The following is the index for the “Sustainability Reporting Standards” published by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
| No. | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 | |||
| 1. The organization and its reporting practices | |||
| 2-1 | Organizational details |
Business Operations (pp. 3-4) Global Network (p. 101) Investor Information (p. 102) |
Company Profile |
| 2-2 | Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting |
Editorial Policy (p. 2) Manufactured Capital (p. 13, p. 91) Global Network (p. 101) |
Editorial Policy Manufactured Capital Japan / Global Network (Japanese) World / Global Network (Japanese) |
| 2-3 | Reporting period, frequency and contact point |
Editorial Policy (p. 2) Back cover |
Company Profile Reports (Download) |
| 2-4 | Restatements of information |
Financial and Non-Financial Data (pp. 95-98) |
Links to Performance Data Financial and Non-Financial Data Global Environmental Data |
| 2-5 | External assurance |
Honors and Certifications from Outside Organizations (pp. 93-94) Independent Verification Report (p. 99) |
Sustainability (Participation in Initiatives, Honors and Certifications from Outside Organizations) |
| 2. Activities and workers | |||
| 2-6 | Activities, value chain and other business relationships |
Risks, Opportunities and the Value Chain (pp. 19-22) |
Value Chain, External Environment, Risks and Opportunities |
| 2-7 | Employees |
Financial and Non-Financial Data (p. 96) Key Management Resources (pp. 13-14) Consolidated Financial Data (pp. 95-98) Initiatives Related to Human Capital (pp. 69-72) |
Kindness (A Kind Culture Where Everyone Can Prosper) Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| 2-8 | Workers who are not employees |
Financial and Non-Financial Data (p. 96) Key Management Resources (pp. 13-14) Consolidated Financial Data (pp. 95-98) Initiatives Related to Human Capital (pp. 69-72) |
Kindness (A Kind Culture Where Everyone Can Prosper) Financial and Non-Financial Data |
| 3. Governance | |||
| 2-9 | Governance structure and composition |
Corporate Governance (pp. 77-89) ESG-Based Business Management Structure (p. 88) |
Corporate Governance |
| 2-10 | Nomination and selection of the highest governance body |
Corporate Governance (pp. 77-89) |
Securities Report (Japanese) Corporate Governance |
| 2-11 | Chair of the highest governance body |
Corporate Governance (pp. 77-78) |
Corporate Governance |
| 2-12 | Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts |
Corporate Governance (pp. 77-89) ESG-Based Business Management Structure (p. 88) |
Corporate Governance Securities Report (Japanese) |
| 2-13 | Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts |
Risk Management (p. 86) |
Risk Management |
| 2-14 | Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting |
ESG-Based Business Management Structure (p. 88) |
ESG-Based Business Management Structure |
| 2-15 | Conflicts of interest | — | Securities Report (Japanese) Corporate Governance |
| 2-16 | Communication of critical concerns |
Basic Policy on the Internal Control System (p. 85) Risk Management (p. 86) Compliance (p. 87) |
Corporate Governance Risk Management Compliance |
| 2-17 | Collective knowledge of the highest governance body |
ESG Management Undertaken by the Sumitomo Rubber Group (pp. 55-90) |
Priority Issues (Materiality) |
| 2-18 | Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body |
Initiatives to Enhance the Effectiveness of the Board of Directors’ Operations, Remuneration of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members (pp. 83-84) |
Corporate Governance |
| 2-19 | Remuneration policies | Remuneration of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members (p. 84) | Corporate Governance |
| 2-20 | Process to determine remuneration | Remuneration of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members (p. 84) | Corporate Governance |
| 2-21 | Annual total compensation ratio | Remuneration of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members (p. 84) | Corporate Governance |
| 4. Strategy, policies and practices | |||
| 2-22 | Statement on sustainable development strategy |
“Our Philosophy”—a Corporate Philosophy Structure Guiding Sumitomo Rubber Group Operations (pp. 5-6) Activities to Disseminate the Purpose and “Our Philosophy” (pp. 7-8) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) |
Our Philosophy |
| 2-23 | Policy commitments |
“Our Philosophy”—a Corporate Philosophy Structure Guiding Sumitomo Rubber Group Operations (pp. 5-6) Activities to Disseminate the Purpose and “Our Philosophy” (pp. 7-8) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) |
Our Philosophy |
| 2-24 | Embedding policy commitments |
ESG Management Undertaken by the Sumitomo Rubber Group (pp. 53-93) |
Sustainability Website |
| 2-25 | Processes to remediate negative impacts |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) Compliance (p. 87) |
Compliance Targets and Results Relative to Sustainability Initiatives, Integrity (Integrity for Society) Corporate Ethics Helpline (Japanese) |
| 2-26 | Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) Compliance (p. 87) |
