ESG DATA BOOK

Since FY2021, we have been publishing ESG DATABOOK, which contains relevant data related to “K” LINE Group’s environmental (E), social (S), and governance (G) aspects. The book also has a function as a sustainability report, which systematically summarizes policies, systems, specific initiatives related to ESG.

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“K” LINE SUSTAINABILITY BOOKLET

 

 

ESG DATA

Introducing data related to "E (Environment)", "S (Society)" and "G (Governance)".

Environmental Data

 

 

Social Data(※This Data applies to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and its employees.)

Workforce Breakdown

Item

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Number of employees

Men

Onshore

Persons

369

395

421

Seafarer

Persons

201

206

203

Total

Persons

570

601

624

Women

Onshore

Persons

228

240

269

Seafarer

Persons

6

6

7

Total

Persons

234

246

276

Total

Onshore

Persons

597

635

690

Seafarer

Persons

207

212

210

Total

Persons

804

847

900

Percentage of Women

Onshore

% 

38.19

37.8

38.99

Seafarer

% 

2.90

2.83

3.33

Total

% 

29.10

29.04

30.67

Employees in

management

positions

Men

Persons

126

124

125

Women

Persons

10

9

10

Percentage of Women

% 

7.35

6.77

7.14

Employees in

management positions

(general managers or higher)

Men

Persons

27

26

30

Women

Persons

0

0

1

Percentage of Women

% 

0.00

0.00

3.23

Directors (including officers)

Men

Persons

26

28

26

Women

Persons

2

2

2

Percentage of Women

% 

7.14

6.67

7.14

Percentage of employees with disabilities (※1)

% 

1.71

2.11

2.65

Average years employed(※2)

Men

Years

14.92

14.58

14.23

Women

Years

13.77

13.52

13.18

Labor union participation rate

Onshore

%

75.90

76.54

72.90

Seafarer

%

74.90

74.16

74.10

Gender pay gap(※3)

All employees

%

57.7

59.0

63.7

Full-time employees

%

58.9

60.7

65.4

Part-time employees

%

44.5

41.0

48.7

  1. These figures conform to the Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities. According to the Act, a 90% exclusion rate applies to and is calculated for seafarers (excluding those on duty onshore).
  2. The scope of reporting covers “K” LINE’s permanent employees
  3. Calculation method: Average annual salary for women / Average annual salary for men

Situation of New Hires

item

unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Recruitment of new graduates

