■Sustainability Report
If there are any changes to the data scope or calculation methods, past data is restated retrospectively.
Data Scope:
- Indicators cover domestic group companies. For indicators subject to consolidation (including overseas and subsidiaries), “Consolidated” is indicated.
- Skylark Domestic Group Companies (SKYLARK HOLDINGS CO., LTD., SKYLARK RESTAURANTS CO., LTD., NILAX INC., TOMATO AND ASSOCIATES CO., LTD., FLO JAPON CO., LTD., SKYLARK D&M CO., LTD., JAPAN CARGO CO., LTD., SUKESAN CO., LTD.)
- Overseas Group Companies (TAIWAN SKYLARK CO., LTD., SKYLARK MALAYSIA SDN.BHD., SKYLARK USA INCORPORATED, Createries Consultancy Sdn. Bhd., etc.)
Environment
Policy
Decarbonization
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
GHG Emissions: Scope 1
【Consolidated】 |
Scope 1 |
t-CO₂ |
114,751 |
112,532 |
117,030 |
117,020 |
| Scope 1 intensity |
t-CO₂/
million yen |
0.36 |
0.30 |
0.28 |
0.26 |
GHG Emissions: Scope 2
【Consolidated】 |
Scope 2 (location-based) |
t-CO₂ |
237,461 |
233,314 |
236,683 |
237,547 |
| Scope 2 (market criteria) |
t-CO₂ |
211,239 |
220,330 |
219,573 |
237,991 |
| Scope 2 intensity (market basis) |
t-CO₂/
million yen |
0.66 |
0.59 |
0.53 |
0.52 |
GHG Emissions: Scope 3
【Consolidated】 |
Scope 3 |
t-CO₂ |
838,661 |
889,600 |
991,503 |
1,074,993 |
| Scope 3 intensity |
t-CO₂/
million yen |
2.63 |
2.39 |
2.37 |
2.35 |
| 1. Purchased products and services total |
t-CO₂ |
630,023 |
681,919 |
774,300 |
849,451 |
| FLAG emissions ※1 |
t-CO₂ |
395,493 |
413,843 |
454,353 |
516,865 |
| non-FLAG emissions |
t-CO₂ |
234,530 |
268,075 |
319,947 |
332,586 |
| 2. Capital goods |
t-CO₂ |
54,339 |
51,263 |
61,234 |
81,264 |
| 3. Fuel and energy activities not included in Scope 1 and 2 |
t-CO₂ |
71,479 |
73,158 |
68,442 |
70,148 |
| 4.Transportation, delivery (upstream) |
t-CO₂ |
46,552 |
49,662 |
52,106 |
51,411 |
| 5.Waste from business operations |
t-CO₂ |
6,670 |
5,380 |
5,806 |
6,519 |
| 6.Business trip |
t-CO₂ |
678 |
790 |
809 |
854 |
| 7.Employer's commute |
t-CO₂ |
23,817 |
23,678 |
25,268 |
10,997 |
| 8.Leased assets (upstream) |
t-CO₂ |
Not applicable |
| 9.Transportation, delivery (downstream) |
t-CO₂ |
Not applicable |
| 10.Processing of sold products |
t-CO₂ |
Not applicable |
| 11.Use of products sold |
t-CO₂ |
Not applicable |
| 12.Disposal of sold products |
t-CO₂ |
1,492 |
1,028 |
905 |
802 |
| 13.Leased assets (downstream) |
t-CO₂ |
Not applicable |
| 14.Franchise |
t-CO₂ |
3,284 |
3,256 |
3,686 |
3,546 |
| 15.Investment |
t-CO₂ |
Not applicable |
GHG Emissions: Total
【Consolidated】 |
Total of Scope 1 and 2(market basis) |
t-CO₂ |
325,990 |
332,862 |
336,603 |
355,011 |
| Intensity of Scope 1 and 2(market basis) |
t-CO₂/
million yen |
1.02 |
0.89 |
0.81 |
0.78 |
| Total of Scope 1, 2 and 3(market basis) |
