Editorial Policy

This report provides an easily understandable and comprehensive report, for interested persons, on the approaches, initiatives, results, issues and current direction of the Mitsubishi Materials Group ("the Group") with regard to sustainable management. It is also intended to elicit opinions and help us to continuously improve the standard of our activities.
This report is produced in accordance with the core options of the GRI Standards.
From fiscal 2021, this report is published only on the website and electronically (PDF).

Boundary

Qualitative data: Including group companies, with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation playing a central role.
Quantitative data: Data on group companies is as follows.

• Greenhouse gas emissions include 118 major consolidated subsidiaries for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and 63 major consolidated subsidiaries for Scope 3 emissions.
• Other environmental data is for major consolidated subsidiaries with manufacturing facilities (64 companies)
• CSR training data refers to the main companies subject to CSR activities (53 companies)
• Safety data relates to the 20 major consolidated subsidiaries

Apart from the above, figures related to Mitsubishi Materials on a non-consolidated basis

*For the purposes of this report, the terms “Mitsubishi Materials” and “the Company” refer to Mitsubishi Materials on a non-consolidated basis.

Key Changes to Organizations Subject to Reporting

Since fiscal 2022, PT Smelting Management Gresik and one other company have been included in the scope of consolidation. 
In addition, Hachimantai Geothermal Co., Ltd was excluded from the scope of consolidation because of an absorption-type merger with Hachimantai Green Energy Corporation (former Akita Power Generation Co,. Ltd) as the surviving company. Accurate Wire, Inc. was also excluded because of an absorption-type merger with Luvata Waterbury, Inc. as the surviving company. Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd. (now known as MMA Corporation) was excluded because its importance has decreased due to business split and succession. MA Packaging Co., Ltd. and five other companies were excluded because Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., Ltd. executed a business split and succession. Universal Can Corporation and five other companies were excluded because the Company sold 100% of its equity in these companies, and Daiya Consultant Corp. was also excluded because the Company sold part of its equity in the company.
In the process of the integration of Cement business and related businesses between UBE Corporation (formerly Ube Industries, Ltd.), on April 1, 2022, MMC's Cement business and related businesses were assumed by Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation (an equity method affiliate of MMC) through an absorption-type company split.

Despite these organizational changes, actual figures for greenhouse gases (GHGs: Scope 1 and 2 emissions), energy consumption, workplace safety and hygiene, employment and other values for the period covered include figures of the cement business and aluminum business. The figures for GHGs (Scope 3 emissions), the environment, donations and social contributions, employee training, and others include figures of the cement business.

Period

Fiscal 2022 (April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022)

*This report may also include information from April 2022 onwards, in an effort to provide the most up-to-date information on the Group.

Date of Publication

August 2022 (previous report was published in August 2021)

Guidelines

GRI Standards 2016
GRI Standards GRI Sector Disclosures (Mining and Metals)

*A GRI search function is available via the ESG section of our website.

Principal Reporting Tools

We systematically disclose information on the Group, mainly via the following reporting tools.

Name	Summary
ESG report	It is a comprehensive report of the plans, objectives, initiatives, results, and detailed data related to the Mitsubishi Materials Group’s ESG management and material issues.
Integrated Report (PDF)	We produce an annual report on Mitsubishi Materials containing information about the business direction of the MMC Group, such as financial, management and general business information. Its content is reported in an integrated manner, focusing on both financial and non-financial aspects.
Website and ESG site	This section features content that supplements the reporting tools above, including ESG data lists, previously reported information, and reports on other activities.

The Process of Compiling

We place great importance on the process of compiling this report. The process is designed with the aim of improving transparency and reliability as a company, in the interests of accountability (with regard to external parties), and of tying in with promoting the Group's sustainable management.

Improving Transparency and Reliability

Having examined and identified ten “material issues” from the perspectives of our stakeholders and management, they provide the basic framework for both our ESG activities and ESG reports. As the environment is constantly changing around us, not least in terms of stakeholder trends, we review our material issues on a regular basis. We also keep a close eye on matters of interest to our stakeholders, their expectations and business conditions, so that we can check and adjust the contents of our reports in precise detail.
To keep track of matters of interest to our stakeholders, their expectations and other related trends, we gather information from individual departments, based on sources such as questionnaires from ESG investors, responses to reader questionnaires, and intensive internal interviews prior to the compilation of the current report. We hold Stakeholder Meetings to discuss topics of particular importance. Meetings also help to establish a clear understanding of social issues, from various different angles, and to examine details of group initiatives.
We also obtain an “independent assurance,” to assist in comprehensively evaluating the contents of our report against international requirements in an effort to improve transparency and reliability.

Promoting ESG Activities based on Communication

We make the most of communication activities, as part of the process of compiling this report, to improve our ability to promote ESG activities, by establishing a shared understanding and raising awareness of changes in the external environment for example.
We conduct hearings with the relevant corporate and company departments as needed, and not only coordinate the reporting, but also exchange opinions and share information about matters of interest or concern to stakeholders, issues for the future, and the direction of our activities.
Asking relevant departments to produce articles for this report, and then exchanging opinions regarding the draft report once it has been compiled, enables departments to review their ESG activities from an external perspective and helps to develop a shared understanding of their strategic significance.