Men

Onshore

Persons

19

26

30

Seafarer

Persons

13

18

23

Total

Persons

32

44

53

Women

Onshore

Persons

7

15

12

Seafarer

Persons

3

1

1

Total

Persons

10

16

13

Total

Onshore

Persons

26

41

42

Seafarer

Persons

16

19

24

Total

Persons

42

60

66

Percentage of Women

Onshore

% 

26.92

36.59

26.19

Seafarer

% 

18.75

5.26

4.17

Total

% 

23.81

26.67

19.70

Mid-career hires

Men

Onshore

Persons

7

13

14

Seafarer

Persons

1

1

0

Total

Persons

8

14

14

Women

Onshore

Persons

5

3

7

Seafarer

Persons

0

0

0

Total

Persons

5

3

7

Total

Onshore

Persons

12

16

21

Seafarer

Persons

1

1

0

Total

Persons

13

17

21

Percentage of Women

Onshore

% 

41.67

18.75

33.33

Seafarer

% 

0.00

0.00

0.00

Total

% 

38.46

17.65

33.33

Total number of newly hired employees

Total

Persons 

55

77

87

Men

Onshore

Persons 

26

39

44

Seafarer

Persons 

14

19

23

Total

Persons 

40

58

67

Women

Onshore

Persons 

12

18

19

Seafarer

Persons 

3

1

1

Total

Persons 

15

19

20

Breakdown by age group

Onshore

Under 25 years old

Persons

22

40

23

25-29 years old

Persons 

8

10

26

30-34 years old

Persons 

6

5

7

35-39 yesrs old

Persons

2

2

7

40-44 years old

Persons 

0

0

0

45-49 years old

Persons 

0

0

0

50 years old and over

Persons

0

0

0

Seafarer

Under 25 years old

Persons

16

18

20

25-29 years old

Persons 

1

1

4

30-34 years old

Persons 

0

1

0

35-39 yesrs old

Persons

0

0

0

40-44 years old

Persons 

0

0

0

45-49 years old

Persons 

0

0

0

50 years old and over

Persons

0

0

0

Percentage of Women

Onshore

% 

31.58

31.58

30.16

Seafarer

% 

17.65

5.00

4.17

Total

% 

27.27

24.68

22.99

Situation of Employee Turnover

Item

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Employees retiring

Total

Persons

38

33

31

Of which, reached retirement age

Onshore

Persons

11

4

6

Seafarer

Persons

4

2

7

Total

Persons

15

6

13

Of which, voluntary retirement

Onshore

Persons

7

12

8

Seafarer

Persons

9

5

4

Total

Persons

16

17

12

Of which, involuntary retirement

Onshore

Persons

6

7

2

Seafarer

Persons

1

1

0

Total

Persons

7

8

2

Of which, others (including those who became officers)

Onshore

Persons

7

2

3

Seafarer

Persons

1

0

1

Total

Persons

8

2

4

Turn Over Rate

Turnover rate of "K" LINE(※1)

%

3.99

3.31

2.94

Breakdown by age group

Under 25 years old

%

6.52

3.03

0.00

25-29 years old

%

6.52

24.24

9.68

30-34 years old

%

10.87

9.09

3.23

35-39 yesrs old

%

8.70

3.03

12.90

40-44 years old

%

2.17

6.06

6.45

45-49 years old

%

2.17

0.00

9.68

50 years old and over

%

63.04

54.55

58.06

Breakdown by gender

men

%

86.96

81.82

77.42

women

%

13.04

18.18

22.58

Ratio of voluntary resignations(※2)

%

1.68

1.71

1.14

Breakdown by age group

Under 25 years old

%

18.75

5.88

0.00

25-29 years old

%

18.75

47.06

25.00

30-34 years old

%

31.25

17.65

8.33

35-39 yesrs old

%

25.00

5.88

33.33

40-44 years old

%

6.25

11.76

16.67

45-49 years old

%

0.00

0.00

8.33

50 years old and over

%

0.00

11.76

8.33

Breakdown by gender

men

%

87.50

70.59

58.33

women

%

12.50

29.41

41.67

Rate of turnover within three years after hire(New graduates)(※3)

Onshore

%

0.00

2.17

0.93

Seafarer

%

6.52

1.89

0.00

Total

%

2.36

2.07

0.60

Rate of turnover within three years after hire

(New graduates and mid-career hires)(※4)

Onshore

%

0.00

2.50

0.65

Seafarer

%

6.38

1.82

0.00

Total

%

2.13

2.29

0.46

Turnover rate of employees aged 30 or younger

%

2.53

3.22

1.16

 

  1. Calculation method: Number of employees who resigned  in each fiscal year / Total number of full-time employees at the end of each fiscal year
  2. Calculation method:  Number of employees who resigned voluntarily in each fiscal year / Total number of full-time employees at the end of each fiscal year
  3. Calculation method: Number of new graduates employees hired in the previous three fiscal years who resigned in each fiscal year / Number of new graduates employees hired in the previous three fiscal years
  4. Calculation method: Number of new graduates and mid-career employees hired in the previous three fiscal years who resigned in each fiscal year / Number of new graduates and mid-career employees hired in the previous three fiscal years

