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Sustainability

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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Social
Supply Chain Management

Measures Taken through Sustainable Supply Chain Certification

RSPO: Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil We became an ordinary m...

Governance
Corporate Governance

Basic Policy on Information Disclosure

System for Ensuring Management Transparency Basic Policy on Information Di...

Environment
Biodiversity

Trial Disclosure Based on the TNFD Recommendations

Disclosure Based on the TNFD Recommendations Contents ...

Environment
Water Resources

Basic Concept

Water is an essential natural resource. However, due to an increa...

Environment
Prevention of Pollution

Efforts to Reduce Environmental Impacts in the Agrochemical / Fertilizer Sales Business

Our major mission in the realm of agrochemical/fertilizer business is to pr...

Social
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Raising Awareness of LGBTQ+*1

The Sumitomo Corporation Group Compliance Policy and the Employment Rules c...

Social
Social Contribution Activities

Contributing to Local Communities in Areas We Do Business

Volunteer Leave System Having a volunteer leave syst...

Our Sustainability Management
Sustainable Finance

Second-Party Opinion

For the assessment of the alignment of the Sustainable Finance Framework wi...

Governance
Corporate Governance

System System and features of corporate governance To accelerate the exec...

Governance
Compliance

Anti-bribery/corruption initiatives

Based on the principle of "Giving First Priority to Compliance" and as stip...

Our Sustainability Management
External Recognition

Reforming and Diversifying Work Practices

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

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...

Our Sustainability Management
Commitment to External Initiatives

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Our business depends largely on natural capital, and biodiversity conservat...

Governance
Compliance

Security trade control and logistics compliance

As an integrated trading company, Sumitomo Corporation regularly implements...

Our Sustainability Management
Sustainable Finance

Allocation Status

(Unit: Billions of JPY) Proje...

Environment
Climate Change

Operating an Environmentally Friendly Data Center

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

Environment
Biodiversity

Bird Friendly® Coffee

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

Social
Social Responsibility

Food Safety Management at Food SBU and SC Foods

The Food SBU and SC Foods established a food safety management team in 2003...

Our Sustainability Management
Commitment to External Initiatives

Keidanren / Japan Foreign Trade Council

As a member of the Subcommittee on Global Environment of the Committee on E...

Social
Social Contribution Activities

Social Contribution Activities

The Sumitomo Corporation Group's Basic Principles on Social Contribution Ac...

Environment
Environmental Management

Initiatives

Internal Environmental Audit Sumitomo Corporation conducts internal envi...

Social
Supply Chain Management

Policy and Concept on sustainable procurement of palm oil

Palm oil is the most produced vegetable oil in the world which is used in a...

Social
Social Responsibility

Declaration of partnership building

Involvement with external initiatives Declaration of partnership building ...

Social
Respect for Human Rights

Employee Training on Human Rights

Sumitomo Corporation Group’s business activities cover a wide range of coun...