Sustainability

Sustainability Committee

The Sustainability Committee is an advisory body to the Board of Directors. It is chaired by the Executive Vice President and Director in charge of sustainability. The Committee deliberates on Recruit Group's sustainability strategy and monitors its progress. The Committee’s participants include the CEO, the Chairperson, Senior Vice Presidents who are in charge of each Strategic Business Unit (SBU), and internal and outside experts.

The Committee addresses the sustainability agenda of Recruit Group, aiming to prosper together with all stakeholders. Based on the Committee’s deliberation, the Board of Directors then resolves the direction and action plans that promote Recruit Group's sustainability activities, and monitors the progress.

2022

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order) *¹

Aron Cramer
President and CEO, BSR

Yves Serra
Chairman of the Board, Georg Fischer

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director and Chairperson

Hisayuki Idekoba
Representative Director, President and CEO

Ayano Senaha (Committee Chair)
Director, Executive Vice President and COO

Keiko Honda
Independent Director

Yoshihiro Kitamura
Executive Vice President
Head of Matching & Solutions Business
President and Representative Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.

Rob Zandbergen
Executive Vice President
Head of Staffing Business
CEO, RGF Staffing B.V.

2021

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order) *¹

Aron Cramer
President and CEO, BSR

Keiko Honda
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs / Board Member, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. / Director, ACG Inc.

Yves Serra
Chairman of the Board, Georg Fischer

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director and Chairperson

Hisayuki Idekoba
Representative Director, President and CEO

Ayano Senaha (Committee Chair)
Director, Executive Vice President and COO

Yoshihiro Kitamura
Executive Vice President
Head of Media & Solution Business
President and Representative Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.

Rob Zandbergen
Executive Vice President
Head of Staffing Business
CEO, RGF Staffing B.V.

2020

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order) *¹

Keiko Honda
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs / Board Member, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. / Director, ACG Inc.

Mariko Kawaguchi
Executive Adviser to CEO for ESG and Market Value Creation, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. / Specially-appointed Professor, Rikkyo University

Yves Serra
Chairman of the Board, Georg Fischer

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director, President and CEO

Hisayuki Idekoba
Director, Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Finance and Operations(COO)
Head of HR Technology Business

Ayano Senaha (Committee Chair)
Director, Executive Vice President, CSO, CHRO and CRO

Yoshihiro Kitamura
Executive Vice President
Head of Media & Solution Business
President and Representative Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.

Rob Zandbergen
Executive Vice President
Head of Staffing Business
CEO, RGF Staffing B.V.

Kazuo Tase
Senior Partner, Sustainability Transformation Department

2019

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order)*¹

Mariko Kawaguchi
Senior Principal, CMA, Research Division, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. / Co-Representative Director, Japan Sustainable Investment Forum

Dr. Masahiko Kon
President, PhD, 3M Japan Limited

Aditi Mohapatra
BSR, Director, Women's Empowerment, New York

Daisuke Takahashi
Partner, Attorney at Law (Japan), Shinwa Sohgoh Law Offices

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director, President and CEO

Hisayuki Idekoba (Committee Chair)
Director, Senior Executive Vice President, COO, CSO, and CRO
Head of HR Technology Business
CEO of RGF OHR USA, Inc.
Chairman, RGF Staffing B.V.

Yoshihiro Kitamura
Executive Vice President
Head of Media & Solution Business
President and Representative Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.

Rob Zandbergen
Executive Vice President
Head of Staffing Business
CEO, RGF Staffing B.V.

Ayano Senaha
Senior Vice President (Corporate Planning / Sustainability / PR / Human Resources)

Kazuo Tase
Senior Partner, Sustainability Promotion Department

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2019 Sustainability Committee was held

Message from Outside Member: Aditi Mohapatra

2018

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order) *¹

Dr. Masahiko Kon
Vice President, PhD, 3M Japan Limited

Aditi Mohapatra
BSR, Director, Women's Empowerment, New York

Ken Shibusawa
Founding Partner & Chairman, Commons Asset Management Inc.

