Environment

Electricity consumption, CO2 emissions, and environmental violation fines

FY2021/7 FY2022/7 FY2023/7
Total CO2 (Scope 1+2) emissions (t-CO2) 471 430 220
Scope1 (t-CO2) 0 0 0
Scope2 (t-CO2) 471 430 220
Electricity consumption(kwh) 1,080,924 1,044,547 1,209,025
Environmental violation fine amount (yen) 0 0 0

*Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity use in offices calculated based on emission factors provided by the occupied buildings for all offices of Visional Inc., BizReach, Inc., IEYASU, Inc., ezSoft Co., Ltd., M&A Succeed, Inc., Trabox Inc., BizHint, Inc., Assured, Inc., and others.

*FY2023/7 figures include buildings which have switched to renewable energy sources.

Social

Employees

FY2021/7 FY2022/7 FY2023/7
Number of employees* (persons) 1,469 1,821 2,149
Percentage of female employees 40.2% 42.1% 43.9%
Percentage of male employees 59.8% 57.9% 56.1%
Percentage of female in management positions 14.0% 14.5% 15.4%
Percentage of male in management positions 86.0% 85.5% 84.6%
Average age of full-time employees (years old) 32.1 32.8 33.1
Number of new hires (persons) 38 44 49
Number of mid-career hires (persons) 161 345 226
Number of childcare leave taken (persons) 45 66 77
Return to work after childcare leave (persons) 100% 100% 100%

*The number of employees excludes employees seconded to companies outside our group and includes employees seconded to our group from companies outside our group. Temporary employees (contract employees, part-timers, part-time employees, and temporary employees) are included.

*Figures for FY2021 exclude Trabox, Inc., which was acquired during the period, and figures for FY2022 exclude IEYASU, Inc., and ezSoft Co. Ltd., which were acquired during the period.

Engagement Survey

FY2021/7 FY2022/7 FY2023/7
Frequency 2 times a year 2 times a year 2 times a year
Average response rate 95.2% 97.0% 94.7%

Governance

Board of Directors Meetings, Number of Directors, Audit Fees

FY2021/7 FY2022/7 FY2023/7
Number of Board of Directors meetings in the last 12 months (times) 19 19 17
Number of directors 9 7 8
　Number of independent outside directors (persons, %) 4 (44.4%) 4 (57.1%) 4 (50.0%)
　Number of female directors (persons, %) 2 (22.2%) 2 (28.6%) 2 (25.0%)
Fees for audit services (million yen) 36 39 41
Fees for non-audit services (million yen) 61 4 -

*The number of directors in the chart above is the number as of the end of the fiscal year.

*There are three independent outside directors (as of October 27, 2023). A notification of independent directors for them has been submitted to Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. as of October 5, 2023.

FY2021/7 FY2022/7 FY2023/7
Compliance training participation rate (%) New employee training 100% 100% 100%
Mid-career employee training 100% 100% 100%
New manager training 100% 100% 100%
Insider trading prevention training 100% 100% 100%
Number of whistleblower reports (cases) 7 2 17