t-CO₂ |
1,164,651 |
1,222,462 |
1,328,106 |
1,430,003 |
| Intensity of Scope 1, 2 and 3(market basis) |
t-CO₂/
million yen |
3.65 |
3.28 |
3.18 |
3.12 |
Energy Consumption
【Consolidated】 |
Amount used |
MWh |
882,674 |
1,082,858 |
1,089,881 |
1,115,236 |
| Non-renewable energy use |
MWh |
879,825 |
1,080,095 |
1,084,054 |
1,097,906 |
| Renewable energy usage |
MWh |
2,849 |
2,763 |
5,827 |
17,331 |
| Renewable energy ratio |
% |
0.32 |
0.26 |
0.53 |
1.55 |
| Amount used |
crude oil
equivalent kl |
181,750 |
185,871 |
173,325 |
176,669 |
| Intensity |
kl/
million yen |
0.57 |
0.50 |
0.41 |
0.39 |
Electricity Consumption
【Consolidated】 |
Amount used |
MWh |
514,915 |
536,559 |
554,227 |
561,865 |
| Intensity |
MWh/
million yen |
1.62 |
1.44 |
1.33 |
1.23 |
※GHG emissions are calculated in accordance with the various standards of the GHG Protocol.
※1 GHG emissions from the Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) sector.
Preservation of Water Resources
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Water Intake【Consolidated】 |
Total water intake |
t |
6,524,601 |
6,605,731 |
7,128,695 |
7,616,897 |
| Water intake |
t |
6,177,115 |
6,297,871 |
6,776,480 |
7,236,112 |
| Groundwater intake |
t |
347,485 |
307,859 |
352,215 |
380,785 |
| Intensity |
t/
million yen |
21.23 |
18.50 |
17.07 |
16.00 |
| Water Discharge【Connected】 |
Total volume of water discharged |
t |
6,407,958 |
6,479,207 |
7,033,050 |
7,521,284 |
| Sewer discharge |
t |
5,846,397 |
5,883,232 |
6,400,235 |
6,875,849 |
| River discharge |
t |
561,561 |
595,976 |
632,815 |
645,435 |
| Water Consumption 【Connected】 |
Total water consumption |
t |
116,643 |
126,523 |
95,645 |
95,614 |
Reduction of Food Loss/Waste
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Food waste generated |
t |
30,195 |
29,194 |
32,567 |
35,830 |
| Food waste recycled |
t |
9,412 |
8,612 |
9,114 |
9,452 |
| Heat recovery |
t |
1,176 |
800 |
1,033 |
1,035 |
| Food waste |
t |
19,607 |
19,670 |
22,609 |
26,260 |
| Per-unit food waste |
kg/
million yen |
57.43 |
49.96 |
50.30 |
53.60 |
| Food waste recycling rate |
% |
43.0 |
48.8 |
50.0 |
47.3 |
| Non-food waste generated |
t |
15,226 |
19,031 |
20,337 |
21,555 |
| Non-food waste recycled |
t |
8,735 |
10,474 |
11,246 |
11,933 |
| Non-food waste |
t |
6,491 |
8,556 |
9,091 |
9,622 |
| Hazardous waste generated ※1 |
t |
5.5 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| Total waste generated |
t |
45,421 |
48,224 |
52,904 |
57,385 |
| Total waste recycled |
t |
18,147 |
19,086 |
20,360 |
21,385 |
| Heat recovery |
t |
1,176 |
800 |
1,033 |
1,035 |
| Total final disposal amount |
t |
26,098 |
28,227 |
31,700 |
35,882 |
※1 PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) generation was measured.
