Social

Social data

Human Capital

Employment situation

【Mitsubishi Electric】
Category FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Full-time employee Total 35,203 persons 35,649 persons 36,162 persons 36,700 persons 35,136 persons
Male 31,619 persons 31,997 persons 32,346 persons 32,701 persons 31,141 persons
Female 3,584 persons 3,652 persons 3,816 persons 3,999 persons 3,995 persons
Temporary staff Total 7,202 persons 7,105 persons 6,838 persons 6,682 persons 6,505 persons
Male — — 4,179 persons 4,092 persons 4,130 persons
Female — — 2,659 persons 2,590 persons 2,375 persons
Average age Total 40.4 years of age 40.5 years of age 40.7 years of age 41.1 years of age 41.3 years of age
Male — — 40.6 years of age 41.0 years of age 41.3 years of age
Female — — 41.2 years of age 41.3 years of age 41.3 years of age
Average number of years worked Total 16.3 years 16.4 years 16.6 years 16.9 years 16.9 years
Male — — 16.5 years 16.8 years 16.9 years
Female — — 17.2 years 17.1 years 16.9 years
Turnover rate Total 2.2％ 2.7％ 2.3％ 2.7％ 2.8％
Male — — 2.2％ 2.7％ 2.8％
Female — — 2.4％ 3.1％ 3.5％
Average annual wage Full-time employee Total 8,169,232 yen 8,069,144 yen 7,963,544 yen 8,067,252 yen 8,273,671 yen
Gender difference*1 70.4％ 70.8％ 71.6％ 71.4％ 71.3％
All workers Gender difference*1 54.9％ 58.5％ 60.7％ 61.0％ 61.5％
Full-time employee*2 Gender difference*1 61.2％ 62.3％ 63.5％ 63.6％ 63.6％
Non-regular employee Gender difference*1 71.0％ 66.5％ 63.5％ 62.4％ 63.2％
Diversity & inclusion Managerial position Female
employees
(％)*3		 1.8％ 2.0％ 1.9％ 2.3％ 2.6％
Manager-equivalent position*4 Female employees (％) 3.7％ 3.9％ 4.1％ 4.3％ 4.5％
Regular position Total 24,715 persons 25,138 persons 25,308 persons 25,391 persons 24,559 persons
Female employees (％) 6.8％ 7.0％ 7.3％ 7.6％ 8.2％
  1. *1 Female average annual wage compared to male average annual wage, expressed as a percentage
  2. *2 Full-time employees and non-regular employees who are full-time, open-ended
  3. *3 Percentage of female employees in managerial positions out of all employees in managerial positions
  4. *4 Persons with work tasks and responsibilities that are equivalent to those of a section manager

Employee breakdown per segment and Business Area

【Mitsubishi Electric Group】
(Unit: No. of people)
Segment FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Energy & Electric Systems 46,732 46,852 47,697 47,113 —
Industrial Automation Systems 33,480 33,544 32,975 32,692 —
Information & Communication Systems 15,185 15,042 13,900 13,818 —
Electronic Devices 5,415 5,431 5,323 5,393 —
Home Appliances 26,789 27,462 27,545 28,710 —
Other 12,716 12,643 12,603 12,329 —
Common 5,500 5,544 5,610 5,641 —
Total 145,817 146,518 145,653 145,696 —
【Mitsubishi Electric Group】
(Unit: No. of people)
Business Area(BA) FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Infrastructure BA — — — — 21,840
Industry & Mobility BA — — — — 31,897
Life BA — — — — 61,833
Business Platform BA — — — — 11,557
Other — — — — 16,575
Common — — — — 5,953
Total — — — — 149,655

New graduates

【Mitsubishi Electric Group (in Japan)】
(Unit: No. of people)
October 2019 and April 2020 (result) October 2020 and April 2021 (result) October 2021 and April 2022 (result) October 2022 and April 2023 (projection) October 2023 and April 2024 (plan)
Mitsubishi Electric Engineering positions 660 560 500 600 600
Sales & administrative positions 200 170 200 200 200
Technical positions 300 210 200 300 300
Total 1,160 940 900 1,100 1,100
Group companies in Japan 1,500 1,370 1,200 1,300 1,600
Total 2,660 2,310 2,100 2,400 2,700

Mid-career hires

【Mitsubishi Electric Group (in Japan)】
(Unit: No. of people)
FY2020 (result) FY2021 (result) FY2022 (result) FY2023 (result) FY2024 (plan)
Mitsubishi Electric 530 420 400 900 1,000
Group companies in Japan 1,000 660 700 1,000 1,000
Total 1,530 1,080 1,100 1,900 2,000

Percentage of female employees in all new hires

【Mitsubishi Electric】
(Unit: %)
FY2020 (result) FY2021 (result) FY2022 (result) FY2023 (result) FY2024 (projection)
Overall 15.1 18.8 20.0 23.3 18.4
Sales & administrative positions 31.5 37.0 38.0 44.3 36.1
Engineering positions 9.4 13.4 14.4 15.0 11.3

Employment rate of people with disabilities

【Consolidated across three companies*】
(Unit: ％)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
2.23 2.28 2.34 2.39 2.47
  1. * Actual average employment rate (consolidated across three companies) Figures are fiscal year averages.