Compliance Targets and Results Relative to Sustainability Initiatives, Integrity (Integrity for Society) Corporate Ethics Helpline (Japanese) |
| 2-27 | Compliance with laws and regulations |
Compliance (p. 87) |
Compliance |
| 2-28 | Membership associations | — | Participation in Initiatives |
| 5. Stakeholder engagement | |||
| 2-29 | Approach to stakeholder engagement |
Stakeholder Engagement (p. 89) Priority Issues (Materiality) (pp. 15-16) |
Stakeholder Engagement Priority Issues (Materiality) Integrity (Integrity for Society) |
| 2-30 | Collective bargaining agreements |
Financial and Non-Financial Data (p. 96)) Key Management Resources (pp. 13-14) Consolidated Financial Data (pp. 95-98) Initiatives Related to Human Capital (pp. 69-72) |
Kindness (A Kind Culture Where Everyone Can Prosper) Financial and Non-Financial Data Fact Book (Japanese) |
| GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 | |||
| 3-1 | Process to determine material topics |
Priority Issues (Materiality) (pp. 15-16) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results (pp. 91-92) |
Priority Issues (Materiality) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050,” Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results |
| 3-2 | List of material topics |
Priority Issues (Materiality) (pp. 15-16) |
Priority Issues (Materiality) |
| 3-3 | Management of material topics |
Priority Issues (Materiality) (pp. 15-16) ESG-Based Business Management Structure (p. 88) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results (pp. 91-92) |
Priority Issues (Materiality) ESG-Based Business Management Structure Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050,” Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results |
| No. | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 201: Economic Performance | |||
| 201-1 | Direct economic value generated and distributed |
Financial and Non-Financial Data (pp. 95-98) Value Creation Model (pp. 11-12) Risks, Opportunities and the Value Chain (pp. 19-22) Key Management Resources (pp. 13-14) Stakeholder Engagement (p. 89) Supply Chain Management (p. 64) |
Financial and Non-Financial Data Value Creation Model Value Chain, External Environment, Risks and Opportunities Integrity (Integrity for Society) Key Management Resources Stakeholder Engagement Supply Chain Management Fact Book (Japanese) |
| 201-2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change |
Initiatives to Protect the Environment (pp. 59-66) |
Responding to Climate Change (TCFD) |
| 201-3 | Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans | — | Securities Report (Japanese) |
| 201-4 | Financial assistance received from government | — | — |
| GRI 202: Market Presence | |||
| 202-1 | Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage | — | — |
| 202-2 | Proportion of senior management hired from the local community | — | — |
| GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts | |||
| 203-1 | Infrastructure investments and services supported | — | — |
| 203-2 | Significant indirect economic impacts | — | — |
| GRI 204: Procurement Practices | |||
| 204-1 | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | — | — |
| GRI 205: Anti-corruption | |||
| 205-1 | Operations assessed for risks related to corruption | — | Compliance |
| 205-2 | Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures |
Compliance (p. 87) |
Compliance |
| 205-3 | Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken | — | List of 2021 News (Japansese) |
| GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior | |||
| 206-1 | Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust and monopoly practices | — | — |
| GRI 207: Tax | |||
| 207-1 | Approach to tax | — | Tax Policy |
| 207-2 | Tax governance, control and risk management | — | Tax Policy |
| 207-3 | Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax | — | — |
| 207-4 | Country-by-country reporting | — | — |
| No. | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 301: Materials | |||
| 301-1 | Materials used by weight or volume | Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) | Material Flows (six factories in Japan) |
| 301-2 | Recycled input materials used | — | — |
| 301-3 | Reclaimed products and their packaging materials | — | — |
| GRI 302: Energy | |||
| 302-1 | Energy consumption within the organization |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 302-2 | Energy consumption outside of the organization |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 302-3 | Energy intensity |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 302-4 | Reduction of energy consumption |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 302-5 | Reductions in energy requirements of products and services |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| GRI 303: Water and Effluents | |||
| 303-1 | Interactions with water as a shared resource |
Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) Initiatives to Address Water Security Risk (p. 65) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 303-2 | Management of water discharge-related impacts |
Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) Initiatives to Address Water Security Risk (p. 65) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 303-3 | Water withdrawal |
Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) Initiatives to Address Water Security Risk (p. 65) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 303-4 | Water discharge |
Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) Initiatives to Address Water Security Risk (p. 65) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| 303-5 | Water consumption |
Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) Initiatives to Address Water Security Risk (p. 65) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| GRI 304: Biodiversity | |||
| 304-1 | Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity (p. 66) |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity Sustainability Initiatives Undertaken by Manufacturing Bases (Japanese) |
| 304-2 | Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity (p. 66) |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity Sustainability Initiatives Undertaken by Manufacturing Bases (Japanese) |
| 304-3 | Habitats protected or restored |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity (p. 66) |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity Sustainability Initiatives Undertaken by Manufacturing Bases (Japanese) |
| 304-4 | IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity (p. 66) |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity Sustainability Initiatives Undertaken by Manufacturing Bases (Japanese) |
| GRI 305: Emissions | |||
| 305-1 | Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Financial and Non-Financial Data Global Environmental Data |
| 305-2 | Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Financial and Non-Financial Data Global Environmental Data |
| 305-3 | Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Financial and Non-Financial Data Global Environmental Data |
| 305-4 | GHG emissions intensity |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Financial and Non-Financial Data Global Environmental Data |
| 305-5 | Reduction of GHG emissions |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Financial and Non-Financial Data Global Environmental Data |
| 305-6 | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality (pp. 59-60) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Financial and Non-Financial Data Global Environmental Data |
| 305-7 | Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX) and other significant air emissions | — | Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Sustainability Initiatives Undertaken by Manufacturing Bases (Japanese) |
| GRI 306: Waste | |||
| 306-1 | Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts | — | Waste Reduction Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Global Environmental Data |
| 306-2 | Management of significant waste-related impacts | — | Waste Reduction Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Global Environmental Data |
| 306-3 | Waste generated |
TOWANOWA (pp. 56-58) |
Waste Reduction Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Global Environmental Data |
| 306-4 | Waste diverted from disposal | — | Waste Reduction Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Global Environmental Data |
| 306-5 | Waste directed to disposal |
TOWANOWA (pp. 56-58) |
Waste Reduction Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Global Environmental Data |
| GRI 307: Environmental Compliance | |||
| 307-1 | Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | — | Number of Environmental Accidents and Pollution and Other Incidents That Resulted in Fines or Other Punitive Measures |
| GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment | |||
| 308-1 | New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria |
Supply Chain Management (p. 64) |
Supply Chain Management |
| 308-2 | Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
Supply Chain Management (p. 64) |
Supply Chain Management |
| No. | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 401: Employment | |||
| 401-1 | New employee hires and employee turnover |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) Key Management Resources (pp. 13-14) |
Initiatives to Ensure Respect for and Otherwise Promote Diversity |
| 401-2 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees | — | — |
| 401-3 | Parental leave |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Promote Women’s Empowerment |
| GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations | |||
| 402-1 | Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes | — | — |
| GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety | |||
| 403-1 | Occupational health and safety management system | — | Occupational Safety & Health |
| 403-2 | Hazard identification, risk assessment and incident investigation | — | Occupational Safety & Health |
| 403-3 | Occupational health services | — | Occupational Safety & Health |
| 403-4 | Worker participation, consultation and communication on occupational health and safety | — | Sound Labor-Management Relations Occupational Safety & Health |
| 403-5 | Worker training on occupational health and safety | — | Occupational Safety & Health |
| 403-6 | Promotion of worker health |
