Sustainability at the ITOCHU Group

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ITOCHU Corporation's Perspectives on Sustainability
ITOCHU Corporation believes that responding to the expectation of society through business activities keeps our Sustainability andfurther growth. This report presents our initiatives for promotion of Sustainability.

Referenced Guidelines

Corporate Profile

GRI Standards 2016 issued by Global
Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB)
Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2012 version)issued by the Ministry of the Environment of JapanISO 26000 (Guidance on social responsibility)

Company name		

ITOCHU Corporation

Founded			1858

A side-by-side comparison of GRI Standards andthe UN Global Compact can be found at:
www.itochu.co.jp/en/csr/report/gri/Reporting Period
This report principally covers actual data for thefiscal year beginning on April 1, 2019, and ended
on March 31, 2020 (FYE 2020).
However, some of the most recent information on
our activities and initiatives are also included.

Publication Information
Publication: September 2020
Next publication (scheduled): August 2021
Previous publication: August 2019

Incorporated		December 1, 1949
Headquarters
TokyoOsaka

5-1, Kita-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-8077, Japan
1-3, Umeda 3-chome, Kita-ku,
Osaka 530-8448, Japan

Chairman & CEO		

Masahiro OkafujiCommon Stock		253,448 million yen

Number of offices		

Domestic ofﬁces 9			Overseas ofﬁces 94

Tokyo Headquarters

Osaka Headquarters(North Gate Building)Number of employees * Consolidated 128,146			

Non-consolidated 4,261			

(As of March 31, 2020)* The number of consolidated employees is based on actual

working employees excluding temporary staff.

Reporting BoundaryInquiries
ITOCHU Corporation
Sustainability Management Department
TEL :+81-3-3497-4069
FAX :+81-3-3497-7547
E-mail : csr@itochu.co.jp

This report covers ITOCHU Corporation(9 domestic offices and 94 overseas offices) andits major group companies.

Disclosure of Sustainability-related Information
To make information on ITOCHU's sustainability initiatives widely accessible, information is disclosed through the following media.

ESG Repor�
2020

Corporate Website Sustainability Pages

ESG Report

Annual Report

Information is disclosed regarding ITOCHU
Corporation's sustainability activities in a format
that provides detailed coverage across a widerange of themes. Moreover, information on activities
conducted during the current year is disseminatedon a timely basis.

Wide-ranging information covered in detail on
the website Sustainability pages is published in
PDF format as an annual ESG Report. The reports
provide an ongoing perspective of ITOCHU'ssustainability activities.

Aimed at investors and other stakeholders,
we provide particularly important reporting on
ITOCHU's Sustainability activities, along withinformation such as management results and future
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Environment

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Sustainability at the ITOCHU GroupTop Commitment : Chairman & CEO

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Policy & Basic Approach7

Structure and System

8

Top Commitment : President & COO

4

Message from Chief Administrative Officer

Initiatives

10

5

Stakeholder Relations

29

Environmental Policy

32

Water Resources Conservation

63

Environmental Management

33

Approaches to Conservation of Biodiversity

70

Climate Change

39

ITOCHU's Clean-tech Business

76

Prevention of Pollution and Resource Circulation

54

Environment

Society
Labor Practices

86

Respect and Consideration for Human Rights

127

Employee Training106

Responsibilities to Customers

135

Occupational Safety and Health Management

113

Sustainability in the Value Chain

146

Corporate Governance

169

Compliance

204

Risk Management

198

Evaluation by Society213

Independent Assurance Report

216

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