Environmental Management
Environmental Basic Policy Yes
Included in "JR Kyushu Group Environmental Vision 2050"
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/esg/pdf/Environmental_Vision_en.pdf
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Number of meetings of the ESG Strategy Committee(including each sub-committee) | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Number of ISO 14001 Certifications acquired*1 | JR Kyushu Group | Sites | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Percentage of sites covered by ISO14001*2 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | ％ | 9 | 9 | 9 |
*1 The Kokura General Rolling Stock Center and three group companies obtained certification. (One of the group companies obtained it as an office related to the Kokura General Rolling Stock Center)
*2 There are 11 sites that regularly inspect rolling stock, and we obtained certification in the Kokura General Rolling Stock Center.
Climate change
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
GHG emissions *1,2,3,4 | Scope 1 | JR Kyushu Group | Thousand t-CO2 | 74 | 91 | 80 |
Scope 2 | Thousand t-CO2 | 234 | 372 | 328 | ||
Total | Thousand t-CO2 | 309 | 463 | 409 | ||
Scope3 | Thousand t-CO2 | - | 1,055 | 1,200 | ||
GHG emissions *4,5 | Scope 1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Thousand t-CO2 | 45 | 49 | 50 |
Scope2 | Thousand t-CO2 | 175 | 278 | 244 | ||
Total | Thousand t-CO2 | 220 | 327 | 294 | ||
Scope3 | Thousand t-CO2 | 596 | 737 | 752 | ||
GHG Emissions per Unit*6 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Thousand t-CO2 /Millions of yen | 0.001039 | 0.001395 | 0.001220 | |
Percentage of energy-conserving train cars | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 85.0 | 85.1 | 85.1 | |
*1 The scope of data was expanded to include the entire group (domestic) from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023
*2 The scope of data was expanded to include the entire group from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
*3 Independent third-party verified by SOCOTEC Certification Japan for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.
*4 The calculation method was changed to a GHG Protocol-based (market-based) approach, from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
*5 Included in GHG emissions (JR Kyushu Group)
*6 GHG Emissions per Unit = GHG emissions（Scope1+2） / operating revenue
Energy Consumption
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Amount of electricity used | JR Kyushu Group*1 | MWh | 752,370 | 773,280 | 804,876 | |
Amount of gas used | Thousand m3 | 5,547 | 5,817 | 5,321 | ||
Amount of Steam, hot water, and cold water used | GJ | 132,111 | 134,151 | 139,594 | ||
Amount of other fuel used*2 | ML | 22 | 27 | 24 | ||
Energy usage | crude oil equivalent ML | 226 | 210 | 214 | ||
Amount of electricity used *3 | Railway division | Kyushu Railway Company alone | MWh | 567,807 | 568,438 | 571,968 |
Others | MWh | 16,563 | 17,286 | 17,350 | ||
Total | MWh | 584,370 | 585,725 | 589,318 | ||
Amount of gas used*4 | Thousand m3 | 234 | 257 | 318 | ||
Amount of other fuel used*2,5 | ML | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||
Energy usage*6 | crude oil equivalent ML | 167 | 148 | 149 | ||
*1 The scope of data was expanded to include the entire group (domestic) from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023
(expanded to all Group companies from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024)
*2 Total amount of diesel, heavy oil A, coal, kerosene, and gasoline used
(Gasoline to be included starting from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025）
*3 Included in Amount of electricity used (JR Kyushu Group)
*4 Included in Amount of gas used (JR Kyushu Group)
*5 Included in Amount of other fuel used (JR Kyushu Group)
*6 Included in Energy usage (JR Kyushu Group)
Resources
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Amount of water withdrawal | JR Kyushu Group | Thousand m3 | 3,108 | 3,389 | 3,012 |
Amount of water withdrawal*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Thousand m3 | 622 | 689 | 662 |
Business sites in areas of high water stress*2 | JR Kyushu Group | Sites | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amount of OA paper used*3 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Thousand sheets*4 | 16,051 | 17,064 | 12,045 |
*1 Included in Amount of water withdrawal (JR Kyushu Group)
*2 Conducted a water stress survey of the Group's business regions using the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas (classified as "High Risk" or higher as areas of high water stress)
*3 Numerical target established for reducing OA paper consumption by 10% year on year in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025
*4 Converted to A4 size
Waste
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Amount of Hazardous Waste release and transfer | Asbestos | Kyushu Railway Company alone*1 | kg | 8,700.0 | 11,000.0 | 7,800.0 |
Ethylbenzene | kg | 1,600.0 | 1,200.0 | 916.4 | ||
Xylene | kg | 1,800.0 | 1,300.0 | 1,000.0 | ||
Styrene | kg | 4,900.0 | 2,200.0 | 1,500.0 | ||
Toluene | kg | 2,948.7 | 4,204.2 | 3,603.5 | ||
Methylnaphthalene | kg | 30.0 | 33.0 | 18.0 | ||
Total Industrial Waste | JR Kyushu Group | Thousand tons | 86 | 80 | 93 | |
Amount of uniforms recycled | Kyushu Railway Company alone | tons | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
*1 Covers targeted substances from two offices for which the release and transfer amounts were reported to the government pursuant to the Law concerning Pollutant Release and Transfer Register.
