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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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Our Sustainability Management
Sustainability Report

Sustainability Report

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Social
Health and Productivity Management

Anti-smoking measures

Following the relocation of the head office in September 2018, we completel...

Environment
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Circular Economy

Initiatives for Reducing Environmental Impact on Non-Ferrous Metal Mining

Sumitomo Corporation is contributing to reducing the environmental impact o...

ESG Data
GHG emissions (Scope 3 <​consolidated>)

GHG emissions (Scope 3 <​consolidated>)

1 Guidelines Referenced GHG Protocol "Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Acco...

Social
Social Responsibility

Initiatives in the mining business

“Social license to operate” is a term that means to gain approval from soci...

Our Sustainability Management
Commitment to External Initiatives

Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics

Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics In January 2021, Sumitomo Corporation sup...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

Basic Policy

Sumitomo Corporation has adopted the “Declaration of Iki-iki Waku-waku Heal...

Environment
Environmental Management

Management system

Environmental Management Structure The Sumitomo Corporation Group has esta...

Environment
Biodiversity

Bird-strike Prevention in Wind Power Generation

Dorper Wind Farm generates electricity using wind in a mountainou...

Environment
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Circular Economy

Results

We are working toward our goal of actively promoting the sale of certified ...

Governance
Corporate Governance

Committees

Corporate Strategy Promotion Committee, Global Innovation and Portfolio Com...

Our Sustainability Management
Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Finance Framework

The Sumitomo Corporation’s Sustainable Finance Framework sets forth guideli...

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...

ESG Data
Governance-related data

Governance-related data

Governance (Board of Directors, Audit &amp; Supervisory Board, Nomination a...

Social
Health & Safety

Reporting of Work-related Accidents

If an accident occurs, it must be immediately reported to the Disaster Resp...

Social
Respect for Human Rights

Sumitomo Corporation Group’s Human Rights Policy

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

Social
Social Responsibility

Access to better nutrition

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

Environment
Biodiversity

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

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

Our Sustainability Management
Governance of Sustainability Management

Sustainability Advisory Board

Main Agenda discussed in FY2024 Strengthen the sustainability promotio...

Social
Social Contribution Activities

Contributing to Local Communities in Areas We Do Business

Volunteer Leave System Having a volunteer leave syst...

Our Sustainability Management
Commitment to External Initiatives

Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (KNCF)

KNCF, which was established in 1992 and is comprised of Keidanren member co...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

System

Health Management Promotion Structure Health management is carried out thr...

Social
Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management policies for specific commodities

To realize a sustainable society by working together with our suppliers and...

Our Sustainability Management
Material Issues

Medium- and long-term goals and progress

Each Strategic Business Unit (SBU) defines specific goals and action plans ...