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Environment

SoftBank Group is taking steps in preparation for adopting the SSBJ Standards, which will apply from FY26. As part of these efforts, the definitions used to calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions have been reviewed. The organizational boundary has also been revised to generally include each company’s subsidiaries.

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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Scope1&2)

Long-term Target

TargetBoundary
Scope1&2Achieve Carbon Neutrality by fiscal 2030
(Reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero)		See the "Environmental Initiatives"
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Mid/Long-term Plan for Reducing Emissions and Results

As of August 2026
FY22
（Base year）		FY25FY26FY27FY28FY29FY30Boundary
Scope1&2
(t-CO₂)		Planー397,444639,246592,204545,161497,1190See the "Environmental Initiatives"
Result591,508*1692,989
(368,456)*2,3		ーーーーー

  1. The results for the base year (FY2022) have been recalculated based on the boundary reflecting changes in major subsidiaries. For the past results and their boundaries, please refer to the "Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Scope 1 & 2)" > "Results and Trends" section on this page.

  2. Electricity supplied by building owners (consumed by equipment installed outside properties occupied by SoftBank Corp. and its subsidiaries) is not included in the figures in parentheses.

  3. The figures are under review.

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Results and Trends

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Scope1&2
total (t-CO₂)		720,619591,878534,246406,599693,826*1,2SBG*3＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Scope1
(t-CO₂)		12,05215,1277,47710,67810,785SBG*3＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Scope2
(t-CO₂)		708,567576,751526,769395,921683,041*1SBG*3＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Intensity of GHG Emission*4
(t-CO₂/Gbps)		3592492046277SBKK

  1. Starting in FY25, emissions generated through electricity supplied by building owners (consumed by equipment installed outside properties occupied by SoftBank Corp. and its subsidiaries) and by rental offices are included in Scope 2 calculations, having previously been included in Scope 3 through FY24.

  2. The figures are under review.

  3. SoftBank Group Corp.（SBG）has achieved Carbon Neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 since FY2020, and will continue to do so.

  4. Emissions per communication volume

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Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Scope3)

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25Description of calculationFY25 Boundary
Scope 3
total (t-CO₂)		8,685,6029,368,6499,287,49311,546,07218,285,009*1SBKK
Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services2,715,6442,916,4053,061,8643,902,8779,259,664Calculated by multiplying the purchase price of products and services by the CO₂ emission factor, including the procurement and transportation processesSBKK
Category 2: Capital Goods1,211,8391,312,5911,094,7192,145,5081,917,402Calculated by multiplying the capital investment amount by the CO₂ emission factor of capital goodsSBKK
Category 3: Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities Not Included in Scope 1 or Scope 2991,0261,262,619952,921979,8333,277,865Calculated by multiplying fuel, electricity and heat consumption by the CO₂ emission factor for fuel extraction, production, transport, etc., includes emissions produced in the course of power generation and fuel procurement for electric power procured for sale from external sourcesSBKK
Category 4: Upstream Transportation and Distribution192,923147,001215,315205,439309,105Calculated by multiplying transportation and delivery costs by the CO₂ emission factor (Procurement transportation is included in Category 1)SBKK
Category 5: Waste Generated in Operations2,7021,9862,9373,8992,776Calculated by multiplying the weight of industrial waste by the CO₂ emission factor for each kind of wasteSBKK
Category 6: Business Travel6,14914,78023,09727,45232,211*2Calculated by multiplying the amount paid for transportation allowances by the CO₂ emission factor for each transportation category and by multiplying the number of days of accommodation by the CO₂ emission factor per daySBKK
Category 7: Employee Commuting15,98017,29526,09526,66913,862Calculated by multiplying the total commuting distance of employees by the CO₂ emission factor per km of travelers for each transportation categorySBKK
Category 8: Upstream Leased Assets376,440428,056449,889283,409ー*3(Not to be calculated)SBKK
Category 9: Downstream Transportation and Distribution716,763678,913627,508648,093ー(Not to be calculated)SBKK
Category 10: Processing of Sold Productsーーーーー(Not to be calculated)SBKK
Category 11: Use of Sold Products2,275,5372,397,9722,559,8003,096,7063,153,721Calculated by multiplying the number of units sold or rented by lifelong power consumption of each product and the CO₂ emission factor for electric powerSBKK
Category 12: End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products148,668160,830181,231172,082170,773Calculated by multiplying the total weight of products sold by the CO₂ emission factor for each kind of wasteSBKK
Category 13: Downstream Leased Assets4896167,68828,077123,325Calculated by multiplying the amount of electric power used in the course of providing data center-related services to customers by the CO₂ emission factor for electric powerSBKK
Category 14: Franchises31,88329,24224,42926,02824,305Calculated by multiplying the total floor area of franchise shops by the CO₂ emission factor per area for each building useSBKK
Category 15: Investmentsーーーーー(Not to be calculated)SBKK

  1. Emissions increased due to more companies being included in calculations in FY25 after a refinement to the calculation process made in preparation for adopting the SSBJ Standards

  2. Due to a change in definition in FY25, emissions generated by the use of rental cars have been removed from Scope 3 and included in Scope 1.