Plastic Countermeasures
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Whole Disposable Plastic |
Petroleum-derived plastics weight |
t |
2,921 |
2,492 |
2,618 |
2,474 |
| Packaging Material Usage |
Total packaging materials ※1 |
t |
4,128 |
3,087 |
3,093 |
2,791 |
| Paper fiber packaging materials |
t |
1,060 |
877 |
649 |
589 |
| Plastic packaging materials |
t |
1,738 |
1,186 |
1,046 |
924 |
| Recyclable plastic packaging ※2 |
% |
90.99 |
94.94 |
73.30 |
98.09 |
| Compostable plastic packaging ※3 |
% |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Recycled content in plastic packaging ※4 |
% |
0.11 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.50 |
| Metal and glass packaging materials |
t |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eco-friendly packaging materials ※5 |
t |
1,330 |
1,024 |
1,398 |
1,278 |
| Plastic packaging intensity |
kg/
million yen |
5.53 |
3.22 |
2.53 |
2.46 |
| Recycled packaging materials |
t |
1,118 |
850 |
845 |
628 |
Biodiversity
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Certified Product Rate |
Domestic vegetables (JGAP/equivalent) |
% |
5.0 |
16.0 |
20.0 |
22.0 |
| Palm oil (RSPO certified) |
% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Paper products (FSC/PEFC certified) |
% |
28.0 |
36.0 |
44.0 |
72.0 |
| Environmental Compliance |
Environmental fines and penalties |
yen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
※1 Packaging data is in accordance with reporting for the Containers and Packaging Recycling Act.
※2 Recyclable packaging: Materials that can be reprocessed into new products, parts, or raw materials.
※3 Compostable packaging: 100% compostable materials that meet international standards.
※4 Recycled plastic packaging: Packaging made from recycled post-consumer plastic waste.
※5 Eco-friendly packaging: Materials incorporating talc, biomass, or other sustainable sources.
Social
Policy
Employees
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Total Number of Employees【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
61,038 |
65,661 |
72,960 |
82,210 |
| Female ratio |
% |
62.5 |
61.5 |
63.0 |
63.8 |
| Male |
persons |
36,700 |
41,161 |
42,841 |
46,579 |
| Total |
persons |
97,738 |
106,822 |
115,801 |
128,889 |
| 【Domestic Group】 |
Female |
persons |
59,581 |
64,091 |
70,970 |
80,126 |
| Female ratio |
% |
62.6 |
61.6 |
63.2 |
64.2 |
| Male |
persons |
35,531 |
39,897 |
41,397 |
44,634 |
| Total |
persons |
95,112 |
103,988 |
112,367 |
124,864 |
| Ratio of All Employees by Age【Consolidated】 |
Under 30 |
% |
56.5 |
56.4 |
59.8 |
60.3 |
| 30-50 years old |
% |
23.8 |
23.8 |
20.1 |
19.1 |
| Over 50 |
% |
17.1 |
17.1 |
16.5 |
16.8 |
| 65 years old and over |
% |
2.7 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
| Average age |
age |
32.6 |
32.3 |
32.0 |
31.5 |
| Ratio of All Employees by Race and Nationality【Consolidated】 |
Japan |
% |
94.9 |
94.5 |
93.9 |
93.0 |
| Taiwan |
% |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
| Vietnam |
% |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Nepal |
% |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
| China |
% |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Myanmar |
% |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| Sri Lanka |
% |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
| Malaysia |
% |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Other |
% |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| Employment of Non-Japanese【Domestic Group】 |
Number of non-Japanese employees in Japan |
persons |
2,216 |
3,092 |
4,440 |
4,636 |
| Ratio of non-Japanese employment in Japan |
% |
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| Number of Full-time Employees【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
882 |
951 |
1,255 |
1,379 |
| Female ratio |
% |
14.6 |
15.8 |
20.4 |
21.0 |
| The Ratio of women in sales positions |
% |
