered is as of March 31 of each year, unless otherwise stated.

Governance Data

Fiscal 2019Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Number of directors (people) 12 9 10 10 10
Of whom, outside directors (people) 3 3 4 4 4
Of whom, independent outside directors (people) 3 3 4 4 4
Percentage of independent outside directors (%) 25% 33% 40% 40% 40%
Number of female directors (people) 0 0 0 1 1
Percentage of female directors (%) 0% 0% 0% 10% 10%
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo DY Holdings

Employees

Number of Group Employees

Fiscal 2019Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Full-time employees (people) 23,939 24,775 25,522 27,936 28,894
Temporary employees (people) 10,142 10,793 10,361 11,027 11,061
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo DY Group

Composition of Employees

Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-Japanese
Number of peopleEmployees 8,227 5,261 2,966 - 9,101 5,683 3,418 175 9,407 5,816 3,591 181
Regular employees - - - - 8,287 5,356 2,931 156 8,707 5,504 3,203 162
Temporary employees - - - - 768 304 464 18 637 282 355 18
Part-time - - - - 46 23 23 1 63 30 33 1
PercentageEmployees 100.0% 63.9% 36.1% - 100.0% 62.4% 37.6% 1.9% 100.0% 61.8% 38.2% 1.9%
Regular employees - - - - 91.1% 64.6% 35.4% 1.9% 92.6% 63.2% 36.8% 1.9%
Temporary employees - - - - 8.4% 39.6% 60.4% 2.3% 6.8% 44.3% 55.7% 2.8%
Part-time - - - - 0.5% 50.0% 50.0% 2.2% 0.7% 47.6% 52.4% 1.6%
  • Coverage: For fiscal 2021, six major companies in Japan (before integration); for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration). Non-Japanese employee numbers for Daiko Advertising are excluded.

Number of Employees by Age Group

Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale
Number of peopleTotal 3,712 2,587 1,125 9,101 5,683 3,418 9,407 5,816 3,591
Up to 30 651 379 272 2,883 1,496 1,387 3,016 1,516 1,500
30-39 1,234 825 409 2,900 1,783 1,117 3,027 1,847 1,180
40-49 904 667 237 1,844 1,256 588 1,850 1,277 573
50-59 797 604 193 1,242 946 296 1,290 991 299
60 or older 126 112 14 232 202 30 224 185 39
PercentageTotal 100.0% 69.7% 30.3% 100.0% 62.4% 37.6% 100.0% 61.8% 38.2%
Up to 30 17.5% 58.2% 41.8% 31.7% 51.9% 48.1% 32.1% 50.3% 49.7%
30-39 33.2% 66.9% 33.1% 31.9% 61.5% 38.5% 32.2% 61.0% 39.0%
40-49 24.4% 73.8% 26.2% 20.3% 68.1% 31.9% 19.7% 69.0% 31.0%
50-59 21.5% 75.8% 24.2% 13.6% 76.2% 23.8% 13.7% 76.8% 23.2%
60 or older 3.4% 88.9% 11.1% 2.5% 87.1% 12.9% 2.4% 82.6% 17.4%
  • Coverage: For fiscal 2021, Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration).

Number of Employees by Country / Region

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale
Number of peopleTotal 14,660 8,268 6,392 15,588 8,824 6,764
Japan 9,101 5,683 3,418 9,407 5,816 3,591
Asia (excluding Japan) 5,440 2,531 2,909 6,046 2,950 3,096
Americas 6 3 3 7 1 6
Europe 90 40 50 106 47 59
Other 23 11 12 22 10 12
PercentageTotal 100.0% 56.4% 43.6% 100.0% 56.6% 43.4%
Japan 62.1% 62.4% 37.6% 60.3% 61.8% 38.2%
Asia (excluding Japan) 37.3% 46.5% 53.5% 38.8% 48.8% 51.2%
Americas 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% 14.3% 85.7%
Europe 0.6% 44.4% 55.6% 0.7% 44.3% 55.7%
Other 0.2% 47.8% 52.2% 0.1% 45.5% 54.5%
  • Coverage: In Japan, six major companies in Japan (after integration); overseas, subsidiaries of Hakuhodo.
    Period: Overseas, for fiscal 2022, as of April 1, 2022; for fiscal 2023, as of November 30, 2023.

Average Age

Fiscal 2023
AverageMaleFemale
Hakuhodo 39.0 40.3 35.9
Daiko Advertising 39.4 42.4 36.5
YOMIKO ADVERTISING 39.0 40.0 35.0
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners 38.7 39.8 35.6
D.A.Consortium 31.5 31.9 31.1
IREP 30.4 31.3 29.5
SoldOut 33.2 33.7 32.3
  • Note: Average years of service of full-time employee

Average Years of Service

Fiscal 2023
AverageMaleFemale
Hakuhodo 12.9 14.0 10.1
Daiko Advertising 11.5 13.7 7.1
YOMIKO ADVERTISING 11.0 12.0 8.0
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners 12.4 13.5 9.4
D.A.Consortium 4.2 4.6 3.8
IREP 4.1 4.1 4.2
SoldOut 5.2 5.2 4.9
  • Note: Average years of service of full-time employees

Gender Pay Gap

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalRegular employeesPart-time and temporary employeesTotalRegular employeesPart-time and temporary employees
Hakuhodo 70.1% 77.4% 80.0% 70.0% 73.6% 83.2%
Daiko Advertising 72.9% 75.6% 70.2% 72.3% 72.0% 117.9%
YOMIKO ADVERTISING 77.8% 82.5% 76.7% 72.4% 74.7% 109.0%
IREP 74.5% 74.1% 112.8% 73.3% 72.9% 95.0%
Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners 67.4% 77.8% 84.0% 68.6% 75.5% 98.5%
D.A.Consortium 78.0% 77.1% 133.5% 78.2% 77.4% 82.8%
SoldOut 73.3% 80.7% 98.1% 72.3% 76.0% 131.7%
  • Note: Calculated as the average annual wage for women divided by the average annual wage for men

Number of Officers and Managers

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalOfficersManagersTotalOfficersManagers
TotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemale
Number of PeopleTotal 1,431 1,272 159 75 72 3 1,356 1,200 156 2,954 2,085 869 321 259 62 2,633 1,826 807
Japan 1,431 1,272 159 75 72 3 1,356 1,200 156 1,602 1,401 201 141 132 9 1,461 1,269 192
Asia (excluding Japan) - - - - - - - - - 1,303 655 648 165 115 50 1,138 540 598
Americas - - - - - - - - - 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Europe - - - - - - - - - 41 21 20 11 8 3 30 13 17
Other - - - - - - - - - 6 6 0 2 2 0 4 4 0
PercentageTotal 100.0% 88.9% 11.1% 100.0% 96.0% 4.0% 100.0% 88.5% 11.5% 100.0% 70.6% 29.4% 100.0% 80.7% 19.3% 100.0% 69.4% 30.6%
Japan 100.0% 88.9% 11.1% 100.0% 96.0% 4.0% 100.0% 88.5% 11.5% 54.2% 87.5% 12.5% 43.9% 93.6% 6.4% 55.5% 86.9% 13.1%
Asia (excluding Japan) - - - - - - - - - 44.1% 50.3% 49.7% 51.4% 69.7% 30.3% 43.2% 47.5% 52.5%
Americas - - - - - - - - - 0.1% 100.0% 0.0% 0.6% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Europe - - - - - - - - - 1.4% 51.2% 48.8% 3.4% 72.7% 27.3% 1.1% 43.3% 56.7%
Other - - - - - - - - - 0.2% 100.0% 0.0% 0.6% 100.0% 0.0% 0.2% 100.0% 0.0%
  • Coverage: In Japan, six major companies in Japan (after integration); overseas, subsidiaries of Hakuhodo
    Period: Overseas, for fiscal 2022, as of January 23, 2023, and for fiscal 2023, as of November 30, 2023
    Note: The number of Officers in Japan includes directors and executive officers. Numbers for Hakuhodo DY Holdings are excluded.

Percentage of Managers Who Are Mid-Career Hires

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-Japanese
Number of People Total 1,356 1,200 156 8 1,461 1,269 192 10
Of whom, new graduates 759 676 83 3 842 741 101 4
Of whom, mid-career hires 597 524 73 5 619 528 91 6
Percentage Total 100.0% 88.5% 11.5% 0.6% 100.0% 86.9% 13.1% 0.7%
Of whom, new graduates 56.0% 89.1% 10.9% 0.4% 57.6% 88.0% 12.0% 0.5%
Of whom, mid-career hires 44.0% 87.8% 12.2% 0.8% 42.4% 85.3% 14.7% 1.0%
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration). Non-Japanese employee numbers for Daiko Advertising are excluded.

Recruitment and Turnover

New-Graduate Hires

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-Japanese
Number of people - - - - - - - - 464 237 227 14 545 265 280 18
Percentage 100.0% 50.1% 49.9% - 100.0% 55.0% 45.0% - 100.0% 51.1% 48.9% 3.0% 100.0% 48.6% 51.4% 3.3%
  • Coverage: For fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, six major companies in Japan (before integration); for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration).

Three-Year Retention Rate for New-Graduate Hires

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-Japanese
Number of People Total 1,356 1,200 156 8 1,461 1,269 192 10
Of whom, new graduates 759 676 83 3 842 741 101 4
Of whom, mid-career hires 597 524 73 5 619 528 91 6
Percentage Total 100.0% 88.5% 11.5% 0.6% 100.0% 86.9% 13.1% 0.7%
Of whom, new graduates 56.0% 89.1% 10.9% 0.4% 57.6% 88.0% 12.0% 0.5%
Of whom, mid-career hires 44.0% 87.8% 12.2% 0.8% 42.4% 85.3% 14.7% 1.0%
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Mid-Career Hires

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
TotalMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseTotalMaleFemaleNon-Japanese
Mid-CareerNumber of people 926 495 431 29 497 253 244 15
Percentage 100.0% 53.5% 46.5% 3.1% 100.0% 50.9% 49.1% 3.0%
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Turnover

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
AverageMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseAverageMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseAverageMaleFemaleNon-JapaneseAverageMaleFemaleNon-Japanese
Turnover rate 2.2% - - - 6.4% - - - 5.3% 5.2% 5.6% 10.3% 6.7% 6.5% 7.1% 14.2%
  • Coverage: For fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration)
    Note: Turnover rate data applies to regular employees only.

Workstyle Transformation

Working Hours

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Average total hours worked per person - - 2,119 2,045
Average overtime work hours per month 27.1 26.4 47.3 33.5
Reduction in working hours (% year on year) 98.1% 102.9% 99.2% 99.8%
  • Coverage: Average overtime hours worked per person for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 is for Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners. Reduction in working hours for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 is for six major companies in Japan (before integration); for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration).

Paid Vacation Taken

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Days of annual paid vacation taken per person 10.8 10.0 10.6 10.3
Percentage of annual paid vacation taken per person - - 56.7% 55.6%
Days of paid vacation taken per person (including special paid vacation) - - 18.0 15.1
Percentage of paid vacation taken per person (including special paid vacation) - - - 61.3%
  • Coverage: For fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, six major companies in Japan (before integration); for fiscal 2022, average days and average percentage of annual paid vacation taken per person are for six major companies in Japan (after integration); for fiscal 2022, average days of paid vacation taken (including special paid vacation) are for Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; for fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration).

Diversity

Childcare Leave Taken

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Total / AverageMaleFemaleTotal / AverageMaleFemale
Number of people taking leave 253 125 128 265 156 109
Rate of leave taken 69.1% 58.7% 83.7% 81.3% 74.3% 94.0%
Days of leave taken 180 20 335 181 30 365
Return rate 96.2% 96.7% 95.6% 97.7% 99.0% 96.4%
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)
    Note: Number of people taking leave, rate of leave taken, and days of leave taken: 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).

Nursing Care Leave Taken

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Nursing care-related statutory leaveNumber of people taking leave 5 13
Leave other than nursing care-related statutory leaveNumber of people taking leave 20 24
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Employment of People with Disabilities

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Employment rate 2.48% 2.54% 2.50% 2.54%
  • Coverage: Rate of employment of people with disabilities at Hakuhodo DY Group

Health and Productivity Management

Health Examinations

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Percentage of employees receiving health examinations 93.0% 99.8% 98.5% 95.8%
Percentage of employees receiving comprehensive medical examinations 85.0% 84.3% 73.7% 81.0%
  • Coverage: For fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, percentage of employees receiving health examinations is for six major companies in Japan (before integration); for fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, percentage of employees receiving comprehensive medical examinations is for Hakuhodo only; for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration).
    Note: As of March 31.

Checkup Championship*

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Number of participants 1,160 1,087 1,049 1,366
Percentage of participants maintaining or improving their health 76.4% 75.0% 74.4% 75.0%
  • *Checkup Championship is a health and productivity management support program developed by Hakuhodo DY Holdings.
    Coverage: Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Training, Seminars, and Events to Improve Employee Health Literacy

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Times held 6 6
Number of participants 1,448 529
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Stress Checks

Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Percentage of employees undergoing stress checks 78.2% 83.0%
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Human Resource Development

Investment in Education

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Amount of investment in education to cultivate human resources (billions of yen) 1.68 2.32 2.16 2.42
Amount of investment in education to cultivate human resources per employee (thousands of yen per person) 21.1 27.7 23.8 25.8
Average annual hours of training per employee (hours per person) 27.5 24.0 19.7 16.9
Total interview hours for managing employee targets and developing capabilities (hours) 15,249 15,983 16,045 17,110
Annual interview hours per employee (hours per person) 2.3 2.3 1.8 2.4
  • Coverage: For amount of investment in education per employee to cultivate human resources and amount of investment in education to cultivate human resources per person in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, six major companies in Japan (before integration); for average annual hours of training per employee, total interview hours for managing employee targets and developing capabilities, and annual interview hours per employee, five major companies in Japan in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, and six major companies in Japan (after integration) in fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023.

Percentage of Employees Who Felt They Have Grown from the Previous Year

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Hakuhodo 73.9% 71.6% - 73.2%
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners 74.9% 69.0% - 72.5%
Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners - - 72.0% -
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Various Training and Seminars to Develop Capabilities

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Emergent Management Program: KSP*1Total participants to date (people) 493 535 618 705
Growth Action Program: GAP*2Total participants to date (people) 25 63 110 183
Number of employees who served as in-house lecturersNumber of people (people) 1,346 1,403 1,787 1,779
  • Coverage: For KSP and GAP in fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, six major companies in Japan (before integration); in fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration).
    *1 Management human resource development training targeting the Hakuhodo DY Group
    *2 Human resource training for Hakuhodo DY Group employees, centered on people in their 30s

Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational Accident Frequency Rate

Fiscal 2023
Occupational accident frequency rate 0.13
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Fatalities Due to Occupational Accidents

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Number of fatalities due to occupational accidents 0 0 0 0
  • Coverage: For fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021, Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners; for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023, six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Compliance

Training to Enhance Compliance Awareness

Fiscal 2020Fiscal 2021Fiscal 2022Fiscal 2023
Percentage attendance for training on information securityRate of attendance 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Percentage attendance for training on complianceRate of attendance 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
  • Coverage: Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Number of Whistleblower Reports

Fiscal 2023
Number of reports to the whistleblower hotline 25
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Human Rights

Human Rights Due Diligence

Fiscal 2023
Rate of attendance for human rights training 88.5%
  • Coverage: Six major companies in Japan (after integration)

Employee Union

Fiscal 2023
Participation rate 76.2%
  • Coverage: Of six major companies in Japan (after integration), Group companies that have employee unions
    Note: Data for participation rate is from those eligible to participate; form of participation varies by Group company.