  3. Starting in FY25, emissions generated through electricity supplied by building owners (consumed by equipment installed outside properties occupied by SoftBank Corp. and its subsidiaries) and by rental offices are included in Scope 2 calculations, having previously been included in Scope 3 through FY24.

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Energy Consumption

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Energy Consumption total
(MWh)		2,263,1512,451,2912,576,8752,447,7623,169,863*1SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Non-Renewable Energy Consumption
(MWh)		1,585,9511,402,4691,277,491970,4431,628,653SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Renewable Energy Consumption
(MWh)		677,2001,048,8221,299,3841,477,3191,541,209SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Ratio of Renewable Energy
(%)		29.942.850.460.449.0SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)

  1. The figures are under review.

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Third-Party Verification of Environmental Data

SoftBank Corp.’s Greenhouse gas (Scope 1, 2, and 3) emissions and energy consumption during FY2025 were verified by the Japan Quality Assurance Organization, a third-party institution (Greenhouse gas is verified ISO 14064-3, also energy consumption is verified ISAE 3000, compliant with a limited level of assurance).

Independent Verification Report on Environmental Information FY25 (SoftBank Corp.)(150KB/1 page)

Social

  • Scope of the data (Boundary) shown on this page is the boundary of FY2025. Click here to see the boundary of FY2025.

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  • The data may be adjusted retroactively.

  • Due to the aggregation method, subtotals may not equal the total and percentages may not sum to 100%.

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Human Resources and Diversity

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Number of employees（persons）
Total54,77862,37863,72364,64269,244SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Men37,17241,48042,48042,98745,372SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women17,59820,89321,22021,58523,772SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of female employees in revenue generating section*18,6869,4879,30210,89310,782SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of female employees in STEM section*23,0483,4763,9174,4625,351SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*3852370101SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of female employees（％）
Revenue generating section*137.037.240.140.643.3SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
STEM section*216.917.516.617.218.0SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Age composition of employees (persons)
20s and below12,18412,63812,51212,00913,017SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
30s and 40s36,60141,50142,13142,93145,680SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
50s and up6,4868,3009,1039,77510,640SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of employees in management
Total (persons)12,64313,51614,07214,42314,828SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Men11,78211,44611,87412,05412,288SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women1,8612,0702,1972,3662,534SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)

Job

type

Number of female managers in revenue generating section*1 (%)ーーー804941SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of female managers in STEM section*2ーーー500551SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
ClassNumber of female employees in entry-level management positions*41,4671,6201,6991,8582,046SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of female employees in senior management positions400450498508488SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*300136SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Ratio of women in management positions*（％）
Revenue generating section*1ーーー19.619.9SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
STEM section*2ーーー9.29.3SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Entry-level management positions*416.717.417.618.118.8SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Senior management positions10.410.711.312.312.4SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of new hires (new graduate and mid-career) (persons)
Total2,9872,8242,8663,1233,417SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Men2,2242,1022,1412,2762,473SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women736717712810905SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*3105333739SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of mid-career hires among new hires (persons)1,9481,6801,5992,2082,394SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Average cost of hiring full-time employees (thousand yen)*51,1941,2601,2981,7361,338SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Average years of employment (years)*5
Total8.68.48.49.29.0SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Men8.98.89.69.39.3SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women7.87.78.98.98.5SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*3ー0.40.40.81.5SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Turnover rate for full-time employees (%)7.27.45.75.67.4SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Number of temporary and contract workers (persons)23,62622,12524,10123,05723,090SBG＋Major subsidiaries(2)
Ratio of Employees with Disabilities (%)2.12.63.03.33.3SBG＋Major subsidiaries(3)

  1. Sections that generate revenue directly, such as sales and marketing

  2. Sections that routinely utilize science knowledge in the four fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

  3. Aggregated when group companies have an “Other” section.

  4. Refers to entry-level managers (generally, it refers to VP)

  5. Calculated on a weighted average basis

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Nationality（Employment ratio based on countries and regions）*1

All employeesFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Top 1Japan (77.4%)Japan (77.3%)Japan (78.7%)Japan (78.3%)Japan (68.0%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Top 2United Kingdom (5.3%)South Korea (4.8%)South Korea (4.0%)India (4.2%)South Korea (5.2%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Top 3India (3.7%)United Kingdom (3.2%)India (3.2%)United Kingdom (3.3%)Thailand (4.6%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Top 4United States (2.9%)India (2.7%)United Kingdom (3.1%)United States (1.9%)India (4.5%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
OtherOther (10.7%)Other (12.0%)Other (10.9%)Other (12.3%)Other (17.7%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Management
Top 1Japan (75.9%)Japan (77.1%)Japan (76.8%)Japan (78.7%)Japan (74.7%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Top 2United Kingdom (6.3%)United Kingdom (5.1%)United Kingdom (5.4%)United Kingdom (4.3%)United Kingdom (4.4%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Top 3United States (3.6%)South Korea (3.7%)India (3.3%)South Korea (3.7%)South Korea (3.7%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Top 4India (3.0%)India (2.8%)United States (2.9%)United States (2.7%)India (3.1%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
OtherOther (11.1%)Other (11.3%)Other (11.7%)Other (10.5%)Other (14.1%)SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)

  1. The total percentage by nationality may not add up to 100%, such as in cases where employees hold multiple nationalities.

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Salaries and Remuneration*1

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Average total annual income of employees (thousand yen)9,14610,00010,80310,70111,060SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Men9,88810,82311,79011,56912,034SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women7,3568,0328,4298,6378,851SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*29,5677,49111,49212,12616,018SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Average annual basic salary of employees at management levels (thousand yen)
Men9,59810,34710,96710,72412,808SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women10,35610,94711,58511,41513,025SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*2ーー23,10110,68533,068SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Average total annual income of employees at management levels (thousand yen)
Men14,85415,55817,05114,70516,389SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women16,38916,53717,12115,19416,325SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*2ーー23,10110,72539,652SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Average total annual income of employees at non-management levels (thousand yen)
Men7,5888,5179,33410,22210,320SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Women6,2046,5656,9597,5397,706SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Other*2ー4,28610,96412,25714,522SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)

  1. Calculated on a weighted average basis

  2. Aggregated when group companies have an “Other” section.

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Training and Development*1

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Average annual training cost per employee (thousand yen)11310410214697Major subsidiaries(2)
Average annual training hours per employee (hours)18.022.122.823.720.9Major subsidiaries(2)

  1. Calculated on a weighted average basis

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Social Contribution Activity Cost

FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Charitable donations
(thousand yen)		5,497,4259,531,3506,037,932SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
Community Investment
(thousand yen)		15,27133,710451,373SBG＋Major subsidiaries(1)
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Governance

  • Scope of the data (Boundary) shown on this page is the boundary of FY2025. Click here to see the boundary of FY2025.

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  • The data may be adjusted retroactively.

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Political Contributions

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Total (yen)00000SBG＋Major subsidiaries(2)
Lobbying00000SBG＋Major subsidiaries(2)
Political activities00000SBG＋Major subsidiaries(2)
Trade associations00000SBG＋Major subsidiaries(2)
Others00000SBG＋Major subsidiaries(2)
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Number of Disciplinary Actions related to Violations of Company Regulations, Laws, etc.

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Number of violations, including human rights infringements and harassment00010SBG
Number of corruption related violations (bribery etc.)00000SBG
Number of violations related to labor issues (long working hours, unfair dismissal, etc.)00000SBG
Number of violations related to security00000SBG
Number of violations related to neglect of duties00000SBG
Number of violations related to privacy (e.g., customer privacy data)ー0000SBG
Number of violations related to conflicts of interestー0000SBG
Number of violations related to insider tradingー0000SBG
Othersーー100SBG
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Information Security

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY25 Boundary
Number of material IT infrastructure incidents00000SBG
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Scope of this data (Boundary)

SBG:SoftBank Group Corp.
SBKK:SoftBank Corp.*1
Major subsidiaries(1) :SoftBank Corp.*1, Cyber University Inc., Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Corp., SoftBank Robotics Corp., Arm Holdings plc, SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited, SB Global Advisers Limited
Major subsidiaries(2) :SoftBank Corp.*1, Cyber University Inc., Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Corp., SoftBank Robotics Corp., SB Investment Advisers (UK) Limited, SB Global Advisers Limited
Major subsidiaries(3) :SoftBank Corp.*1, Cyber University Inc., Fukuoka SoftBank HAWKS Corp., SoftBank Robotics Corp.
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  1. Includes major subsidiaries of SoftBank Corp. (some data may not include major subsidiaries). For details, please see "ESG Data" on the SoftBank Corp. website.

