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Governance Data

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) data related to our business activities is available below. (Updated: September 30, 2025)

Organizational Structure and Governance Framework

Item Unit As of June 18, 2025
Corporate Governance Structure - Company with an Audit & Supervisory Board
Number of Independent Directors/Auditors Persons 7
Number of Female Independent Directors/Auditors 2
Directors / Board of Directors
Number of Directors Prescribed in the Articles of Incorporation Persons 20
Tenure Period of Directors Prescribed in the Articles of Incorporation Year 1
Presiding Officer of Board of Directors - Chair (President and Chair person are separate posts)
Number of Directors Persons 12
Number of Female Directors 3
Number of Outside Directors Persons 6
Number of Female Outside Directors 2
Number of Outside Directors Designated as Independent Directors Persons 4
Number of Female Outside Directors Designated as Independent Directors 2
Audit & Supervisory Board Members
Number of Auditors Prescribed in the Articles of Incorporation Persons 5
Number of Auditors Persons 5
Appointment Status of Outside Auditors - Appointed
Number of Outside Auditors Persons 3
Number of Outside Auditors Designated as Independent Members Persons 3
Others
Number of Executive Officers*1 Male Persons 33
Female 2
Total 35
Implementation of Anti-Takeover Measures - Not implemented
President and Representative Director Remuneration/
Average KDDI Employee Annual Salary (As of March 31, 2025)		 Times 28.2
  • *1Excluding Executive Officer, Director (4 persons)

Board Meetings

Item Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of Board Meetings Held Times 11 12 11 12 12
Attendance Rate of Inside Directors % 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.0 100.0
Attendance Rate of Outside Directors % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Attendance Rate of Inside Auditors % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Attendance Rate of Outside Auditors % 90.9 100.0 100.0 97.2 100.0

Remuneration

Remuneration for Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members (FY2024)

Executive Classification Unit Total Remuneration by Type
Total Remuneration Base Remuneration Bonus Stock Compensation Number of Eligible Members
(Unit: Persons)
Directors (Excluding Outside Directors) Million JPY 832 338 345 149 8
Outside Directors 123 123 - - 7
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (Excluding Outside Members) 79 79 - - 3
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members 73 73 - - 6
  • *The number and amount of directors paid above include two directors and one outside director who retired at the conclusion of the 40th Annual Shareholders Meeting held on June 19, 2024. The number of bonus recipients is six, excluding the retirees.
  • *The number and amount of audit & supervisory board members paid above include one auditor and three outside auditors who retired at the conclusion of the 40th Annual Shareholders Meeting held on June 19, 2024.
  • *In addition to the above, adjustment payments to directors in lieu of retirement allowance were resolved at the 20th Annual Shareholders Meeting held on June 24, 2004 in connection with the cancellation of the executive retirement bonus system.
  • *The basic remuneration and bonuses above are monetary remuneration, while stock compensation is non-monetary remuneration.

Total Remunerations and Bonuses of Board Members Who Receive Over 100 Million JPY (FY2024: 3 people)

Name Executive Classification Unit Total Remuneration by Type
Total Remuneration Basic Remuneration Bonus Stock Compensation
Takashi Tanaka Director Million JPY 178 76 79 22
Makoto Takahashi Director 291 98 135 58
Yasuaki Kuwahara Director 137 54 56 27
  • *The basic remuneration and bonuses above are monetary remuneration, while stock compensation is non-monetary remuneration.

Compliance

Item Boundary Coverage
(FY2024)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of Compliance Reports (Whistleblowing Cases) Number of Harassment Reports Group - Cases 220 130 259 170 179
Number of Other Compliance-Related Reports Cases 451 426 402 502 745
Total Cases 671 556 661 672 924
Political Engagement Expenditures Political Contributions (Japan) KDDI - Ten thousand JPY 600 600 600 600 600
Lobbying Expenditures - - 0 0 0
Expenses for Trade Associations*1 - - 0 0 0
Other Political Engagement Expenditures - - 0 0 0
Number of Legal Actions Related to Corruption and Bribery KDDI - Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Code of Conduct and Ethics Violations Number of Bribery Incidents KDDI - Cases - - 0 0 0
Number of Data Privacy Violations Involving Customer Information KDDI - Cases - - 0 0 0
Number of Conflict of Interest Violations KDDI - Cases - - 0 0 0
Number of Violations Related to Money Laundering or Insider Trading KDDI - Cases - - 0 0 0
Number of Violations Related to Human Rights or Harassment Number of Discrimination or Harassment Incidents KDDI - Cases - - 1 2 1
Number of Environmental Law Violations KDDI - Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Violations of the Act Against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations KDDI - Cases 0 0 0 0 0
  • *1Major expenditures for sustainability-related organizations without political involvement: BSR USD 38,000, UNGC JPY 1,860,000, RE100 USD 6,000.

Taxes Paid by Region (FY2024)

Country/Regions Unit Revenue Profit Before Tax Corporate Income Tax (Excluding Deferred Tax) Cash Taxes Paid Number of Employees
(Unit: Persons)
Domestic Total 100 Million JPY 56,648 10,328 3,075 2,987 48,833
Overseas Total 100 Million JPY 2,530 717 62 95 15,803
Amounts Recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements 100 Million JPY 59,179 11,046 3,138 3,082 64,636
  • *Based on the consolidated financial statements.
  • Entity names and primary activities are listed below.