CSR FOR ITOCHU

CSR for ITOCHU Corporation
ITOCHU Corporation is pursuing multi-faceted corporate activities in various regions of the world and a wide
range of fields. As such, ITOCHU is well aware of its impact on the global environment and international society.
Being “Committed to the Global Good,” we will continue to contribute to building a sustainable society going forward.

ITOCHU Mission and Values
ITOCHU founder Chubei Itoh first launched a wholesale linen
business in 1858. For more than 150 years since, ITOCHU has
passed down the spirit of sampo yoshi (good for the buyer,
seller and society), a management philosophy embraced byThe ITOCHU group respects

Ohmi merchants that is the source of its CSR thinking today.

the individual, society, andAfter considering ways to demonstrate its commitment to
the future in its Commitment

society as an international corporation and to put this commit-

to the Global Good.

ment into practice, in 1992 ITOCHU formulated “Committed to
the Global Good ” as a corporate philosophy. The conceptual
framework for this philosophy was reorganized in 2009. In
order for all employees to properly understand the responsibility that the ITOCHU Group is charged with fulfilling for society
and to make this philosophy an integral part of actions every-

Am I communicating vision and moving forward with others?

day, its core element, “Committed to the Global Good,” was
Am I proud to say I am involved in the work?

set as the ITOCHU Mission for the entire ITOCHU Group.
Accompanying this is a new set of five values, called theAm I including the ideas and skills of a variety of people
to create the best result?

ITOCHU Values, considered vital for enabling each employee toAm I taking responsibility for and caring intensely about
what I am doing?

fulfill their role in realizing the ITOCHU Mission. To embed theITOCHU Values, ITOCHU has formulated “5 self-tests” that

Am I actively trying new things and pursuing innovative solutions?

employees can refer to in order to determine that the fivevalues are present in their actions.

ITOCHU’s Participation in theUnited Nations Global Compact

The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact
Human Rights
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationallyproclaimed human rights; andPrinciple 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

LabourPrinciple 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective
recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; andPrinciple 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.

Environment
In April 2009, ITOCHU Corporation joined the United Nations
Global Compact, a global initiative to achieve the sustainablegrowth of the international community. In compliance with thePrinciple 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental
challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; andPrinciple 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Global Compact’s ten principles in the areas of human rights,
labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption, ITOCHU

Anti-corruption

is striving to fulfill its corporate mission of “Committed to thePrinciple 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including
extortion and bribery.

Global Good.”2