ESG Data

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ESG Data Book 2026

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Climate Change

Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Results Target
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
GHG Scope 1*1 [t-CO2] ★ ② FY25:
100.0%		 10,709 13,998 6,369 9,485 9,470 11,000
GHG Scope 2*2*3 (market-based) [t-CO2] ★ 697,825 565,921 514,293 383,765 664,619
(340,086)		 374,000
GHG Scope 2 (location-based)*2*3 [t-CO2] ★ - - - 967,525 1,260,751
(936,219)		 1,106,000
GHG Scope 3*4 [t-CO2] ★ FY25:
99.6%		 8,685,602 9,368,649 9,287,493 11,546,072 18,285,009*5 9,050,000
Sum of Scope 1 and 2 (market-based)*2*3 [t-CO2] FY25:
100.0%		 708,534 579,919 520,662 393,250 674,089
(349,556)		 385,000
Sum of Scope 1, 2 and 3 (market-based)*2*3*4 [t-CO2] FY25:
99.6%		 9,394,136 9,948,568 9,808,155 11,939,322 18,959,098
(18,634,565)		 9,435,000
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1, 2)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from Energy Sources [t] ② FY25:
100.0%		 707,959 579,349 519,874 392,677 673,429 -
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) from Non-energy Sources [t] 00000-
Methane (CH4) [t-CO2] ★ 2517675760-
Dinitrogen Monoxide (N2O) [t-CO2] ★ 3.002.359.2212.0012.55-
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) [t-CO2] ★ 547551712504436-
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) [t-CO2] ★ 00000-
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) [t-CO2] ★ 0000151-
Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) [t-CO2] ★ 00000-
GHG Emissions Intensity (Scope 1, 2)*6 [t-CO2/Gbps] ① - 359 249 204 62*7 77 90
Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030
Mid/Long-term Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Sum of Scope 1 and 2 [t-CO2] ② FY25:
100.0%		 627,000 580,000 533,000 485,000 0
[Notes]
  1. *1
    Starting in FY25, emissions generated by the use of rental cars, calculated under “Scope 3, Category 6: Business Travel” through FY24, will now be included in Scope 1.
  2. *2
    Starting in FY25, electricity supplied by building owners (consumed through the use of equipment at buildings not owned by the Company) will now be included in Scope 2 calculations, having previously been included in Scope 3 through FY24.
  3. *3
    Electricity supplied by building owners is not included in the figures in parentheses.
  4. *4
    This definition was changed in FY25 due to a refinement to the calculation process made in preparation for adopting the SSBJ Standards.
  5. *5
    Emissions increased due to more companies being included in calculations in FY25 after a refinement to the calculation process made in preparation for adopting the SSBJ Standards.
  6. *6
    Greenhouse gas emissions at 1 Gbps (the method used to calculate bandwidth was changed in FY24)
  7. *7
    Due to a change in definition in FY25, the figures for FY24 have been retroactively adjusted.
Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2025
(Rate)		 Description of Calculation
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 3)*1*2 ★
Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services [t-CO2] ② FY25:
99.6%		 9,259,664
(50.6%)		 Calculated by multiplying the purchase price of products and services by the CO2 emission factor, including the procurement and transportation processes
Category 2: Capital Goods [t-CO2] 1,917,402
(10.5%)		 Calculated by multiplying the capital investment amount by the CO2 emission factor of capital goods
Category 3: Fuel- and Energy-related Activities Not Included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 [t-CO2] 3,277,865
(17.9%)		 Calculated by multiplying fuel, electricity and heat consumption by the CO2 emission factor for fuel extraction, production, transport, etc., includes emissions produced in the course of power generation and fuel procurement for electric power procured for sale from external sources
Category 4: Upstream Transportation and Distribution [t-CO2] 309,105
(1.7%)		 Calculated by multiplying transportation and delivery costs by the CO2 emission factor (Procurement transportation is included in Category 1)
Category 5: Waste Generated in Operations [t-CO2] 2,776
(0.0%)		 Calculated by multiplying the weight of industrial waste by the CO2 emission factor for each kind of waste
Category 6: Business Travel*3 [t-CO2] 32,211
(0.2%)		 Calculated by multiplying the amount paid for transportation allowances by the CO2 emission factor for each transportation category and by multiplying the number of days of accommodation by the CO2 emission factor per day
Category 7: Employee Commuting [t-CO2] 13,862
(0.1%)		 Calculated by multiplying the total commuting distance of employees by the CO2 emission factor per km of travelers for each transportation category
Category 8: Upstream Leased Assets*4 [t-CO2] 0
(0.0%)		 (Not to be calculated)
Category 9: Downstream Transportation and Distribution [t-CO2] 0
(0.0%)		 (Not to be calculated)
Category 10: Processing of Sold Products [t-CO2] 0
(0.0%)		 (Not to be calculated)
Category 11: Use of Sold Products [t-CO2] 3,153,721
(17.2%)		 Calculated by multiplying the number of units sold or rented by lifelong power consumption of each product and the CO2 emission factor for electric power
