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Sustainability

ESG Data

Summary of main initiatives and performance data reported on the Sustainability webpage.

Environment

Items 2020 2021 2022
Energy consumption (GJ) 260,036 251,514 226,082
CO2 emissions (t-CO2) 11,656 11,619 10,764
Paper waste disposal (t) 142.9 112.6 114.7
Recycled paper waste (t) 106.5 84.0 85.4
Paper waste recycling rate (%) 74.5 74.6 74.4
Amount of noncombustible waste disposed (t) 80.5 83.7 82.7
Noncombustibles reused (t) 80.5 83.7 82.7
Noncombustible material recycling rate 100.0 100.0 100.0
Copier paper purchased (A4 equivalent / 10 million sheets) consolidated 7.6 7.0 6.4
non-consolidated 6.1 5.7 5.3
Subsidiaries 1.5 1.3 1.1

Social

Items 2020 2021 2022
Total Number of Employees consolidated 9,074 8,503 8,521
non-consolidated 6,413 6,032 5,819
Of which male [2,194] [2,110] [2,046]
Of which female [4,219] [3,922] [3,773]
Of which full-time consolidated 4,966 6,084 6,098
non-consolidated 3,333 4,247 4,133
Of which male [1,719] [1,698] [1,649]
Of which female [1,614] [2,549] [2,484]
Of which temporary consolidated 4,108 2,419 2,423
non-consolidated 3,080 1,785 1,686
Of which male [475] [412] [397]
Of which female [2,605] [1,373] [1,289]
Average Number of Non-Regular Employees Dispatched Employees 107 86 94
Number of Non-Regular Employees and Temporary Employees Converted to Regular Employees total 7 8 12
male 0 0 0
female 7 8 12
Percentage of female full-time employees (%) Non-consolidated 47.5 47.4 47.5
domestic group companies 64.6 66.0 65.9
Number of Employees with Disabilities total 96 87 87
male 65 59 55
female 31 28 32
Employment rate of persons with disabilities total 2.63 2.42 2.54
Number of New Hires in Japan total 138 114 181
male 74 67 103
female 64 47 78
Number of New Graduate Hires in Japan total 120 99 104
male 62 56 56
female 58 43 48
Number of Experienced Hires in Japan total 18 15 77
male 12 11 47
female 6 4 30
Number of Foreign Employees in Japan total 5 6 6
male 2 4 5
female 3 2 1
Number of New Hires of Foreign Employees total 1 3 2
male 1 3 2
female 0 0 0
Number of Rehired Retirees total 89 66 55
male 78 46 31
female 11 20 24
Number of managers total 1,190 1,175 1,395
male 920 900 1,030
female 270 275 365
Number of New Hires in Management Positions total 53 64 91
male 36 45 57
female 17 19 34
Male-to-female ratio at managerial level male 77.3 76.6 73.8
female 22.7 23.4 26.2
Ratio of female managers General Manager and equivalent 6.1 4.4 6.7
Section Manager and above 22.7 23.4 26.2
Number of Employees Belonging to Labor Unions total 2,017 1,940 1,804
male 660 653 595
female 1,357 1,287 1,209
Union membership rate 56.7 56.7 54.3
Average age total 41.5 41.9 42.4
male 42.2 42.3 42.7
female 40.8 41.6 42.0
Average Number of Temporary Employees total 3,080 1,785 1,686
male 475 412 397
female 2,605 1,373 1,289
Average length of service total 16.2 16.7 16.9
male 16.5 16.7 17.0
female 15.8 16.6 16.8
Average Annual Salary Including bonuses and overtime wages 5,904,086 5,946,258 6,066,605
Wage differential between male and female workers (in percent) - - 42.6
Number of Voluntary Resignations total 204 208 280
male 68 77 117
female 136 131 163
Percentage of Voluntary Resignations (%) Non-consolidated 4.4 4.5 6.3
domestic group companies
*average
3.4 3.3 4.1
Employee retention status number of employees upon entry 221 137 120
number of employees after 3 years of employment 159 95 85
Rate of maternity leave uptake male 104 92 102
female 100 100 100
Number of Employees Taking Parental Leave total 159 136 143
male 64 36 46
female 95 100 97
Average number of days of paternity leave taken male 2 12 5
Number of employees utilizing childcare reduced working hours total 225 233 226
male 0 1 0
female 225 232 226
Number of employees utilizing caregiving leave total 5 4 6
male 0 1 1
female 5 3 5
Number of employees utilizing caregiving reduced working hours total 2 4 5
male 0 1 1
female 2 3 4
Rate of paid leave utilization total 61.2 66.8 69.4
Annual non-scheduled working hours total 268.3 273.3 217.7
Total annual working hours total 1,931:00 1,931:02 1,814:32
Engagement Survey Frequency (Times/Year) - - 2
Average Response Rate - - 95.1
Engagement Score - - B
Stress Checks Participation Rate 94.1 91.8 95.1
Percentage of high-stress individuals 9.6 13.0 12.9
Number of employees who received influenza vaccination subsidies 3,055 1,333 1,786
Number of Teleworkers 3,176 1,750 1,757
Number of Employees Attending Management and Leadership Development Training total 70 162 887
male 53 136 793
female 17 26 94
Number of participants in career development training 129 179 142
Number of Participants in Financial Services Act Training Company-wide Training 6,446 6,156 6,059
Number of Participants in Anti-Money Laundering Act Training 6,446 6,156 5,926
Number of Participants in Installment Sales Act Training Responsibility-specific Training 1,238 1,233 1,180
Number of Participants in Financial Services Act Training 1,103 1,142 1,125
Number of Participants in Anti-Money Laundering Act Training 1,134 1,174 1,140
Number of Employees Receiving Support for Qualifications/Degrees total 188 316 293
Percentage of Regular Employees 182 297 273
Percentage of Part-time and Non-Regular Employees 6 19 20
Number of internal job applications 21 17 80
Number of participants in external training/seminars 28 35 19
Annual training time per person (hours) - - 43.2
Number of Employees Taking Volunteer Activities Leave 1 4 2
Expenditure on Social Contribution Activities 7,294 7,422 7,806
Expenditure from Orico Group Social Contribution Fund 500 500 500
Number of Participants in Social Contribution Program (Orico One Step Program) 771 1,309 1,737
Merchant Satisfaction Survey (Overall Rating on a Scale of 4) 3.45 3.39 3.39
Number of labor standards violations (cases) 0 0 0
Number of Professional Qualification Holders
Ceritificated chief handler of personal information 3,533
Chief of Money Lending Operations 1,753
Compliance Officer 1,659
Creditor 1,605
Senior Creditor 391
Credit Debt Management Specialist 1,012
Credit Counselor
(Advanced Credit Receivables Manager Certification)
82

