Environment
Environmental Performance Data
The data marked with "
" (FY March 2026) are assured by Deloitte Tohmatsu Sustainability Co., Ltd.
Independent Practitioner's Assurance Report (PDF 0.7MB)
Energy Consumption
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| Category | Scope of coverage | Unit | FY Mar/2024 | FY Mar/2025 | FY Mar/2026 | External Assurance |
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| Energy Consumption | GJ | *1 | |||||||
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 120,219 | 123,424 | 123,454 | |||||
| Time charter contracts, etc. under operational control | - | - | 13,674,379 |
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| Subtotal | 120,219 | 123,424 | 13,797,834 | ||||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries | 16,360,527 | 16,006,875 | 17,144,195 | |||||
| Un-incorporated JVs | 14,866,839 | 16,372,178 | 776,311 |
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| Subtotal | 31,227,367 | 32,379,053 | 17,920,506 | ||||||
| Total | 31,347,586 | 32,502,477 | 31,718,340 | ||||||
| (Breakdown) | Fuels | 23,101,455 | 23,994,121 | 24,888,711 | |||||
| Electricity | 7,626,436 | 7,993,270 | 6,029,329 | ||||||
| Steam, Heat | 619,695 | 515,086 | 800,300 | ||||||
| Power Consumption | Head office, all offices in Japan, and Subsidiaries | MWh | 648,116 | 950,973 | 693,074 | ||||
| Renewable electricity (RE) Consumption | 60,977 | 71,627 | 62,903 |
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| RE Consumption rate | % | 9.4 | 7.5 | 9.1 | |||||
Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
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| Category | Scope of coverage | Unit | FY Mar/2024 | FY Mar/2025 | FY Mar/2026 | External Assurance |
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| Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions | thousand t-CO2e | *1 | |||||||
| Scope1 | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chartering, etc. over which the company has controlling influence | - | - | 814 | *8 | |||||
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 815 | ||||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries | 384 | 369 | 389 | |||||
| Un-incorporated JVs | 2,253 | 2,434 | 94 |
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| Subtotal | 2,637 | 2,803 | 483 | ||||||
| Total | 2,637 | 2,803 | 1,298 | ||||||
| Scope2 (location based) |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries | 239 | 243 | 291 | |||||
| Un-incorporated JVs | 173 | 150 | 0 |
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| Subtotal | 412 | 393 | 291 | ||||||
| Total | 412 | 393 | 296 | ||||||
| Scope2 (market based) |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | - | - | 2 | ||||
| Subtotal | - | - | 2 | ||||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries | - | - | 268 | |||||
| Un-incorporated JVs | - | - | 0 |
*9 |
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| Subtotal | - | - | 268 | ||||||
| Total | - | - | 270 | ||||||
| Scope1+2 (location based) |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Chartering, etc. over which the company has controlling influence | - | - | 814 |
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| Subtotal | 0 | 0 | 820 | ||||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries | 623 | 613 | 680 | |||||
| Un-incorporated JVs | 2,426 | 2,584 | 94 |
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| Subtotal | 3,049 | 3,196 | 774 | ||||||
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Scope1+2 |
Total | thousand t-CO2e | 3,049 | 3,196 | 1,594 | ||||
| Scope1+2 (market based) |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | thousand t-CO2e | - | - | 2 | |||
| Chartering, etc. over which the company has controlling influence | - | - | 814 |
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| Subtotal | - | - | 817 | ||||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries | - | - | 657 | |||||
| Un-incorporated JVs | - | - | 94 |
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| Subtotal | - | - | 751 | ||||||
| Scope1+2 (market based) |
Total | thousand t-CO2e | - | - | 1,568 | ||||
| Scope1+2 (Pre-credit Reference Values for FY Mar/2023 and FY Mar/2024) |