Starting salary

【Mitsubishi Electric】
Monthly wage Compared to the minimum wage
High school graduate 179,000 yen 104%
Technical high school graduate 202,000 yen 118%
College graduate 232,000 yen 135%
Graduate school graduate 257,000 yen 150%
  1. * Minimum wage is calculated based on the minimum wage for Tokyo Prefecture as of March 2023 (1,072 yen per hour), working 20 8-hour days per month.

Annual amount of human resources development and training expenses per employee

【Mitsubishi Electric】
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Training hours/year — — — — 25.7 hours
Training expenses/year — — — 86,000 yen 124,000 yen
  1. * Results solely for training organized by corporate divisions in FY2023; does not include training conducted by divisions and production sites. (Note that trainee training is included in the results.)

Trend in the number of people from overseas participating in training programs held in Japan

【Mitsubishi Electric Group】
(Unit: No. of people)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Cumulative total
MGEP 5 7 Canceled due to the impact of COVID-19 18 15 53
GMW 29 30 Canceled 30 238
WKP 91 105 Canceled Canceled 407

MGEP: Mitsubishi Electric Global Executive Program (In some years, one or two selected members in Japan may participate.)
GMW: Global Management Workshop
WKP: Workshop for Key Personnel

Employees dispatched under the overseas OJT system

【Mitsubishi Electric Group (in Japan)】
(Unit: No. of people)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
North America 22 23 Canceled due to the impact of COVID-19 22 21
Central/South America 1 5 3 5
Europe 25 32 18 21
Middle East 0 0 0 3
Southeast/
South Asia, Oceania		 27 19 14 24
East Asia 16 21 16 10
Total 91 100 73 84

Evaluation indicators related to workplace culture improvement initiatives

【Mitsubishi Electric】
(Unit: ％)
Result for FY2021 Result for 1H FY2022 Result for 2H FY2022 Result for 1H FY2023 Result for 2H FY2023 FY2026 Goal
Employee Engagement Score (Percentage of employees who are proud and motivated to work for the Company) * 63 61 54 54 54 70 or more
Percentage of employees who responded that they had a good work-life balance 66 66 65 65 66 70 or more
  1. * Average percentage of positive responses to the five questions in the annual employee attitude survey: "Pride in working for the Company," "Willingness to contribute," "Desire to change jobs," "Encouraging others to join the Company," and "Sense of achievement through work"

Monthly overtime hours per employee

【Mitsubishi Electric】
(Unit: hours)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
29.1 27.4 24.9 26.2 25.1

Utilization status of childcare and family care programs

【Mitsubishi Electric】
(Unit: No. of people)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Childcare leave Total 340 414 513 634 747
Men 38 66 144 240 362
Women 302 348 369 394 385
Spousal childbirth leave Men 769 861 920 923 991
Prematernal/postnatal absence Women 178 198 204 209 204
Rate of taking leave from work(％) Total - - - - -
Men 55.4％ 59.1％ 64.9％ 67.8％ 76.1％
Women 99％ 100％ 99％ 99％ 100%
Shorter working hours during childcare Total 392 406 406 413 413
Men 13 14 13 16 13
Women 379 392 393 397 400
Shorter working hours during pregnancy Women 20 14 3 11 11
Nursing leave Total 18 16 12 15 25
Men 11 7 6 8 16
Women 7 9 6 7 9
Shorter working hours for nursing care Total 7 21 16 27 27
Men 1 1 4 1 2
Women 6 20 12 26 25
Nursing absence Total 35 48 26 31 40
Men 20 29 6 19 26
Women 15 19 20 12 14
  1. * Including those taking special leave for childcare purposes

Human Rights

Human rights education

【Mitsubishi Electric Group (in Japan)】
(Unit: No. of people)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Group training session related to human rights and harassment Mitsubishi Electric New employees — 927 833 941 912
Newly appointed managers — 584 478 436 534
Employees in charge of new employee training — — — 713 696
e-learning Mitsubishi Electric — — — — 39,001
Group Companies in Japan — — — — 35,085

Occupational Safety & Health Management

Frequency of fatal accidents

【Mitsubishi Electric Group】
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Fatal accidents Domestic 1 0 0 0 0
Overseas 1 3 0 0 0
Number of accidents causing lost worktime Mitsubishi Electric 3 0 3 3 10
Frequency rate of industrial accidents(%) Mitsubishi Electric 0.04 0.07 0.04 0.04 0.12

