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SoftBank

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JPN
Rating
Criticism, some praise

Telecommunications

Established in 1981. Japan's third largest public company, with 739 subsidiaries around the world.

SoftBank Group Corporation   JPN     website         

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
SoftBank Group Corporation
Business Ethics 39.1% in Newsweek Green Ranking 2017
This company received a score of 39.1/100 in the Newsweek Green Ranking 2017, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights and HIP Investor.
Source: Newsweek (2017)
Business Ethics CSR claims
This company has corporate social responsibility claims on its website.
Source: company website (2017)

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Company Details

Type Public company
Employees 69,154 in 2016
Subsidiaries T-Mobile US Inc (24% owned) 

Telecommunications


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Communications

Offers wireless and wireline communications products and services. Retail brands include Sprint, Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA and Assurance Mobile. Bought 33% of the Tidal brand in January 2017. Merged with T-Mobile in 2020.

Contact Details

Address Tokyo, Japan
Website www.softbank.jp/en/corp/

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