| Item | Integrated Report 2025 | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter.1: Basic information of environmental reporting | ||
| 1. Basic requirements for environmental reporting | ||
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Boundary of the reporting entity |
Editorial Policy（p.4） |
Editorial Policy |
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Reporting period for information provided |
Editorial Policy（p.4） |
Editorial Policy |
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Reporting standards, guidelines or the like |
Editorial Policy（p.4） |
Editorial Policy |
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Overview of the environmental report |
Editorial Policy（p.4） |
Editorial Policy |
| 2. Trends in key performance indicators | ||
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Trends in major performance indicators |
Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（P.35） Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（P.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| Chapter.2: Items to be reported in environmental reporting | ||
| 1. Top management’s commitments | ||
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Top management’s commitments on the entity’s response to material environmental issues |
TOP COMMTMENT（pp.6-9） |
TOP COMMTMENT |
| 2. Governance | ||
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The entity’s governance structure |
Corporate Governance（p.49） |
Sustainability Management Structure Corporate Governance |
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Name of the manager responsible for material environmental issues |
Corporate Governance（p.49） |
Sustainability Management Structure |
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The roles of the board of directors and the board of executive officers in the management of material environmental issues |
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Sustainability Management Structure |
| 3. Stakeholder engagement | ||
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Corporate policies to stakeholders |
Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Stakeholder Engagement |
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Overview of stakeholder engagement activities conducted in the reporting period |
Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.35） Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Climate Change Circular Economy Environmental Conservation through Greening Activities Water Resource Conservation Waste Reduction Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations Supply Chain Management Initiatives Related to Respect for Human Rights Social Contribution Activities Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative |
| 4. Risk management | ||
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Environment-related risk identification, assessment, and management processes |
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Material Issues (Materiality)（p.11） Risk Management（p.53） |
Material Issues Risk Management Sustainability Management Structure Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations Environmental Management System |
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Positioning of the above processes within the entity’s overall risk management |
Risk Management（p.53） |
Risk Management Sustainability Management Structure Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations Environmental Management System |
| 5. Business model | ||
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The entity’s business model |
Value Creation Model（p.10） Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035”（p.12） |
Value Creation Model |
| 6. Value chain management | ||
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Value chain overview |
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Material Issues (Materiality)（p.11） |
Material Issues Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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Green procurement policy, objectives, and results |
Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Supply Chain Management |
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Status of eco-friendly products and services |
Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.35） Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Climate Change Circular Economy Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative |
| 7. Long-term vision | ||
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Long-term vision |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035”（pp.12-15） Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives”（p.18） |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035” Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives” |
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Time period covered by the long-term vision |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035”（pp.12-15） Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives”（p.18） |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035” Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives” |
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Reasons why that time period was selected |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035”（pp.12-15） Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives”（p.18） |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035” Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives” |
| 8. Strategy | ||
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Business strategy of an entity developed for contributing to the achievement of a sustainable society |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035”（pp.12-15） Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives”（p.18） |
Long-Term Corporate Strategy “R.I.S.E. 2035” Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives” |
| 9. Methodology for identifying material environmental issues | ||
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Procedure by which the entity identified its material environmental issues |
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Material Issues (Materiality)（p.11） |
Material Issues Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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List of identified material environmental issues |
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Material Issues (Materiality)（p.11） |
Material Issues Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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Reasons that the identified environmental issues were judged material |
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Material Issues (Materiality)（p.11） |
Material Issues Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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Boundaries of the material environmental issues |
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Material Issues (Materiality)（p.11） |
Material Issues Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
| 10. The entity’s material environmental issues | ||
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Policies and/or action plans |
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Material Issues (Materiality)（p.11） Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives”（p.18） Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.35） Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Material Issues Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives” Climate Change Circular Economy Water Resource Conservation Waste Reduction Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative Environmental Management System |
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Targets and results of policies / action plans based on performance indicators |
Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives”（p.18） Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.35） Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Long-Term Sustainability Target: “Driving Our Future Initiatives” Climate Change Circular Economy Water Resource Conservation Waste Reduction Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative Environmental Management System |
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Methodologies used for calculating each performance indicator |
Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.35） Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Climate Change Circular Economy Water Resource Conservation Waste Reduction Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative |
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Aggregation scope of data for each performance indicator |
Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.35） Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（p.38） |
Climate Change Circular Economy Water Resource Conservation Waste Reduction Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative Environmental Management System Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Financial impact of related risks and opportunities and calculation methodology thereof, if the financial impact is significant |
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Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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An assurance report, if an independent third party provided assurance to the items to be reported |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Independent Verification Report |
| Reference: Major environmental issues and their performance indicators | ||
| 1. Climate Change | ||
| Greenhouse gas emissions | ||
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Scope 1 emissions |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Scope 2 emissions |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Scope 3 emissions |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| Emission intensity | ||
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Greenhouse gas emission intensity |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| Energy usage | ||
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Breakdown of energy usage and overall energy usage |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Renewable energy usage as a percentage of overall energy usage |
－ |
－ |
| 2. Water resources | ||
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Water resource inputs |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Water intensity |
－ |
－ |
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Water discharge |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Status of water stress, if the entity has sites or supply chains located in areas with water stress |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| 3. Biodiversity | ||
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Impact of business activities on biodiversity |
Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.37） |
Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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Status and extent of the dependency of the entity’s business activities on biodiversity |
－ |
Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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Business activities that contribute to biodiversity conservation |
Contribution to a Sustainable Global Environment（p.37） |
Information disclosure aligned with the TCFD and TNFD recommendations |
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Status of cooperation with external stakeholders |
Building Strong Relationships with Stakeholders（pp.38-40） |
Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives for the Conservation of Endangered Animals and Plants Environmental Conservation through Greening Activities |
| 4. Resource circulation | ||
| Resource inputs | ||
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Volume of nonrenewable resource inputs |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Volume of renewable resource inputs |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Volume of recycled materials used |
－ |
－ |
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Rate of recycled and reused resources ( = Volume of recycled materials used / Volume of resource inputs) |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| Resource waste | ||
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Total production of waste, etc. |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data（Concatenation）（p.62） |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Total final disposal volume of waste, etc. |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| 5. Chemical substances | ||
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Volume of chemical substances in storage |
－ |
－ |
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Volume of chemical substance emissions |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Volume of chemical substances transferred |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
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Volume of chemical substances handled (volume used) |
－ |
－ |
| 6. Pollution prevention | ||
| General | ||
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Status of legal compliance |
－ |
Environmental Management System |
| Air quality conservation | ||
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Air-pollutant emissions volume, emission concentration in air pollution regulations |
－ |
Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| Water pollution | ||
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Water pollution load, emission concentration in emissions regulations |
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Financial and Non-Financial Data Environmental Management System |
| Soil pollution | ||
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Status of soil pollution |
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Environmental Management System |