Targets and results of "MHP Lively and Exciting Action" activities

<Health satisfaction>

【Mitsubishi Electric Group (in Japan)】
(Unit: ％)
Target Target value
(by FY2027)		 FY2023 result
Good appetite Percentage of people who have an appetite and enjoy their meals 90.0 or more 87.2
Good sleep Percentage of people who sleep comfortably and soundly 80.0 or more 55.9
Good bowl movements Percentage of people with good bowel movements that leave them feeling comfortable 80.0 or more 64.8

<Lifestyle habits>

【Mitsubishi Electric Group (in Japan)】
(Unit: ％)
Target Target value
(by FY2027)		 FY2023 result
Food People who can control the quantity and quality of the food they eat 50 or more 15.9
Exercise People who engage in weekly exercise that gets them breathing more and working a sweat 50 or more 31.3
People who walk an average of 8,000 steps or more in a day 50 or more 30.3
Sleep People who get enough sleep and are well rested 60 or more 40.2
Oral hygiene People who brush their teeth three times a day or more 40 or more 26.6
People who regularly undergo professional tartar removal or prophylaxis dental cleaning 65 or more 50.0
Smoking People who do not smoke 90 or more 79.2
Alcohol People who can drink alcohol in a moderated and controlled manner 90 or more 69.8

Employees who took safety and health education programs

【Mitsubishi Electric Group (in Japan)】
(Unit: No. of people)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Training for newly appointed safety and health section managers Mitsubishi Electric 12 14 6 7 12
Training for newly appointed safety and health members Group Companies in Japan 38 43 43 42 45
Training for newly appointed safety and health promotion members Mitsubishi Electric 30 24 46 33 40
Training for newly appointed occupational health physicians and public health nurses Mitsubishi Electric 14 16 13 8 9
Liaison meetings for safety and health members Mitsubishi Electric 39 39 54 58 79
Company-wide safety and health education (for general employees) Mitsubishi Electric 37,039 37,557 33,639 33,916 34,161
Company-wide safety and health education (for managers and supervisors) Mitsubishi Electric - - 4,814 4,864 4,849

Supply Chain Management (Procurement)

Number of smelting companies identified in a survey of conflict minerals

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of smelting companies identified Cumulative total: 4,600 companies 337 companies 364 companies 486 companies 350 companies
Tin 70% 91 companies 108 companies 165 companies 83 companies
Tantalum 73% 42 companies 43 companies 50 companies 37 companies
Tungsten 71% 48 companies 50 companies 69 companies 52 companies
Gold 74% 156 companies 163 companies 202 companies 178 companies

Responses to the Green Accreditation/CSR Procurement survey form

【Mitsubishi Electric Group】
(Unit: No. of companies)
Range of data FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Surveyed suppliers All Mitsubishi Electric Group companies 1,856 1,721 1,660 1,549 499
Survey carried out by Mitsubishi Electric
Surveyed suppliers Mitsubishi Electric 1,261 552 580 934 338
Existing suppliers 1,201 455 511 809 252
New suppliers 60 97 69 125 86
Response rate(％) 96％ 82％ 88％ 82％ 83％
Survey carried out by domestic and overseas affiliated companies
Surveyed suppliers Domestic and overseas affiliated companies 595 1,169 1,080 615 161
Response rate(％) 61％ 74％ 71％ 84％ 82％

<Note>

・ The survey on existing suppliers is carried out every three years in principle with principal suppliers who fall within the top 80% in terms of purchase amounts.

・ The above figures include cases where the companies resubmitted their survey response after receiving improvement instructions.

Rate of green accreditation certification among suppliers

【Mitsubishi Electric】
(Unit: ％)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Certified 90 94 91 92 89
Not certified 10 6 9 8 11

FY2023 results of green accreditation and CSR procurement surveys among suppliers

【Mitsubishi Electric】
(Unit: ％)
A (excellent) B (good) C (fair) D (improvement required)
Human rights & labor practices 94.3 0.0 0.0 5.7
Safety & health 90.2 7.4 0.3 2.0
Fair trade & ethics 90.2 0.0 0.0 9.8
Quality & safety 97.9 0.9 0.0 1.3
Information security 97.6 0.3 0.3 1.7
Management system 69.3 5.4 1.0 24.3

Results of green accreditation and CSR procurement surveys among suppliers - Number of suppliers given guidance and the content of the guidance

【Mitsubishi Electric】
(Unit: No. of companies)
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Environment Companies given guidance 97 52 64 52 27
Content of guidance Further strengthening of initiatives regarding restrictions on chemicals contained in products (chiefly, responding to the revisions in the RoHS 2 Directive) Strengthening management of chemical substances contained in products (creating management rules and understanding the chemical substances contained in products) Clarifying the person in charge of environment management (participating in environment management conducted by management at business partners)
Human rights, labor practices, safety and health Companies given guidance 188 114 96 114 73
Content of guidance Encouraging secondary suppliers to take up sustainability practices