Promoting Health & Productivity Management (p. 70) |
Promoting Healthy Management |
| 403-7 | Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships |
Promoting Health & Productivity Management (p. 70) |
Promoting Healthy Management |
| 403-8 | Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system | — | Occupational Safety & Health |
| 403-9 | Work-related injuries | — | Occupational Safety & Health |
| 403-10 | Work-related ill health | — | Occupational Safety & Health Promoting Healthy Management |
| GRI 404: Training and Education | |||
| 404-1 | Average hours of training per year per employee | — | Our Structure for Human Resource and Organizational Development Initiatives to Nurture Human Resources Promoting the Development of DX-Related Human Resources, Data Utilization and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) |
| 404-2 | Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs |
Human Resource Development (pp. 71-72) |
Our Structure for Human Resource and Organizational Development Initiatives to Nurture Human Resources Promoting the Development of DX-Related Human Resources, Data Utilization and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) |
| 404-3 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews | — | Our Structure for Human Resource and Organizational Development Initiatives to Nurture Human Resources Promoting the Development of DX-Related Human Resources, Data Utilization and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) |
| GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity | |||
| 405-1 | Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) (pp. 69-70) Systems and Programs Designed to Realize Diverse Work Styles (p. 72) |
Promoting Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives to Promote Women’s Empowerment Initiatives to Ensure Respect for and Otherwise Promote Diversity |
| 405-2 | Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men |
Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) (pp. 69-70) Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data |
| GRI 406: Non-discrimination | |||
| 406-1 | Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken |
Initiatives Related to Human Rights (p. 70) |
Initiatives to Ensure Respect for Human Rights |
| GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining | |||
| 407-1 | Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk |
Initiatives Related to Human Rights (p. 70) |
Initiatives to Ensure Respect for Human Rights |
| GRI 408: Child Labor | |||
| 408-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor |
Initiatives Related to Human Rights (p. 70) Supply Chain Management (p. 64) |
Initiatives to Ensure Respect for Human Rights Supply Chain Management |
| GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor | |||
| 409-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
Initiatives Related to Human Rights (p. 70) ISupply Chain Management (p. 64) |
Initiatives to Ensure Respect for Human Rights Supply Chain Management |
| GRI 410: Security Practices | |||
| 410-1 | Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures | — | — |
| GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples | |||
| 411-1 | Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples | — | — |
| GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment | |||
| 412-1 | Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments | — | Initiatives to Ensure Respect for Human Rights |
| 412-2 | Employee training on human rights policies or procedures | — | Initiatives to Ensure Respect for Human Rights |
| 412-3 | Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening | — | — |
| GRI 413: Local Communities | |||
| 413-1 | Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments and development programs |
Stakeholder Engagement (p. 89) Initiatives for Society (p. 90) Supply Chain Management (p. 64) |
Stakeholder Engagement Supply Chain Management Integrity (Integrity for Society) |
| 413-2 | Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities | — | — |
| GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment | |||
| 414-1 | New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | — | Supply Chain Management |
| 414-2 | Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | — | Supply Chain Management |
| GRI 415: Public Policy | |||
| 415-1 | Political contributions | — | — |
| GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety | |||
| 416-1 | Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories | — | — |
| 416-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services | — | — |
| GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling | |||
| 417-1 | Requirements for product and service information and labeling | — | Next (Next-Generation Products & Solutions) |
| 417-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling | — | Next (Next-Generation Products & Solutions) |
| 417-3 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications | — | — |
| GRI 418: Customer Privacy | |||
| 418-1 | Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | — | — |
| GRI 419: Socioeconomic Compliance | |||
| 419-1 | Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area | — | Compliance |