Sustainability Report
Sustainability Report 2023
Sustainability Report 2023
The Sustainability Report 2023 (PDF version) is a consolidated PDF version of the sustainability-related information on our website as of the end of November 2023. The website will be updated as needed after December 2023.
Sustainability Report 2023 Highlights
Major Changes from Sustainability Report 2022
Sustainability Management
Revision of Sustainability Policy
Mitsui & Co.'s Stakeholders
Environment
Environmental Management
Climate Change
- Added the impact on subject businesses in the transition risk analysis
- Added analysis of future effects in the physical risk analysis
- Disclosed breakdown of emissions reduction contribution and absorption
- Disclosed GHG emissions (Scope 3) results
- Disclosed initiatives to reduce GHG emissions in the value chain
Water Resources
Biodiversity
Social
Human Rights
- FY2023 Publication of Statement on the UK Modern Slavery Act
- Added detailed description of the human rights due diligence process and updated status of implementation
Human Resources Development
Diversity & Inclusion
Working Environment
Well-being
- Formulated Health and Safety Policy
- Renewed the "Health Declaration" as the "Mitsui's Commitment to Employee Well-being" and established a framework to promote well-being and a strategy map
- Added global Group targets to occupational safety objectives
- Established occupational health and safety promotion framework
Personnel Affairs Data
Supply Chain Management
- Revised Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives Policy (added reference to ocean pollution prevention)
- Disclosed seafood procurement policy
- Added human rights clause template to the general terms and conditions of our purchase agreement
- Disclosed breakdown of supplier survey result
- Disclosed specific examples of request for human rights-related corrective actions to supplier
Governance
Information Risk Management
Public Recognition
Editorial Policy
We provide detailed ESG information on our website with the aim of delivering an explicit message to our stakeholders that Mitsui & Co. commits to creating values through a wide range of business activities, and contributes to social and corporate sustainability.
| Scope of Coverage | Mitsui and major consolidated subsidiaries and associated companies. The scope of coverage for numerical data is provided individually in appended notes. |
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| Covered Period | The Sustainability Report 2023 mainly covers our initiatives carried out in the period from April 2022 to March 2023 (the fiscal year ended March 2023, "FY Mar/2023"), as well as part of our policy and initiatives carried out in the period up to November 2023 (the fiscal year ending March 2024, "FY Mar/2024"). |
| Independent Practitioner's Assurance | The star (" ") indicates that the sustainability information concerned has been given limited assurance, for the purpose of increasing its reliability, by Deloitte Tohmatsu Sustainability Co., Ltd. in its independent practitioner's assurance report. |
| Publication Date | December 2023 (Previous publication date: December 2022; next publication scheduled for December 2024) |
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| Corporate Profile | About Us |
| Contact | Corporate Sustainability Division, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. 2-1, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8631, Japan : +81(3)3285-1111 : +81(3)3285-9030 |
Sustainability Information Disclosure
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| Reports | Contents | Media | ||
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| Booklet | HTML | |||
| Sustainability Report | Detailed, comprehensive sustainability information published by the Company. | ● | ● | |
| Integrated Report | Mitsui issues the Integrated Report in order for every stakeholder to gain an understanding of Mitsui's management strategies, business overview, and initiatives for sustainable value creation. | ● | ● | |
| Empowering People to Build Brighter Futures Human Capital Report |
Explains our group's approach and initiatives to human resources and value creation through human resources management. | ● | ||
| Annual Securities Report | The Annual Securities Report is prepared pursuant to Article 24, Section 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and is required to be filed to the Kanto Finance Bureau. Please refer to this report for more detailed financial information. | ● | ● | |
| Corporate Governance Report | In accordance with Japan's Corporate Governance Code, Mitsui publishes a Corporate Governance Report that provides details on Mitsui's basic corporate governance approach and structure. Mitsui is also required to submit this report to the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Please refer to the PDF link for more detailed information related to Mitsui's organizational design, operational status, and evaluation of Board of Director effectiveness. | ● | ||
A Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements:
This material contains statements (including figures) regarding Mitsui's corporate strategies, objectives, and views of future developments that are forward-looking in nature and are not simply reiterations of historical facts. You should be aware that a number of known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to outcomes that differ materially from those presented in such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors referred to above include, but are not limited to, those contained in Mitsui's latest Annual Securities Report and Quarterly Securities Report, and Mitsui undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. These statements are presented to inform stakeholders of the views of Mitsui's management but should not be relied on solely in making investment and other decisions. Mitsui cannot be held liable for any damages arising as a result of use of this material.
