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Founded in 1997 by Japanese businessman Hiroshi Mikitani. One of the world's largest e-commerce companies, with operations in 30 countries and 1.3 billion users worldwide. Its e-commerce platform Rakuten Ichiba is the largest in Japan, often referred to as "the Amazon of Japan".
Company Assessment
(Last updated Sep 2024)
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Rakuten Group Inc
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CDP Climate Change score of A-
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of A-.
Source: CDP
(2023)
10.5/20 in Social Benchmark
The 2024 Social Benchmark assesses the world's 2,000 most influential companies on their responsibility in meeting society's fundamental expectations towards three measurement areas: respecting human rights, providing decent work, and acting ethically. This company was assessed in 2023 and received a score of 10.5/20. The average score was an alarmingly low 4.6/20 and the highest score was 15.5/20.
66/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 66/100 in the Retailing category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 23 Sep 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global
(2022)
Climate action commitments
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: commit to 100% renewable power.
Source: We Mean Business
(2021)
Sustainability claims
This company has a number of sustainability claims on its website.
Source: company website
(2020)
CDP Forests score of C
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts towards removing commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation from its direct operations and supply chains. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Forests score of C.
Source: CDP
(2023)
Repairability of devices
Engineers from ifixit.com disassembled and analysed a range of consumer electronics products, awarding each a repairability score between one and ten. Ten is the easiest to repair. A device with a perfect score will be relatively inexpensive to repair because it is easy to disassemble and has a service manual available. Each device is scored based on how difficult and time-consuming it is to disassemble and reassemble the product to fix or replace critical components. Points are docked where proprietary tools are needed, and points are awarded for comprehensive service manuals and wide availability of parts. E-readers released by this company in 2024 scored 6 points out of 10.
Source: iFixit
(2024)
38.1% in Digital Inclusion Benchmark
The 2023 Digital Inclusion Benchmark ranks 200 companies on their responsibility to advance a more inclusive digital society. The companies were assessed using four measurement areas: access, skills, use and innovation. This company ranked #74/200, with a total score of 38.1/100.
Company Details
Type:
Public company
Revenue:
10 billion USD
(2018)
Employees:
18,364
(2019)