SocialOperating results of the railway business
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Railway line networks | Kyushu Railway Company alone | km | 2,342 | 2,342 | 2,342 |
Kilometers traveled by passenger cars | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Thousand km | 263,852 | 260,880 | 265,297 |
Number of passengers | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Thousand passengers | 296,568 | 318,878 | 331,820 |
Passenger kilometers | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Thousand passengers km | 7,423,873 | 8,354,461 | 8,595,325 |
Boarding effciency | Kyushu Railway Company alone | ％ | 27.0 | 30.7 | 30.9 |
Number of stations | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Stations | 571 | 571 | 572 |
Number of train cars | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Train cars | 1,663 | 1,626 | 1,598 |
Electrification percentage | Kyushu Railway Company alone | ％ | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Safety
Safety Policies
（Japanese version Only）
Yes
Included in the "Safety Report"
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/esg/safety/
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Number of meetings of the Safety Promotion Committee*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Number of work-related accidents involving railway employees | JR Kyushu Group | Incidents | 93 | 98 | 102 |
Number of employee views on safety*2 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Views | 10,580 | 12,835 | 16,616 |
Amount of safety investment in the railway business | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Billion yen | 14.1 | 18.0 | 24.1 |
Safety-related repair expenses in the railway business | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Billion yen | 25.7 | 32.0 | 29.4 |
Number of railway accidents*3 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Incidents | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Number of transport disorders*4 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Incidents | 422 | 434 | 504 |
*1 The Safety Promotion Committee is a body that carries out deliberations on and promotes safety-related efforts and policies.
*2 The number of employee-submitted views sharing opinions and concerns about safety, unsafe incident experiences, and anticipated unsafe incidents.
*3 Total number of train collision accidents, train derailment accidents, train fire accidents, crossing accidents, railway accidents resulting in injury or death, and railway accidents causing damage.
*4 Number of incidents where, for causes other than railway accidents, train service was suspended, a passenger train was delayed for 30 minutes or more, or a train other than a passenger train was delayed for an hour or more.
Service
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Number of meetings of the Committee to Enhance Our Corporate Culture Founded on Service*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Number of feedback opinions and requests from customers | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 12,264 | 11,522 | 10,270 | |
Number of times customers gave compliments and praise | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 1,526 | 967 | 895 | |
Total number of thank you cards*2 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Cards | 59,638 | 72,948 | 77,874 | |
Service Round Table Discussion*3 | Number of times held | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Number of participants | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 23 | 23 | 12 | |
*1 The Committee to Enhance Our Corporate Culture Founded on Service is a body that deliberates on and promotes service-related efforts and improvements. (Renamed to "Customer Satisfaction Improvement Committee" from FY2026/3)
*2 Number of times employees exchanged cards expressing their gratitude for one another.
