Sumitomo Corporation | Sustainability Performance
Operates as a general trading and investment company.
1919
Japan
10,001+ employees
Wholesale
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#12226
Overallⓘ#552
in Japanⓘ#76
in WholesaleⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Laggard
Aligned
Leading
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
2.6K
B/M 441.8
0.7
B/M 1.2
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Controversy level
- 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.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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