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Sumitomo Corporation | Sustainability Performance

https://www.sumitomocorp.com/en/global

Operates as a general trading and investment company.

1919

Japan

10,001+ employees

Wholesale

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#13289
Overall
#563
in Japan
#79
in Wholesale

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

43 out of 79

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

7.2M CO2e tonnes, 2025
Critical

Renewable energy

16% 2025
Laggard

Waste generated

35.1K tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Female employees

31% 2025
Laggard

Externalities

487.5M $, 2025
Leading

Market cap

8.4T $, 2026▼47.5% YoY

Revenue

7.3T $, 2025▼5.2% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 30 out of 79


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 30 out of 79

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Renewable energy

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16%2025

Industry rank: 14 out of 79


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 14 out of 79

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2025

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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35.1K2025

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Controversy level


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  • Sumitomo Corporation, Japanese major sogo shosha (general trading company), has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested historic 2024 sustained Sumitomo Russian Sakhalin2 LNG (Sumitomo retained 10% stake post2022 sanctions) affecting Japanese institutional ESG investor concerns over Russian energy sourcing under TCFD/CDP frameworks, plus the contested historic 2014 USD 1.5+ billion Sumitomo Madagascar Ambatovy Nickel Mine writedown affecting institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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58Moderate
$29.0Testimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

8.4T $, 2026▼47.5% YoY

Revenue

7.3T $, FY2025▼5.2% YoY

EBITDA

447.7B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

6% Industry: 12▼1.8% YoY

P/E ratio

11.7 Industry: 32▼7% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$7.3TFY2025 revenue

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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Operating margin
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Free cashflow

509.5B 2025▲1.9% YoY

Capex

102.8B 2025▼9.2% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.8 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

7.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

6.8K

▲ 4.5%

2023

6.9K

▲ 0.4%

2024

7.3K

▲ 0.5%

2025

7.9K

2028

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Asset manager exclusions

3 2026▼NaN% YoY

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Environmental policy coverage

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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10%
Independent Directors

5 out of 50 incl. management

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Overall score

70

Environment

99

Social

63

Governance

48

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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