Sumitomo Corporation Group
Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement for the Fiscal Year 2017

Sumitomo Corporation (SC) Group is committed to improving its practices to combat modern slavery andhuman trafficking. This statement has been published in accordance with the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015
and constitutes SC Group’s modern slavery and human trafficking statement for the fiscal year 2017. Thestatement has been approved by the board of directors of SC as the parent company of SC Group everyyear.

Background and organisational structure
SC Group is an integrated corporate group committed to business activities in a wide range of industrieswith around 130 offices and subsidiaries in over 60 countries and a network of over 900 group companies
worldwide. With its global network and based on trust from companies in various industries and fromconsumers, SC Group engages in multifaceted business activities by making the most of its Integrated
Corporate Strength. These business activities include sales of a variety of products and services within
Japan, import and export, trilateral trade, and domestic and international business investments. SC Group
employs over 70,000 people.
For more information on SC Group’s business overview, please visit the following link:
https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/jp/about

Steps taken to ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in SC Group’sbusiness and supply chains
At the core of SC Group lies Sumitomo's Business Philosophy, which has been passed down and followed
faithfully for more than 400 years since Masatomo Sumitomo (1585-1652) had founded. Our Corporate
Mission Statement (Management Principles and Activity Guidelines) is based on this philosophy andrepresents SC Group's fundamental and ultimate value standard. In the Corporate Mission Statement, it
clearly states that SC Group respects the personality of each individual and places prime importance onintegrity and sound management.
SC Group takes its commitment to tackling modern slavery and human trafficking very seriously. We setout below the steps SC Group has taken to help ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking are nottaking place in SC Group’s business or supply chains:1

Action Guidelines for Supply Chain Management
SC group has established the CSR Action Guidelines for Supply Chain Management. Through theimplementation of these guidelines, we are aiming to realize a sustainable society by working together withour suppliers, business partners, and contractors, etc. to achieve responsible value chain management. As
part of these guidelines, SC Group sets out its values to “Respect human rights and not to be complicit inhuman rights abuses” and to “Prevent forced labor, child labor and the payment of unfairly low wages.”
These principles establish the overarching guidelines encompassing our commitment to combating modern
slavery and human trafficking.

Identification of SC Group’s Material Issues
SC announced the identification of its “Six Material Issues to Achieve Sustainable Growth with Society”
in April 2017, a set of social issues that SC Group regards as important and should prioritize addressing
through its business activities as well as the challenges SC Group needs to overcome in creating solutions.
These material issues were defined based on Sumitomo’s Business Philosophy and the SC Group’s
Corporate Mission Statement. Going forward, SC Group will position these material issues as an importantfactor in developing business strategies and in the decision-making process for individual businesses.
<Issues that SC Group should prioritize addressing through its business activities>
・Achieving harmony with the global environment
・Contributing to the development of local communities and industries
・Establishing a foundation for comfortable and enriching lifestyles
・Providing diverse“Accessibility”<The challenges SC Group needs to overcome in creating solutions>・Developing human resources and promoting diversity
・Enhancing governance
SC Group will continue to help ensure that modern slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in
SC Group’s business or supply chains through enhancing governance.

Active commitment to the UN Global Compact
SC signed the UN Global Compact and declared its support for the 10 principles in March 2009 as theparent company of SC Group. This international sustainability related initiative shares the same values as
our Corporate Mission Statement. With our participation in the Global Compact, SC has committed itself

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to further increasing corporate value by constantly seeking out areas of its business activities that can beimproved in light of the values advocated by the 10 principles. The UN Global Compact has been referredalso through the internal auditing process of SC Group.
In addition, SC actively participates as a Board Member of the Global Compact Network Japan, a local
Global Compact network.

Training and workshops
SC, as the parent company of SC Group, provides numerous opportunities to promote the understanding
and entrenchment of the Action Guidelines, including:

training for new employees and locally hired employees; and

pre-departure briefings with executive managers being sent on overseas assignments.

In the fiscal year 2017, we have held training sessions for 162 new employees and 259 locally hired
employees, and more than 20 briefings with executive managers on overseas assignments.
In our efforts to tackle the issue of human rights abuses (including modern slavery and human trafficking),
SC has invited external experts to host a lecture in March 2018. Attended by 82 employees, the lecture has
provided hands-on training on such topics as the relevance of human rights to corporations and case studies
of corporate human rights abuses.
Furthermore, in order to disseminate our knowledge and raise our awareness especially about modern
slavery, we have utilized an American NGO’s free e-learning courses, which are Verite's on Supply Chain
Accountability on forced labor and human trafficking as a useful training material, which is one of thereferred tools on 'Transparency in Supply Chains: A Practical guide' published by UK Home Office.

Checklists and business unit reviews
In addition to SC’s training programmes, we have created checklists for business units to review from asustainability perspective our own business activities as well as those of related parties in our supply chains,such as suppliers, subsidiaries and associated companies, business partners, and contractors, etc. Since SC
conducts a wide range of business in multiple sectors, the associated risks vary, however the eradication of
any instances of modern slavery and human trafficking remains a key priority.
Drawing on the knowledge and skills acquired through SC’s training programme and specialised meetings,
business units identify specific parts of their business and supply chains to undergo review. The associatedrisks are evaluated with regard to the context in which those business units operate. This includes, forexample, an analysis of areas where the incidence of modern slavery and human trafficking is likely to be3

higher. We will continue to undertake these efforts aimed at ensuring that no modern slavery or humantrafficking of any form exists in our business and supply chains.

September 28, 2018

Signed.

Hideki Yamano
Representative Director,
Managing Executive Officer,
Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Information Officer
Sumitomo Corporation4