Rakuten Group | Sustainability Performance

https://global.rakuten.com/

A technology and services group operating digital platforms in areas such as e-commerce, financial services, and online communications.

1997

Japan

10,001+ employees

Computer Software

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1849

Overall

#98

in Japan

#65

in Computer Software

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

80 out of 393

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk

Social

Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Renewable energy

21% 2024

Laggard

Waste generated

3.1K tonnes, 2024

Laggard

Female engagement

36% 2025

Laggard

Externalities

21.9M $, 2024

Laggard

Market cap

233.7T $, 2026▼38.8% YoY

Revenue

16.7B $, 2025▲8.7% YoY

R&D intensity

0.88% 2025

Intensity

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Industry Benchmark

8.5

B/M 17.1

Controversy level

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Rakuten Group Inc, Japanese major ecommerce/internet (Hiroshi Mikitani founded, Rakuten Mobile), has faced sustained Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny including the historic 20212024 sustained Rakuten Mobile USD 6+ billion cumulative losses and the contested 2024 USD 2.5+ billion sustained share price volatility amid Japanese telecom market entry challenges affecting Japanese institutional shareholders.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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SBTi targets and commitments

Target	Status	Temperature alignment	Year
Near-term target	Targets set	1.5°C	FY2032
Long-term target	Not disclosed	-	-
Net-zero	Not disclosed	-	-
Business Ambition 1.5°C	Not disclosed	-	-

Target details

Rakuten Group, Inc. commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 99.7% by FY2032 from a FY2022 base year. Rakuten Group, Inc. also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 30% within the same timeframe. Rakuten Group, Inc. further commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from all sold electricity 76.8% per MWh within the same timeframe.

SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Controversy level

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Rakuten Group Inc, Japanese major ecommerce/internet (Hiroshi Mikitani founded, Rakuten Mobile), has faced sustained Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny including the historic 20212024 sustained Rakuten Mobile USD 6+ billion cumulative losses and the contested 2024 USD 2.5+ billion sustained share price volatility amid Japanese telecom market entry challenges affecting Japanese institutional shareholders.

Rakuten Group | Sustainability Performance

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Sustainability Maturity

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

SBTi targets and commitments

Target details

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

CDP Scores

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

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Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

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