Sustainability
Sustainability Committee
The Sustainability Committee is an advisory body to the Board of Directors. It is chaired by the Managing Corporate Executive Officer andDirector of the Board 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, Corporate Executive Officers who are in charge of each 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.
2020
Participating external experts (in order of Japanese syllabary) *¹
Ms. Mariko Kawaguchi
Executive Adviser to CEO for ESG and Market Value Creation, Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. / Specially-appointed Professor, Rikkyo University
Mr. Yves Serra
Chairman of the Board, Georg Fischer
Ms. Keiko Honda
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs / Board Member, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. / Director, ACG Inc.
Participants from Recruit Group*²
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Masumi Minegishi
President and CEO
Hisayuki Idekoba
Executive Vice President in charge of Finance and Operations (COO)
Ayano Senaha (Committee Chair)
CSO, CHRO, CRO,
Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Director of the Board
Yoshihiro Kitamura
Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Head of Media & Solution Business
President and Representative Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.
Rob Zandbergen
Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Head of Staffing Business
CEO, RGF Staffing B.V.
Kazuo Tase
Senior Partner, Sustainability Transformation Department
2019
Participating external experts (in order of Japanese syllabary)*¹
Ms. Mariko Kawaguchi
Senior Principal, CMA, Research Division, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. / Co-Representative Director, Japan Sustainable Investment Forum
Ms. Aditi Mohapatra
BSR, Director, Women's Empowerment, New York
Dr. Masahiko Kon
President, PhD, 3M Japan Limited
Mr. Daisuke Takahashi
Partner, Attorney at Law(Japan), Shinwa Sohgoh Law Offices
Participants from Recruit Group*²
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Masumi Minegishi
President, CEO, and Representative Director
Hisayuki Idekoba (Committee Chair)
COO, CSO, CRO, Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer, and Board Director, Head of HR Technology Business, CEO of RGF OHR USA, Inc. Chairman, RGF Staffing B.V.
Yoshihiro Kitamura
Managing Corporate Executive Officer,
Head of Media & Solution Business
President and Representative Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.
Rob Zandbergen
Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Head of Staffing Business
CEO, RGF Staffing B.V.
Ayano Senaha
Corporate Executive Officer (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 external experts (in order of Japanese syllabary) *¹
Ms. Aditi Mohapatra
BSR, Director, Women's Empowerment, New York
Dr. Masahiko Kon
Vice President, PhD, 3M Japan Limited
Mr. Ken Shibusawa
Founding Partner & Chairman, Commons Asset Management Inc.
Mr. Daisuke Takahashi
Partner, Attorney at Law(Japan), Shinwa Sohgoh Law Offices
Participants from Recruit Group*²
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Masumi Minegishi
President, CEO, and Representative Director
Shogo Ikeuchi(Committee Chair)
CSO, CHRO, and Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer and Board Director
Hisayuki Idekoba
COO and Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Head of HR Technology Business
CEO, RGF OHR USA, Inc.
Chairman, Recruit Global Staffing B.V.
CEO, Indeed, Inc.
Yoshihiro Kitamura
Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Head of Media & Solution Business
President and Representative Director, Recruit Co., Ltd.
Rob Zandbergen
Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Head of Staffing Business CEO, Recruit Global Staffing B.V.
Ayano Senaha
Corporate Executive Officer(Corporate Planning / Corporate Communication / Human Resources)
Kazuo Tase
Senior Partner, Sustainability Promotion Department
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2017
Participating external experts (in order of Japanese syllabary)*¹
Mr. Shigehiro Aoyama
Supreme Advisor, Suntory Holdings LTD.
Ms. Emi Omura
Chair, International Human Rights Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Mr. Ken Shibusawa
Founder & Chairman, Commons Asset Management Inc.
Participants from Recruit Group*²
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Masumi Minegishi
President, CEO, and Representative Director
Shogo Ikeuchi(Committee Chair)
CSO, CHRO, and Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Hisayuki Idekoba
COO and Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer, Head of Global Online HR SBU Chairman, Recruit Global Staffing B.V. CEO, Indeed, Inc.
Yoshihiro Kitamura
Managing Corporate Executive Officer, Head of Media & Solution Business President and Representative Director, Recruit Technologies Co., Ltd.
Suguru Tomizuka
Corporate Executive Officer (Sustainability, PR, General Affairs)
Aya Ito
Executive Manager, Sustainability Promotion Office
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2017 Sustainability Committee was held
2016
Participating external experts (in order of Japanese syllabary)*¹
Mr. Shigehiro Aoyama
Supreme Advisor, Suntory Holdings LTD.
Ms. Emi Omura
Chair, International Human Rights Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Mr. Takashi Nawa
Professor, International Corporate Strategy of Hitotsubashi University
Participants from Recruit Group*²
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Masumi Minegishi
President, CEO, and Representative Director
Shigeru Kusahara(Committee Chair)
Board Director and Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Yukio Okubo
Specialized officer and Recruit Works Institute Chief
Suguru Tomizuka
Corporate Executive Officer (Sustainability, PR, General Affairs)
Terumi Hanagata
Executive Manager, Regional Revitalization Project
Aya Ito
Executive Manager, Social Enterprise Office
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2015
Participating external experts (in order of Japanese syllabary)*¹
Mr. Makoto Kigawa
Director and Chairman, YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Mr. Toshiyuki Shiga
Vice Chairman, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Mr. Takashi Nawa
Professor, International Corporate Strategy of Hitotsubashi University
Participants from Recruit Group*²
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Masumi Minegishi
President, CEO, and Representative Director
Keiichi Sagawa (Committee Chair)
Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Shigeru Kusahara
Board Director and Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Yukio Okubo
Specialized officer and Recruit Works Institute Chief
Daizo Kobayashi
Corporate Executive Officer (Superintendent of Domestic business)
Suguru Tomizuka
Corporate Executive Officer (Sustainability,PR,General affairs)
Terumi Hanagata
The general manager, Promotion Office of Social Enterprize
Hiromasa Hayashi
Executive Manager, Public Relations and Brand Office
Miwa Koyasu
Corporate Executive Officer, Recruit Jobs Col, Ltd.
2014
Participating external experts (in order of Japanese syllabary) *¹
Mr. Makoto Kigawa
Director and Chairman, YAMATO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Mr. Toshiyuki Shiga
Vice Chairman, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Participants from Recruit Group*²
Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Masumi Minegishi
President, CEO, and Representative Director
Shigeru Kusahara (Committee Chair)
Board Director and Managing Corporate Executive Officer
Yukio Okubo
Specialized officer and Recruit Works Institute Chief
Daizo Kobayashi
Corporate Executive Officer (Superintendent of Domestic business)
Terumi Hanagata
The general manager, Promotion Office of Social Enterprize
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