Social Data

For all items marked with a ◎ below, Sojitz has acquired third-party assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd.
The following items represent figures as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31st.

1. Scope of assurance

  • Items related to Human capital KPI targets
    Non-consolidated: Challenge-taking index, openness index, percentage of female career track employees with domestic or overseas working experience (percentage of female career track employees with domestic or overseas working experience, including trainee experience), percentage of all career track employees who have completed DX Expert Training experienced level program (percentage of all career track employees who have completed DX Expert Training expert level program)
    Consolidated: Percentage of locally hired overseas operating company CxOs

  • Items related to social performance indexes
    Non-consolidated: LTIFR (Lost-Time Injuries Frequency Rate), OIFR (Occupational Illness Frequency Rate), work-related accidents and fatalities suffered by permanent employees, work-related accidents and fatalities suffered by contract employees, turnover rate, labor union membership rate, stock ownership association participation rate,average hours of training

  • Items related to empowerment of Women in the workplace
    Non-consolidated: Percentage of women employees, percentage of women management-level employees, percentage of women hired, difference between men and women in years of continuous employee service, percentage of female directors

Independent Practitioner’s Limited Assurance Report can be found here [PDF:701KB].

2. Human Capital KPI Targets Data

Data Items
Unit
Year Ended 31-MAR-25
(FY2024)
Year Ended 31-MAR-26
(FY2025)
Targets
(FY2026)
Challenge-taking index*1
66
65◎
70
Openness index*1
53
51◎
70
Percentage of female career track employees with domestic or overseas working experience *2
(Percentage of female career track employees with domestic or overseas working experience, including trainee experience) *3
22
22◎
25
(52)
(52)◎
(60)
Percentage of locally hired overseas operating company CxOs *4
49
48◎
60
Percentage of all career track employees who have completed DX Expert Training experienced level program
(Percentage of all career track employees who have completed DX Expert Training expert level program) *5
24
42◎
50
(5)
(7)◎
(10)
  • The positive affirmation ratio from engagement surveys
    The ratio of respondents who chose Option 1: “Strongly agree” or Option 2: “Agree” out of six options
    The survey targets individuals who were employed as of the end of November 2024 (a 99% response rate).
  • Percentage of female career track employees (non-consolidated) at Sojitz who have domestic/overseas secondment, or expatriation experience.
  • Percentage of female career track employees (non-consolidated) at Sojitz who have domestic/overseas secondment, expatriation, or trainee experience.
    The ratio of employees with experience, including trainees, as outlined in the 2023 Medium-Term Plan's Human Capital KPIs, will continue to be monitored. The target has been revised upward from 50% to 60%
  • Percentage of full-time directors of overseas consolidated group companies who are either locally hired or from the same country of origin where the company is based and have lived in the country for a total of 10 years or more.
  • The training contents for developing digital talent are periodically updated to align with market needs for implementation in the business (A new Business Architecture training course was established in FY2024).

Actual values for Human Capital KPIs are rounded to one decimal place. If the target value is not reached, but does due to rounding a note will be made to that effect.

