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Breakdown of Tier 1 suppliers

Number of suppliers Supplier ratio (%) Procurement amount ratio (%)
Total Supplier 491 100 100
By Category Apparel 265 54.0 34.9
Footwear 25 5.1 47.6
Equipment 201 40.9 17.5
By country / region Japan 106 21.6 11.3
China 253 51.5 31.8
South Korea 1 0.2 0.1
Taiwan 18 3.7 2.5
Indonesia 18 3.7 2.5
Vietnam 51 10.4 37.1
Thailand 10 2.0 3.8
The Philippines 4 0.8 2.2
Myanmar 7 1.4 0.8
Cambodia 10 2.0 8.6
Others 13 2.6 1.0

Status of important suppliers (Tier 1 suppliers)

FY2025
Number of important suppliers 185
Percentage of important suppliers among all Tier 1 suppliers (%) 37.7
Percentage of the procurement amount from important suppliers in the total procurement amount (%) 96.6
Percentage of important suppliers to which Mizuno is a major customer* (%) 34.8

* When the value of transactions with Mizuno accounts for at least 30% of the amount of orders received by the relevant supplier

Implementation status of CSR audits by country

Country Number of important suppliers FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Number of Audits Average score Number of Audits Average score Number of Audits Average score Number of Audits Average score Number of Audits Average score
Japan 35 5 92 9 95 4 93 4 95 6 95
China 81 9 90 20 90 18 90 12 89 19 93
South Korea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vietnam 5 1 98 10 92 9 85 3 98 5 90
Thailand 29 0 0 5 85 0 0 0 0 3 96
The Philippines 3 0 0 3 95 0 0 0 0 3 96
Indonesia 8 0 0 5 92 3 98 1 95 0 0
Cambodia 7 0 0 1 91 1 95 1 85 0 0
Myanmar 6 0 0 3 95 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 5 2 92 1 92 0 0 2 92 2 98
Total 185 17 91 57 91 35 90 23 92 38 94

Note:

・The number of important suppliers is as of April 2025. The conditions for CSR auditing have been revised since FY2016.

・A CSR audit of main factories is conducted on a three-year cycle. The audit counts and average scores presented in this table are derived from periodic audits conducted directly by Mizuno.

Implementation status of CSR audits by Rating grade

Rating grade FY 2024 FY 2025
Pre-assessment Periodic Audit Pre-assessment Periodic Audit
Rating A 2 16 3 30
Rating B 0 6 1 7
Rating C 0 0 0 1
Rating D 0 1 0 0
Equivalent to Rating B or higher under Mizuno's evaluation criteria based on assessments conducted by third-party audit organizations 18 35 10 41
Total 20 58 14 79

Corrective action status for non-conformities

Number of Cases Percentage (%)
Total 222 100
Corrected 145 65
Non-corrected 77 35

* Status of corrective actions as of March 31, 2026, for non-conformities identified in CSR audits conducted between April and September 2025.

Number of calls by content

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Inquiries about products 14,265 14,339 12,383 12,588 11,979
Other inquiries 7,010 5,987 5,495 4,576*1 4,808
Complaints about products 2,985 2,574 2,325 4,013※2 2,737
Catalogue requests 2,500 1,447 1,291 1,051 517
Inquiries about shops 1,916 2,153 1,646 1,416 1,181
Inquiries about repair 1,733 1,827 1,740 -*2 -
Purchase 797 889 707 1,136 1,511
Complaints about services 384 786 324 -*2 -
Inquiries 296 228 226 -*1 -
Request (included in “Inquiries” until FY 2020) 161 307 186 -*1 -
Total 32,047 30,537 26,323 24,780 22,733

*1 Due to a system change implemented in August 2024, inquiries categorized as "Other," "Opinions," and "Requests" are now aggregated for reporting purposes.

*2 Due to a system change implemented in August 2024, product complaints, service complaints, and repair inquiries are now aggregated for reporting purposes.

Number of calls by Sport Discipline

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Outdoor 5,785 3,620 2,940 2,500 2,402
Baseball 4,579 5,268 3,835 4,325 3,182
Track and Field, Running, and Sportswear 3,658 2,967 2,513 2,159 1,156
Golf 3,361 3,097 2,280 1,629 1,697
Walking and fitness 1,626 1,911 1,876 2,071 2,135
Racket Sports 1,145 1,160 1,363 998 840
Swimming 1,127 1,264 1,223 1,019 892
Football 868 1,148 1,095 927 895
Others 9,898 10,102 9,198 9,242 9,534
Total 32,047 30,537 26,323 24,780 22,733

Mizuno's employment status [*d]* (partially based on [*a] data)

