CONTENTS
Contents

1

Editorial Policy

2Social69

Respect for Human Rights

70

Occupational Health and Safety

78

Health and Productivity Management

85

Responsibility to Customers

94

HR Management

104

Our Views on Sustainability

3

Our Views on Sustainability

4

Diversity Management

111

Organization

5

Social Data

120

Assessment of Sustainability Risk

6

Engagement with Stakeholders10Participation in International Initiatives

11

Supply Chain

126

Policy127

Group-wide Initiatives

129

Sustainability Surveys to Suppliers

132

Initiatives for Individual Commodities

135

Governance

139

Materiality for Marubeni Group21The Idea of Materiality for Marubeni Group

22

Fundamental Materiality

23

Environmental & Social Materiality

24

Identification and Review Process of Materiality 26

AppendixEnvironment

27

Environmental Management

28

Climate Change

35

Sustainable Forestry 43Conservation of Biodiversity and Habitats

50

Water Management

55

Environmental Data

59

Corporate Governance Report

I Basic Views on Corporate Governance, Capital
Structure, Corporate Profile and Other Basic
Information
II Business Management Organization and Other
Corporate Governance Systems regarding
Decision-making, Execution of Business, andOversight in Management
III Implementation of Measures for Shareholdersand Other Stakeholders
IV Matters Related to the Internal Control System
V OtherMarubeni Corporation
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External Recognition

195

Green Bond200

ESG Content Index

201

List of Relevant Website Information
Provides contents of the Sustainable Development Report 2024 and relevant information to supplement the Sustainable Development Report.

Sustainability

To Investors

https://marubeni.disclosure.site/en/

https://www.marubeni.com/en/ir/

Main Contents

Main Contents〉
Our Views on Sustainability〉
Financial Results〉
Environment〉
IR Meeting on Financial Results〉
Social〉
 onsolidated Financial StatementsC

with Independent Auditors’ Report〉
Governance〉
Integrated Report〉
Business Report

Our Business

Our Company

https://www.marubeni.com/en/business/

https://www.marubeni.com/en/company/
Main Contents〉
Marubeni Management Philosophy〉
Vision for the Marubeni of the Future〉
 irectors, Audit & Supervisory
DBoard Members, and ExecutiveOfficers〉
Mid-Term Management Strategy〉
Organization〉
Major Group Companies

Editorial Policy
Sustainable Development Report 2024 summarizes information pertaining to each ESG item that we disclose on our Sustainability Website andin the Integrated Report, etc. Our views on sustainability and related policies and initiatives that appear in this report were first considered anddiscussed by the Sustainability Management Committee and have been reported to and adopted with the approval of the Board of Directors.
We will continue to improve the report to serve as a tool for communicating with stakeholders and gaining the trust of greater society.

Disclaimer Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements and Original Language

Reporting Period
The information covered in this report is primarily from FYE
3/2023 (April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023). Parts of the report alsoThis report contains forward-looking statements about thecover policies and initiatives from before and after the reporting

future performance, events or management plans of Marubeni

period, mainly as of January 31, 2024. Please refer to our website

Corporation and its Group companies (the Company) based on

for the latest information.

the available information, certain assumptions and expectations
at the point of disclosure, of which many are beyond theCompany’s control. These are subject to a number of risks,

Reporting Scope

uncertainties and factors, including, but not limited to, economic
and financial conditions, factors that may affect the level of

The scope of this report covers Marubeni Corporation and its

demand and financial performance of the major industries andconsolidated subsidiaries.

customers we serve, interest rates and currency fluctuations,availability and cost of funding, fluctuations in commodity andmaterials prices, political turmoil in certain countries andGuidelines Referenced

regions, litigation claims, changes in laws, regulations and tax
rules, and other factors. Actual results, performances andSDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

achievements may differ materially from those described

GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards)

explicitly or implicitly in the relevant forward-looking statements.

IFRS Foundation: International Integrated Reporting Framework

The Company has no responsibility for any possible damages

Latest report from the Recommendations of the Task Force on

arising from the use of information in this report, nor does theClimate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)

Company have any obligation to update these statements,

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information, future events or otherwise.
This report is an English language translation of the materials

Publication Dateoriginally written in Japanese. In case of discrepancies, theJapanese version is authoritative and universally valid.

April 2024 (English version)
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