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 and Governance: calculated based on the revenue ratio of the group companies that constitute the The LY Corporation Group.
Social: from the report for FY2021, calculated based on the percentage of employees.

Environment

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Items Unit FY2022 FY2023 Coverage
Scope 1 & 2 ★ t-CO2 117,759 94,067 98.3%
Scope 1 & 2 & 3 (upstream) ★ t-CO2 2,155,646 2,280,992 83.4%
Scope 1 & 2 & 3 ★ t-CO2 3,396,196 3,383,876 83.4%
 Emissions compensated for by carbon credits t-CO2 - -1,500 98.3%
 Total emissions after compensations t-CO2 - 3,382,376 83.4%
Scope 1 & 2 per revenue t-CO2/million USD 9.47 7.36 98.3%
Scope 1 & 2 & 3 (upstream) per revenue t-CO2/million USD 173.35 178.39 83.4%
Scope 1 & 2 & 3 per revenue t-CO2/million USD 273.12 264.65 83.4%
Scope 1 ★ t-CO2 3,646 3,554 98.3%
CO2 ★ t-CO2 3,430 3,151 98.3%
Methane ★ t-CO2 71 72 98.3%
Nitrous oxide ★ t-CO2 8 11 98.3%
Hydrofluorocarbon family of gases ★ t-CO2 137 321 98.3%
Perfluorocarbon family of gases ★ t-CO2 0 0 98.3%
Sulfur hexafluoride ★ t-CO2 0 0 98.3%
Nitrogen trifluoride ★ t-CO2 0 0 98.3%
City gas ★ m3 178,434 209,287 98.3%
Liquefied petroleum gas ★ t 0 9 98.3%
Light oil ★ kl 488 447 98.3%
Heavy oil ★ kl 77 52 98.3%
Kerosene ★ kl 541 418 98.3%
Gasoline ★ kl 94 130 98.3%
Scope 2 - Market-based ★ t-CO2 114,113 90,514 98.3%
Scope 2 - Location-based ★ t-CO2 224,093 273,912 98.3%
Electricity ★ MWh 537,280 622,872 98.3%
Electricity consumption from renewable sources ★ MWh 290,275 393,243 98.3%
Ratio of electricity consumption from renewable sources to the total electricity consumption ★ % 54.03 63.13 98.3%
Average PUE of data centers - 1.33 1.33 98.3%
Hot water ★ GJ 6,534 5,064 98.3%
Cold water ★ GJ 8,694 10,530 98.3%
Steam ★ GJ 0 1,139 98.3%
Total energy consumption ★ GJ 5,317,059 6,149,426 98.3%
CO2 emission per energy consumption (Scope 1 & 2) t-CO2/GJ 0.022 0.015 98.3%
Renewable energy consumption ★ GJ 2,833,082 3,838,048 98.3%
Non-renewable energy consumption ★ GJ 2,483,977 2,311,377 98.3%
Renewable energy ratio ★ % 53.28 62.41 98.3%
Scope 3 ★ t-CO2 3,278,437 3,289,809 83.4%
Category 1 : Purchased goods ★ t-CO2 1,505,167 1,604,858 83.4%
Category 2 : Purchased capital goods ★ t-CO2 388,584 406,502 83.4%
Category 3 : Purchased fuel/energy (other than Scope 1 & 2) ★ t-CO2 35,224 43,654 83.4%
Category 4 : Transportation and delivery (upstream) ★ t-CO2 97,269 109,971 83.4%
Category 5 : Waste ★ t-CO2 1,224 1,805 83.4%
Category 6 : Business travel ★ t-CO2 3,143 4,412 83.4%
Category 7 : Employee commuting ★ t-CO2 5,936 14,612 83.4%
Category 8 : Leased assets (upstream) ★ t-CO2 1,340 1,111 83.4%
Category 9 : Transportation and delivery (downstream) ★ t-CO2 678,913 627,508 83.4%
Category 10 : Processing of sold products ★ t-CO2 - 0 83.4%
Category 11 : Use of sold products ★ *3 t-CO2 404,695 287,307 83.4%
Category 12 : End-of-life treatment of sold products ★ t-CO2 156,220 175,147 83.4%
Category 13 : Leased assets (downstream) ★ t-CO2 723 12,922 83.4%
Category 14 : Franchises ★ t-CO2 - 0 83.4%
Category 15 : Investments ★ t-CO2 - 0 83.4%
Total water consumption ★ *1 Total m3 628,288 666,818 98.3%
Offices m3 53,371 70,014 98.3%
Data centers m3 451,044 470,500 98.3%
Distribution centers/warehouses m3 122,024 120,470 98.3%
Stores m3 1,849 5,834 98.3%
Others m3 0 0 98.3%
Municipal potable water consumption ★ Total m3 310,650 351,679 98.3%
Offices m3 37,995 51,452 98.3%
Data centers m3 148,782 173,924 98.3%
Distribution centers/warehouses m3 122,024 120,470 98.3%
Stores m3 1,849 5,834 98.3%
Others m3 0 0 98.3%
Harvested rainwater consumption ★ Total m3 10,249 282 98.3%
Offices m3 10,249 282 98.3%
Data centers m3 0 0 98.3%
Distribution centers/warehouses m3 0 0 98.3%
Stores m3 0 0 98.3%
Others m3 0 0 98.3%
Industrial water consumption ★ Total m3 300,168 286,442 98.3%
Offices m3 2,789 0 98.3%
Data centers m3 297,379 286,442 98.3%
Distribution centers/warehouses m3 0 0 98.3%
Stores m3 0 0 98.3%
Others m3 0 0 98.3%
Ground water consumption ★ Total m3 0 124 98.3%
Offices m3 0 124 98.3%
Data centers m3 0 0 98.3%
Distribution centers/warehouses m3 0 0 98.3%
Stores m3 0 0 98.3%
Others m3 0 0 98.3%
Grey water consumption ★ Total m3 4,989 21,303 98.3%
Offices m3 1,544 17,615 98.3%
Data centers m3 3,445 3,687 98.3%
Distribution centers/warehouses m3 0 0 98.3%
Stores m3 0 0 98.3%
Others m3 0 0 98.3%
Unclassified water consumption ★ Total m3 2,231 6,989 98.3%
Offices m3 794 542 98.3%
Data centers m3 1,438 6,447 98.3%
Distribution centers/warehouses m3 0 0 98.3%
Stores m3 0 0 98.3%
Others m3 0 0 98.3%
Water consumption per revenue m3/million USD 50.54 52.15 98.3%
Total emissions of waste *2 t 27,886 27,904 98.3%
Recycled t 23,483 26,963 98.3%
Final disposal of waste *2 t 4,403 941 98.3%
Recycling rate of waste % 84.21 96.63 98.3%
Total emissions of waste per revenue t/million USD 2.24 2.11 98.3%
Final disposal of waste per revenue t/million USD 0.35 0.07 98.3%
NOx t 2 3 98.3%
SOx t 0 0 98.3%
Investment in the environment Total million JPY 4,918.1 4,655.1 85.7%
Investment in renewable energy million JPY 591.4 549.6 85.7%
Investment in CO2 reduction and climate change measures million JPY 4,200.0 4,078.1 85.7%
Investment in water resources million JPY 0.0 0.0 85.7%
Investment in resource recycling and waste million JPY 19.7 20.9 85.7%
Investment in conservation of biodiversity million JPY 105.0 4.0 85.7%
Other investment in the environment million JPY 2.0 16.5 85.7%
Green purchasing ratio % 84.87 59.23 59.1%
Total paper used t 57.9 312.1 87.1%
  • Third-party verified
  • *1 Water consumption for FY2022 has been partially recalculated and revised. (May 2024)
  • *2 Total emissions of waste and Final disposal of waste for FY2022 have been partially recalculated and revised. (Jun 2024)
  • *3 For FY2023, Scope 3 Category 11: Some voluntary disclosure items that were disclosed by group companies until FY2022 have been excluded.

Social

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Items FY2022 FY2023 Coverage
Total number of employees covered in this report: gender composition (%) Total 28,481 28,502 100%
Male (%) 17,012
(59.7%)
17,150
(60.2%)
100%
Female (%) 11,469
(40.3%)
11,352
(39.8%)
100%
No. of employees in Japan Total 25,282 25,309 100%
No. of employees overseas Total 3,589 3,193 100%
No. of employees in managerial positions: gender composition; % of non-Japanese employees Total 4,705 4,816 100%
Male (%) 3,683
(78.3%)
3,746
(77.8%)
100%
Female (%) 1,022
(21.7%)
1,070
(22.2%)
100%
Non-Japanese (%) 777
(16.5%)
735
(15.3%)
100%
No. of directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members
Male (%)
172
(88.2%)
162
(87.1%)
100%
Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee members
Female (%)
23
(11.8%)
24
(12.9%)
100%
Gender composition by job title Senior manager or higher
Male (%)
1,298
(86.2%)
1,325
(84.2%)
100%
Senior manager or higher
Female (%)
208
(13.8%)
249
(15.8%)
100%
Manager (section chief)
Male (%)
2,308
(74.5%)
2,329
(75.1%)
100%
Manager (section chief)
Female (%)
789
(25.5%)
771
(24.9%)
100%
No. of employees and gender composition by job category
(revenue generating divisions) *1
Male (%) 8,281
(55.4%)
6,813
(50.8%)
100%
Female (%) 6,678
(44.6%)
6,611
(49.2%)
100%
Ratio of females in managerial positions(revenue generating divisions) *1 Female (%) -
-
221
(25.7%)
LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
No. of employees and gender composition by job category
(STEM divisions) *1
Male (%) 5,538
(78.2%)
7,550
(80.8%)
100%
Female (%) 1,545
(21.8%)
1,796
(19.2%)
100%
Ratio of females in managerial positions(STEM divisions) *1 Female (%) -
-
84
(7.9%)
LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
No. of employees and gender composition by job category
(other divisions) *2
Male (%) 2,849
(49.0%)
2,787
(48.6%)
100%
Female (%) 2,965
(51.0%)
2,945
(51.4%)
100%
Ratio of females in managerial positions(other divisions) *2 Female (%) -
-
139
(28.1%)
LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
New appointments of employees to managerial positions: gender composition Total 1,078 1,029 100%
Male (%) 823
(76.3%)
768
(74.6%)
100%
Female (%) 255
(23.7%)
261
(25.4%)
100%
No. of non-Japanese employees (% to total employees) Total(%) 5,089
(17.9%)
4,753
(16.7%)
87%
No. of new employees recruited: gender composition Total 3,907 2,074 100%
Male (%) 2,596
(66.4%)
1,402
(67.6%)
100%
Female (%) 1,311
(33.6%)
672
(32.4%)
87%
No. of newly graduated employees recruited (% to total new recruits): gender composition (%) Total(%) 723
(18.5%)
680
(32.8%)
100%
Male (%) 503
(69.6%)
510
(75.0%)
100%
Female (%) 220
(30.4%)
170
(25.0%)
100%
No. of mid-career employees recruited (% to total new recruits): gender composition (%) Total(%) 3,184
(81.5%)
1,394
(67.2%)
100%
Male (%) 2,093
(65.7%)
892
(64.0%)
100%
Female (%) 1,091
(34.3%)
502
(36.0%)
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(%) 1,308
(33.5%)
393
(18.9%)
100%
Newly graduated recruits (%) 182
(25.2%)
36
(5.3%)
100%
Mid-career recruits (%) 1,126
(35.4%)
357
(25.6%)
100%
No. of employees with disabilities Total 715 772 99%
% of employees with disabilities in overall workforce All employees (%) 2.3% 2.4% 98%
No. of post-retirement employees rehired Total 48 83 100%
Average no. of temporary employees Total 7,461 7,659 100%
Contract employees 2,284 1,992 100%
Average no. of non-permanent employees *3 Total 12,529 21,074 100%
Temporary staff 3,477 5,792 100%
Subcontract employee 9,052 15,282 100%
