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Sustainability

Governance

Our Commitment

Board Gender Diversity*2

Achieve 50% women in Board of Directors members by FY2030, up from 20% in FY2021.

Achieving gender parity among the members of the Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board of Recruit Holdings by FY2030.*2

Achieve 50% women in Board of Directors members by FY2030, up from 20% in FY2021.

Diversity in the boardroom is critical to ensure higher quality decision-making, greater transparency and soundness in a company's governance structure. To this end, Recruit Holdings continues to enhance its board's diversity in skills, experience, and background, and in order to accelerate these efforts, we set a specific goal to achieve greater gender diversity in the boardroom.

Progress in FY2023

A chart showing the transition of the three-year target from FY2021 to FY2025 to achieve 50% of women in the members of the Board of Directors by FY2030. The percentage improved to 33% in FY2024 compared to the target of 36% in FY2025.

Women Representation Among Board Members to Increase to 33%*2, 3

Our proposal to appoint Katrina Lake as a new member of the Board of Directors was approved at the Annual General Meeting held in June 2023. As a result, the percentage of women in the Board of Directors members increased from approximately 27% to approximately 33%*2, 3.

While there is no plan to elect any new members to the Board at the Annual General Meeting in 2024, the Company will continue considering candidates based on the skills and backgrounds needed to realize its medium- and long-term strategies.

The Skills Matrix of Board of Directors*4

Candidates for the Board of Directors members are selected based on consideration of the best structure for the mid- to long-term governance policy and the timing of planned CEO successions. The Skills Matrix is referenced to identify the skills, experience and other qualifications necessary to create the optimal composition of members and enhance the effectiveness of the Board of Directors.

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Directors of the Board and Audit & Supervisory Board members*4

A figure showing the breakdowns of attributes of the members of the Board of Directors at Recruit Holdings. Among all members, 33% is female, 50% is independent, 17% is non-Japanese, and for age, 25% is under 49, 25% is 50-59, and 50% is over 60.

Strengthen the Link between ESG Goals and Executive Compensation

The Board of Directors has linked the achievement of our three-year GHG emission reduction and women's representation targets*5 to a portion of the long-term incentive compensation*6 for executive directors and senior vice presidents who are in charge of driving and realizing these targets.

  1. On this webpage, the number of years stated are reflective of the number of Recruit Holdings fiscal years, which begin on April 1 each year and end March 31 of the following year. All figures displayed here are approximate.
  2. The Board of Directors members are defined as directors and Audit and Supervisory Board members.
  3. The ratio of women among the Board of Directors members was approximately 27% as of May 16, 2023. This increased to approximately 33% after the proposal was approved at the Annual General Meeting in June 2023.
  4. The information is based on the Board of Directors membership as of May 2024.
  5. The women representation target for members of the Board is based on the results from July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2025.
  6. Compensation based on ESG target achievements is set as a part of board incentive plan ("BIP") trust (stock) compensation. Eligibility to receive this compensation and the payout amount will depend on whether or not the three-year target is achieved.