Total | thousand t-CO2e | 3,055 | 3,202 | - | ||||
| Scope1 (Break Down) (before credit off-set adjustment) |
CO2 | Carbon dioxide | thousand t-CO2e | 1,719 | 2,677 | 1,274 | |||
| CH4 | Methane | 917 | 119 | 19 | *2 | ||||
| N2O | Carbon monoxide | 1 | 4 | 3 | *2 | ||||
| HFCs | Hydrofluorocarbon | 0 | 3 | 2 | *2 | ||||
| PFCs | Perfluorocarbon | 0 | 0 | 0 | *2 | ||||
| SF6 | Sulfur hexafluoride | 0 | 0 | 0 | *2 | ||||
| NF3 | Nitrogen trifluoride | 0 | 0 | 0 | *2 | ||||
| Scope1 by Area (before credit off-set adjustment) |
Asia Pacific | 1,969 | 2,218 | 1,059 | |||||
| Americas | 354 | 264 | 216 | ||||||
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 315 | 321 | 23 | ||||||
| Scope2 by Area (location based, before credit off-set adjustment) |
Asia Pacific | 322 | 160 | 155 | |||||
| Americas | 85 | 229 | 132 | ||||||
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Scope2 by Area (market based, before credit off-set adjustment) |
Asia Pacific | 322 | 160 | 147 | |||||
| Americas | 85 | 229 | 115 | ||||||
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 11 | 10 | 8 | ||||||
| Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (scope3) | thousand t-CO2e | *1, 3 | |||||||
| Category1 | Purchased goods and services | Consolidated (Metal Resources, Chemicals, Food) | 33,470 | 33,385 | 36,221 | *4 | |||
| Category2 | Capital goods | Consolidated (Tangible Fixed Assets) | 936 | 977 | 800 | ||||
| Category3 | Fuels not included in Scope 1 and 2 and energy-related activities | Consolidated (Purchased Electricity [including trading], and Fuel Usage) | 2,904 | 4,078 | 5,688 | ||||
| Category4 | Upstream transportation and distribution | Head office and all offices in Japan (Domestic Transportation Commissioned by the Company as Cargo Owner) April~December | - | - | 13 | *11 | |||
| Head office and all offices in Japan (Domestic Transportation Commissioned by the Company as Cargo Owner) Annual Total | 19 | 18 |
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| Consolidated (International Transportation Arranged by the Company and Certain Consolidated Subsidiaries, excluding single-vessel chartering arrangements over which the Company has controlling influence) | 1,461 | 1,302 | 919 | ||||||
| Consolidated (International Transportation Arranged by the Company and Certain Consolidated Subsidiaries) | 616 | Included in Scope 1 |
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| Total | 1,480 | 1,936 | 935 | ||||||
| Category5 | Waste generated in operations | Consolidated (Waste Managed by the Company and Certain Consolidated Subsidiaries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Category6 | Business travel | - | 84 | 86 | 255 | *5 | |||
| Category7 | Employee commuting | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | *5 | |||
| Category8 | Upstream leased assets | - | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | ||||
| Category9 | Downstream transportation and distribution | - | Included in cat.4 | Included in cat.4 | Included in cat.4 | ||||
| Category10 | Processing of sold products | Consolidated (Copper Concentrate, Iron Ore, Coking Coal, Iron Scrap, etc.) | 30,993 | 31,877 | 1,714 | *6 | |||
| Category11 | Use of sold products | Consolidated (Fuel, Mobility, Fertilizer, etc.) | 98,847 | 98,004 | 91,610 | *4 | |||
| Category12 | End-of-life treatment of sold products | Consolidated (Waste Plastics, etc.) | 188 | 204 | 181 | ||||
| Category13 | Downstream leased assets | Consolidated (Mobility, etc.) | 523 | 677 | 648 | ||||
| Category14 | Franchise | - | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | ||||
| Category15 | Investments | Consolidated (Metal Resources, Energy, Thermal Power Generation Businesses, and Other Related Company Businesses) | 30,903 | 25,883 | 25,998 | ||||
| Consolidated (Un-incorporated JVs without controlling power) | - | - | 2,398 | *5 | |||||
| Consolidated (Other Investments Not Included Above) | - | - | 678 | *10 | |||||
| Total | 30,903 | 25,883 | 29,074 | *7 | |||||
| Scope3 | Total | thousand t-CO2e | 200,329 | 197,107 | 167,133 | ||||
| Offset Credit Details | thousand t-CO2e | ||||||||
| Credit Details | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Compliance Credit (J-Credit, etc) | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Consolidated | Compliance Credit | - | - | 4 | |||||