12.8 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
17.2 |
| The percentage of women in STEM fields ※1 |
% |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
| Male |
persons |
5,160 |
5,054 |
4,895 |
5,207 |
| Total |
persons |
6,042 |
6,005 |
6,150 |
6,582 |
| 【Domestic Group】 |
Female |
persons |
679 |
725 |
990 |
1,089 |
| Female ratio |
% |
12.1 |
13.0 |
17.5 |
18.3 |
| Male |
persons |
4,949 |
4,835 |
4,657 |
4,857 |
| Total |
persons |
5,628 |
5,560 |
5,647 |
5,946 |
| Number of Part-time Employees【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
60,156 |
64,710 |
71,705 |
80,831 |
| Female ratio |
% |
65.6 |
64.2 |
65.4 |
66.1 |
| Male |
persons |
31,540 |
36,107 |
37,946 |
41,372 |
| Total |
persons |
91,696 |
100,817 |
109,651 |
122,307 |
| Non-full-time employee ratio |
% |
93.8 |
94.4 |
95.0 |
94.9 |
| 【Domestic Group】 |
Female |
persons |
58,902 |
63,366 |
69,981 |
79,037 |
| Female ratio |
% |
65.8 |
64.4 |
65.6 |
66.5 |
| Male |
persons |
30,582 |
35,062 |
36,739 |
39,777 |
| Total |
persons |
89,484 |
98,428 |
106,720 |
118,918 |
| Non-full-time employee ratio |
% |
94.1 |
94.7 |
95.3 |
95.2 |
Number of Directors and Corporate Auditors
【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| Female ratio |
% |
30.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
| Male |
persons |
7 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
| Total |
persons |
10 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
Number of Senior Management Positions ※2
(Director Positions)
【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
5 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
| Female ratio |
% |
5.2 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
8.3 |
| Male |
persons |
92 |
93 |
98 |
111 |
| Total |
persons |
97 |
98 |
105 |
121 |
Number of Management Positions ※2
(Leadership Positions)
【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
28 |
32 |
34 |
41 |
| Female ratio |
% |
6.9 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
| Male |
persons |
383 |
366 |
383 |
370 |
| Total |
persons |
411 |
399 |
417 |
411 |
Number of Managers ※2
(Managerial Positions)
【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
461 |
441 |
471 |
501 |
| Female ratio |
% |
17.6 |
17.8 |
18.2 |
16.2 |
| Male |
persons |
2,617 |
2,470 |
2,594 |
2,583 |
| Total |
persons |
3,078 |
2,845 |
3,065 |
3,084 |
Number of Managers ※2
(Managers and Above)
【Consolidated】 |
Female |
persons |
494 |
478 |
512 |
551 |
| Female ratio |
% |
13.8 |
14.3 |
14.3 |
15.2 |
| Male |
persons |
3,092 |
2,929 |
3,075 |
3,063 |
| Total |
persons |
3,586 |
3,342 |
3,587 |
3,614 |
| Employment of Persons with Disabilities【Domestic Group】 |
Number of employees |
persons |
559 |
629 |
684 |
674 |
| Employment rate |
% |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
| Number of New Employees |
Female |
persons |
93 |
115 |
93 |
99 |
| Female ratio |
% |
38.4 |
53.0 |
38.8 |
35.7 |
| Male |
persons |
149 |
102 |
147 |
178 |
| Total |
persons |
242 |
217 |
240 |
277 |
| Number of senior management positions(Director positions) hires |
persons |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Number of management positions(Leadership and Managerial positions) hires |
persons |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Number of non-managerial positions(Assistant Manager positions) hires |
persons |
240 |
214 |
237 |
276 |
| Number of mid-career hires |
persons |
95 |
49 |
94 |
133 |
| Number of internal hires |
persons |
121 |
71 |
94 |
130 |
Recruitment Costs
【Domestic Group】 |
Average cost |
yen/
persons |
387,108 |
342,488 |
440,833 |
428,977 |
| Average Years of Service |
Female |
years |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
| Male |
years |
18.3 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
| Total |
years |
16.9 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
| Average Wage ※3 |
Female |
yen |
4,316,317 |
4,214,860 |
4,880,744 |
4,978,093 |
| Male |
yen |
5,656,873 |
5,775,620 |
6,418,693 |
6,627,767 |
| Total |
yen |
5,479,952 |
5,555,652 |
6,194,667 |
6,357,763 |
| Senior Management Positions (Director Positions) Average Wage ※3 |
Female Base Salary (Monthly) |
yen |
479,600 |
505,300 |
531,800 |
542,833 |
| Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives |
yen |
7,494,668 |
8,074,933 |
8,578,668 |
8,878,092 |
| Male Base Salary (Monthly) |
yen |
755,252 |
762,867 |
807,415 |
685,179 |
| Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives |
yen |
10,567,209 |
10,816,375 |
11,169,466 |
10,707,198 |
| Rate of female-to-male earnings(Base Salary) |
% |
63.5 |
66.2 |
65.9 |
79,2 |
| Rate of female-to-male earnings (Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives) |
% |
70.9 |
74.7 |
76.8 |
82,9 |
| Management Positions (Leadership and Managerial Positions)Average Wage ※3 |
Female Base Salary (Monthly) |
yen |
299,242 |
314,122 |
336,630 |
341,902 |
| Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives |
yen |
4,535,964 |
4,870,028 |
5,389,008 |
5,980,755 |
| Male Base Salary (Monthly) |
yen |
354,871 |
370,057 |
388,091 |
391,177 |
| Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives |
yen |
5,436,558 |
5,781,119 |
6,188,781 |
7,035,846 |
| Rate of female-to-male earnings(Base Salary) |
% |
84.3 |
84.9 |
86.7 |
86.1 |
| Rate of female-to-male earnings (Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives) |
% |
83.4 |
84.2 |
87.1 |
85.0 |
| Non-managerial Positions (Assistant Manager Positions)Average wage ※3 |
Female Base Salary (Monthly) |
yen |
232,842 |
239,117 |
256,844 |
263,173 |
| Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives |
yen |
3,447,653 |
3,593,084 |
3,976,571 |
4,890,249 |
| Male Base Salary (Monthly) |
yen |
236,319 |
247,473 |
264,172 |
278,742 |
| Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives |
yen |
3,598,203 |
3,799,271 |
4,109,942 |
5,299,343 |
| Rate of female-to-male earnings(Base Salary) |
% |
98.5 |
96.6 |
97.2 |
94.4 |
| Rate of female-to-male earnings (Base Salary + Other Cash Incentives) |
% |
95.8 |
94.6 |
96.8 |
92.3 |
Gender Wage Gap ※4
【Domestic Group】 |
Full-time employees |
% |
ー |
78.4 |
79.3 |
76.9 |
| Median gap※5 |
% |
ー |
21.5 |
20.2 |
22.0 |
| Bonus gap ※6 |
% |
ー |
19.0 |
19.8 |
28.4 |
| Bonus median gap |
% |
ー |
20.0 |
20.5 |
31.0 |
| Part-time employees |
% |
ー |
98.4 |
99.3 |
103.5 |
| Median gap |
% |
ー |
2.3 |
2.7 |
(22.0) |
| Total |
% |
ー |
73.8 |
71.1 |
60.2 |
| Annual Training |
Total training time |
hours |
201,952 |
297,214 |
354,922 |
339,730 |
| Training time for managers and leaders |
hours |
12,515 |
35,868 |
51,655 |
42,480 |
| Training time for non-managerial staff |
hours |
189,437 |
261,346 |
303,267 |
297,250 |
| Average training time |
hours |
45.1 |
55.8 |
62.6 |
68.8 |
| Training time for managers and leaders |
hours |
4.5 |
13.4 |
19.8 |
17.5 |
| Training time for non-managerial staff |
hours |
206.7 |
249.0 |
272.5 |
261.4 |
| Average number of training days |
days/
persons |
6.5 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
| Raito of training participants |
% |
86.0 |
87.3 |
91.4 |
85.8 |
| Total training and education costs |
yen |
294,260,227 |
448,625,857 |
569,677,287 |
575,714,293 |
| Training and education costs for managers and leaders |
yen |
32,916,085 |
80,278,810 |
119,741,958 |
106,068,217 |
| Training and education costs for non-managerial staff |
yen |
261,344,142 |
368,347,047 |
449,935,329 |
469,646,076 |
| Average training/education costs |
yen/
persons |
67,637 |
98,801 |
122,972 |
122,906 |
| Qualification Support ※7 |
Number of qualifications |
qualifications |
3 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
| Target group |
persons |
157 |
267 |
308 |
301 |
| Employee Turnover Rate |
Female |
% |
9.0 |
10.8 |
9.3 |
8.6 |
| Male |
% |
5.9 |
