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Our Sustainability
Management

Latest Information

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

Sep 30, 2024

Updates have been made on the Sustainability Disclosure Site (Main updates: Trial Disclosure Based on the TNFD Recommendations, ESG Data, Main initiatives in FY2023 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.)

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Social
Social Responsibility

Responsible advertising and marketing

In lifestyle, retail, and other business areas that deliver products direct...

Environment
Biodiversity

Ambatovy Project Targeting “No Net Loss, Net Gain”

The Ambatovy Project in the Republic of Madagascar, which is one of the lar...

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...

Our Sustainability Management
External Recognition

Telework Pioneer 100

We were selected for inclusion in the Top Hundred Telework Pionee...

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

Participation in Food Safety-Related Initiatives and Organizations

Sumitomo Corporation Lifestyle Group belongs to the Japan Food Additives As...

Environment
Climate Change
Governance
Corporate Governance

Training and Information Provision for Directors

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

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...

Governance
Corporate Governance

Committees

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

Social
Health and Productivity Management

Clinic

Sumitomo Corporation has an in-house clinic (internal medicine and dentistr...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

SCG Massage Room “Koriton”

The “Koriton” massage room was opened within the head office in A...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

Measures Against Global Health Issues

Currently, many countries around the world are struggling with serious heal...

Our Sustainability Management
Commitment to External Initiatives

Circular Partners

In March 2024, Sumitomo Corporation joined “Circular Partners (CP...

Environment
Climate Change

Metrics and Targets

Metrics and Targets Targets:Effort for carbon neutrality The Group set “...

Social
Supply Chain Management

Conflict Minerals Policy

The Dodd-Frank Act, which was enacted in July 2010, requires US-listed comp...

Our Sustainability Management
External Recognition

MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index

We were selected as MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Se...

Environment
Environmental Management

Management system

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

Environment
Climate Change

Providing the global market with sustainable wood resources

Managing forests to contribute to carbon neutrality across the globe ...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

Health checkups

The in-house clinic provides employees with a regular health checkup servic...

Social
Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management

In monitoring social and environmental risks in each business, we confirm t...

Social
Health and Productivity Management

Mental healthcare measures

We provide training on mental health several times a year, including self-c...

Our Sustainability Management
Sustainable Finance

Second-Party Opinion

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

Environment
Biodiversity

Trial Disclosure Based on the TNFD Recommendations

Disclosure Based on the TNFD Recommendations Contents ...