No. of employees switched from temporary employees to permanent employees Total 402 293 100%
Male 160 142 100%
Female 242 151 100%
No. of resignations Voluntary resignation 1,772 1,711 100%
Total 1,865 1,739 100%
Resignation rate Voluntary resignation (%) 6.8% 6.7% 100%
Overall (%) 7.2% 6.8% 100%
Average length of service (years) All employees (Year) 5.8 6.6 99%
Male (Year) 6.0 6.6 99%
Female (Year) 5.5 6.6 99%
Average age *13 All employees 36.8 37.3 99%
Male 37.3 37.7 99%
Female 36.1 36.7 99%
Age distribution of employees: gender composition Under 30 Total 6,825 6,467 99%
Under 30
Male (%)
3,773
(55.3%)
3,708
(57.3%)
99%
Under 30
Female (%)
3,052
(44.7%)
2,759
(42.7%)
99%
30's Total 11,635 11,757 99%
30's
Male (%)
6,949
(59.7%)
6,938
(59.0%)
99%
30's
Female (%)
4,686
(40.3%)
4,819
(41.0%)
99%
40's Total 7,275 7,584 99%
40's
Male (%)
4,713
(64.8%)
4,864
(64.1%)
99%
40's
Female (%)
2,562
(35.2%)
2,720
(35.9%)
99%
50's Total 2,347 2,546 99%
50's
Male (%)
1,403
(59.8%)
1,538
(60.4%)
99%
50's
Female (%)
944
(40.2%)
1,008
(39.6%)
99%
60 and above Total 335 348 99%
60 and above
Male (%)
237
(70.7%)
244
(70.1%)
99%
60 and above
Female (%)
98
(29.3%)
104
(29.9%)
99%
Cost of recruitment Total (JPY billion) 39.0 21.0 91%
Avg. cost per recruit (JPY thousand) 1,234 1,014 91%
% of recruitment from internal sources *4 Internal transfer, etc. (%) 8.1% 10.8% LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
Average annual remuneration of directors (Basic remuneration only) Total (JPY thousand) 29,525 21,469 91%
Male (JPY thousand) 30,099 22,334 91%
Female (JPY thousand) 24,687 16,425 91%
Average annual remuneration of directors (Basic remuneration + other cash remunerations) Total (JPY thousand) 42,151 31,075 91%
Male (JPY thousand) 43,059 32,841 91%
Female (JPY thousand) 34,496 20,774 91%
Average annual salary of employees in managerial positions (basic salary only) *5 *6 Total (JPY thousand) 8,424 8,770 100%
Male (JPY thousand) 8,645 8,995 100%
Female (JPY thousand) 7,662 7,990 100%
Average annual salary of employees in managerial positions (basic salary + bonus) *5 *6 Total (JPY thousand) 11,864 10,983 100%
Male (JPY thousand) 12,158 11,309 100%
Female (JPY thousand) 10,851 9,848 100%
Average annual salary of employees in non-managerial positions (basic salary only) *6 Total (JPY thousand) 5,077 5,135 100%
Male (JPY thousand) 5,494 5,453 100%
Female (JPY thousand) 4,445 4,614 100%
Average annual salary of employees in non-managerial positions (basic salary + bonus) *6 Total (JPY thousand) 6,742 6,859 100%
Male (JPY thousand) 7,331 7,370 100%
Female (JPY thousand) 5,848 6,020 100%
Ratio of average annual salary (median) by gender *7 Median
< Male : Female >
1.24:1 1.28:1 100%
Ratio of CEO's remuneration to average annual salary of employees *8 Ratio by average 42.5:1 136.7:1 LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
Median of employee remuneration Total (JPY thousand) - 7,699 LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
No. of employees using childcare systems Male 1,212 1,627 99%
Female 1,325 1,727 99%
Utilization of childcare leave Male (%) 36.8% 50.9% 99%
Female (%) 100% 100% 99%
% of returning to work 88.0% 94.8% 99%
No. of employees under shorter working hour system for childcare Total 667 783 98%
Male 59 62 98%
Female 608 721 98%
No. of employees under shorter working hour system for nursing care Total 7 7 98%
Male 1 2 98%
Female 6 5 98%
Paid leave % of paid leaves taken 72.4% 76.9% 99%
Annual total working hours (average per employee) Hours 1,904 1,883 100%