5.7 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
| Turnover rate |
% |
6.7 |
7.3 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
| Job turnover rate for senior management positions(Director positions) |
% |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
| Job turnover rate for management positions(Leadership and Managerial positions) |
% |
2.4 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
| Job turnover rate for non-managerial positions(Assistant Manager positions) |
% |
3.3 |
4.0 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
| Job turnover rate for personal reasons ※8 |
% |
6.0 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
4.6 |
| Employee Health |
Rate of employees receiving health checkups |
% |
99.9 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
| Rate of employees with findings |
% |
46.0 |
51.3 |
54.2 |
Under calculation |
| Rate of further examinations |
% |
20.9 |
20.9 |
17.5 |
Under calculation |
| Rate of health guidance continuation |
% |
24.1 |
21.2 |
16.5 |
Under calculation |
| Rate of gynecological screenings |
% |
45.6 |
46.6 |
46.9 |
Under calculation |
| Number of employees eligible for stress check ※9 |
persons |
2,260 |
2,251 |
16,340 |
16,814 |
| Number of employees who took the stress check |
persons |
2,209 |
2,191 |
6,818 |
8,553 |
| Rate of participation in the stress check |
% |
97.7 |
97.3 |
41.7 |
50.9 |
| Rate of employees with high stress |
% |
16.2 |
16.3 |
20.8 |
19.2 |
| Rate of smokers |
% |
25.0 |
20.9 |
19.4 |
17.4 |
| Rate of long-term leave usage ※10 |
% |
97.2 |
97.0 |
97.5 |
98.2 |
| Rate of participation in the walking challenge |
% |
9.2 |
11.7 |
13.3 |
11 |
| Presenteeism ※11 |
% |
ー |
82.0 |
80.1 |
80.8 |
| Absenteeism ※12 |
days |
ー |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
| Work engagement ※13 |
points |
ー |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
Annual Working Hours
【Domestic Group】 |
Average prescribed working hours |
hours/
persons |
1,984 |
1,984 |
1,984 |
2,000 |
| Average overtime hours worked |
hours/
persons |
348 |
357 |
384 |
345 |
| Average monthly overtime hours |
hours/
persons |
29.0 |
29.7 |
32.0 |
30.7 |
Ratio of Taking Paid Leave
【Domestic Group】 |
Total |
% |
62.0 |
64.0 |
63.0 |
65.4 |
Ratio of Taking Parental Leave
【Consolidated】 |
Female |
% |
97.6 |
98.9 |
98.6 |
95.7 |
| Male |
% |
8.3 |
22.4 |
18.8 |
42.0 |
| Total |
% |
56.4 |
62.1 |
61.6 |
70.7 |
Workers' Compensation Related
【Domestic Group】 |
Number of deaths |
persons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of industrial accidents |
times |
417 |
337 |
351 |
363 |
| Lost-time injury frequency rate (per million extended actual working hours) ※14 |
% |
5.17 |
4.18 |
4.35 |
4.51 |
| Lost-time injury frequency rate (per 200,000 extended actual working hours) ※14 |
% |
1.03 |
0.84 |
0.87 |
0.90 |
| Workers' Compensation Related(Contractor ※15) |
Number of deaths |
persons |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of industrial accidents |
times |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lost-time injury frequency rate |
% |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Employee Engagement |
Employee survey score |
point |
ー |
5.6 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
| Response rate |
% |
ー |
81.9 |
81.5 |
78.3 |
Labor Union Membership
【Domestic Group】 |
Number of participants |
persons |
18,611 |
18,454 |
19,374 |
19,714 |
| Subscription ratio ※16 |
% |
17.1 |
15.5 |
17.7 |
17.8 |
| Number of Shareholding Association Members |
SKYLARK HOLDINGS CO., LTD. |
persons |
199 |
198 |
225 |
251 |
| Subscription ratio ※17 |
% |
34.1 |
34.6 |
37.8 |
40.7 |
| Group companies |
persons |
847 |
821 |
910 |
1,032 |
| Subscription ratio ※17 |
% |
16.2 |
17.4 |
19.2 |
20.3 |
| External Evaluation |
Obtained Kurumin certification ※18 |
ー |
〇 |
〇 |
〇 |
〇 |
| Obtained Tomonin Mark certification ※19 |
ー |
〇 |
〇 |
〇 |
〇 |