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Number of Employees (persons) Male 1,076 1,025 1,026 1,037 1,000
Female 454 460 472 496 507
Total 1,530 1,485 1,498 1,533 1,507
Average Age (years) Male 44.3 44.4 44.2 43.9 43.56
Female 41.1 41.3 41.3 41.2 40.66
Total 43.4 43.4 43.3 43.0 42.58
Average Length of Service (years) Male 20.3 20.1 18.9 18.6 17.99
Female 18.1 18.1 17.2 16.7 15.81
Total 19.6 19.5 18.4 18.0 17.26
Number of Employees Leaving the Company (persons) Male 21 28 27 31 27
Female 15 10 9 9 7
Total 36 38 36 40 34
Number of New Graduate Hires (persons) Male 11 16 24 26 29
Female 8 9 21 26 24
Total 19 25 45 52 53
Number of Mid-career Hires (persons) Male 28 27 27 27 26
Female 5 16 12 8 18
Total 33 43 39 35 44
Number of Foreign Employees (Non-consolidated)(persons) Total 8 7 6 12 19
Number of Foreign Employees (Consolidated)(persons) Total 1,405 1,415 1,368 1,405 1,366
Number of Temporary Employees (persons) Total 473 343 463 452 396
Number of Employees with Disabilities (persons) Total 30 32 30 31 35

* Calculations are based on data on full-time employees.

Employees' ages [*d]*

Total Male Female
(persons) (%) (persons) (%) (persons) (%)
Younger than 30 239 15.9 138 9.2 101 6.7
30 to 39 388 25.7 248 16.5 140 9.3
40 to 49 366 24.3 243 16.1 123 8.2
50 to 59 512 34.0 369 24.5 143 9.5
60 or older 2 0.1 2 0.1 0 0

* Calculations are based on data on full-time employees.

Number of Employees by Employment Type [*d]

(persons)

Employment Type Female Male Total
MIZUNO Corporation Full-time Employee (Managerial Position) 22 171 193
Full-time Employee (Non-managerial Position) 485 829 1,314
Total Full-time Employees 507 1,000 1,507
Contractual Employees 28 166 194
Contract Employee 70 56 126
Part-time Workers 132 62 194
Total Employees 737 1,284 2,021
Temporary Employees 75 4 79

Number of Employees by Region [*a]

(persons)

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Japan 2,347 2,146 2,299 2,239 2,399
Europe 321 287 312 313 315
Americas 317 306 317 357 389
Asia and Oceania 797 682 656 640 585
Total 3,782 3,421 3,584 3,549 3,688

Age Distribution of Career Hires [*d]

(persons)

Full-time Employee Contract Employee
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Younger than 30 8 5 13 1 4 5
30 to 39 12 6 18 1 2 3
40 to 49 4 0 4 0 0 0
50 to 59 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 24 11 35 2 7 9

Turnover Status [*d]

Mizuno Corporation (FY 2025) Turnover
Turnover Rate: 2.2%

(persons)

Full-time Employees
Male Female Total
Younger than 30 2 1 3
30 to 39 15 4 19
40 to 49 2 0 2
50 to 59 8 2 10
60 0 0 0
Total 27 7 34

Work hours and overtime work hours [*d]*

Unit
Annual work hours per employee 1,704.45 hours/year
Monthly average overtime work hours per employee 6.7 hours/month
Monthly average overtime work payment per employee 29,101 Yen/month

* Calculations are based on data on full-time employees.

Annual paid holiday usage status [*d]

Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Number of annual paid holidays available Days 18.9 18.8 18.6 18.4 18.3
Number of annual paid holidays taken Days 10.2 10.9 11.3 9.7 10.3
Usage rate % 53.9 58.0 60.9 52.9 56.2

Status of Maternity / Paternity Leave and Return to Work [*d]

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Number of Employees Taking Childcare Leave (persons) Male 10 12 18 33 47
Female 57 59 61 53 50
Childcare Leave Utilization Rate (%) Male 12 27 35 70.9 100
Female 100 100 100 100 100
Return-to-Work Rate (%) Male 100 100 100 100 100
Female 100 100 100 100 100
Retention Rate (%) Male 90 94 90 100 87.5
Female 94 97 95 98.5 93.0

Number of Occupational Accidents [*d] Mizuno Corporation (Non-consolidated)

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Number of Occupational Accidents (cases) 9 10 11 8 13
Number of Fatalities Due to Occupational Accidents (persons) 0 0 0 0 0
Frequency Rate 2.14 2.03 0.00 0.27 0.30
Severity Rate 0.002 0.094 0.00 0.005 0.01

Percentage of Female Employee and Female manager [*c]

(%)

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Percentage of Female Employees (%) 28.9 29.7 30.5 29.6 31.9
Percentage of Female Managers (%) 5.4 5.2 6.5 8.4 9.8

(Reference) Mizuno Corporation (Non-consolidated) [*d]

(%)

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Percentage of Female Employees (%) 29.7 30.9 31.7 32.4 33.6
Percentage of Female Managers (%) 5.7 5.9 7.6 10.7 11.3

Gender Pay Gap

(%)

Category Gender Pay Gap (%)
All Employees 74.8
Full-time Employees 77.0
Contractual / Contract Employees & Part-time Workers 74.7

Percentage of Employees Receiving Performance Evaluations (FY2025) [*c]

(%)

Target person Percentage (%)
Male Full-time, contract, part-time, and temporary employees 100
Female Full-time, contract, part-time, and temporary employees 100