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Our Sustainability
Management

Latest Information

Oct. 31, 2025

Release of Sustainability Report 2025

Sep 30, 2025

Updates have been made on the Sustainability Disclosure Site (Main updates: Disclosure Based on the TNFD Recommendations, ESG Data, Main initiatives in FY2024 to Key Social Issues and Medium- and Long-term Goals, Main initiatives to resolve social issues including climate issues and human rights, and disclosure and expansion of initiatives by each business group, etc.)

June 18, 2025

Disclosure based on TCFD recommendations is updated

Dec. 27, 2024

Release of Sustainability Report 2024

Nov. 15, 2024

Awarded Highest Gold Rating in PRIDE Index 2024 for LGBTQ+-Related Initiatives for the Second Consecutive Year

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Environment
Climate Change

Operating an Environmentally Friendly Data Center

SCSK Group plays a central role in the IT business of Sumitomo Corporation ...

Social
Social Responsibility

Access to better nutrition

Initiatives Access to better nutrition In the food sector, the Sumitomo C...

Environment
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Circular Economy

Sumisho Global Logistics Co., Ltd. From Disposable to Rental: MAXICON Liquid Transport Containers

Sumisho Global Logistics Co., Ltd. From Disposable to Rental: MAXICON Liqu...

Social
Supply Chain Management

EcoVadis Certification for Chemical Solutions Group

EcoVadis provides a unique platform for assessing a company’s social and en...

Social
Health & Safety

Crisis Management System

In order to prepare for the incidents, accidents, and disasters that could ...

Our Sustainability Management
Key Social Issues and Medium- and Long-term Goals

Material Issues and Key Social Issues

We have identified its material issues in 2017 which are the Gr...

Environment
Biodiversity

Bird Friendly® Coffee

Sumitomo Corporation Group has imported and supplied Bird Friendl...

Our Sustainability Management
External Recognition

"Platinum Kurumin" as a Company that Provides Superior Childcare Support

We were granted "Platinum Kurumin" certification in June 2015 by ...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

SCG Counseling Center

Sumitomo Corporation has the SCG Counseling Center within the hea...

Social
Our People

Stories of Our People

Our group's human capital is our most critical management capital. Through ...

Governance
Risk Management

Basic Principles on Social and Environmental Risk Management

The Sumitomo Corporation Group operates businesses dealing in different pro...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

Expansion of Health Management Seminars

[List] Previous Seminars Name Format ...

Our Sustainability Management
External Recognition

Reforming and Diversifying Work Practices

We have been certified by METI as an enterprise with outstanding ...

Governance
Compliance

Prevention of insider trading

To prevent violations of insider trading regulations related to our busines...

Environment
Climate Change
Environment
Biodiversity

BBOP participating through the Ambatovy Project(Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program)

Business and Biodiversity Offsets Program (BBOP) is an initiative to prepar...

Governance
Compliance

The Sumitomo Corporation Group Tax Principles

The Sumitomo Corporation Group established the “Sumitomo Corporation Group ...

Social
Our People

Policy and Concept

Our People Throughout our history spanning over 400 years, we have inherit...

Social
Respect for Human Rights

Sumitomo Corporation Group’s Human Rights Policy

Established in May 2020 Sumitomo Corporation declares in its management pr...

Governance
Corporate Governance

Training and Information Provision for Directors

On taking office, Outside Directors (including Outside Audit & Supervis...

Environment
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Circular Economy

Effective Use of Forest Resources

Forests are a circulative resource that can be permanently regenerated thro...

Our Sustainability Management
Material Issues

Material Issues

The basis for the Sumitomo Corporation Group’s operations can be found in S...

Our Sustainability Management
Commitment to External Initiatives

GX League

In April 2023, Sumitomo Corporation joined the GX League* led by ...

Social
Supply Chain Management

Measures Taken in the Chemical and Electronics Industries

Sumitomo Shoji Chemicals Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Company”), which focuses o...