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Data Sheet

Environmental Data

Disclosures Details 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emissions Scope 1 (t) 591.3 345.5 611.3
Scope 2 (t) 5,222.5 4,740.2 5,520.2
Scope 3 (t) 3,227,899.0 3,131,503.4
Category 1 Purchased goods and services 2,799,618.9 2,717,331.8
Category 2 Capital goods 11,692.2 27,457.4
Category 3 Fuel- and energy-related activities
(not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2)		 1,133.8 1,241.2
Category 4 Upstream transportation and distribution 69,785.9 96,589.2
Category 5 Waste generated in operations 152.6 129.8
Category 6 Business travel 39.0 1,471.0
Category 7 Employee commuting 266.1 492.9
Category 8 Upstream leased assets (N/A) (N/A)
Category 9 Downstream transportation and distribution 1,392.2 1,185.8
Category 10 Processing of sold products (N/A) (N/A)
Category 11 Use of sold products 336,105.8 279,208.7
Category 12 End-of-life treatment of sold products 7,712.5 6,395.6
Category 13 Downstream leased assets (N/A) (N/A)
Category 14 Franchises (N/A) (N/A)
Category 15 Investments (N/A) (N/A)
Emission intensity CO2 emissions per sales amount (Scope 1 + Scope 2) (t-CO2/100 million yen)
* Calculated using the consolidated net sales amount for the fiscal year ended in March of the following year		 0.3 0.3 0.4
CO2 emissions per employee (Scope 1 + Scope 2) (t-CO2/employee)
* Calculated using the consolidated employee total as of the end of the fiscal year ended in March of the following year		 0.9 0.8 0.8
Energy consumption Total (GJ) 104,481.6 115,259.0 127,569.9
Non-renewable energy Purchased electricity (GJ) 56,565.2 52,722.7 56,413.7
Gasoline (GJ) 1,817.5 4,314.5 6,252.5
Diesel (GJ) 4,741.7 5,288.1 5,741.7
Gas (GJ)
* Total of natural gas, municipal gas and LPG amounts		 16,471.6 16,213.2 18,553.3
Heavy oil (bunker A) (GJ) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Renewable energy Self-generated electricity (GJ) 371.5 375.1 381.6
Purchased electricity (GJ) 24,514.2 36,345.4 40,227.0
Water usage Purchased amount (1,000 cubic meters) 72.8 57.2 86.8
Amount of water gained through other means (1,000 cubic meters) 5.8 5.6 6.8
Water discharged (1,000 cubic meters) 72.6 57.6 64.7
Environmental compliance Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations Total monetary value of significant fines 0 0 0
Total number of non-monetary sanctions 0 0 0
Total number of cases brought through dispute resolution mechanisms 0 0 0
Ratio of offices with ISO 14001 certification (FY 2022)
* Represents in-scope offices of Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) on an employee number basis		 94.5%
Number of divisions and departments in-scope for internal audits based on ISO 14001 (FY 2022) 14

Waste

Disposal method breakdown 2022
Reuse (t) Recycling (t) Composting (t) Recovery (t) Incineration (t) Incineration (energy recovery) (t) Landfilling (t) Total (t)
Paper 0 111.8 0 0 0 0 0 111.8
Metals 0 127.5 0 0 0 0 0.1 127.6
Plastic 0 9.7 0 0 0.4 66.1 0.3 76.5
Cardboard 15.0 257.8 0 0 0 0 0 272.8
Compost 0 0 98.1 0 0.2 0 0 98.3
Others 5.2 132.8 0 0 6.8 1.3 9.8 155.9

Detailed data for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) included in the information above