※ Unless otherwise stated, employee data covers full-time employees of Skylark Holdings Co., Ltd. and Skylark Restaurants Co., Ltd.
※ Figures are as of the end of December.
※1 STEM fields:The total number of full-time employees in the IT, Menu Development, Production Division, and Quality Control.
※2 Management Roles — Director: Senior management (up to two levels below the CEO); Leader: Middle management; Manager: Junior management.
※3 Average salary:Annual salary, excluding executives.
※4 Gender wage gap: Ratio of women's wages to men's wages
※5 Bonus Gap: Difference between the average bonus paid to male and female employees (for those receiving three payments in March, July, and December).
※6 Median Gap: Ratio difference between the median salary or bonus paid to male and female employees.
※7 Certification Support: The company covers the full cost of examination fees for company-designated certifications upon successful completion.
※8 Turnover Rate (Personal Reasons): Excludes disciplinary dismissals, expiration of leave, and mandatory retirement.
※9 Stress Checks: Starting in 2024, includes business sites with 50 or fewer employees.
※10 Long-term Leave: Usage rate for 5 to 7 consecutive days of holiday.
※11 Presenteeism: Measured via SPQ (University of Tokyo single-item version). Evaluates work performance over the past 4 weeks, with 100% representing performance at full health.
※12 Absenteeism: Based on a survey question: "How many days of work did you miss in the past year due to your own illness?"
※13 Work Engagement: Measured using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (Ultra-short form).
※14 Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR): Number of casualties from lost time injuries per million actual working hours (excluding commuting accidents).
※15 Contractors: Individuals under direct contract with the company, excluding employees.
※16 Union Membership Ratio: Number of union members divided by the total number of consolidated employees (including part-time employees).
※17 Shareholding Association Membership Ratio: Number of association members divided by the number of full-time employees of each company.
※18 Kurumin: Certified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as a "childcare-supportive company" under the Act on Supporting Raising Next-Generation Children.
※19 Tomonin: MHLW certification for companies committed to promoting a workplace environment that supports a balance between work and nursing care.ed to promoting a workplace environment that enables a balance between work and nursing care.
Customers
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Online Sales |
Revenue |
million yen |
41,522 |
37,481 |
43,025 |
43,960 |
| Rate of revenue from Online/E-commerce sales ※1 |
% |
13.7 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
9.6 |
| Sustainable Revenue ※2 |
Revenue |
million yen |
2,338 |
2,745 |
2,927 |
743 |
| Product Recall |
Number of recalls of retail sales and EC products |
times |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Contributing to a Healthy Diet |
Number of products contributing to a healthy diet ※3 |
items/
brand |
2.0 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
| Overall Customer Satisfaction |
Satisfaction based on customer surveys ※4 |
% |
81 |
85 |
87 |
ー |
| Store recommendation score based on customer surveys ※5 |
point |
ー |
ー |
8.6 |
14.1 |
Suppliers
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Supplier Monitoring and Auditing |
Total number of suppliers |
suppliers |
741 |
743 |
722 |
720 |
| Number of primary suppliers |
suppliers |
277 |
280 |
283 |
277 |
| Number of major primary suppliers ※6 |
suppliers |
17 |
28 |
27 |
30 |
| Number of suppliers implemented |
suppliers |
0 |
119 |
274 |
415 |
| Rate of implementation |
% |
0.0 |
16.0 |
38.0 |
57.6 |
※1 Rate of off-premise sales (delivery, takeout, mail order) via website and app.