*3 Exchanging opinions between the president and employees who offered excellent service. (Renamed to "Customer Satisfaction Improvement Roundtable" from FY2026/3)
"Development of Human Resources" "Value Creation"
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Hours of training per employee | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Hours | 15.2 | 16.8 | 23.0 |
Number of employees dispatched to external educational institutions*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Number of improvement proposal awards (personal)*2 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Awards | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Number of registered operational improvement proposals (per employee) | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Number of Prize of Creativity awards received*3 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Awards | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Number of participants in the JR Kyushu English School*4 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 57 | 133 | 145 |
*1 Number of employees dispatched to domestic or international business schools for the purposes of acquiring an MBA and the number of employees dispatched to Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and Business BreakThrough University
(Number of employees newly dispatched in a given fiscal year)
*2 Internal award (award for outstanding work improvements by employees)
*3 External award (a Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology award given to either individuals or groups that have contributed to progress or improvement of science and technology at factories and other workplaces through excellent creative ideas)
*4 An English study tool for employees
Employees
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Number of employees*1 | Female | JR Kyushu Group | Person | 2,931 | 3,328 | 3,550 |
Male | Person | 11,338 | 11,349 | 11,652 | ||
Total | Person | 14,269 | 14,677 | 15,202 | ||
Number of non-regular employees*1 | JR Kyushu Group | Person | 7,343 | 7,977 | 7,907 | |
Number of employees*2 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 1,189 | 1,206 | 1,268 |
Male | Person | 6,122 | 6,370 | 6,346 | ||
Total | Person | 7,311 | 7,576 | 7,614 | ||
Number of new employees hires*2,3 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 25 | 45 | 89 |
Male | Person | 96 | 246 | 179 | ||
Total | Person | 121 | 291 | 268 | ||
Percentage of new employees hires*2,3 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 20.7 | 15.5 | 33.2 |
Male | % | 79.3 | 84.5 | 66.8 | ||
Number of new graduate hires*2,3,9 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 24 | 35 | 75 |
Male | Person | 69 | 151 | 144 | ||
Total | Person | 93 | 186 | 219 | ||
Percentage of new graduate hires*2,3,10 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 25.8 | 18.8 | 34.2 |
Male | % | 74.2 | 81.2 | 65.8 | ||
Number of experienced candidates among new hires*2,3,9 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 1 | 10 | 14 |
Male | Person | 27 | 95 | 35 | ||
Total | Person | 28 | 105 | 49 | ||
Percentage of experienced candidates among new hires*2,3,10 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 3.6 | 9.5 | 28.6 |
Male | % | 96.4 | 90.5 | 71.4 | ||
Number of contract employees*2 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Male | Person | 1,409 | 1,407 | 1,307 | ||
Total | Person | 1,409 | 1,408 | 1,311 | ||
Percentage of contract re-employment employees among all employees*2 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 19.3 | 18.6 | 17.2 | |
Number of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 6,562 | 6,277 | 6,577 | |
Average years of service*2,8 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Years | 11.8 | 11.8 | 4.4 |
Male | Years | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||
Total | Years | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.5 | ||
Average age*2 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Age | 34.6 | 35.2 | 35.3 |
Male | Age | 43.7 | 43.3 | 43.4 | ||
Total | Age | 42.2 | 42.0 | 42.1 | ||
Employees retention rate*2,4 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 92.7 | 93.0 | 97.1 |
Male | % | 97.0 | 98.1 | 98.5 | ||
Average annual salary | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Yen | 4,817,444 | 5,165,775 | 5,867,441 | |
Average hours of overtime per month | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Hours | 12.7 | 12.1 | 10.9 | |
Average number of days of annual paid leave taken | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Days | 16.5 | 16.0 | 15.0 | |
Percentage of annual paid leave used*5 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 82.4 | 79.7 | 74.9 | |
Percentage of employees with disabilities*6 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 2.85 | 2.89 | 2.60 | |
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Number of employees in managerial positions*2 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 38 | 39 | 40 |
Male | Person | 558 | 571 | 594 | ||
Total | Person | 596 | 610 | 634 | ||
Percentage of employees in managerial positions*2 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Male | % | 93.6 | 93.6 | 93.7 | ||
Number of employees who take childcare leave | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 103 | 118 | 88 |
Male | Person | 219 | 249 | 259 | ||
Total | Person | 322 | 367 | 347 | ||
Percentage of employees who take childcare leave*7 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 100.0 | 161.6 | 122.2 |
Male | % | 96.5 | 132.4 | 113.1 | ||
Number of employees taking nursing care leave | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Male | Person | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||
Total | Person | 6 | 6 | 9 | ||
Percentage of specified health counseling implemented (every year between October of one year to September of the following year) | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 75.2 | 89.7 | - | |
Percentage of complete medical check-ups received | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 54.9 | 56.5 | 53.1 | |
Percentage of stress checks taken | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Percentage of employees who smoke | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 26.9 | 27.5 | 26.6 | |
*1 Excludes the number of temporary employees of Kyushu Railway Company due to the fact that the number of temporary employees is less than 10% the number of employees.