Annual hours of overtime worked (average per employee) Hours 127 155 100%
No. of users of remote work system *4 Total 21,919 12,157 LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
Overall utilization rate 90.4% 98.0% LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
No. of employees on leave due to non-work-related illness or injury *9 Total 342 513 99%
Incidence of industrial accidents resulting in leave All employees (%) 0.03% 0.08% 99%
Incidence of industrial accidents All employees (%) 0.11% 0.99% 99%
% of employees taking stress check All employees (%) 81.9% 83.5% 94%
% of employees taking harassment check All employees (%) 88.7% 84.2% 45%
% of employees taking regular medical checkups All employees (%) 95.5% 97.8% 99%
% of employees with remarks in their medical checkups *10 All employees (%) 42.8% 38.3% 96%
Smoking rate All employees (%) 13.6% 13.1% 72%
Completion rate of specific health guidance All employees (%) 49.3% 35.1% 85%
Total hours spent on capacity building training for employees Total (hours) 707,937 922,382 97%
Average training hours per employee (result) Average hours 31 33 97%
Average training cost per employee (result) JPY 72,608 67,971 91%
% of respondents to engagement survey All employees (%) 90.1% LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
% of employees with high engagement score *11 All employees (%) 61.2% LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
% of unionized employees *12 Overall (%) 19.2% 31.8% 9%
  • *1 Revenue generating divisions refer to divisions in charge of sales + planning/business development, and STEM divisions refer to engineers and designers.
  • *2 Other divisions refer to divisions other than revenue generating divisions and STEM divisions.
  • *3 Non-permanent employees are indirectly employed employees such as temporary staff and subcontract employees.
  • *4 From FY2023, figures are for non-consolidated LY Corporation.
  • *5 Managerial positions refers to positions of managers and above, who are line managers of organizations, etc.
  • *6 Average annual salary includes non-standard wages.
  • *7 Average annual salary includes bonus and non-standard wages.
  • *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 Item that has changed significantly due to a review of the calculation definition.
  • *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 Calculated for some companies of the LY Corporation Group that have labor unions.Companies without labor unions also have employee representation systems.
  • *13 Average age for FY2023 have been partially recalculated and revised. (Jul 2024)

Governance

Items FY2022 FY2023 Coverage
Income tax expense recorded in Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss (JPY)*1 JPY 46,055 million JPY 42,548 million 100%
No. of reported cases of whistle-blowing 149 200 100%
Legal actions regarding corruption, bribery, etc. 0 0 100%
No. of violations related to human rights abuse and harassment Harassment 5 13 100%
No. of violations against codes of business conduct and ethical standards Insider trading (Violation of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act) 0 0 100%
Acts of conflict of interest 0 0 LY Corporation (non-consolidated)
% of employees taking compliance e-learning 90.9% 96% 97%
  • *1 We fulfill our tax obligation appropriately for the development of our nation and the regions in which our offices are located.
  • *2 Calculated based on the percentage of employees. 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.

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