ispace, inc.
9348・Growth Market・Services
Governance
As a company with a Board of Corporate Auditors, the company is composed of 7 directors (of which 5 are outside directors, an outside ratio of approximately 71%). It holds regular Board of Directors meetings (Main Board and Sub Board) twice a month, and has established a tripartite audit structure consisting of the Internal Audit Office under the direct control of the CEO, the Board of Corporate Auditors, and the accounting auditor (KPMG AZSA LLC).
Risk Management
The company has established risk management regulations that define the organizational structure and responsible parties for addressing various risks, and has put in place a system for setting up an emergency response headquarters to respond swiftly in the event of a crisis. To mitigate lunar mission risk, the company has reduced financial risk by concluding a lunar insurance policy with Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and by adopting a contractual framework with customers under which each party bears its own losses.
Shareholder Returns
No dividends since the company's founding. The basic policy for the time being is to strengthen internal reserves, and dividends are again being forgone this fiscal year due to negative retained earnings carried forward. The possibility and timing of any future dividend payment remain undetermined.
Dividend Policy
No dividend track record since founding. The basic policy is to prioritize strengthening the business foundation and to build up internal reserves. Dividends are being forgone this fiscal year due to negative retained earnings carried forward. Going forward, the company intends to pay dividends after comprehensively taking into account the state of its business foundation, business performance, and financial position. When dividends are paid, the basic policy is to pay twice a year, as an interim and a year-end dividend, with the decision-making body being the Board of Directors.
ESG
Under the values of Diversity, Integrity, and Respect, the company hires personnel from 33 countries worldwide (66% of the group's total workforce holds non-Japanese nationality). It achieved an engagement score of 81% (target: 80% or above) and an inclusion score of 76% (target: 70% or above), and realized a 100% childcare leave uptake rate for both men and women (average number of days taken by men: 53 days).
Last updated: June 25, 2026