ESG Data Summery
Governance Data
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | As of March 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Directors |
9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Outside directors (independent outside directors) |
3(3) | 3(3) | 4(4) | 4(4) | 4(4) | 5(4) |
Ratio of independent outside directors (%) | 33.3 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
Female directors | 1 | 1 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Ratio of female directors (%) | 11.1 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
Board of Director meeting attendance rate (%) |
91.9 | 95.4 | 96.9 | 98.0 | 96.9 | * |
Attendance rate of independent outside directors at Board of Director meetings (%) |
83.3 | 96.1 | 96.3 | 98.5 | 93.8 | * |
- * Not calculated as 2020 is in progress.
Social Data
Number of Employees (Each year-end)
December 2015 |
December 2016 |
December 2017 |
December 2018 |
December 2019 |
|
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Consolidated employees |
47,324 | 55,843 | 60,064 | 62,608 | 66,400 |
Employees and Managers *
As of December 2019
Grand total | Male | Female | Female Component | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employees |
66,400 | 34,460 | 31,940 | 48.1% | |
Dentsu Inc. | 7,071 | 4,765 | 2,306 | 32.6% | |
Dentsu Japan Network except for Dentsu Inc. |
12,771 | 8,248 | 4,523 | 35.4% | |
Dentsu Aegis Network | 46,558 | 21,447 | 25,111 | 53.9% | |
Managers | 3,261 | 2,787 | 474 | 14.5% | |
Dentsu Inc. | 805 | 744 | 61 | 7.6% | |
Dentsu Japan Network except for Dentsu Inc. |
1,929 | 1,684 | 245 | 12.7% | |
Dentsu Aegis Network | 527 | 359 | 168 | 31.9% |
- * Calculated as Managers within Dentsu and domestic Group companies and Officer class within DAN.
Community Activities
Consolidated | Dentsu Japan Network | Dentsu Aegis Network | |
---|---|---|---|
Donations (Yen) |
808,054,171 | 664,412,477 | 143,641,694 |
Participants in volunteer activities | 14,941 | 513 | 14,428 |
Hours spent participating in volunteer activities |
78,247 | 5,994 | 72,253 |
Environmental Performance Data
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
CO2 emissions (tons) |
113,134 | 113,791 | 121,156 | |
Dentsu Inc. | 28,991 | 27,624 | 37,071 | |
Dentsu Japan Network except for Dentsu Inc. |
16,443 | 16,223 | 19,584 | |
Dentsu Aegis Network | 67,700 | 70,045 | 64,500 | |
CO2 emission intensity (tons per FTE) |
2.11 | 1.88 | 1.89 | |
Scope 1 (tons) |
5,611 | 4,981 | 4,888 | |
Dentsu Inc. | 452 | 104 | 89 | |
Dentsu Japan Network except for Dentsu Inc. |
417 | 322 | 255 | |
Dentsu Aegis Network | 4,742 | 4,555 | 4,544 | |
Scope 2 (market-based, tons) |
48,573 | 39,130 | 29,074 | |
Dentsu Inc. | 20,287 | 18,868 | 16,821 | |
Dentsu Japan Network except for Dentsu Inc. |
8,258 | 7,645 | 7,381 | |
Dentsu Aegis Network | 20,028 | 12,617 | 4,873 | |
Scope 3 (tons) |
58,949 | 69,679 | 87,194 | |
1. Purchased goods and services | 2,396 | 2,087 | 1,481 | |
5. Waste generated in operations | 1,110 | 1,627 | 1,246 | |
6. Business travel | 52,603 | 62,253 | 79,417 | |
7. Employee commuting | 2,841 | 3,713 | 5,049 | |
Amount of waste (kg) |
6,665,499 | 7,884,635 | 6,456,545 | |
Dentsu Inc. | 2,884,696 | 2,196,440 | 1,751,954 | |
Dentsu Japan Network except for Dentsu Inc. |
1,444,553 | 1,550,789 | 1,494,591 | |
Dentsu Aegis Network | 2,336,250 | 4,137,406 | 3,210,000 | |
Water consumption (m³) |
458,786 | 806,030 | 776,321 | |
Dentsu Inc. | 133,048 | 125,331 | 128,459 | |
Dentsu Japan Network except for Dentsu Inc. |
143,299 | 148,063 | 187,349 | |
Dentsu Aegis Network | 182,439 | 532,636 | 460,513 |
Scope and Method of Calculation
- Excluding some 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 donations, the number of participants in volunteer activities, the hours spent participating in volunteer activities, and CO2 emissions (greenhouse gas emissions) from the Dentsu Group are verified , and certification is provided (left), by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Ltd (LRQA).
Individual Data (Dentsu Inc.)
