Environment

Electricity consumption, CO2 emissions, and environmental violation fines

FY2022/7 FY2023/7 FY2024/7
Total CO2 (Scope 1+2) emissions (t-CO2) 430 221 253
Scope1 (t-CO2) 0 0 0
Scope2 (t-CO2) 430 221 253
Electricity consumption(kwh) 1,044,547 1,208,473 1,370,119
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., InterRace, Inc., M&A Succeed, Inc., Trabox Inc., Assured, Inc., and others.

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

Social

Employees

FY2022/7 FY2023/7 FY2024/7
Number of employees* (persons) 1,821 1,918 2,192
Percentage of female employees 42.1% 44.2% 45.1%
Percentage of male employees 57.9% 55.8% 54.9%
Percentage of female in management positions 14.5% 15.4% 17.0%
Percentage of male in management positions 85.5% 84.6% 83.0%
Average age of full-time employees (years old) 32.8 33.1 32.9
Number of new hires (persons) 44 49 94
Number of mid-career hires (persons) 345 226 271
Number of childcare leave taken (persons) 66 77 86
Return to work after childcare leave (persons) 100% 100% 94.7%

*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 FY2022 exclude IEYASU, Inc., and ezSoft Co. Ltd., which were acquired during the period.

Engagement Survey

FY2022/7 FY2023/7 FY2024/7
Frequency 2 times a year 2 times a year 2 times a year
Average response rate 97.0% 94.7% 93.4%

Governance

Board of Directors Meetings, Number of Directors, Audit Fees

FY2022/7 FY2023/7 FY2024/7
Number of Board of Directors meetings in the last 12 months (times) 19 17 19
Number of directors 7 8 7
　Number of independent outside directors (persons, %) 4 (57.1%) 4 (50.0%) 3 (42.8%)
　Number of female directors (persons, %) 2 (28.6%) 2 (25.0%) 2 (28.6%)
Fees for audit services (million yen) 39 41 45
Fees for non-audit services (million yen) 4 - 10

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

FY2022/7 FY2023/7 FY2024/7
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) 2 17 21