Mitsui & Co. Ltd

"Mitsui & Co. will require its business partners, including suppliers, to understand and implement the following principles, and will strive to create sustainable supply chains in cooperation with them:• Forced Labor Not to tolerate forced labor or any forms of modern slavery, including bonded labor or human tracking. • Child Labor Not to tolerate child labor • Discrimination To prohibit any form of discrimination in employment. • Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining To respect the rights of employees to associate freely and bargain collectively • Working Hours and Wages To properly manage employees’ working hours, holidays, leaves of absence, and wages in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. • Occupational Health and Safety To secure the health and safety of employees in the work environment."

"we expect various stakeholders including our business partners, to understand and respect human rights in line with this Policy, and aim to collaboratively promote respect for human rights. [...] We prohibit any form of discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status, religion, nationality,age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental disability or any other grounds. We respect each employees’ individuality and diversity and seek to cultivate an environment in which they can perform to the best of their abilities."

"Our suppliers are required to understand and implement our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy. If a supplier’s efforts to implement our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy are insufficient, or if it is revealed that a supplier has environmental issues or human rights violations within their supply chain, we will take corrective or remedying action through appropriate processes."

We strive to respect the human rights and cultures of indigenous peoples by complying with all applicable laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which we conduct our business activities as well as by respecting relevant international standards such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (ILO Convention: C169), and the principle of "free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)."

!On the Mitsui & Co, website, we have established the following framework for receiving opinions, proposals, grievances, and other feedback from customers and other stakeholders."

"We consider interactive communication with our suppliers to be very important, so we work to build relationships of trust and strengthen our supply chain management by working jointly on ideas for improvements with our partners, wherever needed. For this reason, since the fiscal year ended March 2012, we have been regularly conducting surveys targeting the suppliers of Mitsui and our subsidiaries to confirm the status of their business in regard to social issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental management, human rights, labor practices, and occupational health and safety, and to provide correction if necessary. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, we began surveying suppliers that handle products in high-risk business domains as part of human rights due diligence. In addition to the surveys, since the fiscal year ended March 2015, we have been carrying out on-site inspections of suppliers. In addition to inspecting compliance with our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy using a checklist, we also employ independent experts to participate in conducting interviews with persons in charge and carrying out observations of manufacturing plants and related facilities. When required, we also provide advice and guidance following the on-site surveys."

"Mitsui & Co. will require its business partners, including suppliers, to understand and implement the following principles, and will strive to create sustainable supply chains in cooperation with them:• Forced Labor Not to tolerate forced labor or any forms of modern slavery, including bonded labor or human tracking. • Child Labor Not to tolerate child labor • Discrimination To prohibit any form of discrimination in employment. • Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining To respect the rights of employees to associate freely and bargain collectively • Working Hours and Wages To properly manage employees’ working hours, holidays, leaves of absence, and wages in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. • Occupational Health and Safety To secure the health and safety of employees in the work environment."

"we expect various stakeholders including our business partners, to understand and respect human rights in line with this Policy, and aim to collaboratively promote respect for human rights. [...] We prohibit any form of discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status, religion, nationality,age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental disability or any other grounds. We respect each employees’ individuality and diversity and seek to cultivate an environment in which they can perform to the best of their abilities."

"Our suppliers are required to understand and implement our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy. If a supplier’s efforts to implement our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy are insufficient, or if it is revealed that a supplier has environmental issues or human rights violations within their supply chain, we will take corrective or remedying action through appropriate processes."

"In addition to implementing the following principles ourselves, we also require business partners, including suppliers, to understand and implement these principles with the aim of creating sustainable supply chains in cooperation with our partners. [...] To strive to respect the human rights and cultures of indigenous peoples by complying with all applicable laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which we conduct our business activities as well as by respecting relevant international standards such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (ILO Convention: C169), and the principle of “free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)"

Mitsui report that in March 2021 6.9% of their palm was "Sustainability certified [...] * Palm oil certified by RSPO and similar organizations"

"In addition to implementing the following principles ourselves, we also require business partners, including suppliers, to understand and implement these principles with the aim of creating sustainable supply chains in cooperation with our partners."

"On the Mitsui & Co, website, we have established the following framework for receiving opinions, proposals, grievances, and other feedback from customers and other stakeholders."

In their 2021 RSPO ACOP report Mitsui and Co. Ltd report their total palm oil usage as 430000.00 tons of which 9.53% is RSPO certified

"We consider interactive communication with our suppliers to be very important, so we work to build relationships of trust and strengthen our supply chain management by working jointly on ideas for improvements with our partners, wherever needed. For this reason, since the fiscal year ended March 2012, we have been regularly conducting surveys targeting the suppliers of Mitsui and our subsidiaries to confirm the status of their business in regard to social issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental management, human rights, labor practices, and occupational health and safety, and to provide correction if necessary. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, we began surveying suppliers that handle products in high-risk business domains as part of human rights due diligence. In addition to the surveys, since the fiscal year ended March 2015, we have been carrying out on-site inspections of suppliers. In addition to inspecting compliance with our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy using a checklist, we also employ independent experts to participate in conducting interviews with persons in charge and carrying out observations of manufacturing plants and related facilities. When required, we also provide advice and guidance following the on-site surveys."