*As of March 2023

Governance

Operational Performance of Principal Committees and Congressional Bodies

Ratio of Independent External Directors* Number of meetings
(average attendance ratio)
2022
Board of Directors 38% 16
98%
Nomination & Remuneration Committee 67% 5
100%
Conflict of interest Management Committee 67% 2
100%
Audit & Supervisory Committee 60% 14
99%

*As of June 30,2023

Board of Directors Attendance status 2022 (attendance ratio)
Director Masaaki Kono 100%
Tetsuo Iimori 100%
Yoshinori Yokoyama 100%
Ichiro Watanabe 100%
Tetsuro Mizuno 100%
Chiharu Higuchi 100%
Kazumi Nishino
Independent External Director
94%
Shigeaki Honjo
Independent External Director
100%
Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Yuji Fukasawa 100%
Hiroshi Nagao 100%
Naoki Ohgo
Independent External Director
94%
Yuuki Sakurai
Independent External Director
81%
Gan Matsui
Independent External Director
100%
Nomination & Remuneration Committee Attendance status 2022 (attendance ratio)
Tetsuo Iimori 100%
Kazumi Nishino
Independent External Director
100%
Naoki Ohgo
Independent External Director
100%
Conflict of Interest Management Committee Attendance status 2022 (attendance ratio)
Tetsuo Iimori 100%
Naoki Ohgo
Independent External Director
100%
Gan Matsui
Independent External Director
100%
Audit & Supervisory Committee Attendance status 2022 (attendance ratio)
Yuji Fukasawa 100%
Hiroshi Nagao 100%
Naoki Ohgo
Independent External Director
93%
Yuuki Sakurai
Independent External Director
100%
Gan Matsui
Independent External Director
100%

Compliance-related Data

Items 2020 2021 2022
Number of cases reported to the Orico Helpline 118 56 62
Cases accused of bribery or corruption and cases of penalty and surcharge payment (number of cases) 0 0 0
Number of Violations of Code of Conduct and Ethics Unauthorized Business Activities (Number of Cases) 0 0 0
Security Violations (Number of Cases) 0 0 0
Negligence in Duties (Number of Cases) 0 0 3
Other (Number of Cases) 5 5 5
Disciplinary Actions (Number of Cases) 5 5 8
Number of Human Rights Violations and Harassment Cases Harassment (Number of Cases) 1 0 1
Disciplinary Actions (Number of Cases) 1 0 1
ESG-related allowance (yen) 0 0 0
Amount of political donations (yen) 0 0 0
Number of participants in Compliance Top Seminar (persons) 357 389 First half: 395
Second half: 362
Number of participants in The Orico Group Code e-Training (persons) Including subsidiary employees 8,479 8,027 First half: 8,183
Second half: 8,190