Category 12: End-of-life Treatment of Sold Products [t-CO2] 170,773
(0.9%)		 Calculated by multiplying the total weight of products sold by the CO2 emission factor for each kind of waste
Category 13: Downstream Leased Assets [t-CO2] 123,325
(0.7%)		 Calculated by multiplying the amount of electric power used in the course of providing data center-related services to customers by the CO2 emission factor for electric power
Category 14: Franchises [t-CO2] 24,305
(0.1%)		 Calculated by multiplying the total floor area of franchise shops by the CO2 emission factor per area for each building use
Category 15: Investments [t-CO2] 0
(0.0%)		 (Not to be calculated)
Total 18,285,009
(100.0%)
[Notes]
  1. *1
    This definition was changed in FY25 due to a refinement to the calculation process made in preparation for adopting the SSBJ Standards.
  2. *2
    Emissions increased due to more companies being included in calculations in FY25 after a refinement to the calculation process made in preparation for adopting the SSBJ Standards.
  3. *3
    Due to a change in definition in FY25, emissions generated by the use of rental cars have been removed from Scope 3 and included in Scope 1.
  4. *4
    Starting in FY25, emissions generated through electricity supplied by building owners (consumed through the use of equipment at buildings not owned by the Company) and by rental offices have been removed from Scope 3 and included in Scope 2 calculations.
Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 Evaluation*6*7
Results Target
Energy (Electricity)*1
Electric Power Consumption*2 ★×
(〇)
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 7,622,131 8,204,047 8,768,812 8,231,137 10,711,659 -
[MWh] 2,117,259 2,278,902 2,435,781 2,286,427 2,975,461 2,500,000
Renewable Energy Consumption*2 ★×
(〇)
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 2,272,493 3,594,856 4,470,581 5,087,138 5,249,266 -
[MWh] 631,248 998,571 1,241,828 1,413,094 1,458,129 1,630,000
Renewable Energy Rate*2*3 ★×
(〇)
[%] ② FY25:
100.0%		 29.8 43.8 51.0 61.8 49.0
(66.0)		 65
Electric Power Consumption in Data Centers ★〇
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 1,923,390 2,036,966 2,464,387 2,246,508 2,226,809 -
[MWh] 534,275 565,824 684,552 624,030 618,558 870,000
└ Renewable Energy Consumption ★〇
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 482,206 913,907 1,238,206 1,650,056 1,826,678 -
[MWh] 133,946 253,863 343,946 458,349 507,411 610,000
└ Renewable Energy Rate ★〇
[%] ② FY25:
100.0%		 25.1 44.9 50.2 73.4 82.0 70
└ PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness)〇
[-] ② FY25:
100.0%		 1.42 1.34 1.37 1.43 1.43 1.50
Energy Consumption Intensity*4〇
[MWh/Gbps] ① - 1,084 979 890 347 371 394
Energy (Other)
City Gas ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 146,546 138,052 22,841 23,014 24,572 -
[m³] 3,256,578 3,067,817 507,580 528,876 564,677 -
Heavy Oil A ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 8,286 13,771 7,858 10,599 11,370 -
[kL] 213 354 202 272 292 -
Gasoline*5 ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 3,467 38,751 15,097 16,823 25,971 -
[kL] 104 1,160 452 504 778 -
Warm Water, Cold Water and Steam ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 63,087 74,169 70,599 77,131 91,152 -
Light Oil ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 739 19,124 24,054 24,125 20,047 -
[kL] 19 503 633 635 528 -
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 15 935 403 475 743 -
[m³] 139 8,547 3,688 4,343 6,795 -
Kerosene ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 9,224 22,475 18,068 15,659 15,101 -
[kL] 253 616 495 429 414 -
Liquefied Natural Gas ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 - - - 61,806 50,576 -
[t] - - - 1,130 925 -
Other ★-
[GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 - - - 2,040 338 -
Total Energy Consumption
Total Energy Consumption*1 [GJ] ② FY25:
100.0%		 7,853,497 8,511,324 8,927,731 8,462,809 10,951,529 - -
Renewable Energy [GJ] 2,272,493 3,594,856 4,470,581 5,104,129 5,272,409 - -
Nonrenewable Energy [GJ] 5,581,004 4,916,468 4,457,150 3,358,680 5,679,120 - -
[Notes]
  1. *1
    Due to a change in the definition of energy (GJ) used in calculations in FY24, the figures for FY21 to FY23 have been retroactively adjusted.
  2. *2
    Starting in FY25, electricity supplied by building owners (consumed through the use of equipment at buildings not owned by the Company) will now be included in Scope 2 calculations, having previously been included in Scope 3 through FY24.
  3. *3
    Electricity supplied by building owners is not included in the figures in parentheses.
  4. *4
    Electric power consumption at 1 Gbps (the method used to calculate bandwidth was changed in FY24)
  5. *5
    Starting in FY25, calculations to determine this amount will now include emissions generated by the use of rental cars under “Scope 3, Category 6: Business Travel.”
  6. *6
    Responses were 〇: Progress as planned, △: Issues present, ×: Did not reach plan
  7. *7
    The figures in parentheses show the evaluation excluding electricity supplied by building owners.
  8. *
    Heat value (GJ) references conversion factors taken from the Ministry of the Environment.