*2 As of April 1 in the year following a given fiscal year (April 1, 2025 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
*3 Excludes regionally specified employees
*4 Employees retention rate = 1 - (Employees turnover rate)
*5 Calculated using 20 days as the number of annual paid leave days allotted
*6 As of June 1 in the year following a given fiscal year (June 1, 2025 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
*7 Calculation Method for Childcare Leave Utilization, etc.
From the Fiscal Year Ending March 2023 (Referencing Guidelines by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare): Childcare Leave Utilization Rate = Number of Employees Commencing Childcare Leave during the Respective Fiscal Year
/ Number of Employees who Gave Birth or whose Partners Gave Birth during the Respective Fiscal Year
（The maximum ratio of childcare leave taken is stated as 100% until the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023）
*8 From 2024, regionally specified employees who wished to do so had their contracts changed to regular employee status.
Since over 90% of regionally specified employees were women, the average years of service for female employees decreased.
*9 Included in Number of new employees hires (Kyushu Railway Company alone)
*10 Included in Percentage of new employees hires (Kyushu Railway Company alone)
Dialogue with Stakeholders
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Customer roundtable meetings*1 | Number of committee members | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 46 | 46 | 46 |
Number of times held | Times | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||
Opinion exchange meetings between management and employees | Number of times held | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 57 | 82 | 128 |
Number of participants | Person | 1,031 | 1,923 | 1,200 | ||
Number of collective bargaining occurrences with labor unions | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 142 | 125 | 114 | |
General Meeting of Shareholders*2 | Number of attending shareholders | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 337 | 358 | 391 |
Percentage of voter rights | ％ | 78.0 | 73.3 | 79.2 | ||
Dialogue between management and institutional investors | Financial results presentations | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Financial results teleconferences | Times | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Individual meetings | Times | 92 | 66 | 185 | ||
Dialogue between management and individual investors | Number of times held | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Number of participants | Person | 944 | 3,110 | 3,000 | ||
*1 At these discussions, the Company received opinions from Customer roundtable meeting members (term of office: one year)
*2 Targets the General Meeting of Shareholders for a given fiscal year (the General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 20, 2025, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
Involvement with local communities
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
JR Kyushu Walking event*1 | Number of times held | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 121 | 136 | 144 |
Number of participants | Person | 74,831 | 74,288 | 64,736 | ||
Number of study tour of Shinkansen at General Rolling Stock Center participants | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 1,699 | 3,130 | 1,204 | |
Number of local contribution award winners*2 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Number of external collaboration award winners | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 11 | 15 | 15 | |
Organizations | 13 | 15 | 15 | |||
*1 Total between January and December of each year
*2 Internal award for employees who contributed to the local community through volunteer activities, youth support activities, clean-up activities, and other efforts
Information Security
Basic policy for protecting personal information
（Japanese version Only）
Yes
Basic policy for protecting personal information
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/privacy/
Governance
Corporate Ethics
Policy on corporate ethics Yes
Included in "JR Kyushu Group Code of Ethics"
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/ir_eng/esg/governance
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Number of meetings held by the JR Kyushu Group Human Rights and Corporate Ethics Committee*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 1 | 1 | 3 |
*1 Held as the Corporate Ethics Committee until FY2023/3
Corporate governance
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Term of office for directors who are not also Audit and Supervisory Committee members*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Years | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Term of office for directors who are also Audit and Supervisory Committee members*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Years | 2 | 2 | 2 |
*1 As of June 30 of year after a given fiscal year (June 30, 2025, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
Information on Directors
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | ||
Number of directors*1 (including directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members) | Inside | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Male | Person | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
Total | Person | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
Outside | Female | Person | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
Male | Person | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
Total | Person | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
Independent outside*2 | Female | Person | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
Male | Person | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
Total | Person | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
Aggregate total | Person | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
Average age of directors*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Age | 61.0 | 61.8 | 62.4 | ||
Percentage of independent outside directors*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 53.3 | 53.3 | 53.3 | ||
Percentage of female directors*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 26.7 | 33.3 | 33.3 | ||
Number of meetings held by the Board of Directors | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 12 | 12 | 14 | ||
Attendance rate at Board of Directors' meetings | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.5 | ||
