Dentsu Group Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - 2023
★Indicators third-party assured

Scope
Scope 1

Scope 2（Market-based）

Scope 1+Scope 2（Market-based）

Scope 3（Category 1-15)

Scope 1+Scope 2(Market-Based)+Scope 3

Scope 3 (By Category)Category 1

Category 3

Category 4

Category 5

Purchased goods & services

Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities Not Included in
Scope 1 or Scope 2

Upstream Transportation and Distribution

Waste generated in operations

Area

tCO2e

Total

2,942

Japan924

International

2,018

Total

15,318

Japan

11,730International

3,588

Total

18,261

Japan12,655

Category 7

Category 13

Category 15

Business travel

Employee Commuting

Downstream Leased Assets

Investments★

International

5,606

★

Total

422,651★

Japan

70,052

International

352,599

Total

440,911

Japan

82,706

International

358,205

Area

tCO2e

Total

310,775

Japan

46,113

International

264,662

Total

10,166

Japan

3,195

International

6,971

Total

3,326

Japan

2,525

International801

Total

900

Japan

481

International

Category 6

★

418

Total

62,906

Japan

14,139International

48,768（of which Airtravel）(40,519)

Total

27,669

Japan

3,599

International

24,070

Total

291

Japan

N/AInternational

291

Total

6,617

Japan

N/A

International

6,617★

Calculation Method
Scope 1

Fuel used in buildings and vehicles x emission factor (※1・２)

Electricity, heat, and steam used in buildings and supplied by other companies x emission
Scope 2（Market-based）
factor（※1・2・3・4）
Scope 3（Category 1)

IT and office-related purchase/lease and outsourcing expenses, etc., which are major
procurement x emission factor（※2・5・6・7・9）

Scope 3（Category 3)

Energy resource use (electricity, fuel, etc.) x emission factor（※5・6・7）

Scope 3（Category 4)

Postal, courier, etc. costs x emission factor（※5・7）

Scope 3（Category 5)

Industrial and general waste weight, etc. x emission factor（※2・５・6）

Scope 3（Category 6)

Transportation and lodging costs, distance traveled x emission factor（※2・5・7・8）

Scope 3（Category 7)

Commuting cost or FTE（Full Time Equivalent） x emission factor（※５・７）

Scope 3（Category 13)

Energy consumption of the leased company x emission factor（※7）

Scope 3（Category 15)

Revenue of investee company x emission factor（※7）

・The figures are rounded to the nearest whole number, so totals
and subtotals may not add up.
・Reference made to the World Resources Institute's (WRI) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol in the calculation.
・The following emission factors are used according to the activities in each category.
※１: List of Calculation Methods and Emission Factors in “Calculation, Reporting, and Publication System", Ministry of theEnvironment, Japan.
※２: “2023 emission conversion factors” issued by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in the UK.
※３: Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan"Emission Factors by Electric Utility (for Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions ofSpecific Emitters)-R4 Results-R5.12.22 "※４: International Energy Agency (IEA) "Emission Factors by Country".
※５: Japan's Ministry of the Environment's "Emission Intensity Database for Calculating
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Organizations through Supply Chains Ver. 3.3"
※６: the Sustainable Management Promotion Organization's "LCI Database IDEA Ver. 2".
※７: the Eora Global Supply Chain Database "Environmental Extended Input-Output Model (EEIO)".
※８: Category 6 (Employee business travel) includes only business travel incurred by ouremployees. Air travel distances for International Markets are estimated using the methodology defined by the Company in 2016.
※９: The emissions from capital expenditures in International are included in the Category 1.

■Calculation period: January 1 to December 31, 2023
■Scope of calculation: Includes consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and abroad over which
the Dentsu Group Inc.（“dentsu”） exercises managerial control. Consolidated subsidiaries
that can be judged to have a negligible impact due to number of employees, type of use ofbases, etc. are not included.
※“International” refers to Dentsu International Limited, covering the Americas(AMERICAS), Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (excludingJapan)(APAC).

■Excluded from Calculation※Scope 1:
Fugitive emissions are not included as dentsu is underway of working on data collection.
※Scope 3:・Category 2: Excluded due to difficulties in collecting the data necessary to calculate
emissions in Japan. Included in Scope 3, Category1 for International.
・Category 8: Emissions from applicable leases are calculated under Scope 1 and 2.
・Category 9: Excluded because dentsu’s products do not require transportation.
・Category 10: Excluded because none of dentsu’s products require further processing.
・Category 11: Excluded due to minor impact.
・Category 12: Excluded due to minor impact.
・Category 13: Excluded in Japan because the company does not engage in rental
businesses.
・Category 14: Excluded because the company does not engage in franchisebusinesses.
・Category 15:Excluded in Japan due to difficulties in collecting the data necessary
to calculate emissions.

Ratio of female leaders in Dentsu Group★Indicators third-party assured

LeadersFemaleNotMaleNo DatadeclaredRatio ofTotal

Female Leaders

DGI

4210025

16.0%

Japan

26219

00245

10.6%

Americas

150

181

20333

45.0%

EMEA

122210

32337

36.2%

APAC

4688

00134

34.3%

International

318

479

52804

39.6%

★

Total

348

719

52

1,074

32.4%

★

■Base date for calculation：December 31, 2023
■Scope of calculation：•Includes consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and abroad over which the Dentsu GroupInc. exercises managerial control and invests directly. Consolidated subsidiaries that canbe judged to have a negligible impact due to number of employees, type of use of bases,etc. are not included.

•Employees within Tag Worldwide Holdings Ltd. and the group companies, acquired inJuly 2023, are not included.

•The seven persons in the “Not declared” and “No Data” categories are included in thedenominator to calculate the percentage of female leaders.

•“Leader” is defined as employees in job levels 55 and above (International). From Dec
2023, executive-level employees of each company are included for Japan.

•Even if an employee holds concurrent posts (i.e. is a leader multiple organizations), theperson is counted as one employee.

•Seconded employees are counted as part of their main work location.