Mitsui & Co. (Australia) Ltd.
Mitsui & Co.'s Materiality - Key Sustainability Goals
Create an Eco-friendly Society
Accelerate initiatives towards environmental issues, such as responding to climate change and water resource problems, and contributing to a circular economy.
As a company with business operations in countries and regions worldwide, Mitsui & Co. recognises that climate change and other impacts on the global environment could cause significant risks to the sustainable growth of society and Mitsui itself. We also recognise that the response to climate change will create new business opportunities due to the accelerating shift to energy conservation, renewable energy, and new technologies in mobility including electric vehicles. Other priorities include biodiversity, resource recycling, and adopting ‘circular thinking’ into the business. The circular economy works to ensure resources are kept in use as long as possible and the maximum value is extracted from them through good design and efficient practices.
Guiding Principles
In line with Mitsui & Co. Environmental Policy, Mitsui & Co. Australia believes that one of our most important responsibilities is to prevent, manage, and minimise environmental impacts associated with our operations and activities whilst conserving and enhancing the biodiversity and environmental quality and thereby cultivating community health and wellbeing now and for future generations.
Action Guidelines
|
Mitsui & Co. Australia will comply with various relevant environmental laws and regulations, as well as all agreements signed by the company for promoting business activities. |
---|---|
|
Mitsui & Co. Australia will strive to reduce the burden on the environment in our business activities through the efficient utilization of resources, energy, and water, as well as the thorough reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste, including harmful substances, and its proper disposal. |
|
Mitsui & Co. Australia will give full consideration to the environment to the extent technologically and economically feasible by exercising an appropriate degree of influence in enlisting the understanding and support of involved business partners, as well as by evaluating the impact that we have on the environment, not only in the prevention of pollution, but also on such issues as climate change and the conservation of biological diversity. |
|
Mitsui & Co. Australia will engage in business activities with the goal of providing rational and permanent industrial solutions, and contribute to the realization of sustainable development by exploiting our individual abilities and the collective strengths of our organization in cooperation with our global partners. |
Incorporating the guiding principles and the action guidelines, Mitsui & Co. Australia will design, periodically evaluate, and continually improve a risk management system responding to climate change, nature conservation with consideration given to biological diversity, and the prevention of pollution.
Our Activities in Oceania to Contribute to SDGs
Our activities are covered under the relevant focus areas below, and are linked to the SDGs to demonstrate our efforts on tackling the SDGs’ 17 goals.
1. Environmental Management
Please scroll horizontally to look at table below.
Target SDGs (Target Numbers) | Mitsui & Co. Activities in Oceania | More Information |
---|---|---|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
2. Climate Change
Please scroll horizontally to look at table below.
Target SDGs (Target Numbers) | Mitsui & Co. Activities in Oceania | More Information |
---|---|---|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
|
|
Renewable Energy Projects
|
||
Environment-related Businesses and Projects
|
||
Less Carbon-intensive Businesses
|
3. Circular Economy
Please scroll horizontally to look at table below.
Target SDGs (Target Numbers) | Mitsui & Co. Activities in Oceania | More Information |
---|---|---|
![]() |
At Mitsui Australia, we are also aiming to build a metal and steel scrap supply network in preparation for the global recycling society of the future. Mitsui has also invested in Sims Metal Management, a leading collector, processor and supplier of recycled metal in Australia.
Mitsui Australia has formed a strategic partnership with SRJ Technologies. SRJ offers a range of engineering services and weld-free containment management solutions help operators in the energy, chemicals and mining & meals sectors extend the life of existing assets rather than replacing them. |
4. Environmental Pollution
Please scroll horizontally to look at table below.
Target SDGs (Target Numbers) | Mitsui & Co. Activities in Oceania | More Information |
---|---|---|
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Business Conduct Guidelines of Mitsui & Co. group companies prescribe and require the following.
|
|
In designing our new Sydney office, sustainability was a key focus. Large amount of furniture was reused from existing site, reducing waste. All local Australian furniture suppliers were selected to minimise carbon footprint by reducing travel distances and associated shipping. Supplier selection was also based on their environmental initiatives such as Biosafety Cabinet Certification, Good Environmental Choice Australia accreditation, cradle to cradle programs, and renewable energy and water stewardship programs. All new lighting is LED, consuming less power and reducing greenhouse emissions. Many of the newly introduced products were sustainably produced, reusable and/or with recycled content. |
5. Biodiversity
Please scroll horizontally to look at table below.
Target SDGs (Target Numbers) | Mitsui & Co. Activities in Oceania | More Information |
---|---|---|
![]() ![]() |
Along with business partners, Mitsui Bussan Woodchip Oceania(*1) manages our plantation business in Australia with the aim of ensuring the stable provision of wood chips, the raw material for paper production. These projects contribute to protecting valuable natural resources, absorbing and chemically immobilizing carbon dioxide, preserving biodiversity, and preventing soil erosion and salt salinity. |