Resources and Waste

Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Results Target
Industrial Waste
Recycling Rate [%] ①- 86.390.194.896.098.397.0
Discharge Amount [t] ★②FY25:
100.0%		 6,1966,3986,6966,6047,9686,800
Recycling Amount [t] ★5,6685,8416,3956,3487,413-
Final Disposal Amount [t] ★528557301256555300
Hazardous Waste (PCB)
Disposal Amount [t]①-0.180.221.600.000.000.00
Communication Equipment of Removed Base Stations
Recycling Rate [%] ①-99.8099.9699.9799.9999.9999.99
Used Mobile Phones
Devices to be Reused or Recycled [Mobile Phones]①-2,612,2002,246,4552,552,7252,629,0352,832,1052,000,000

Water

Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Results Target
Use of Water
Water Withdrawal (Total)*1*2 [m³] ★②FY25:
100.0%		 675,729866,170993,6071,058,0501,101,1021,020,000
Municipal Potable Water*2 [m³] ★432,544561,300670,360740,067682,789-
Groundwater [m³] ★0012473,643163,049-
Industrial Water [m³] ★237,230278,467286,442193,197196,367-
Rainwater and Other Reusable Water [m³] ★5,95326,40336,68251,14358,896-
Water Discharge*2*3*4 [m³] ★675,729866,170993,6071,058,0501,101,102-
Water Consumption Per Area*2 [m³/m²]0.580.480.390.410.36-
Water Intake and Discharge Volume at Data Centers*5 [m³]353,394411,594500,905336,993336,809500,000
[Notes]
  1. *1
    For offices not equipped with meters, consumption is estimated based on floor area using data on consumption per unit of floor area for the SoftBank Corp. group.
  2. *2
    Due to a change in definition in FY25, the figures for FY22 to FY24 have been retroactively adjusted.
  3. *3
    Sewage only
  4. *4
    Amounts for water withdrawal and water discharge were the same, meaning that total net fresh water consumption was 0 m3.
  5. *5
    Due to a change in definition in FY25, the figures for FY24 have been retroactively adjusted.

Environmental Management System

Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
ISO 14001 Certified Sites [Sites]①-1919181918
ISO 14001 Certification Rate* [%]100.0100.0100.0100.0100.0
[Note]
  1. *
    The percentage of certified sites among all applicable sites (sites designated under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy as type 1 designated energy management factories, etc., or type 2 designated energy management factories, etc.)

Compliance

Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Violations of Environmental Rules
Times [Times]②FY25:
100.0%		00000
Penalty Amount [Thousand yen]00000