| Scope 3 Category 15 investments | Compliance Credit | - | - | 275 | |||||
| Absorption Amount | thousand t-CO2e | ||||||||
| Forestry business | ▲ 262 | ▲ 494 | ▲ 576 | ||||||
| Total | ▲ 262 | ▲ 494 | ▲ 576 | ||||||
| Reduction Contribution Amount | |||||||||
| Reduction Contribution Amount | RE business | ▲ 3,297 | ▲ 2,684 | ▲ 3,252 | |||||
| Emissions credit business | ▲ 979 | ▲ 768 | ▲ 603 | ||||||
| Next-gen fuel business | ▲ 143 | ▲ 44 | ▲ 505 | ||||||
| Total | ▲ 4,419 | ▲ 3,496 | ▲ 4,360 | ||||||
Disclosure of GHG emissions related to targets
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| Category | Scope of coverage | Unit | FY Mar/2024 | FY Mar/2025 | FY Mar/2026 | External Assurance |
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| Total GHG emissions |
Scope 1 and 2 (market-based, excluding long-term charter contracts and other arrangements under operational control), and Scope 3 Category 15 (excluding other investees) |
million t-CO2e |
34.0 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
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| Removals and offsets |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
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| GHG emission reduction contribution |
4.4 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
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| GHG impact (total GHG emissions less removals, offsets, and emission reduction contributions) | 29.3 | 25.1 |
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Water Consumption
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| Category | Scope of coverage | Unit | FY Mar/2024 | FY Mar/2025 | FY Mar/2026 | External Assurance |
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| Water Withdrawal | thousand m3 | *2, 14 | |||||||
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 77 | 83 | 84 | |||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | 269,135 | 310,132 | 497,259 | |||||
| Total | 269,212 | 310,215 | 497,343 | ||||||
| (Breakdown) | Industrial water, water utility | 12,298 | 9,073 | 238,468 | |||||
| Pumped groundwater | 13,854 | 12,860 | 2,841 | ||||||
| Rivers, lakes | 1,754 | 2,703 | 2,134 | ||||||
| Sea | 232,635 | 279,287 | 253,604 | ||||||
| Rainwater | 5,871 | 2,957 | 17 | ||||||
| Others | 2,799 | 3,335 | 279 | ||||||
| Water Withdrawal in Water-Stressed Areas | *2, 13, 14 | ||||||||
| High risk (40 -80 %) |
Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | Locations | 10 | 13 | 16 | |||
| Volume of water withdrawn (thousand m3) | 1,499 | 2,775 | 236,495 | ||||||
| Very high risk (>80 %) |
Locations | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| Volume of water withdrawn (thousand m3) | 1,141 | 1,133 | 896 | ||||||
| Water Discharge | thousand m3 | ||||||||
| Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 69 | 83 | 84 | |||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | 12,164 | 20,224 | 245,729 | |||||
| Total | 12,234 | 20,307 | 245,813 | *2, 14 | |||||
| (Breakdown) | External disposal facilities (sewers) | 1,441 | 1,437 | 235,739 | |||||
| Groundwater | 377 | 439 | 390 | ||||||
| Rivers, lakes | 2,919 | 2,902 | 2,035 | ||||||
| Sea | 2,748 | 10,001 | 7,636 | ||||||
| Others | 4,748 | 5,528 | 11 | ||||||
| Water recycling | thousand m3 | *2, 14 | |||||||
| Recycled Volume | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 23 | 24 | 26 | ||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | 6,277 | 6,559 | 104 | |||||
Waste and Paper Consumption
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| Category | Scope of coverage | Unit | FY Mar/2024 | FY Mar/2025 | FY Mar/2026 | External Assurance |
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| Waste | t | *2 | |||||||
| Waste amount | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 331 | 346 | 348 | ||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | - | 975,826 | 1,033,476 | |||||
| of which, recycled amount | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | - | 285 | 316 | ||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | - | 236,075 | 302,462 | |||||
