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Global Chief Sustainability Officer Message

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Yuko KitakazeGlobal Chief Sustainability Officer, dentsu

Creating value through both financial and non-financial initiatives to drive Good Growth for the future

The Group’s Purpose aims for the sustainable development of our clients and society. This means not only achieving business growth but also creating positive change for people, organizations, culture, and society. We define this virtuous cycle as Good Growth.

Sustainability strategy

Our sustainability strategy is centered on addressing our four material themes—Integrity, People & Culture, Innovation, and Environment—toward the realization of our Purpose.

Through these efforts, we seek to evolve our management, develop talent capable of creating social value, and drive positive change across our industry and society.

Sustainability governance

We have established a three-tier sustainability governance structure comprising the Board of Directors, the Group Management Board (GMB), and the Group Sustainability Committee. (GSC).

Materiality

Materiality is a key consideration in our interactions with shareholders, investors, employees, clients, partners, and society. It also represents management priorities that support the Group’s efforts to sustainably create value and achieve growth.
For this reason, initiatives toward our material themes are closely connected to our corporate value.

Environment

At dentsu, we aim to achieve sustainable business growth by embedding the consideration of environmental risks, opportunities, and resilience into management strategy.

A key focus of our approach to sustainability is the management of environmental risks. We will continue to comply with environmental and other applicable laws and legal reporting and disclosure obligations.

For our business growth to be truly sustainable, we must accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Accordingly, we have set targets to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain by 2040.

External memberships and affiliations

To achieve dentsu’s Purpose and Vision, we participate in various initiatives that aim to realize an inclusive and sustainable society.

  • bme
  • TNFD Forum
  • GX Future Consortium
     * GX Future Consortium / League Member

In addition to the above initiatives, dentsu is also a member of the World Economic Forum.

External evaluation of our sustainability initiatives

At dentsu, we actively engage in corporate sustainability initiatives and have received recognition and accreditations from a variety of external agencies (as of June 20, 2026).

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Integrated Report 2026 (August 31th, 2026)

Since 2016, we have combined our annual report and sustainability report to publish an integrated report.
Please see the links to the Integrated Report and other non-financial disclosures below for more details.