ESG Data Summary
Scope of Implementation
・Dentsu (Group-wide), or non-specified: Dentsu (Parent Company)
・Domestic Group: Dentsu Group in Japan
・DAN: Dentsu Aegis Network and its subsidiary
・Consolidated: Dentsu, Dentsu Group in Japan and DAN
Governance
FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Directors | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Outside directors (independent officers) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Ratio of independent outside directors | 16.7% | 33.3% | 25.0% | 33.3% | 33.3% |
Female directors | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Ratio of female directors | 0.0% | 11.1% | 8.3% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
Board of Director meeting attendance rate | 95.8% | 91.9% | 95.4% | 96.9% | 98.0% |
Attendance rate of independent outside directors at Board of Director meetings | 89.5% | 83.3% | 96.1% | 96.3% | 98.5% |
Employment Data (Parent Company only)
Number of Employees (Each year-end)
March 2015 | December 2015 | December 2016 | December 2017 | December 2018 | |
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Consolidated | 43,583 | 47,324 | 55,843 | 60,064 | 62,608 |
Parent company | 7,348 | 7,261 | 6,799 | 6,927 | 6,921 |
Ratio of Women among Managers
December 31, 2018 | January 1, 2019 | |
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Manager | 2,127 | 2,074 |
Female Manager | 178 | 174 |
Female Manager Component | 8.369% | 8.389% |
Note: Includes data for those members currently on temporary assignment.
New Graduates Hired
April 2015 | April 2016 | April 2017 | April 2018 | April 2019 | |
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Total | 132 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 141 |
Male | 92 | 88 | 82 | 84 | 73 |
Female | 40 | 56 | 63 | 61 | 68 |
Female Component | 30.3% | 38.9% | 43.4% | 42.0% | 48.2% |
Number of New Graduates and Mid-career Personnel Hired
FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Total | 167 | 152 | 176 | 244 | 240 |
Male | 120 | 108 | 115 | 158 | 158 |
Female | 47 | 44 | 61 | 86 | 82 |
Female Component | 28.1% | 28.9% | 34.7% | 35.2% | 34.2% |
Average Age of Employees
Total | 40.8 |
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Male | 42.5 |
Female | 36.9 |
Average Number of Consecutive Years Served
Total | 13.8 |
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Male | 16.0 |
Female | 9.1 |
Number of Employees by Generation
Under 30 Years Old | 1,125 |
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30-39 Years Old | 2,327 |
40-49 Years Old | 1,825 |
50-59 Years Old | 1,392 |
Over 60 Years Old | 252 |
Total | 6,921 |
Note: Includes employees on temporary assignment but does not include those accepted for temporary assignments.
Employee Composition (December 31, 2018)
Male | Female | Total | |
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Executive officers, others | 49 | 4 | 53 |
Managers | 1,560 | 158 | 1,718 |
Non-Managers | 2,468 | 1,035 | 3,503 |
Contract employees | 291 | 332 | 623 |
Clerical staff | 0 | 469 | 469 |
Partners / Senior staff | 156 | 40 | 196 |
Part-timers, others | 40 | 25 | 65 |
Seconded from other entities | 188 | 106 | 294 |
Total | 4,752 | 2,169 | 6,921 |
Note:
1.“Executive officers, others” includes senior corporate advisors, special advisors, etc. “Part-timers, others” indicates permanent part-timers, nonpermanent part-timers and employees of overseas branches.
2.Employees on temporary transfer are excluded.
Work–Life Balance
Average Number of Paid Vacation Days Taken
FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Total | 10.8 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 13.2 |
Male | 9.6 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 12.9 |
Female | 13.8 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.0 |
Leave Taken | 54.0% | 42.0% | 56.0% | 64.0% | 66.0% |
Annual Paid Vacation in Hour Increments Taken (Part of paid vacation days)
FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Total Hours Taken | 49,712 | 38,275 | 47,138 | 49,459 | 39,085 |
Total Number of People Taking Leave | 14,568 | 14,308 | 18,217 | 19,401 | 14,605 |
Number of Hours Taken at One Time | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
Note: Available as part of annual paid leave.
Employees Taking Childcare Leave, Reinstatement Ratio
FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Total | 60 | 81 | 81 | 106 | 155 |
Male | 10 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 102 |
Female | 50 | 66 | 50 | 59 | 53 |
Reinstatement ratio | 96.1% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Note: In FY2014, we recounted the number of the employees who took childcare leave in the past and revised the number in conjunction with the reinstatement ratio.
Total Hours Worked per Year (Per Non-manager Employees)
FY2014 | FY2015* | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Total | 2,252 | 2,187 | 2,166 | 2,031 | 1,952 |
Note:
1. Following the change in the working hours management, the number of actual working hours has been revised from FY2017.