Training

Item

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Training

Cost of training per employee

Onshore

Yen

97,092

171,454

208,861

Seafarer

Yen

263,880

393,407

410,222

Total amount of time spent on employee development training

Onshore

Hours

15,066

13,621

14,590

Seafarer

Hours

20,080

32,344

30,344

Average training days per employee

Onshore

Days

3.4

3.0

3.0

Seafarer

Days

12

20

18

Average training hours per employee

Onshore

Hours

24.1

20.9

21.3

Seafarer

Hours

96

160

144

Data Related to Occupational Accidents

Item

Unit

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Number of occupational accidents (*1)

Cases

0

1

1

1

Number of fatal occupational accidents

Cases

0

0

0

0

Number of accidents requiring leave(*2)

Cases

0

0

0

1

Lost-Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) (*3)

0.00

0.60

0.57

0.55

1. Excludes accidents while commuting
2. Number of injuries/illnesses caused by occupational accidents and requiring one or more days of leave
3. (Number of lost-time injuries) / (Total hours worked in accounting period) x 1'000'000

Scope of coverage: onshore employees and seafarers of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

Diversity Data

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Percentage of childcare leave

men *1

%

88.5

77.8

81.9

women

%

100.0

100.0

100.0

Percentage of employees returning to work after using the childcare leave system

men

100.0

100.0

100.0

women

%

100.0

100.0

90.9

Retention rate after using the childcare leave system *2

men

100.0

100.0

100.0

women

%

100.0

100.0

100.0

Number of women in managerial roles

Persons

10

9

10

Percentage of employees in management positions who are women

7.35

6.77

7.41

Number of employees in leadership positions who are women

Persons

20

21

24

Percentage of women in leadership roles

7.25

7.64

8.51

Percentage of employees with disabilities

1.71

2.11

2.65

*1 Including paternity leave. Mandatory disclosure from FY2022

*2 The percentage of employees who returned from childcare leave and remained with the company six months later

Percentage of employees by nationality

Percentage of employees by nationality

%

Jananese

Employees

98.7

Employees in management positions

98.5

Others

Employees

1.3

Employees in management positions

1.5

(As of March 31, 2025)

Percentage of Crew Members by Nationality

Percentage of crew members by nationality

%

Japan

2.8

Philippines

69.4

India

6.5

Bangladesh

3.8

China

1.7

Europe

13.8

Southeast Asia

2.1

Total

100

(As of March 31, 2025)

Data for Social Contribution

Field

Item

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Social contribution

Disaster relief donations

¥10,000

300

1000

400

Lunchtime volunteers(*)

Persons

11

71

59

Volunteer leave

Persons

0

0

0

Free transportation

Times

0

0

1

*  Includes officers and employees of Group companies

Expenditure on Trade Associations and Social Contributions

(millions of yen)

Field

Item

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Expenditure on Trade Associations

and Social Contributions

Political associations

3.3

3.3

2.6

Economic associations

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other associations

7.5

8.0

8.3

Social contributions(donations)

9.2(9.2)

14.8(14.8)

34.6(34.6)

Total

20.0

26.1

45.5

Data for IR Activities

Field

Item

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

IR activities

Domestic IR and SR (shareholder relations) (*1)

Companies

(persons)

110(121)

130(143)

140(149)

Overseas IR and SR(*1)

Companies

(persons)

135(175)

175(209)

247(283)

Small meetings

Companies

(persons)

96(101)

64(66)

97(99)

Business briefings and site tours

Times

0

2

3

IR for private investors(*2)

Times

2

2

3

1. Includes ESG Meetings since fiscal 2020
2. Includes an online session and a session for the persons in charge of sales in securities

 

Number of Major Accidents (*)

Year

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Cases

0

0

0

* The scope of this data is “K” LINE’s scope of consolidation, which corresponds to 100% of sales.

Average Deficiencies per Port State Controls (PSCs)(*)

Port State Control (PSC) is a safety inspection of foreign ships conducted by port states to verify that the condition of the ship complies with the requirements of international regulations.

The number of deficiencies with “K” LINE Group vessels per PSCs is well below the average number of deficiencies in the main regions.

