Social Contribution Activities
Disaster Relief Activities
When disasters occur in Japan or overseas, Mitsui & Co. provides various forms of support to minimize further damage and contribute to the earliest possible recovery in the affected areas. Our support includes donations from the company and from our employees and officers, as well as volunteering activities by our employees and officers.
Emergency support
Disaster donations toward relief efforts (2022–2026)
| Forest Fire in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture (May. 2026) | ¥5,000,000 |
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| Myanmar Earthquake (Apr. 2025) | ¥10,000,000 |
| Forest Fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture (Mar. 2025) | ¥5,000,000 |
| Heavy Rainfall in Southern Brazil (Apr. 2024) | ¥10,000,000 |
| Chile Wildfires (Feb. 2024) | ¥10,000,000 |
| 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 (Jan. 2022) | PHP50,000 |
| Hurricane Ida (Aug. 2021) | US$45,000 |
| Australia Floods (Mar. 2021) | AU$50,000 |
| Hurricane Laura (Aug. 2020) | US$45,000 |
Reconstruction Support
Support for Areas Affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Mitsui & Co. has been actively engaged in recovery support activities for regions affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, which occurred in January 2024.
Throughout 2024 and 2025, we dispatched officers and employees every weekend as disaster relief volunteers. The total number of participants reached 195 officers and employees. The activities include delivery of supplies, removal of household items, debris clearance, and mud removal. At Mitsui, regional contribution is one of the key focus areas of our social contribution activities, and we place great importance on officers and employees participation. Through the visit to affected communities and engaging directly in volunteer activities, officers and employees gained a deeper understanding of the realities faced by disaster-affected areas, and built meaningful connections with local residents. These experiences provided valuable opportunities to reflect more deeply on disaster recovery, community revitalization, and the challenges local communities are facing.
Main activities (2021–2025)
| June to November 2025 | In Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and other municipalities affected by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, we engaged in industrial recovery support activities, including the dismantling of vinyl greenhouses, grass-cutting at the "Shiroyone Senmaida" rice terraces (a designated World Agricultural Heritage site), and the organization of fishing nets. |
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| July to November 2024 | In Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture and other municipalities affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024, we carried out various relief activities including the delivery of supplies, removal of household belongings, debris clearance, and mud removal following flood damage. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
