Mid-Term Sustainability Targets
(FY2026-FY2028)
We have established new mid-term sustainability targets in establishing the Mid-Term Management Strategy (FY2026-FY2028).
The final results of the Mid-Term Management Strategy for FY2022-FY2025 are available here.
| Materiality | Mid-Term Sustainability Targets (FY2026-FY2028) | |||
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| Index | FY2025 results*1 |
FY2028 targets |
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| Materiality 1 Enhancing the power to connect |
Realizing a safe and secure society by providing customers with diverse services centered on telecommunications | Share of Major Cities with Dual-Band (3.7/4.0GHz) 5G Deployment*2 | 72% | 100% |
| Number of serious incidents (equipment failures)*3 |
0 | 0 | ||
| Number of "Connected solutions" managed connections serving as next-generation social infrastructure*4 | 60,632 thousand connections |
80,000 thousand connections |
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| Advancement and expansion of security services to support a safe and secure society*5 | ||||
| Materiality 2 Co-creation through advanced technologies |
Creating new value together with partners through data, AI, and technology | Number of business co-creations leveraging intellectual property assets*6 | 7 | 40 |
| Number of business creation and R&D projects utilizing advanced technologies | 20 | 70 | ||
| Materiality 3 Enhancing the appeal of regions and communities |
Contributing to the bountiful lives of people in Japan and around the world | Number of business projects contributing to enhancing the appeal of regions and communities *4 *7 |
360 | 800 |
| Number of participants in community contribution activities (customers and employees)*8 |
0.82 million | 2.10 million | ||
| Materiality 4 Empowering employees to create the future |
Empowering all employees to take on challenges with passion, grounded in strong human qualities and advanced expertise | Percentage of females in managerial positions*9 | 13.9% | 16% |
| Engagement score reflecting "passionate challenges" (KDDI non-consolidated)*10 |
70 (annual) |
74 (annual) |
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| Ratio of organizations utilizing and implementing AI to support growth (KDDI non-consolidated)*11 |
- | Level3: 10% Level2: 60% Level1: 100% |
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| Materiality 5 Contributing to the health of the global environment |
Realizing a sustainable future for the planet through our business activities*12 | KDDI Group's carbon neutrality (FY2030)*13 (Scope 1 + Scope 2) |
CO2 emissions: 0.6 million tons (annual) |
CO2 emissions: 0.3 million tons (annual) |
| KDDI Group's net-zero achievement (FY2040)*13 (Scope 1 + Scope 2 + Scope 3) |
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| Number of mobile devices for reuse and recycling*14 | 1.44 million devices | 4.00 million devices | ||
| CO2 emission reduction achieved through business activities*15 | 0.069 million (annual) |
0.25 million tons (annual) |
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| Materiality 6 Continuous strengthening of corporate responsibility |
Building strong data governance and a highly reliable management base | Number of serious incidents (excluding equipment failures)*16 |
2 | 0 |
| Company-wide understanding and awareness rate on corporate responsibility and governance (KDDI non-consolidated)*17 |
- | 100% | ||
| BCP exercise participation rate (KDDI non-consolidated)*18 |
- | 100% | ||
- *1Reference data for outside the Mid-Term Sustainability Targets period.
- *2Share of cities with Dual-Band (3.7/4.0 GHz) 5G base stations (all prefectural capitals, ordinance-designated city wards, and special wards)
- *3Based on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' incident reporting guidelines etc.
- *4Number since the start of the service.
- *5Taking into account security threats and the growing need for digital utilization across society and businesses, aiming to create new security services and expand existing ones.
- *6This applies to the use of intellectual property assets in businesses and organizations different from those responsible for creating and owning them.
- *7Number of municipal DX deployments and YORIMIRAI projects.
- *8Number of users (customers) of smartphone and mobile phone classes, ICT knowledge for customers in Mongolia, Out of KidZania, and 4v4, and number of participants (employees) in 1% Working Time Activity and CSR activities.
- *9We have calculated excluding incoming secondees.
We have calculated based on companies representing the top 90% of management positions within KDDI consolidated companies (from executive director to section manager level).
The stated figures represent the ratio as of March 31 of the relevan fiscal year. - *10Average score of engagement survey results for "sense of purpose," "growth opportunities," and "a culture that encourages taking on challenges".
- *11Calculated as the proportion of organizations at each level within third-tier organizations (excluding small-sized organizations), for the three levels of organizational capability for AI utilization and implementation.
- *12For details on our initiatives can be found on KDDI website.
- *13KDDI consolidated aims to achieve carbon neutrality and Net-Zero.
For details on achieving carbon neutrality and Net-Zero can be found on KDDI website. - *14Number of au Certified devices sold, number of new corporate rental devices, and number of devices collected for recycling.
- *15The amount of CO2 emissions reduced for customers and society through energy businesses, etc.
Major initiatives: solar power generation, Jitaku Hatsudensho Service, energy-saving challenge programs, and carbon credit generation. - *16Cases that require reporting or notification to the competent authorities and cause severe reputational damage.
- *17Completion rate of target education programs.
- *18Participation rate of key personnel in company-wide BCP exercises.