Overall Business and Scope of Impact

We at the Sumitomo Forestry Group strive in a wide range of business activities centered upon wood.

We have built strengths unique to our Group from the technology and know-how in wood accumulated for the almost 320 years since our founding to the brand cultivated with a network in Japan and overseas that connects us to our customers. The Sumitomo Forestry Group utilizes wood as a healthy and environmentally friendly natural resource to provide a diverse range of lifestyle-related services that contribute to the realization of a sustainable and prosperous society. All our efforts are based on Sumitomo’s Business Spirit, which places prime importance on fairness and integrity for the good of society.


Value Chain
Seedling Farming Garden Vegetation Cultivation Harvest Transport Site Preparation	Verification of Sustainability/ Legal Compliance Procurement Delivery/ Productization Shipping Sales	Product Development Raw Material Procurement Processing/ Production Shipping Sales	Sales/Product Development Design Materials Procurement Construction After-Sales Support	Procurement Production Power Generation Wholesales * related to the energy business
Relevant Stakeholders
- Customers - Business Partners - Government and Regulatory Authorities - Industries and Companies in the Same Business - NPOs/NGOs - Global Environment - Global Society and Local Communities - Employees and Their Families
Relevant Material Issues^*
Material Issue 1 >Environmentally responsible society Material Issue 2 >Low-carbon society Material Issue 3 >Strengthen occupational health and safety Material Issue 4 >Strengthen risk management framework	Material Issue 1 >Environmentally responsible society Material Issue 2 >Low-carbon society Material Issue 4 >Strengthen risk management framework	Material Issue 1 >Environmentally responsible society Material Issue 2 >Low-carbon society Material Issue 2 >Recycling society Material Issue 3 >Strengthen occupational health and safety Material Issue 4 >Strengthen risk management framework	Material Issue 1 >Environmentally responsible society Material Issue 2 >Low-carbon society Material Issue 2 >Recycling society Material Issue 3 >Strengthen occupational health and safety Material Issue 4 >Strengthen risk management framework Material Issue 5 >Improve safety and quality Material Issue 5 >Improve communication with customers	Material Issue 2 >Low-carbon society Material Issue 4 >Strengthen risk management framework
Relevant SDGs

Relevant Initiatives
Sustainable Forest Management Protecting and Utilizing Domestic Forest Resources Forest Management Overseas Utilization of Overseas Plantation Occupational Health and Safety in the Forestry Business	Procurement Initiatives Sales Initiatives	Procurement Initiatives Product Safety and Quality Control Initiatives at Plants of Building Components	Procurement Initiatives Safety and Quality Control Home Building that Contributes to a Sustainable Society Communication to Improve Quality Occupational Health and Safety/ Environment on Construction Sites Product Liability MOCCA (Timber Solutions) Business Contributions to Eco Cities Through Greening	Energy Business Business Responding to an Aging Society

* Material issues are CSR priority issues identified by the Sumitomo Forestry Group in March 2015 based on economic, environmental and social approaches.

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Code of Couduct Guidebook

: This is the guidebook to promote the embracement of Sumitomo Forestry Group Code of Conduct to our employee.