Daisuke Takahashi
Partner, Attorney at Law (Japan), Shinwa Sohgoh Law Offices

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director, President and CEO

Shogo Ikeuchi (Committee Chair)
Director, Senior Executive Vice President, CSO and CHRO

Hisayuki Idekoba
Senior Executive Vice President and COO
Head of HR Technology Business
CEO, RGF OHR USA, Inc.
Chairman, Recruit Global Staffing B.V.
CEO, Indeed, Inc.

Yoshihiro Kitamura
Executive Vice President
Head of Media & Solution Business
Representative Director and President, Recruit Co., Ltd.

Rob Zandbergen
Executive Vice President
Head of Staffing Business CEO, Recruit Global Staffing B.V.

Ayano Senaha
Senior Vice President (Corporate Planning / Corporate Communication / Human Resources)

Kazuo Tase
Senior Partner, Sustainability Promotion Department

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2018 Sustainability Committee was held

2017

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order)*¹

Shigehiro Aoyama
Supreme Advisor, Suntory Holdings LTD.

Emi Omura
Chair, International Human Rights Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Ken Shibusawa
Founder & Chairman, Commons Asset Management Inc.

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director, President and CEO

Shogo Ikeuchi (Committee Chair)
Director, Senior Executive Vice President, CSO and CHRO

Hisayuki Idekoba
Senior Executive Vice President and COO
Head of Global Online HR Business
Chairman, Recruit Global Staffing B.V.
CEO, Indeed, Inc.

Yoshihiro Kitamura
Executive Vice President
Head of Media & Solution Business
Representative Director and President, Recruit Technologies Co., Ltd.

Suguru Tomizuka
Senior Vice President (Sustainability, PR, General Affairs)

Aya Ito
Executive Manager, Sustainability Promotion Office

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2017 Sustainability Committee was held

2016

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order)*¹

Shigehiro Aoyama
Supreme Advisor, Suntory Holdings LTD.

Takashi Nawa
Professor, International Corporate Strategy of Hitotsubashi University

Emi Omura
Chair, International Human Rights Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director, President and CEO

Shigeru Kusahara (Committee Chair)
Senior Vice President and Senior Executive Vice President

Yukio Okubo
Corporate Officer and Recruit Works Institute Chief

Suguru Tomizuka
Senior Vice President (Sustainability, PR, General Affairs)

Terumi Hanagata
Executive Manager, Regional Revitalization Project

Aya Ito
Executive Manager, Social Enterprise Office

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Message from Outside Member: Takashi Nawa

2015

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order)*¹

Makoto Kigawa
Director and Chairman, YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Takashi Nawa
Professor, International Corporate Strategy of Hitotsubashi University

Toshiyuki Shiga
Vice Chairman, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director, President and CEO

Keiichi Sagawa (Committee Chair)
Director and Executive Vice President

Shigeru Kusahara
Director and Executive Vice President

Yukio Okubo
Corporate Officer and Recruit Works Institute Chief

Daizo Kobayashi
Senior Vice President (Superintendent of Domestic business)

Suguru Tomizuka
Senior Vice President (Sustainability, PR, General affairs)

Terumi Hanagata
General Manager, Promotion Office of Social Enterprise

Hiromasa Hayashi
Executive Manager, Public Relations and Brand Office

Miwa Koyasu
Senior Vice President, Recruit Jobs Col, Ltd.

2014

Participating outside experts (in alphabetical order) *¹

Makoto Kigawa
Director and Chairman, YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Toshiyuki Shiga
Vice Chairman, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.

Participants from Recruit Group*²

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

Masumi Minegishi
Representative Director, President and CEO

Shigeru Kusahara (Committee Chair)
Senior Vice President and Senior Executive Vice President

Yukio Okubo
Corporate Officer and Recruit Works Institute Chief

Daizo Kobayashi
Senior Vice President (Superintendent of Domestic business)

Terumi Hanagata
General Manager, Promotion Office of Social Enterprise

8 members and others
President and representative directors from the main business companies in Japan

*1 Organization/title as of the time of participation
*2 Title as of the time of participation