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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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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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