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Nippon Yusen | Sustainability Performance

https://www.nyk.com/english/
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Is one of the world's largest shipping companies, providing global logistics and transportation services.

1885

Japan

10,001+ employees

Maritime

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#4267
Overall
#194
in Japan
#21
in Maritime

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

57 out of 124

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementAir and land impactNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

11.2M CO2e tonnes, 2025
Leading

Renewable energy

2% 2025
Laggard

Waste generated

23.7K tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Female engagement

37% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

825.0M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

507.1T $, 2026▲26.6% YoY

Revenue

16.2B $, 2026▼6.8% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2026

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 6 out of 124


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 6 out of 124

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Renewable energy

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2%2025

Industry rank: 14 out of 124


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 14 out of 124

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

693.3

B/M 858.6

1.9K

B/M 1.6K

2.5K

B/M 1.5K

20.9

B/M 102.9


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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23.7K2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Japanese major shipping, has faced sustained US/EU/Australian/Japanese antitrust enforcement following the global 20122018 vehicle carrier cartel investigations including the historic USD 59.4 million US DOJ guilty plea (NYK pled in 2014), plus periodic Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny on inadequate disclosure of postCOVID container shipping market normalization.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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843 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
59Moderate
$1.7Bestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Revenue at risk

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

507.1T $, 2026▲26.6% YoY

Revenue

16.2B $, FY2026▼6.8% YoY

EBITDA

926.3M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

6% Industry: 22▼42.4% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$16.2BFY2026 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

2.0B 2025▲78.6% YoY

Capex

1.4B 2025▼62.8% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2026

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

7.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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16.0

▲ 243709.4%

2024

17.3

▼ 0.0%

2025

16.2

▲ 1.1%

2026

3.5K

2031

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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15%
Independent Directors

6 out of 40 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set2°C2030
Long-term targetNot disclosed--
Net-zeroNot disclosed--
Business Ambition 1.5°CNot disclosed--

Target details

Shipping and logistics company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha commits to reduce scope 1 GHG emissions 30% per ton-kilometer by 2030 from 2015 base year, and 50% per ton-kilometer by 2050 from the same base year.

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Overall score

74

Environment

85

Social

74

Governance

63

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

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Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

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SDG impact

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