2. Including management positions from FY2017.
*Period of data collection: Nine months spanning April–December 2015
Health and Safety
Health Checkup Rate
FY2014 | FY2015* | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Total | 99.0% | 76.1% | 95.5% | 96.6% | 95.4% |
*Period of data collection: Nine months spanning April–December 2015
Leveraging Diverse Human Resources Social Contribution Activities
Employment Rate of People with Disabilities (%)
June 2015 | June 2016 | June 2017 | June 2018 | June 2019 | |
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Total | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 2.14 | 2.35 |
Number of Post-retirement Rehires
FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | |
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Total | 55 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 58 |
Male | 45 | 44 | 35 | 41 | 53 |
Female | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Union Membership Ratio (As of January 1, 2019)
Union membership ratio among all employees (Including Tokyo, Annex, Hamarikyu, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya employees) |
44.7 |
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*Period of data collection: Nine months spanning April–December 2015
Social Contribution Activities
Dentsu | DAN | Total | |
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Donation(Yen) | 664,412,477 | 143,641,694 | 808,054,171 |
Participants in Volunteer activities | 513 | 14,428 | 14,941 |
Hours spent participating in Volunteer activities | 5,994 | 72,253 | 78,247 |
Employee Engagement Surve
Survey on the Company and Work
January 2015 | January 2016 | January 2017 | January 2018 | January 2019 | |
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Q.Have you gained experience and knowledge made possible only by working at Dentsu? | 95.1 | 94.4 | 93.2 | 92.3 | 92.9 |
Q.Are you proud to work at Dentsu? | 88.1 | 86.8 | 80.2 | 78.4 | 80.0 |
Q.Going forward, do you want to continue working at Dentsu? | 78.5 | 75.6 | 73.5 | 72.1 | 72.6 |
Environmental Performance Data
FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | ||
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CO2 emissions (tons) | 124,698 | 113,134 | 113,791 | |
Dentsu (non-consolidated) | 30,886 | 28,991 | 27,624 | |
Dentsu Group in Japan | 18,584 | 16,443 | 16,223 | |
DAN (Dentsu Group Overseas) | 75,229 | 67,700 | 70,045 | |
CO2 emission intensity (tons per FTE) | 2.42 | 2.11 | 1.88 | |
Scope 1 (tons) | 5,170 | 5,611 | 4,981 | |
Dentsu (non-consolidated) | 577 | 594 | 104 | |
Dentsu Group in Japan | 409 | 417 | 322 | |
DAN (Dentsu Group Overseas) | 4,166 | 4,742 | 4,555 | |
Scope 2 (market-based, tons) | 55,126 | 48,573 | 39,130 | |
Dentsu (non-consolidated) | 21,867 | 20,287 | 18,868 | |
Dentsu Group in Japan | 10,496 | 8,258 | 7,645 | |
DAN (Dentsu Group Overseas) | 22,762 | 20,028 | 12,617 | |
Scope 3 (tons) | 64,403 | 58,949 | 69,679 | |
1. Purchased goods and services | 3,066 | 2,396 | 2,087 | |
5. Waste generated in operations | 933 | 1,110 | 1,627 | |
6. Business travel | 57,372 | 52,603 | 62,253 | |
7. Employee commuting | 3,030 | 2,841 | 3,713 | |
Amount of waste (kg) | 6,768,018 | 6,658,385 | 7,884,635 | |
Dentsu (non-consolidated) | 3,224,884 | 2,877,632 | 2,196,440 | |
Dentsu Group in Japan | 1,292,447 | 1,444,553 | 1,550,789 | |
DAN (Dentsu Group Overseas) | 2,250,687 | 2,336,200 | 4,137,406 | |
Water consumption (m³) | 853,583 | 458,786 | 806,030 | |
Dentsu (non-consolidated) | 155,741 | 133,048 | 125,331 | |
Dentsu Group in Japan | 230,391 | 143,299 | 148,063 | |
DAN (Dentsu Group Overseas) | 467,451 | 182,439 | 532,636 |
Scope and Method of Calculation
•Excluding some of Dentsu Group companies
•Based on the calculation standards of WRI (World Resources Institute) GHG Protocol
•For CO₂ emissions, Categories 1, 5, 6, and 7 were calculated for Scope 3
•The volume of waste generated (in kg) is the sum of general waste and industrial waste (including waste oil, waste plastic)
•The volume of water resources used is the sum of municipal water and gray water at the Tokyo Head Office, and the municipal water used at the Kansai Branch Office and Chubu Branch Office.
•For improved accuracy, the values of the previous fiscal years have been revised.
Third-party Assurance


The rate of women in leadership, the amount of donation, the number of volunteers, and the total hours of attendance of the volunteers, and CO₂ emissions (greenhouse gas emissions) from Dentsu group are verified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd (LRQA)