ESG Data
This page discloses ESG data related to our business activities by category.
- ●E：Planet
- Contribute to a sustainable world by pursuing a recycling-based economy
- ●S：People
- Pursue a fair and inclusive society
- ●G：Transparency
- Aim to be a more transparent, secure, and trustworthy company
Planet
We measured the reduction contribution related to the environmental footprint of our luxury reuse business for FY August 2020. The results of our survey show that our luxury reuse business contributed to the reduction of an equivalent 3,471,433 tons of CO2 per year.
Resale Impact 2019.9-2020.8
| Data Category | FY August 2019 | FY August 2020 | FY August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Consumption | Electricity consumption (kWh) | 2,747,625 | 3,297,435 | – |
| Gasoline consumption (kl) | 37.5 | 35.6 | – | |
| Diesel fuel consumption (kl) | 6.4 | 13.2 | – | |
| GHG Emissions | Total CO2 (Scope 1+2) emissions (t-CO2) | 1151 | 1132 | – |
| Scope 1 (t-CO2)*1 | 252 | 261 | – | |
| Scope 2 (t-CO2)*2 | 899 | 871 | – | |
| Scope 3 (t-CO2) | – | – | – |
*Scope of calculation: Valuence Holdings and domestic subsidiaries
*1 Greenhouse gas emissions from business-use vehicles and air conditioning used for buying offices, administrative offices and warehouses.
*2 Greenhouse gas emissions from electricity used in buying offices, administrative offices, and warehouses.
People
| Data Category | FY August 2019 | FY August 2020 | FY August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Engagement and
Labor Practices |
Employee engagement score *1 | – | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Average age (years) | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
| Average years of service | Two years, six months | Two years, ten months | One year, eleven months | |
| Average annual salary of employees (yen)*2 | 4,692,866 | 4,848,499 | 5,187,160 | |
| Ratio of employees covered by social insurance | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Periodic health checkup rate | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Stress checkup rate | 84% | 83% | 85% | |
| Smoking rate | – | – | – | |
| Paid leave utilization rate | 62% | 54% | 48% | |
| Number of days off work for the entire group (days) | 128 | 128 | 128 | |
| Number of work-related fatalities throughout the group | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Diversity & Inclusion | Number of employees | 387 | 476 | 707 |
| Men | 248 | 289 | 441 | |
| Women | 139 | 187 | 266 | |
| Female employees ratio | 36% | 39% | 38% | |
| Number of employees in management positions | 76 | 93 | 127 | |
| Men | 65 | 78 | 102 | |
| Women | 11 | 15 | 25 | |
| Female employees ratio | 14% | 17% | 20% | |
| Average age of employees in management positions (years) | 37 | 38 | 39 | |
| Number of disabled employees | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Employment rate of disabled employees | 1.55% | 1.36% | 2.08% | |
| Average annual salary for men (yen)*2 | 5,280,598 | 5,221,430 | 5,665,686 | |
| Average annual salary for women (yen)*2 | 4,067,715 | 4,045,554 | 4,344,954 | |
| Turnover rate | 21% | 22% | 19% | |
| Utilization of childcare/spouse leave (men/women) | 75%/100% | 75%/100% | 39%/100% | |
| Ratio of employees returning to work after childcare leave (men/women) | -/100% | -/75% | 100%/90% |
* Items without footnotes represent Valuence Holdings on a non-consolidated basis (including employees seconded to subsidiaries). Full-time employees who did not take leave or take advantage of shortened work hours with the company for an entire fiscal year under review are counted as aggregation target.
*1 Average of each score (on a scale of 1 to 5) in our external engagement survey (conducted by a third party): (1) Company satisfaction, (2) Job satisfaction, (3) Supervisor satisfaction, and (4) Workplace satisfaction.
*2 Average of total salaries (September to August) and bonuses (winter and summer) paid to full-time employees employed at Valuence Holdings and Valuence Japan for the entire fiscal year and who did not take leave or take advantage of shortened work hours.
*3 Figures for the FY August 2019 were calculated on a non-consolidated basis for SOU Corporation (before corporate name change), including employees on leave.
Transparency
| Data Category | FY August 2019 | FY August 2020 | FY August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | Number of Board of Directors | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Men | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ratio of female directors | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Number of outside directors | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| Number of independent directors | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| Ratio of attendance at Board of Directors Meetings | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Composition of the Audit and Supervisory Committee | 3 outside directors | 4, including 3 outside directors |
4, including 3 outside directors |
|
| Composition of Nomination and Compensation Committee | -*1 | 3, including 2 outside directors |
5, including 4 outside directors |
|
| Total amount of executive compensation (Thousands of yen) | 133,333 *2 | 168,028 *3 | – | |
| Number of whistleblower incidents | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Political donations | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Payments to industry associations | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*1 The Nomination and Compensation Committee was established as a voluntary advisory body to the Board of Directors on August 1, 2020.
*2 Details: Directors (excluding outside directors): 114,333 thousand yen; Outside directors: 19,000 thousand yen
*3 Details: Directors (excluding members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee and Outside Directors): 148,953 thousand yen; Outside directors: 19,075thousand yen