Sumitomo Forestry | Sustainability Performance

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Engages in timber, housing, and construction-related businesses.

1948

Japan

10,001+ employees

Paper & Forest Products

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#62

Overall

in Japan

in Paper & Forest Products

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

17 out of 91

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementAir and land impactNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk

Social

Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP

Financial Data

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

188.1K CO2e tonnes, 2024

Leading

Renewable energy

81% 2024

Waste generated

425.3K tonnes, 2023

Leading

Female engagement

39% 2025

Leading

Externalities

69.8M $, 2024

Laggard

Market cap

114.2T $, 2026▼45% YoY

Revenue

15.2B $, 2026▲9.4% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2026

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)

Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)

Industry Benchmark

720.8

B/M 1.1K

28.1

B/M 63.3

Controversy level

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Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd, Japanese major lumber/homebuilder, has faced sustained scrutiny over alleged inadequate disclosure of Indonesian/Russian timber sourcing including periodic NGO criticism from Mighty Earth and Forest Trends over Sumitomo Forestry's Asian timber supply chain practices affecting Japanese institutional ESG investor concerns over forestry compliance.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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SBTi targets and commitments

Target	Status	Temperature alignment	Year
Near-term target	Targets set	1.5°C	2030
Long-term target	Targets set	1.5°C	2050
Net-zero	Targets set	-	2050
Business Ambition 1.5°C	Member	-	2021

Target details

Overall Net-Zero Target: Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2050. Near-Term Targets: Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 42.0% by 2030 from a 2021 base year.*(**) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. also commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and use of sold products 51.6% per square meter of houses sold within the same timeframe.*(**) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. further commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities, with a target date of December 31, 2025. *The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks. **The targets only include energy and industrial emissions, the FLAG emissions have been excluded. The company will include these emissions in a FLAG target once a pathway for timber and wood fiber is available. Long-Term Targets: Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90.0% by 2050 from a 2021 base year.*(**) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. also commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, and use of sold products 97.0% per square meter of houses sold within the same timeframe.*(**) *The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks. **The targets only include energy and industrial emissions, the FLAG emissions have been excluded. The company will include these emissions in a FLAG target once a pathway for timber and wood fiber is available.

SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Controversy level

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Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd, Japanese major lumber/homebuilder, has faced sustained scrutiny over alleged inadequate disclosure of Indonesian/Russian timber sourcing including periodic NGO criticism from Mighty Earth and Forest Trends over Sumitomo Forestry's Asian timber supply chain practices affecting Japanese institutional ESG investor concerns over forestry compliance.

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female engagement

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Air pollution

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

SBTi targets and commitments

Target details

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Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

CDP Scores

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

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Female engagement

Waste

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Carbon emissions breakdown

Energy consumption breakdown

Climate risk

Nature risk

Production loss

Revenue at risk

Assets exposed to sensitive locations

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Air pollution

Land use

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