| of which, hazardous waste (Specially Managed Industrial Waste) | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | - | 25,863 | 31,811 | |||||
| Pollution Prevention | t | *2 | |||||||
| NOx Emissions | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | - | 7,914 | 2,847 | |||||
| SOx Emissions | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | - | 349 | 314 | |||||
| VOC Emissions | Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | Head office and all offices in Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Consolidated | Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs | - | 1,200 | 269 | |||||
| Paper Consumption | |||||||||
| Paper consumption | Head office and domestic branches | thousand sheets (A4 size equivalent) | 9,840 | 7,803 | 6,669 | ||||
| Intensity | (thousand sheets per employee) | thousand sheets /employee |
2.63 | 2.08 | 1.77 | ||||
*1 [Main Calculation Standards and Emission Factors]
Non-consolidated and consolidated: Operational control approach. Calculated based on GHG Protocol "Emission Factors from Cross Sector Tools_V2.0_0", International Energy Agency (IEA) Emission Factors 2024, and the IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
For the non-consolidated basis, calculations up to FY March 2025 were conducted in accordance with the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Act) and the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures.
*2 Certain unincorporated joint ventures (Un-incorporated JVs) and consolidated subsidiaries are included in the reporting scope.
*3 ·Where double counting of the same emission source among companies within the reporting boundary is evident, emissions are allocated to one entity only.
·Where it is not possible to identify into which final products sold intermediate products are processed, such intermediate products are excluded from the calculation scope.
·Trading transactions are defined as transactions in which products manufactured, produced, or processed by third parties are purchased by the Company and sold to processors, end consumers, etc.
Transactions with so-called traders, where processors or end consumers cannot be identified, are excluded.
*4 Categories 1 and 11: Energy-related emissions are calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA).
*5 Categories 6 and 7: Calculated with reference to the Ministry of the Environment's Emission Factor Database for Accounting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain.
Calculated on a non-consolidated basis through FY March 2025 and on a consolidated basis from FY March 2026.
*6 Category 10: Emissions from iron ore and coking coal used as steelmaking raw materials are calculated by allocating emissions generated during crude steel production based on weight ratios.
*7 Category 15: Primarily based on actual data, with some estimates derived from LCI databases (e.g., IDEA) and input-output models.
*8 From FY March 2026, non-consolidated time-chartered vessels have been reclassified from Scope 3 Category 4 to Scope 1.
*9 From FY March 2026, emissions from unincorporated joint ventures (Un-incorporated JVs) over which the Company does not have operational control have been reclassified from Scope 1+2 to Scope 3 Category 15.
In addition, Scope 1+2 emissions from unincorporated joint ventures over which the Company has operational control are now accounted for at 100% instead of on an equity-share basis.
*10 From FY March 2026, all material business investments have been added to Scope 3 Category 15 as consolidated (other investments not included above).
*11 For FY March 2026, third-party assurance was obtained for non-consolidated domestic outsourced transportation (where the Company acts as the shipper) for the period from April to December.
*12 GHG emissions from the combustion of biomass fuels such as wood and plant residues, which are not included in any Scope 1-3 emissions for FY March 2026, amounted to 64 thousand t-CO2e.
*13 Data are obtained either directly from operational sites of the relevant businesses or, in some cases, only from the headquarters locations of business entities (parent companies/SPCs).
*14 Where wastewater volume is unknown, wastewater volume is assumed to equal water withdrawal volume for calculation purposes.



