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Sustainability Stories

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CSO Message

The spirit of sustainability management has been passed down for 400 years at the Sumitomo Group.

We aim to realize a sustainable society by connecting that spirit to the future together with our employees who are putting it into practice every day.

Hirokazu Higashino

Representative Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Strategy Officer

6 Key Social Issues

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To promote sustainability management, we have identified six key social issues and established medium- and long-term goals for each. Please check out the targets set for each material issue and the interviews of employees working to achieve them.

Mitigation of climate change

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Circular economy

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Respect for human rights

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Development of local society and economy

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Improvement of living standard

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Quality education

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