Attendance rate of independent directors | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 97.6 | 99.0 | 99.1 | ||
Number of directors with an attendance rate of 75% or less at Board of Directors' meetings | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
*1 As of June 30 of year after a given fiscal year (June 30, 2025, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
*2 Included in Outside Directors
Corporate officers(excluding directors)
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Number of corporate officers*1 | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Male | Person | 14 | 14 | 13 | ||
Total | Person | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||
Percentage of female corporate officers*1 | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 12.5 | 12.5 | 18.8 | |
*1 As of June 30 of year after a given fiscal year (June 30, 2025, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
Information on Audit and Supervisory Committee members
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | ||
Number of Audit and Supervisory Committee members*1 | Inside | Female | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Male | Person | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | Person | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Independent outside | Female | Person | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
Male | Person | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | Person | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
Aggregate total | Person | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
Percentage of independent Audit and Supervisory Committee members | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | ||
Percentage of female Audit and Supervisory Committee members | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 25.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
Number of meetings held by the Audit and Supervisory Committee | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 15 | 13 | 15 | ||
Attendance rate at Audit and Supervisory Committee meetings | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.3 | ||
Attendance rate of independent Audit and Supervisory Committee members | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
Number of Audit and Supervisory Committee members with an attendance rate of 75% or less at Audit and Supervisory Committee meetings | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
*1 As of June 30 of year after a given fiscal year (June 30, 2025, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
Information on Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee members
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Number of members on the Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee*1 | Inside | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Person | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Independent outside | Person | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
Total | Person | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
Number of meetings held by the Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Times | 5 | 8 | 10 | |
Attendance rate at Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee | Kyushu Railway Company alone | % | 89.3 | 100.0 | 98.3 | |
*1 As of June 30 of year after a given fiscal year (June 30, 2025, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025)
Remuneration
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 | |
Directors remuneration (excluding Audit and Supervisory Committee members and outside directors) | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Million yen | 275 | 324 | 340 | |
Directors remuneration (Audit and Supervisory Committee members) (excluding outside directors) | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Million yen | 33 | 32 | 34 | |
Outside directors remuneration | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Million yen | 83 | 82 | 101 | |
Total | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Million yen | 391 | 439 | 476 | |
Accounting auditor remuneration*1 | Auditing expenses | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Million yen | 110 | 138 | 141 |
Non-auditing expenses | Kyushu Railway Company alone | Million yen | 17 | 18 | 2 | |
*1 Includes remuneration of consolidated subsidiaries
Compliance
Index | Scope | Unit | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | FY2025/3 |
Number of fines and penalties for environment-related laws and regulations | JR Kyushu Group | Incidents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total cost of fines and penalties for environment-related laws and regulations | JR Kyushu Group | Yen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of cases of violations of the Labor standards Act*1 | JR Kyushu Group | Incidents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of fines and penalties for bribery and other corruption | JR Kyushu Group | Incidents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total cost of fines and penalties for bribery and other corruption | JR Kyushu Group | Yen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*1 Number of cases of judicial punishment due to violations of the Labor Standards Act
Independent Assurance Report
SOCOTECMr. Yoji Furumiya
Representative Director, President, Corporate Officer, and Chief Executive Officer
Kyushu Railway Company
We, SOCOTEC Certification Japan (hereafter "SOCOTEC"), have performed a limited assurance engagement, in response to the entrustment from Kyushu Railway Company (hereafter the "Company'), in order to provide an opinion as to whether the subject matter information ("FY2024 GHG Emissions Calculation Report" (period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025)) of the Company meets the criteria in all material respects.
Subject Matter Information and Criteria
The subject matter information for our assurance is a 'report on greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, Scope 2 (location-based and market-based))and other indirect greenhouse gas emissions that occur in the Company's value chain (Scope 3 (Categories: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12,13))" covering the operations and activities at the Company in Japan (629 domestic sites) and its group companies, as described in the "FY2024 GHG Emissions Calculation Report" (period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025).
The criteria for preparing subject matter information is the "GHG Emissions Calculation Rules (Ver1.0)".
Subject matter information period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
GHG emissions (Unconsolidated)
Scope 1 : 50,243
Scope 2: location-based 249,282
market-based 244,450
t-CO2e t-CO2e t-CO2e
Other indirect GHG emissions that occur in the Company's value chain
fUnconsolidated)
Scope 3' 752,563 t-CO2e Breakdown (I-CO2e)
Cate9°ry 1 : 230,929 Category 2: 366,781 Category 3: 47,394
Category 5: 1,427 Category 6: 842 Category 7: 319
Category 11: 87,932 Category 12: 7,082 Category 13: 9,857
GHG emissions (Consolidated}
Other indirect GHG emissions that occur in the Company's value chain
{Consolidated)
Scope 3: 1,200,128 I-CO2e
Breakdown (t-CO2e)
Category 1 : 375,277 Category 2: 418,214 Category 3: 72,123
Category 5: 12,204 Category 6: 1,982 Category 7: 5,151
Category 11: 230,354 Category 12: 10,147 Category 13: 74,677
*The Scope 3 total is the aggregate result for each category, including decimals, and
does not directly match the aggregate resu!t that is rounded off for each category.
Scope 1 : 80,716
t-CO2e
Scope 2: location-based 349,213
t-CO2e
market-based 328,354
t-CO2e
Management Responsibility
The 'FY2024 GHG Emissions Calculation Report" (period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) was prepared by the management of the Company, who is responsible for the integrity of the assertions, statements and claims made therein (including the assertions over which we have been enga9 *o provide limited assurance), the collection, quantification and presentation of all data and information in the report, and applied criteria, analysis and publication.
The management of the Company is responsible for maintaining adequate records and internal controls that are designed to
support the reporting process and ensure that the "FY2024 GHG Emissions Calculation Repoif' (period: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) is free from material misstatement whether intentional or negligent.
Assurance Practitioner's Responsibility
The responsibility of SOCOTEC is to express a limited assurance conclusion as to whether the subject matter information has been prepared in compliance with the criteria in all material respects.
We have performed limited assurance engagement in accordance with the verification procedures stipulated by SOGOTEC and "JIS Q 14064-3:2023 (ISO 14064-3:2019) Specification with guidance for the verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements'.
The procedures performed in the limited assurance engagement are limited in their type, timing and scope as compared to the procedures performed in the reasonable assurance engagement. As a result, our limited assurance engagement does not provide as high assurance as reasonable assurance engagement.
Our procedures performed depend on the assurance professional practitioner's judgement, including an assessment of the risk of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Our conclusion was not designed to provide assurance on internal controls.
We believe that we have obtained the evidence to provide a basis for our limited assurance conclusions.
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SOCOTECAssurance Procedures
The procedures that SOCOTEC has performed are based on professional judgement and include, but are not limited to: Evaluation of policies and procedures created by the Company in relation to subject matter information
Enquiries to the Company personnel to understand the above policies and procedures
Verification that the target project meets eligibility requirements Matching with the basis data by trial calculation and recalculation
Obtaining and collating material for important assumptions and other data
Sites visited to confirm the calculation structure and procedures, data collection and implementation status of record control:
Head office / Kagoshima-Chuo Station / Kagoshima Rolling Stock Center / Head Office of JR Hakata City Co., Ltd. / Head Office of Caterpillar Kyushu Ltd.
Statement of Our Independence, Quality Management and Competence
SOCOTEC has introduced and maintained a comprehensive management system that conforms to the accreditation requirements of "ISO 17021 Conformity assessment -- Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems". In addition, we have also established a management system according to "ISO 14065:2020 General principles and requirements for bodies validating and verifying environmental information". These meet the requirements of International Standard on Quality Management 1 by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board and Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants by International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants. We maintain a comprehensive quality management system that includes ethical rules, professional standards and documented policies and procedures for compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
The SOCOTEC Group is a comprehensive third-party organisation in testing, inspection and certification operations, and provides management system certification and training services related to quality, environment, labour and information security in countries around the world. Engaged in performance data and sustainability report assurance of environmental
and social information, SOCOTEG affirms that it is independent of the organisation that has ordered the assurance engagement, its a9iliated companies and stakeholders, and that there is no possibility of impairing impartiality or conflict of interest.We assure that the team engaged in the assurance is selected based on knowledge and expeñence in the relevant industry, as well as the competence requirements for this assurance engagement.
use of Report
Our responsibility in performing our limited assurance activities is to the management of the Company only in accordance with the terms for this engagement as agreed with the Company. We do not therefore assume any responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person or organisation.
Our Conclusion
On the basis of our procedures performed and the evidence obtained, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the subject matter information is not, in all material respects, prepared and reported in accordance with the stated criteria.
SOCOTEC Certification Japan
'' Seigo Futaba
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Managing Director 15 August 2025
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