 

* The scope of this data is "K" LINE's scope of consolidation, which corresponds to 100% sales.

* TOKYO MOU: PSC organization in  Asia-Pacific region

* PARIS MOU: PSC organization in European and North Atlantic region

 

Number of passenger fatalities(*)

Year

2021

2022

2023

2024

Cases

0

0

0

0

* The scope of this data is “K” LINE’s scope of consolidation, which corresponds to 100% of sales.

Governance Data (This data applies to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.)

“K” LINE transitioned from a "Company with an Audit & Supervisory Board" to a "Company with a Nominating Committee, etc." on March 28, 2025.

Field

Item

Breakdown

Unit

Fiscal year

2022

2023

2024

Governance

Board of Directors

Number of directors

Persons

9

9

10

  Men

Persons

8

8

8

  Women

Persons

1

2

    Ratio of women

% 

11

11

20

  Number of outside directors

Persons

5

7

    Ratio of outside directors

% 

44

56

70

Average age of directors

Years

62.0

61.2

60.0

Age of youngest director

Years

45

43

44

Age of oldest director

Years

74

75

70

Number of meetings held

Times

19

19

19

Average attendance ratio

% 

99

100

100

Nominating Committee

(The data for FY2022 and FY2023

are from the time of the Nomination Advisory Committee.)

Number of members

Persons

4

5

5

  Number of outside members

Persons

3

4

4

    Ratio of outside members

% 

75

80

80

Number of meetings held

Times

14

9

10(*1)

Audit Committee

(The data for FY2022 and FY2023

are from the time of the Company with an Audit & Supervisory Board.)

Number of members

Persons

4

4

5

  Number of outside members

Persons

2

2

4

    Ratio of outside members

% 

50

50

80

Number of meetings held

Times

15

14

15(*1)

Compensation Committee

(The data for FY2022 and FY2023

are from the time of the Remuneration Advisory Committee.)

Number of members

Persons

4

5

5

  Number of outside members

Persons

3

4

4

    Ratio of outside members

% 

75

80

80

Number of meetings held

Times

9

3

7(*1)

Remuneration

Total remuneration paid to directors (number of payees*2)

¥ million (persons)

906(10)

732(11)

634(11)

Total remuneration paid to Audit & Supervisory Board members (number of payees*2)

¥ million (persons)

80(4)

80(5)

80(4)

*1 The number of meetings includes one meeting held after the transition to a Company with a Nominating Committee, etc.

*2 Total remuneration paid (number of payees) includes directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members who have resigned during the fiscal year (at the General Meeting of Shareholders). 

 

Governance Data (As of June 20, 2025)

Title

Name

Gender

Independence

Tenure

(years)

Board

meeting

attendance

rate

(FY2024)

Executive officer

Nominating

Committee

member

Audit

Committee

member

Remuneration

Committee

member

Important

concurrent

positions

Director,

Chairperson of the Board

Yukikazu Myochin

Male

No

9

100%

○ 

○ 

Yes

Director,

Representative Executive Officer,

President & CEO

Takenori Igarashi

Male

No

0.25

100%

○ 

Director

Kunihiko Arai

Male

No

0.25

100%

(Standing Member)

Independent & Lead Outside Director

Keiji Yamada

Male

Yes

6

100%

(Chairperson)

Yes

Outside Director

Ryuhei Uchida

Male

No

6

100%

Yes

Independent & Outside Director

Koji Kotaka

Male

Yes

2

100%

(Chairperson)

Yes

Independent & Outside Director

Hiroyuki Maki

Male

Yes

2

100%

Yes

Independent & Outside Director

Takako Masai

Female

Yes

1

100%

(Chairperson)

Yes

Independent & Outside Director

Atsumi Harasawa

Female

Yes

0.25

100%

Yes

Independent & Outside Director

Shinsuke Kubo

Male

Yes

0.25

100%

Yes