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Environmental Performance Data

The data marked with "star" (FY Mar/2022) are assured by Deloitte Tohmatsu Sustainability Co., Ltd., an external assurance provider based on International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 and ISAE3410.

Independent Practitioner's Assurance Report (PDF 112KB)

Energy Consumption

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Category Scope of coverage Unit FY Mar/2020 FY Mar/2021 FY Mar/2022 External
Assurance
Remarks
Energy Consumption   GJ          
    Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan 202,522 166,307 138,668 star  
    Consolidated Subsidiaries 22,788,948 17,148,012 15,883,365 star  
Un-incorporated JVs 20,368,551 24,763,476 22,705,638 star  
    Total   43,360,021 42,077,795 38,727,671 star  
  (Breakdown) Fuels   31,925,022 32,358,474 29,384,281    
    Electricity   10,266,144 9,644,958 9,257,125    
    Steam, Heat, Cold water   1,208,855 74,363 86,265    
  Electricity Intensity Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan
(per square meter)
Mwh/m2 0.112 0.070 0.094 star  
  Renewable Electricity     kWh 1,717,825 2,199,370 25,641,209    

Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

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Category Scope of coverage Unit FY Mar/2020 FY Mar/2021 FY Mar/2022 External
Assurance
Remarks
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions   thousand t-CO2e         *1
  Scope1 Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan 1 1 0 star  
    Consolidated Subsidiaries 390 315 366 star  
Un-incorporated JVs 2,907 3,552 3,405 star  
    Total   3,298 3,868 3,771 star  
  Scope2 Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan 8 0 0 star  
    Consolidated Subsidiaries 361 244 227 star  
Un-incorporated JVs 201 224 185 star  
    Total   570 468 412 star  
  Scope1+2 Total   thousand t-CO2e 3,868 4,336 4,183 star  
  Scope2 Emissions (before off-set credit adjustment) Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan thousand t-CO2e - 7 6 star  
  Scope1+2 (before off-set credit adjustment) Total   thousand t-CO2e - 4,343 4,190 star  
  Scope3 Investment Emissions related to our investment thousand t-CO2e 32,000 35,000 36,000   *2
    Transportation Consigned logistics in Japan with Mitsui as the shipper 25 21 19 star  
    Commuting Head office 1 1 1    
    Business trips Head office 20 1 1   *3
  Scope1 (Break Down) CO2 Carbon dioxide 2,300 2,487 2,434    
    CH4 Methane 997 1,378 1,336    
    N2O Carbon monoxide 1 3 2    
    HFCs Hydrofluorocarbon 0 0 0    
    PFCs Perfluorocarbon 0 0 0    
    SF6 Sulfur hexafluoride 0 0 0    
    NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 0 0 0    
  Scope1 by Area
Americas   - - 407    
    Asia Pacific   - - 3,056    
    Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa   - - 308    
  Scope2 by Area
(before credit off-set adjustment)
Americas   - - 73    
    Asia Pacific   - - 331    
    Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa   - - 14    
  GHG Intensity Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan
(per square meter)
t-CO2e/m2 0.07 0.004 0.003 star  
  Credit Details  

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Year Credit Canceled Date Canceled Volume (t-CO2)
FY Mar/2022 J-Credit June 28, 2021 1,376
FY Mar/2022 J-Credit June 30, 2022 2,043
FY Mar/2022 J-VER June 30, 2022 3,000

*1 [Standards/Guidelines for Scope1+2 calculation] Consolidation : GHG Protocol Control Approach
Measurement : with reference to GHG Protocol "Emission-Factors-from-Cross-Sector-Tools (March2017)," International Energy Agency (IEA) Emissions Factors 2021, IPCC 2006 Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and others
*2 [Scope3 Investment] Estimated values of emissions from mineral & metal resources, energy and thermal power generation businesses not included in Scope 1+2 and other affiliated company businesses using LCA databases (IDEA, Ecoinvent), input-output models, etc.
*3 FY 20/Mar, FY 21/Mar:The International flights from / to Japan taken by officers and employees of Mitsui's Head Office are included in the calculation. Calculation is based on the distance, CO2 intensity for passenger transportation, seat class coefficient, and radiative forcing index. For the intensity of passenger transportation of international flights we used 86.41 [gCO2 / pkm] which we calculated from the "Annual Report of Air Transport Statistics" of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
FY 22/Mar:The international flights and domestic transit flights taken by officers and employees of Mitsui's Head Office for overseas business trips and postings are included in the calculation, and passenger emission factors by origin and destination published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) are used