※2 Sales from Rainforest Alliance Certified products.
※3 Figures for four major brands (Gusto, Bamiyan, Jonathan, and Yumean) for products that contribute to healthy eating habits.
※4 Overall customer satisfaction: Performance of service quality and product quality as measured by customer surveys.
※5 Average Store Recommendation Score from Visiting Customers
※6 Number of primary suppliers: Number of suppliers identified as having ESG impacts or high business relevance and risk.
Governance
Policy
Corporate Governance
| Category |
Item |
Unit |
FY2022 |
FY2023 |
FY2024 |
FY2025 |
| Social Contribution Activities |
Amount of money raised |
yen |
40,726,184 |
30,719,405 |
42,057,899 |
25,524,440 |
| Cash fund-raising |
yen |
33,869,184 |
22,915,405 |
36,212,899 |
19,389,440 |
| In-kind donations ※1 |
yen (monetary equivalent) |
6,857,000 |
6,044,000 |
5,845,000 |
6,135,000 |
| Cash donations |
yen |
ー |
2,022,531 |
20,903,671 |
2,157,223 |
| Time spent by employees participating in social contribution activities during working hours |
yen (monetary equivalent) |
872,944 |
910,654 |
889,477 |
954,987 |
| Administrative costs of social contribution activities |
yen |
103,474 |
128,225 |
413,001 |
407,346 |
| Whistleblower |
Whistleblowing Reports |
times |
251 |
292 |
360 |
377 |
| Consultations & Inquiries |
times |
86 |
122 |
94 |
123 |
| Total |
times |
337 |
414 |
454 |
500 |
Number of Violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards
(Number of Disciplinary Actions) ※2 |
Corruption/Bribery |
times |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Discrimination/Harassment |
times |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Customer privacy data |
times |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| conflict of interest |
times |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Money laundering/insider trading |
times |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of Meetings Held |
Number of Board Meetings held |
times |
23 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
| Number of Management Meetings "former Executive Officers' Meeting" held |
times |
48 |
49 |
48 |
49 |
| Number of Audit Committee "former the Board of Corporate Auditors" held |
times |
13 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
| Number of Risk Compliance Committee held |
times |
13 |
16 |
11 |
8 |
| Number of Sustainability Committee held |
times |
8 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
| Number of Nominated Committee held |
times |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
| Number of Remuneration Committee held |
times |
6 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
※1 In-kind donations: Amount of playground equipment donated to children's homes through the Children's Playground Support Fund
※2 Number of violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards: Number of disciplinary actions taken and publicized outside the company
ESG Assessment and External Ratings

FTSE Blossom JapanIndex

FTSE Blossom JapanSector Relative Index

MSCI Japan Equity
ESG Select Leaders Index

MSCI Japan Equity Women's Activity Index
(WIN)(USA/MSCI,Inc)

S&P/JPX
Carbon Efficient Index

Dow Jones Sustainability
Asia/Pacific Index

SOMPO Sustainability
Index

Climate Change:A
Water Security:A

NIKKEI SDGs
Management Survey 2025

Gomez ESG Site Ranking 2025

Eco-First

7th ESG Finance Awards Japan:
Bronze Prize
(Environmentally Sustainable Company Category)

The Sustainability Yearbook 2026