Social Contribution Activities
Disaster Relief Activities
When disasters occur in Japan or overseas, Mitsui provides various forms of support to minimize the damage and contribute to the earliest possible recovery in the affected areas. Our support includes donations from the company and voluntary donations from our employees, as well as volunteering activities by our employees.
Emergency support
Disaster donation toward relief efforts (FY Mar/2021–FY Mar/2024)
| Chile Wildfires (Feb. 2024) | ¥10,000,000 |
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| Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Jan. 2024) | ¥10,000,000 |
| Earthquake in central Morocco (Sep. 2023) | ¥10,000,000 |
| Earthquake in south-eastern Turkey (Feb. 2023) | ¥10,000,000 |
| Mozambique Floods (Feb. 2023) | US$100,000 |
| Earthquake in West Java, Indonesia (Nov. 2022) | IDR 200,000,000 |
| Pakistan Floods (Oct. 2022) | ¥1,000,000 |
| Australia Floods (Mar. 2022) | AU$100,000 |
| Central Philippines Typhoon (January 2022) | PHP50,000 |
| Hurricane Ida (August 2021) | US$45,000 |
| Australia Floods (Mar. 2021) | AU$50,000 |
| Hurricane Laura (Aug. 2020) | US$45,000 |
Reconstruction Support
Initiatives Launched since the Kumamoto Earthquake to Support Local Communities
Mitsui & Co. has continuously engaged in disaster support activities based on local needs, ever since we first offered support for the recovery of regions devastated by the Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016.
In June 2016, the Kyushu Office led the launch of disaster volunteer activities. With the cooperation of Mitsui & Co. group companies, our supporting network has expanded, and we have now entered the ninth year of such activities. During this period, Kyushu has been hit many times by flooding disasters caused by heavy rains.
Actually visiting the disaster-stricken areas in person to carry out volunteer activities has given the participating officers and employees a real sense of the importance of building closer relationships at the local level and providing continuous support.
Mitsui & Co. values every opportunity for employees to contribute to the local community and society. In addition, we have set local contribution as one of the priority areas of our social contribution activities, and we aim to continue to "enhance quality of life" in partnership with local communities.
Examples of main activities (FY Mar/2021–FY Mar/2024)
| December 2023 | In Kurume City, which was hit by record-breaking rainfall in July 2023, we worked to remove soil and sand that had flowed excessively into local farmland as a result of the mudslides caused by the rainfall. |
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| November 2022 | In Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, which was damaged by heavy rains in 2009, we removed soil and sand from agricultural canals. |
| November 2021 | In Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, which was damaged by heavy rains in 2020, we implemented a project to restore 70-year-old stonewalls and mowed the grass to improve the landscape. |
| November 2020 | At Omuta City in Fukuoka Prefecture, which was damaged by flooding caused by heavy rains in July 2020, we filled around 1,700 sandbags as part of the flood defense. |
Our Support to the Great East Japan Earthquake
Following the disaster in March 2011, reconstruction support activities began with emergency support and have continued in stages, encompassing material relief assistance, volunteer activities, provision of buildings using timber from company-owned forests, business promotion in accordance with local needs, and other activities. Please refer to the link below for more information.