Tax

Income Taxes Paid on a Consolidated Basis (Net)

(Billions of yen)
FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25Total of 5 Fiscal Years
Consolidated589.3525.9816.8215.2784.32,931.5
Japan551.2469.7717.0131.6699.52,569.0
SBG and intermediate holding companies (wholly owned subsidiaries)200.0214.2443.3-46.1463.41,274.8
Operating companies (mainly SBKK and LY Corporation)351.2255.5273.7177.7236.11,294.2
Overseas38.156.299.883.684.8362.5

  • The amounts represent the net total of tax payments and tax refunds.

  • Income taxes paid on a consolidated basis matches the net amount of “income taxes paid” and “income taxes refunded” in the consolidated statement of cash flows.

  • SBG and intermediate holding companies in Japan paid JPY 443.3 billion in income taxes for FY2023, including an interim payment of JPY 118 billion, of which JPY 76.7 billion was refunded by July 31, 2024.

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Meetings held in FY2025

  • The following table shows the number of meetings held from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

  • Those who have been appointed to or retired from their positions during the term are listed in the notes.

Past meetings: FY2024　FY2023　FY2022　FY2021

Board of Directors Meetings

NameMeetings attended/Meetings held*1 (attendance rate %)
Masayoshi Son10/10 (100%)*2
Yoshimitsu Goto11/11 (100%)
Ken Miyauchi11/11 (100%)
Rene Haas11/11 (100%)
Masami Iijima11/11 (100%)
Keiko Erikawa11/11 (100%)
Yutaka Matsuo11/11 (100%)
Kenneth A. Siegel9/9 (100%)*2
David Chao11/11 (100%)
Maurice Atsushi Toyama11/11 (100%)
Yuji Nakata11/11 (100%)
Soichiro Uno*32/2 (100%)
Keiichi Otsuka*32/2 (100%)
Kuniko Nishibashi*49/9 (100%)
Yuko Kanamaru*48/9 (88.9%)
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  1. Excludes the number of the Board of Directors meetings held in writing or electronically.

  2. Calculated using the number of Board of Directors meetings excluding those at which only proposals in which the relevant Board Director has a special interest were discussed and resolved as the denominator.

  3. Retired from the position of Board Director on June 27, 2025.

  4. Appointed to the position of Board Director on June 27, 2025.

Audit & Supervisory Board Meetings

NameMeetings attended/Meetings held (attendance rate %)
Maurice Atsushi Toyama13/13 (100%)
Yuji Nakata13/13 (100%)
Soichiro Uno*12/2 (100%)
Keiichi Otsuka*12/2 (100%)
Kuniko Nishibashi*211/11 (100%)
Yuko Kanamaru*211/11 (100%)
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  1. Retired from the position of Audit & Supervisory Board Member on June 27, 2025.

  2. Appointed to the position of Audit & Supervisory Board Member on June 27, 2025.

Nominating & Compensation Committee

NameMeetings attended/Meetings held (attendance rate %)
Masami Iijima2/2 (100%)
Yutaka Matsuo2/2 (100%)
Masayoshi Son2/2 (100%)
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Investment Committee

NameMeetings attended/Meetings held (attendance rate %)
Masayoshi Son51/51 (100%)
Yoshimitsu Goto51/51 (100%)
Kazuko Kimiwada51/51 (100%)
Tim Mackey*14/4 (100%)
Seiichi Morooka*246/46 (100%)
Yoshimasa Magata*246/46 (100%)
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  1. Retired from the position of Investment Committee member on June 7, 2025.

  2. Appointed to the position of Investment Committee member on June 27, 2025.

Brand Committee

NameMeetings attended/Meetings held (attendance rate %)
Yoshimitsu Goto3/3 (100%)
Kazuko Kimiwada3/3 (100%)
Natsuko Oga3/3 (100%)
Takeaki Nukii3/3 (100%)
Tatsuya Iida3/3 (100%)
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Group Risk and Compliance Committee

NameMeetings attended/Meetings held (attendance rate %)
Tim Mackey*11/1 (100%)
Yoshimitsu Goto4/4 (100%)
Kazuko Kimiwada4/4 (100%)
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  1. Retired from the position of Group Risk and Compliance Committee member on June 7, 2025.

Sustainability Committee

NameMeetings attended/Meetings held (attendance rate %)
Kazuko Kimiwada4/4 (100%)
Yoshimitsu Goto3/4 (75%)
Tim Mackey*11/1 (100%)
Kiyoshi Ichimura*22/2 (100%)
Natsuko Oga*2,32/2 (100%)
Yasuharu Sakurai*22/2 (100%)
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  1. Retired from the position of Sustainability Committee member on June 7, 2025.

  2. Appointed to the position of Sustainability Committee member on September 1, 2025.

  3. Retired from the position of Sustainability Committee member on March 31, 2026.

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