3. Employee Data

Data Items
Unit
Year Ended 31-MAR-22
(FY2021)
Year Ended 31-MAR-23
(FY2022)
Year Ended 31-MAR-24
(FY2023)
Year Ended 31-MAR-25
(FY2024)
Year Ended 31-MAR-26
(FY2025)
Number of employees(consolidated)
-
Persons
20,673
20,669
22,819
25,118
26,789
Number of employees (non-consolidated) *1
Employees
All employees
Persons
2,558
2,523
2,513
2,486
2,519
Male
1,823
1,754
1,717
1,680
1,658
Female
735
769
796
806
861
Percentage of females
%
28.7
30.5
31.7
32.4
34.2◎
Career-track employees
All employees
Persons
1,999
1,978
1,977
1,976
1,987
Male
1,697
1,643
1,611
1,579
1,549
Female
302
335
366
397
438
Percentage of females
%
15.1
16.9
18.5
20.1
22.0
Management level employees
All employees
Persons
972
941
910
887
857
Male
915
884
852
827
794
Female
57
57
58
60
63
Percentage of females
%
5.9
6.1
6.4
6.8
7.4◎
Directors *2
All directors
Persons
8
8
8
11
11
Male
6
6
6
7
7
Female
2
2
2
4
4
Percentage of females
%
25.0
25.0
25.0
36.4
36.4◎
Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
All directors
Persons
-
-
-
4
4
Male
-
-
-
2
3
Female
-
-
-
2
1
Age composition
22~29
All employees
Persons
594
563
554
569
618
Male
312
270
261
264
280
Female
282
293
294
305
338
30~39
All employees
Persons
581
626
656
659
670
Male
430
449
443
430
421
Female
151
177
213
229
249
40~49
All employees
Persons
511
489
499
480
469
Male
395
374
386
376
355
Female
116
115
113
104
104
50~59
All employees
Persons
728
708
667
647
626
Male
578
564
529
514
494
Female
150
144
138
133
132
60~
All employees
Persons
144
137
136
131
146
Male
108
97
97
96
108
Female
36
40
39
35
38
Continuous employee service(non-consolidated)
-
All employees
Year
15.4
15.4
15.2
15.0
14.7◎
Male
17.0
17.1
17.1
17.1
16.9◎
Female
11.5
11.5
11.1
10.7
10.4◎
Average annual remuneration
-
-
Yen
10,382,838
12,084,855
12,471,658
12,742,594
12,571,801
Annual paid leave
Average number of days
-
Days
16.9
18.4
19.7
19.4
19.3
Percentage taken
-
%
68.7
73.7
78.6
77.6
76.7
Childcare Leave taken *3
-
All employees
Persons
60
67
78
88
83
Male
45
46
49
51
45
Female
15
21
29
37
38
Childcare Leave taken *4
-
All employees
Persons
(87)
(100)
100(97)
100(98)
100(105)
Male
(83)
(100)
100(96)
100(96)
100(108)
Female
(100)
(100)
100(100)
100(100)
100(100)
Percentage of employees that return to work after taking childcare leave
-
-
%
94.1
96.3
94.7
87.5
92.1
Turnover rate (voluntary turnover only, non-consolidated)*5
Number (people)
All employees
Persons
122
139
114
82
69◎
Male
84
107
82
56
50◎
Female
38
32
32
26
19◎
Percentage
-
%
4.6
5.2
4.3
3.4
2.8◎
Number of employees hired
Number of new graduates hired (non-consolidated) *6
All employees
Persons
86
90
106
124
153◎
Male
47
39
57
60
71◎
Female
39
51
49
64◎
82◎
Percentage of females
%
45
56.7
46.2
51.6
53.6◎
Number of mid-career persons hired(non-consolidated)
All employees
Persons
35
40
46
42
19◎
Male
23
31
29
27
7◎
Female
12
9
17
15◎
12◎
Percentage of females
%
34
22.5
37.0
35.7
63.2◎
Percentage of full time mid-career persons hired
-
%
28.9
30.8
30.3
25.3
11.0
Persons with disabilities hired
Number
-
Persons
66
72
72
73
81.5
Percentage
-
%
2.39
2.60
2.63
2.61
2.93
Labour union membership rate (non-consolidated)
Company wide labor union membership rate
-
%
54
55.0
56.5
57.4
58.8◎
Labor union membership rate of employees eligible for enrollment *7
-
%
98
98.4
98.8
98.5
98.9◎
Stock Ownership Association Participation Rate
Percentage of employees who are members of stock ownership association *8
-
%
45
57
89
87.7
92.2◎
  • Includes full-time contract employees.
  • Our company transitioned to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee following the General Shareholders' Meeting held on June 18, 2024.
    For more information on our governance structure, please visit our website.
  • Number of employees who began childcare leave within the fiscal year.
  • Percentage of employees who took childcare leave within one year after the birth of their child, including those whose child was born in the relevant fiscal year and are planning to take it in the next fiscal year.
    Parentheses indicate the childcare leave acquisition ratios on a "statutory basis", which are in accordance with the Enforcement.
    Regulations of the Child Care and Family Care Leave Law, indicating the ratios of the number of employees who took childcare leave in the relevant fiscal year to the number of employees whose child was born in the relevant fiscal year.
  • Turnover rate indicates the percentage of employees who left voluntarily. It is calculated by dividing the number of voluntary turnovers in FY2023 by the number of employees and voluntary turnovers in FY2023.
    The data aggregation method has been reviewed, and some definitions have been revised.
    From FY2023, the number of employees who left company has been calculated by deducting the number of employees transferred to affiliated companies.
    From FY2024, the number of employees who left company has been calculated by deducting the number of employees accompanying spouses or those with caregiving responsibilities.
  • Number of women hired as new graduates including administrative employees. Notation of numbers is rounded off to the first decimal place from FY 2022.
  • Percentages are under 100% as some employees cannot become union members based on departmental affiliation.
  • Includes non-residents employees who have expressed an intention to join from FY2023.