Mitsui have a Sustainable Supply Chain Policy which sets out there deforestation commitment and commit to inspect suppliers compliance with this "We consider interactive communication with our suppliers to be very important, so we work to build relationships of trust and strengthen our supply chain management by working jointly on ideas for improvements with our partners, wherever needed. For this reason, since the fiscal year ended March 2012, we have been regularly conducting surveys targeting the suppliers of Mitsui and our subsidiaries to confirm the status of their business in regard to social issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental management, human rights, labor practices, and occupational health and safety, and to provide correction if necessary. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, we began surveying suppliers that handle products in high-risk business domains as part of human rights due diligence. In addition to the surveys, since the fiscal year ended March 2015, we have been carrying out on-site inspections of suppliers. In addition to inspecting compliance with our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy using a checklist, we also employ independent experts to participate in conducting interviews with persons in charge and carrying out observations of manufacturing plants and related facilities. When required, we also provide advice and guidance following the on-site surveys."

"In addition to inspecting compliance with our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy using a checklist, we also employ independent experts to participate in conducting interviews with persons in charge and carrying out observations of manufacturing plants and related facilities. When required, we also provide advice and guidance following the on-site surveys."

"Mitsui & Co. will require its business partners, including suppliers, to understand and implement the following principles, and will strive to create sustainable supply chains in cooperation with them:• Forced Labor Not to tolerate forced labor or any forms of modern slavery, including bonded labor or human tracking. • Child Labor Not to tolerate child labor • Discrimination To prohibit any form of discrimination in employment. • Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining To respect the rights of employees to associate freely and bargain collectively • Working Hours and Wages To properly manage employees’ working hours, holidays, leaves of absence, and wages in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. • Occupational Health and Safety To secure the health and safety of employees in the work environment."

"we expect various stakeholders including our business partners, to understand and respect human rights in line with this Policy, and aim to collaboratively promote respect for human rights. [...] We prohibit any form of discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status, religion, nationality,age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental disability or any other grounds. We respect each employees’ individuality and diversity and seek to cultivate an environment in which they can perform to the best of their abilities."

"Our suppliers are required to understand and implement our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy. If a supplier’s efforts to implement our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy are insufficient, or if it is revealed that a supplier has environmental issues or human rights violations within their supply chain, we will take corrective or remedying action through appropriate processes."

"To strive to respect the human rights and cultures of indigenous peoples by complying with all applicable laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which we conduct our business activities as well as by respecting relevant international standards such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Convention concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries (ILO Convention: C169), and the principle of “free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)" ; "Under the principle of free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), we continually engage in dialogue with stakeholders."

""Pulp that is derived from certified wood or from wood verified as legal* [...] FY Mar/2021: 91%" [...] *Pulp derived from wood that has been certified by FSC or other internationally recognized forest certification bodies, or that has been managed in accordance with the guidelines of our procurement policy for paper products."

"In addition to implementing the following principles ourselves, we also require business partners, including suppliers, to understand and implement these principles with the aim of creating sustainable supply chains in cooperation with our partners."

"Also, we recognize the possibility that forestry operations can have an environmental impact on a broad area around the forest so when carrying out forestry operations at Mitsui’s Forests, such as regeneration felling, thinning, and establishing roads, we always carry out a site survey beforehand based on a checklist of 22 items, including soil conditions, surface vegetation, forest conditions, and the situation regarding the surrounding area. We then revise the forestry operation plan based on the results of this survey and if necessary, change or cancel the plan. Within three months of carrying out work, we make sure to carry out a follow-up survey to conrm that the forestry operations were carried out properly with the aim of minimizing environmental impact and conserving biodiversity."

"On the Mitsui & Co, website, we have established the following framework for receiving opinions, proposals, grievances, and other feedback from customers and other stakeholders."

"We consider interactive communication with our suppliers to be very important, so we work to build relationships of trust and strengthen our supply chain management by working jointly on ideas for improvements with our partners, wherever needed. For this reason, since the fiscal year ended March 2012, we have been regularly conducting surveys targeting the suppliers of Mitsui and our subsidiaries to confirm the status of their business in regard to social issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental management, human rights, labor practices, and occupational health and safety, and to provide correction if necessary. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, we began surveying suppliers that handle products in high-risk business domains as part of human rights due diligence. In addition to the surveys, since the fiscal year ended March 2015, we have been carrying out on-site inspections of suppliers. In addition to inspecting compliance with our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy using a checklist, we also employ independent experts to participate in conducting interviews with persons in charge and carrying out observations of manufacturing plants and related facilities. When required, we also provide advice and guidance following the on-site surveys."

Mitsui have a Sustainable Supply Chain Policy which sets out there deforestation commitment and commit to inspect suppliers compliance with this "We consider interactive communication with our suppliers to be very important, so we work to build relationships of trust and strengthen our supply chain management by working jointly on ideas for improvements with our partners, wherever needed. For this reason, since the fiscal year ended March 2012, we have been regularly conducting surveys targeting the suppliers of Mitsui and our subsidiaries to confirm the status of their business in regard to social issues such as climate change, biodiversity, environmental management, human rights, labor practices, and occupational health and safety, and to provide correction if necessary. In the fiscal year ended March 2020, we began surveying suppliers that handle products in high-risk business domains as part of human rights due diligence. In addition to the surveys, since the fiscal year ended March 2015, we have been carrying out on-site inspections of suppliers. In addition to inspecting compliance with our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy using a checklist, we also employ independent experts to participate in conducting interviews with persons in charge and carrying out observations of manufacturing plants and related facilities. When required, we also provide advice and guidance following the on-site surveys."

"In addition to inspecting compliance with our Sustainable Supply Chain Policy using a checklist, we also employ independent experts to participate in conducting interviews with persons in charge and carrying out observations of manufacturing plants and related facilities. When required, we also provide advice and guidance following the on-site surveys."