Water Consumption

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Category Scope of coverage Unit FY Mar/2020 FY Mar/2021 FY Mar/2022 External
Assurance
Remarks
Water Withdrawal   thousand m3          
    Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan 61 25 57 star *4
    Consolidated Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs 380,674 358,877 300,696 star *6
    Total   380,735 358,902 300,753 star  
  (Breakdown) Industrial water, water utility   7,618 4,779 5,428    
    Pumped groundwater   17,704 17,560 12,396    
    Rivers, lakes   21,780 15,405 20,035    
    Sea   329,907 316,075 257,024    
    Rainwater   3,379 3,518 3,697    
    Others   347 1,565 2,172    
  Intensity Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office, Osaka and Chubu Offices
(per employee)
m3/employee 15.69 6.47 12.76 star *5
Water Discharge   thousand m3          
    Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan 61 25 54 star *4
    Consolidated Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs 32,428 19,281 71,204 star *6
    Total   32,489 19,306 71,258 star *7
  (Breakdown) External disposal facilities (sewers)   6,766 2,096 1,912    
    Groundwater   390 400 415    
    Rivers, lakes   6,400 6,082 2,616    
    Sea   18,563 9,893 64,250    
    Others   370 835 2,065    
Water recycling   thousand m3          
  Recycled Volume Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan - - 13   *4
    Consolidated Subsidiaries and Un-incorporated JVs 7,873 4,706 5,844    
  Recycled Rate Mitsui & Co., Ltd Head office and all offices in Japan % - - 23    

*4 [Boundary] FY 20/Mar and FY 21/Mar : Headquarters, Osaka and Chubu Offices FY 22/Mar: Headquarters and all offices in Japan
*5 [Boundary] FY 20/Mar and FY 21/Mar : Headquarters, Osaka and Chubu Offices FY 22/Mar: Headquarters and Osaka Office
*6 [Boundary] Domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries and major Un-incorporated JVs
*7 Water discharge volume is assumed to be equal to water withdrawal in case of no discharge data

Waste and Paper Consumption

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Category Scope of coverage Unit FY Mar/2020 FY Mar/2021 FY Mar/2022 External
Assurance
Remarks
Waste              
    Waste amount Head office, Osaka and Chubu Offices t 1,190 956 314 star *5
    Recycling rate   % 82.2 85.6 93.8 star  
    Intensity (per employee) t/employee 0.305 0.251 0.086 star  
    Hazardous waste Specially-controlled industrial waste t 1.1 0.4 0.5   *8
Pollution Prevention   t          
    NOx Emissions Head office 0 0 3   *9
    SOx Emissions Head office 0 0 0  
    VOC Emissions Head office 0 0 0  
Paper Consumption              
    Paper consumption Head office and all offices in Japan thousand sheets (A4 size equivalent) 28,778 11,632 11,304 star  
    Intensity (thousand sheets per employee) thousand sheets
/employee
7.18 2.97 2.96 star  

*5 [Boundary] FY 20/Mar and FY 21/Mar : Headquarters, Osaka and Chubu Offices FY 22/Mar: Headquarters and Osaka Office
*8 Infectious waste discharged from in-house clinic
*9 [Boundary] FY 20/Mar and FY 21/Mar : Headquarters FY 22/Mar: Headquarters and Osaka Office

Environmentally-friendly Logistics

In collaboration with our logistics partners, we implement energy-saving measures including promotion of economical driving practices and other fuel-saving techniques, improvement in transportation efficiency by using larger transport vehicles, introducing cargo consolidation arrangements, reviewing transport routes, and modal shift using rail and ship transport.

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Category Scope of coverage Unit FY Mar/2020 FY Mar/2021 FY Mar/2022 External
Assurance
Remarks
Environmentally-friendly Logistics   Million ton-kilo-meters          
    Freight volumes handled by Mitsui Domestic logistics handled by Mitsui 631 506 453 star  
  (Breakdown) Ship   558 433 390 star  
    Truck   73 73 64 star  
    Air/Rail   0 0 0 star  
    Intensity (fuels per thousand ton-kilo-meters) kl/thousand ton-kilo-meters 0.015 0.015 0.016 star  

Initiatives toward Environmentally-friendly Logistics

Improvement of Land Transport Efficiency We will use more energy efficient transportation methods.
· Using consolidated cargo
· Using larger transport vehicles to increase loading rates
· Reviewing transport routes and methods
Improvement of Sea Transport Efficiency We will continue to provide the following guidance for vessels chartered and/or operated by our affiliated companies.
· Increasing ship loading rates
· Economic cruise speed operation

Environmental Conservation/Economic Effects

The environmental conservation and economic effects in the areas of paper consumption and energy consumption during the fiscal year ended March 2022 are shown below.

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Category Scope of Coverage Environmental conservation effects Economic effects Remarks
Environmental Conservation/Economic Effects        
  Paper consumption Head office and all offices in Japan 328 thousand Sheets 2,018 thousand JPY  
  Electricity consumption Head office, Osaka and Chubu Offices 347MWh 8,123 thousand JPY *4

*4 [Boundary] FY 20/Mar and FY 21/Mar : Headquarters, Osaka and Chubu Offices FY 22/Mar: Headquarters and all offices in Japan

Assessment of Environmental Liabilities

Currently, corporate management is strongly expected to proactively deal with environmental issues. In addition to complying with legal requirements, we are working to monitor environmental risks of tangible fixed assets through self-driven surveys such as of land and buildings of Mitsui and subsidiaries in Japan, especially for asbestos, PCB, and soil pollution, and make prompt decisions on management policies.

Environment-related fines and penalties

Mitsui did not incur any environment-related fines or penalties in the fiscal year ended March 2022.