Employee-related Data
Number of Employees (Each year-end)
December 2015 |
December 2016 |
December 2017 |
December 2018 |
December 2019 |
|
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Dentsu Employees |
7,261 | 6,799 | 6,927 | 6,921 | 7,071 |
New Graduates Hired
April 2016 | April 2017 | April 2018 | April 2019 | April 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
144 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 123 |
Male | 88 | 82 | 84 | 73 | 67 |
Female | 56 | 63 | 61 | 68 | 56 |
Female Component (%) | 38.9 | 43.4 | 42.0 | 48.2 | 45.5 |
Number of New Graduates and Mid-career Personnel Hired
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
152 | 176 | 244 | 240 | 68 |
Male | 108 | 115 | 158 | 158 | 50 |
Female | 44 | 61 | 86 | 82 | 18 |
Female Component (%) | 28.9 | 34.7 | 35.2 | 34.2 | 26.5 |
Average Age of Employees
As of December 2019
Total | 40.9 |
---|---|
Male |
42.8 |
Female | 37.0 |
Average Number of Consecutive Years Served
As of December 2019
Total | 13.8 |
---|---|
Male |
16.1 |
Female | 9.1 |
Number of Employees by Generation *
As of December 2019
Under 30 years of age | 1,141 |
---|---|
30-39 years of age | 2,309 |
40-49 years of age | 1,897 |
50-59 years of age | 1,437 |
Over 60 years of age | 287 |
Total | 7,071 |
- * Includes employees on temporary assignment but does not include accepted temporary assignees.
Employee Composition *1
As of December 2019 | As of March 2020 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
Executive officers, others *2 |
45 | 4 | 49 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
Managers | 1,587 | 166 | 1,753 | 1,608 | 168 | 1,776 |
Non-managers | 2,391 | 1,079 | 3,470 | 2,292 | 1,049 | 3,341 |
Contract employees | 313 | 368 | 681 | 310 | 376 | 686 |
Clerical staff | 0 | 490 | 490 | 0 | 482 | 482 |
Partners / senior staff | 174 | 44 | 218 | 170 | 43 | 213 |
Part-timers, others *3 | 51 | 34 | 85 | 51 | 35 | 86 |
Seconded from other entities | 204 | 121 | 325 | 196 | 116 | 312 |
Total | 4,765 | 2,306 | 7,071 | 4,657 | 2,271 | 6,928 |
- *1 Employees on temporary assignments are excluded.
- *2 Includes senior corporate advisors, special advisors, and executive officers (excluding Director and Corporate Auditor).
- *3 Indicates permanent part-timers, nonpermanent part-timers, and employees of overseas branches.
Employee Engagement Survey
Survey of the Company and Work (%)
January 2016 | January 2017 | January 2018 | January 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Have you gained experience and |
94.4 | 93.2 | 92.3 | 92.9 |
Q. Are you proud to work at Dentsu? | 86.8 | 80.2 | 78.4 | 80.0 |
Q. Going forward, do you want to continue working at Dentsu? |
75.6 | 73.5 | 72.1 | 72.6 |
Health and Safety
Health Checkup Rate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
76.1 | 95.5 | 96.6 | 95.4 | 97.2 |
Note: Period of data collection: Nine months spanning April–December 2015
Work–Life Balance
Average Number of Paid Vacation Days Taken
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
8.4 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.6 |
Male | 7.5 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.2 |
Female | 10.6 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.4 |
Leave Taken (%) | 42.0 | 56.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 62.8 |
Note: Period of data collection: Nine months spanning April–December 2015
Employees Taking Childcare Leave, Reinstatement Ratio
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
81 | 81 | 106 | 155 | 232 |
Male | 15 | 31 | 47 | 102 | 164 |
Female | 66 | 50 | 59 | 53 | 68 |
Reinstatement ratio (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Total Hours Worked per Year (Per Non-manager Employees)*1
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
2,187 | 2,166 | 2,031*2 | 1,952 | 1,903 |
- *1 Following the change in management of working hours, the number of actual working hours was revised in FY2017.
- *2 Including management positions from FY2017.
Leveraging Diverse Human Resources
Employment Rate of People with Disabilities (%)*
June 2016 | June 2017 | June 2018 | June 2019 | June 2020 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
2.04 | 2.07 | 2.14 | 2.35 | 2.38 |
* As of June of each year, total of four companies under the special subsidiary system (Dentsu Group, Dentsu Solari, Dentsu, Dentsu Works), until 2019, three companies combined (Dentsu, Dentsu Solari, Dentsu Works)
Number of Post-retirement Rehires
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
53 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 67 |
Male | 44 | 35 | 41 | 53 | 55 |
Female | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
Compliance
Compliance Line Reports (cases)*
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dentsu Total |
15 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 17 |
* Total from Dentsu and Group companies in Japan.
Individual Data (Dentsu Aegis Network)
Average Age of Employees
As of December 2019
Total | 34.0 |
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Average Number of
Consecutive Years Served
As of December 2019
Total | 4.0 |
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Employees by Age (%)*
As of December 2019
Under 30 years of age | 35.8 |
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30-39 years of age | 38.2 |
40-49 years of age | 16.7 |
50-59 years of age | 5.9 |
Over 60 years of age | 1.0 |
- * Excludes certain employees.