For FY2021 and prior, numbers are rounded up to the first decimal place, excluding numbers for labor union membership rates which are rounded down.
For FY2022 and onwards, numbers are rounded to the nearest whole number, including numbers for labor union membership rates.

4. Occupational Health and Safety Data(Non-Consolidated)

We have the goal of achieving zero occupational accidents and zero fatalities and are monitoring the occurrence of accidents. In the event of an occupational accident, we have established a system to identify the cause and implement measures to prevent recurrence if deemed necessary.

 
Data Items
Unit
Targets
Year Ended 31-MAR-22
(FY2021)
Year Ended 31-MAR-23
(FY2022)
Year Ended 31-MAR-24
(FY2023)
Year Ended 31-MAR-25
(FY2024)
Year Ended 31-MAR-26
(FY2025)
Work-related accident Illness/injury resulting in a leave of absence
Persons
0
0
0
0
1
0◎
Total days missed due to leave of absence
Days
0
0
0
0
1
0◎
Illness/injury that did not result in a leave of absence
Persons
0
1
0
1
1
1◎
Commuting accident Illness/injury resulting in a leave of absence
Persons
0
0
0
0
0
0◎
Total days missed due to leave of absence
Days
0
0
0
0
0
0◎
Illness/injury that did not result in a leave of absence
Persons
0
5
0
2
2
6◎
Fatalities
Persons
0
0
0
0
0
0◎
LTIFR *1
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.28
0◎
Industry average for LTIFR *2
2.31
1.98
2.43
2.60
OIFR *3
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00◎

There is no accidents occurred to the contract and temporary employees that are not targeted above.

  • LTIFR(Lost Time Injuries Frequency Rate)= Number of lost-time injuries ÷ Total hours worked in accounting period x 1,000,000.
  • Industry averages are taken from the data of the Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's Research on Work-related Accident Trends.
    We will provide additional information after the publication.
  • OIFR(Occupational Illness Frequency Rate) = (Number of injuries and/or illnesses instances of leave taken) ÷ Total hours worked in accounting period x 1,000,000.

5. Human Capital Development Data

Data Items
Unit
Year Ended 31-MAR-22
(FY2021)
Year Ended 31-MAR-23
(FY2022)
Year Ended 31-MAR-24
(FY2023)
Year Ended 31-MAR-25
(FY2024)
Year Ended 31-MAR-26
(FY2025)
Number of employees receiving training (cumulative total) *1
Persons
approx.
26,000
approx.
56,000
approx.
62,200
approx.
47,200
approx.
31,900
Total training hours *1
Hours
approx. 39,300
approx. 55,000
approx. 54,800
approx. 68,600
approx. 75,411
Average hours of training *1,2 ◎
Hours
17
27
23
30
31◎
Overseas trainee program Participants
Persons
39
55
69
39
43
Short-term
Persons
10
20
18
14
11
Long-term
Persons
29
35
51
25
32
    • Training refers to employee training, including self-development training, conducted by the Human Capital Department, and e-learning, ISO 14001 environmental standards and CSR training programs provided by other departments.
    • Notation of numbers is rounded off to the first decimal place.
    • After FY2022 : The basis for calculating e-learning training was revised, and in addition to training with video, training without video was calculated using the actual median of the participants' training hours, thus increasing the total hours of training attended.
    <How to calculate e-learning training hours>
    • Video-only training...Video viewing time x number of trainees who completed the training
    • Combined training with videos: Actual median training time x number of trainees who completed the training
    • Combined training with video refers to "training courses that do not include video but only include viewing of materials" and "training courses that include video and viewing of materials.
  • Employees cover Sojitz (non-consolidated) employees, excludes directors, executive officers, Audit & Supervisory Board members and employees who retired as of March 31.