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Contribution Through Our Business
Overall Business and Scope of Impact
Overall Business and Scope of Impact
The Sumitomo Forestry Group is a comprehensive living-related business engaged in the development of a broad range of business domains from forestry management, distribution of timber and building materials, housing construction and the power generation businesses and elderly care business.
Housing and Construction Business
Housing and Construction Business
Reports on the overall Housing and Construction Business from the construction of custom-built detached housing to refurbishment and renovation.
Reports on responsible procurement activities taking social and the environmental aspects into consideration based on our Group Procurement Policy.
Product Safety and Quality Control
Reports on the policies and initiatives in place for product safety and quality control in the Housing and Construction Business.
Home Building That Contributes to a Sustainable Society
Reports on the initiatives in housing able to contribute to a sustainable society, including Net Zero Energy Houses (ZEH).
Occupational Health and Safety on Construction Sites
Reports on initiatives to ensure the utmost safety. The Sumitomo Forestry Group prioritizes occupational health and safety above all else on construction sites.
Environmental Consideration on Construction Sites
Reports on efforts to work together with construction contractors to promote reduction of environmental impact in construction sites.
Communication with Our Customers
Reports on initiatives on releasing information and improving product quality through communication, and product liability policy.
MOCCA (Timber Solutions) Business
Reports on advancements in the MOCCA (Timber Solutions) Business specialized in proposing wooden non-residential medium to large-scale construction.
Contributions to Eco Cities Through Greening
Reports on the ongoing contributions by the Greening Business toward Eco Cities by responding to needs for diverse greening, such as residential, landscape and environmental greening.
Residential Property Development Business
Reports on the urban development business that provides a better way of life to people through development of beautiful towns environments leveraging the unique characteristics of wood to find harmony with nature.
Overseas Housing and Real Estate Business
Reports on sustainable businesses taking advantage of wood that are also expanding in Asia, North America, Oceania, and the rest of the world to respond to growing concerns about environmental problems and housing demands globally.
Distribution Business
Reports on distribution operations overall as a trader of timber and building materials which leverages our global network.
Reports on the basic policy, management promotion system, and initiatives for timber procurement.
Reports on policies for handling certified timber and Japanese timber as well as initiatives to encourage standardization.
Manufacturing Business
Reports on the manufacturing facilities overall as a manufacturer of timber and wooden building materials.
Reports on initiatives that adhere to the Group Procurement Policy and active use of plantation timber and certified timber.
Product Safety and Quality Control
Reports on safety and quality control policies for wood building materials in addition to the initiatives in each country.
Occupational Health and Safety
Reports on occupational safety and health initiatives at building materials manufacturing facilities in and outside of Japan.
Forest Management
Reports on the overall forest management of the Sumitomo Forestry Group, which plants trees, cultivates forests and continually utilizes wood.
Reports on the public functions of forests and on the Sumitomo Forestry Group’s efforts targeting sustainable forest management.
Protecting and Utilizing Domestic Forest Resources
Reports on initiatives related to management of company-owned forests in Japan and the forest management consulting business.
Reports on plantation forest operations overseas and the forest management consulting business.
Occupational Health and Safety in the Forestry Business
Reports on the occupational health and safety initiatives in the Forestry Business, which conducts forest management.
Reports on the Consulting Business for corporate clients and other organizations in and outside Japan, drawing on our knowledge of forest management cultivated over many years.
Reforestation Activities Contributing to the Society
Reports on “social forestry” and reforestation support activities.
Environmental Energy Business
Reports on the overall Environmental Energy Business of the Sumitomo Forestry Group with focus on wood biomass power generation.
Reports on initiatives that include the promotion to utilize unused forest resources in wood biomass power generation as well as the procurement of wood chips.
Fuel Manufacturing (Chips, Pellets)
Reports on initiatives that include the effective use of unused forest resources utilizing our Group timber procurement network.
Contributing to the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Through the Renewable Energy Business
Reports on initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases through the renewable energy business, which aims to build a 300MW power generation system.
Business Responding to the Super-Aging Society
Business Responding to the Super-Aging Society
Reports on businesses that respond to the super-aging society such as the new establishment and operation of nursing care facilities and the day service business.
Code of Couduct Guidebook
- This is the guidebook to promote the embracement of Sumitomo Forestry Group Code of Conduct to our employee.