Disposal method breakdown 2022
Reuse (t) Recycling (t) Composting (t) Recovery (t) Incineration (t) Incineration (energy recovery) (t) Landfilling (t)
Hazardous waste 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0
Non-hazardous waste 5.2 223.8 0 0 6.9 67.4 0.5
  • * Figures for 2020 show aggregate data for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan), Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe (including other European subsidiaries) and Nintendo Australia. Beginning with 2021, figures include Nintendo of Canada. The data for each year covers the period from January through December.
  • * Beginning with 2021, figures include Scope 3 CO2 emission calculations. Some categories are compiled by calendar year and others by fiscal year. Categories 3 and 5 are compiled by calendar year. All other categories are compiled by fiscal year, covering April through March of the following year for the year indicated above.
  • * Scope 1 CO2 emissions indicate the amount after carbon offsets.
  • * Within the Scope 3 CO2 emission amounts, Category 1 covers data for the Nintendo group. The Category 2 figure for 2021 covers data for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) and subsidiaries outside of Japan, and the 2022 figure covers data for the Nintendo group. Categories 6 and 7 cover data for only Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan).
  • * The following factors are used for calculating CO2 emissions.
    Electricity: Factors for Japan are those published by electric companies; factors for outside of Japan are those provided by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
    Fuel: Factors including those provided in the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation and Reporting Manual” published in Japanese by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.
Calculation method for Scope 3 CO2 emissions
  • Category 1  Amount procured multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 2  Amount of capital investments multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 3  Amount of each type of energy consumed multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 4  Transportation distance and weight multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 5  Amount of each type of waste generated multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 6  Travel expenses paid for each mode of transportation multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 7  Travel expenses paid for each mode of transportation multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 8  (N/A)
  • Category 9  Transportation distance and weight multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 10 (N/A)
  • Category 11 Energy consumption of sold products multiplied by years of use and the emission factor.
  • Category 12 Weight of sold products multiplied by the emission factor.
  • Category 13 (N/A)
  • Category 14 (N/A)
  • Category 15 (N/A)

Employee Data

Reporting Period: April 2022 - March 2023

Regional Data

Japan U.S. Europe Australia
Permanent Men 2,193 779 579 47
Women 586 462 364 49
Total 2,779 1,241 943 96
Temporary Men 57 0 33 3
Women 36 2 29 3
Total 93 2 62 6
  • * Figures for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan), Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo Australia as of the end of the respective fiscal year.
Japan U.S. Europe Australia
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Number of employees with disabilities*1 62 38 24 69 34 35 10 5 5 0 0 0
Number of employees taking childcare leave 93 65 28 32 21 11 45 23 22 8 3 5
Rate of childcare leave taken (%)*2 85.3 78.3 107.7 97.0 100 91.7 88.2 79.3 100 100 100 100
Rate of reinstatement after childcare leave (%)*3 100 100 100 96.9 95.2 100 96.0 100 92.0 100 100 100
Rate of retention after childcare leave (%)*3 100 100 100 90.0 86.0 95.0 83.0 90.0 73.0 100 100 100
Average years of continuous employment*3 14.3 15.0 11.6 11.1 8.5 14.9 9.8 10.3 9.2 7.4 7.6 7.0
Employee turnover rate (%)*3 1.9 2.0 1.6 12.8 11.0 15.7 6.9 5.0 9.8 5.9 8.0 3.8
Number of new employee hires*4 188 130 58 171 84 87 111 67 44 9 4 5
  • *1 Figures for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan), Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo Australia as of the end of the respective fiscal year.
  • *2 Figures for Japan indicate the ratio of employees who began taking childcare leave during the respective fiscal year to those with a child born during the same fiscal year. As a result, the figure may exceed 100%. Figures for other regions indicate the proportion of employees who took childcare leave among those who had the right to do so during the respective fiscal year.
  • *3 Number of years and ratio include Nintendo of Europe (Germany only) for the European region.
  • *4 Figures for Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan), Nintendo of America, Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo Australia for the respective fiscal year.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan) Data

Total Men Women
Number of employees taking caregiving leave 1 1 0
Retention rate of new employee hires (%)
* Rate of recent graduates who were employed in April 2019 and remain working for the company in April 2022		 98.8 100 96.0
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews (%) 100 100 100
Number of employees covered by the occupational health and safety policy 2,861 2,244 617
Rate of paid leave taken (%) 87.7 86.7 91.7

Governance Data

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Total Men Women
Number of Directors 10 9 1
Inside Corporate Directors 6 6 0
Number of which are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members*1 1 1 0
Number of which are Nomination Advisory Committee Members 2 2 0
Outside Directors*2 4 3 1
Number of which are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members 3 2 1
Number of which are Nomination Advisory Committee Members 3 2 1
  • *1 Full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Members
  • *2 All Outside Directors satisfy the standards for independent officers stipulated by the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
  • * Figures as of the end of June 2023
Organization Form Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee
Term of office in governance body (years)*3 Directors (excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) 1
Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members 2
Number of meetings held*3 Board of Directors meetings 12
Audit and Supervisory Committee meetings 14
Attendance rate (%)*3 Board of Directors meetings 99.2
Audit and Supervisory Committee meetings 96.4
Implementation status of measures involving the provision of incentives Directors (excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee Members) Performance-based compensation and stock compensation (excluding Outside Directors)
Directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee Members –
  • *3 Reporting period: April 2022 - March 2023

Compliance Data

FY 2022
Number of incidents involving corruption 0
Number of incidents involving anti-competitive behavior 0

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