6. Developing a Resilient Management Foundation- Resilient and Honest Corporate Governance, Organization, and Personnel -
Conduct corporate governance with integrity to earn the trust of society through ongoing
dialogue with stakeholders.
In addition, foster innovation and improve the well-being of
our employees by developing a progressive workplace environment where diverse
human resources can thrive utilizing cutting-edge technologies.
Sustainable development goals
SDGs value creation
(1)Enhance corporate governance and ensure its effectiveness
We will work to construct sophisticated governance systems, increase management transparency, and engage in honest and fair corporate governance.
Main businesses
- Reinforce compliance
- Eliminate anti-social forces and prevent corruption and unethical behavior
- Build a sophisticated internal control system
- Increase the sophistication of the Board of Directors
- Enhance risk assessment
| Representative KPI | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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| 1 | KPI | Number of compliance violations: Performance monitoring (annually) | |
| Result | Number of disciplinary actions: 40 | - | |
| 2 | KPI | Employees' attendance rate at compliance training sessions: Performance monitoring (annually) | Employees' attendance rate at compliance training sessions: 99% or more(annually)Update |
| Result | Compliance Exam-taking rate: 100% | - | |
| 3 | KPI | - | Awareness of Compliance Hotline among full-time employees: 99% or moreNew |
| Result | - | - | |
| 4 | KPI | Ensure effectiveness of the Board of Directors: Conduct evaluation | |
| Result | Evaluation conducted in FY2021 | - | |
| 5 | KPI | Average attendance rate of all Board Directors at Board of Directors meetings: 75% or higher | |
| Result | Average at Board of Directors meetings: 97.37% | - | |
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(2)Sustainable growth through cooperation with stakeholders
We will build strong relationships of trust with our stakeholders through timely and appropriate information disclosure and regular dialogue, and pursue sustainable development together with them.
Main businesses
- Enhance supply chain management
- Sound and transparent disclosure
- Coordination with organizations and regional communities
| Representative KPI | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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| 1 | KPI | Sustainability procurement survey collection: 90% or greater (annually) | |
| Result | Survey collection rate: 93% | - | |
| 2 | KPI | Support for improvement activities at high-risk suppliers: 100% implementation | |
| Result | 100% | - | |
| 3 | KPI | Supplier inspection / CSR audits: at least 2 companies | Supplier inspection / CSR audits: 10 or more companiesUpdate |
| Result | 5 companies | - | |
| 4 | KPI | Number of partnerships with NPOs: 1,000 organizations (FY2023) | |
| Result | 791 organizations | - | |
(3)Enhance employee happiness with diversity and inclusion
We strive to create environments with meaningful work, where everyone can make the most of their abilities.
Main businesses
- Support for employee growth and career realization*1
- Fair evaluation and remuneration system
- Promote the participation of diverse talent (professional participation of women, recruitment and retention of persons with disabilities, and initiatives related to LGBTQ persons)
- Harassment prevention
| Representative KPI | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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| Target vision | Create work-friendly workplaces for all | ||
| 1 | KPI |
Ratio of women in management positions: 20% or more (FY2035)
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| Result | 7.6% | - | |
| 2 | KPI | Ratio of employees with disabilities: At or above the legally mandated level (annually) | |
| Result | 2.34% | - | |
| 3 | KPI | Ratio of annual paid leave taken: Keep at 70% or above (annually) | |
| Result | 70.1% | - | |
| 4 | KPI | Accidents at work sites involving injury or death: Zero (annually) | Serious accidents involving employees or at construction sites: ZeroUpdate |
| Result | Number of fatal accidents: Zero | - | |
| 5 | KPI | - | Return rate from childcare leave: 100%New |
| Result | - | - | |
| 6 | KPI | - | Ratio of male employees taking childcare leave: 30% (FY2023), 50% (FY2026)New |
| Result | - | - | |
| 7 | KPI | - | Number of employees who retire due to nursing care responsibilities: 0 New |
| Result | - | - | |
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Free-agent system, job posting system, SoftBank University, SoftBank Career Dock
(4)Enhance productivity with advanced workplace environments
We will engage in promoting work-style reforms, and health and productivity management utilizing technology.
Main businesses
- Promote workstyle reforms*1 (Smart & Fun!)
- Offer diverse and flexible workstyles (Smart offices, teleworking, co-working spaces, etc.)
- Promote health and productivity management
| Representative KPI | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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| Target vision | Work-style reforms and promotion of wellness management | ||
| 1 | KPI |
Promotion of workstyles for the post-COVID-19 environment
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| Result | Renovated and transitioned to a free address system at 12 offices | - | |
| Utilized shared office space in 5 of our own satellite locations, 33 WeWork locations, and over 250 other locations nationwide | |||
| 2 | KPI | Ratio of telework*2: 70% or greater (annually) | Ratio of telework*2: 90% or greater (annually) Update |
| Result | 95.9% | - | |
| 3 | KPI |
Ratio of employees who smoke:
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| Result | 25.8％ | - | |
| 4 | KPI | High ranking in Japan surveys: Highly ranked among the major surveys (annually) | |
| Result | 5 stars in the Nikkei SDGs Management Survey, 5 stars in the 5th Nikkei Smart Work Management Survey | - | |
| Innovation Award in the Nikkei Smart Work Awards 2022 | |||
| Certification in the 2022 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program in the large enterprise (“White 500”) category |
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Super flextime system, teleworking, operational improvements using AI and RPA, permitting employees to take side jobs
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*2
Percentage of employees who teleworked at least once a month
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“Main businesses” include initiatives by SoftBank Corp. and companies in the SoftBank Corp. Group.