Contents
Editorial Policy 2
Top Commitment
Message From the President 4
Message From the Chairperson of the Sustainability Committee 5
Sustainabilty Management
Our Approach to Sustainability
and Management Framework 7
Mitsui & Co.' s Stakeholders 14
Participation in Initiatives 18
Evaluation by Society 25
Materiality
Mitsui & Co.' s Materiality 27
Materiality and Management Strategy 29
Identification and Review of Materiality 31
Establish a foundation for sustainable
and stable supply 33
Create a community coexisting with nature 34
Foster a well-being society 35
Cultivate societies that respect
human rights 36
Empower our people to build
brighter futures 37
Build an organization with integrity 38
Materiality Action Plans 39
Environment
Environmental Management 81
Climate Change 88
Natural Capital 133
The LEAP approach to Mitsuis Forest 165
Circular Economy 183
Environmental Performance Data 194
Social
Human Rights 202
Responsibilities to Customers 213
Supply Chain Management 223
Local Communities 237
Human Resources Development 241
Governance
Corporate Governance Corporate Governance &
Internal Controls 252
Status of Corporate Governance 256
Compliance and Integrity 271
Risk Management 281
Sustainability Risk Management 284
Information Risk Management 286
Business Continuity Management (BCM/BCP) 292
Tax Transparency 295
Editorial Policy
We provide detailed sustainability 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. |
Covered Period | The reporting period is the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025), but some details outside this fiscal year are also included. |
Publication Date | December 2025 (Previous publication date: December 2024). |
Guidelines | GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Sustainability Reporting Standards GRI Content Index ISO 26000 (Guidance on Social Responsibility) ISO 14001 (Guidance on Environmental Management System) TCFD disclosure recommendations TNFD disclosure recommendations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
About Subject Notation | Mitsui & Co. Group As a general rule, this includes Mitsui & Co., Ltd. on a standalone basis, as well as consolidated subsidiaries and equity accounted investees. However, in some cases, it may also include unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies. ESG When referring to the Environment, Social, and Governance categories, and for terms that are currently widely recognized as common nouns, we continue to use the abbreviation "ESG." |
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 www.mitsui.com/jp/en |
Sustainability Information Disclosure
Reports Contents | Media | |||
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 | Mitsui's Human Capital Report, "Empowering People to Build Brighter Futures", 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 Semi-annual 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.
Top Commitment
Message From the President
Toward Creating Sustainable Futures, we will continue to contribute to solving social issues through business.
Mitsui & Co. has traditionally pursued solutions to social issues through business, while flexibly adapting its business models in response to changing environments. Given today's stronger emphasis on sustainability as a requirement of corporate management, this is the perfect time to embody the full potential of Mitsui & Co.'s long-cherished management philosophy and commitment to value creation.
We uphold "Creating Sustainable Futures" as the theme for Medium-term Management Plan 2026, which we announced in May 2023. In line with this theme, we will fully incorporate sustainability perspectives and offer our cross-industrial solutions, what we call real solutions, to social issues faced by a wide range of industries that are intricately interlinked to one another, and thereby pursue the materialization of our aspiration as set forth in Mitsui's corporate mission -"Build brighter futures, everywhere".
August 2023
Kenichi Hori
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer