Sustainability Report 2009

GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

  Indicator Related Page Note
1. Strategy and Analysis
1.1 Statement from the most senior decisionmaker of the organization (e.g., CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy. 6-7 P6-7 [Message From the CEO]
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. 6-7
30-32
35
P6-7 [Message From the CEO]
P30-32,35 [MC's CSR & Environmental Performance]
2. Organizational Profile
2.1 Name of the organization. 2 P2 [About This Report]
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services. 3
5
P3,5 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation]
2.3 Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. 5 P5 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation]
2.4 Location of organization's headquarters. 2
38
P2 [About This Report]
P38 [Corporate Data]
2.5 Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. 14-17 P14-17 [Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form. WEB WEB [About Us]
2.7 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). 14-17 P14-17 [Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization, including:
•Number of employees;
•Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations);
•Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity (for private sector organizations);and
•Quantity of products or services provided
38 P38 [Corporate Data]
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership including:
•The location of, or changes in operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions;and
•Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations).
-  
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period. 23 P23 [Feature 2 MC's Ongoing Sustainability Initiatives]
3. Report Parameters
Report Profile
3.1 Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. 2 P2 [About This Report]
3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any). WEB WEB [Sustainability Report 2008]
3.3 Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) WEB WEB [Sustainability Report 2008]
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. 2 P2 [About This Report]
Report Scope and Boundary
3.5 Process for defining report content, including:
•Determining materiality;
•Prioritizing topics within the report; and
•Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report.
2
4
5
P2 [About This Report]
P4,5 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation]
3.6 Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). 2 P2 [About This Report]
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report. 2 P2 [About This Report]
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations. -  
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report. 2
28
P2 [About This Report]
P28 [MC's CSR & Environmental Performance]
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods). -  
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. -  
GRI Content Index
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. WEB WEB [GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2006 (G3) and its Content Index]
Assurance
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, explain the scope and basis of any external assurance provided. Also explain the relationship between the reporting organization and the assurance provider(s). 28
39
P28 [MC's CSR & Environmental Performance]
P39 [Independent Assurance Report]
4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement
Governance
4.1 Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. 29-30 P29-30 [CSR & Environmental Management System]
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, their function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement). WEB WEB [Corporate Governance]
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. WEB WEB [Corporate Governance]
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. 29-30 P29-30 [CSR & Environmental Management System]
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance). WEB WEB [Corporate Officers] [Social Performance] [Environmental Performance]
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. 30 P30 [Relationships with MC's Business Investment Partners]
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics. 29-30 P29-30 [CSR & Environmental Management System]
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. 3-7 P3-7 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation]
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. 29-30
36
P29-30 [CSR & Environmental Management System]
P36 [Social Performance]
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. 29-30 P29-30 [CSR & Environmental Management System]
Commitments to External Initiatives
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization. 4
30
36
P4 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation]
P30 [Relationships with MC's Business Investment Partners]
P36 [Respect for Human Rights]
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses. 28
36
P28,36 [MC's CSR & Environmental Performance]
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization:
•Has positions in governance bodies;
•Participates in projects or committees;
•Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or
•Views membership as strategic.
14-17
24-25
28
P14-17 [Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
P24-25 [MC's Social Contribution Activities]
P28 [MC's CSR & Environmental Performance]
Stakeholder Engagement
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. 4-5
26
P4-5 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation]
P26 [CSR & Environmental Affairs Advisory Committee]
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. 26 P26 [CSR & Environmental Affairs Advisory Committee]
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. 26 P26 [CSR & Environmental Affairs Advisory Committee]
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. 18-23
26-27
P18-23 [Feature 2 MC's Ongoing Sustainability Initiatives]
P26-27 [CSR & Environmental Affairs Advisory Committee]
5. Management Approach and Performance Indicators
Economic
  Disclosure on Management Approach 29-30
38
P29-30 [CSR & Environmental Management System]
P38 [Financial Highlights]
Economic Performance Indicators
Aspect : Economic Performance
Core
EC1.
Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. -  
Core
EC2.
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change. 6-7
18
P6-7 [Message From the CEO]
P18 [Feature 2 MC's Ongoing Sustainability Initiatives]
Core
EC3.
Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations. -  
Core
EC4.
Significant financial assistance received from government. -  
Aspect : Market Presence
Add
EC5.
Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation. -  
Core
EC6.
Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. 12-13 P12-13 [Feature 1 Responding to Society's Expectations From Raw Material Procurement to Retail Sales - Supply Chain Management]
Core
EC7.
Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation. -  
Aspect : Indirect Economic Impacts
Core
EC8.
Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, inkind, or pro bono engagement. 10-11
14-17
24-25
P10-11 [Feature 1 Contributing to Safe, Comfortable Transportation - Transport Systems Business]
P14-17 [Feature 1 Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
P24-25 [MC's Social Contribution Activities]
Add
EC9.
Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. -  
Environmental
  Disclosure on Management Approach 5
32-35
P5 [Mitsubishi Corporation Environmental Charter]
P32-35 [Environmental Management]
Environmental Performance Indicators
Aspect : Materials
Core
EN1.
Materials used by weight or volume. -  
Core
EN2.
Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. -  
Aspect : Energy
Core
EN3.
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. 35 P35 [Environmental Performance at MC]
Core
EN4.
Indirect energy consumption by primary source. 35 P35 [Environmental Performance at MC]
Add
EN5.
Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. -  
Add
EN6.
Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. 18-23
32-35
P18-23 [Feature 2 MC's Ongoing Sustainability Initiatives]
P32-35 [Environmental Management]
Add
EN7.
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. 31
35
P31 [Global Consolidated CO2 Emissions]
P35 [Environmental Performance at MC]
Aspect : Water
Core
EN8.
Total water withdrawal by source. -  
Add
EN9.
Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. -  
Add
EN10.
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. -  
Aspect : Biodiversity
Core
EN11.
Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. 23 P23 [Corporate Initiatives]
Core
EN12.
Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. 18-23 P18-23 [Feature 2 MC's Ongoing Sustainability Initiatives]
Add
EN13.
Habitats protected or restored. 21
23
P21 [Metals Group]
P23 [Corporate Initiatives]
Add
EN14.
Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. 6-7
18
21
23
P6-7 [Message From the CEO]
P18 [Feature 2 MC's Ongoing Sustainability Initiatives]
P21 [Metals Group]
P23 [Corporate Initiatives]
Add
EN15.
Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk. -  
Aspect : Emissions, Effluents, and Waste
Core
EN16.
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. 31
35
P31 [Global Consolidated CO2 Emissions]
P35 [Environmental Performance at MC]
Core
EN17.
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. -  
Add
EN18.
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. 31
34-35
P31,34-35 [Environmental Management]
Core
EN19.
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. -  
Core
EN20.
NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. -  
Core
EN21.
Total water discharge by quality and destination. -  
Core
EN22.
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. 35 P35 [Environmental Performance at MC]
Core
EN23.
Total number and volume of significant spills. -  
Add
EN24.
Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally. -  
Add
EN25.
Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff. -  
Aspect : Products and Services
Core
EN26.
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. -  
Core
EN27.
Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. -  
Aspect : Compliance
Core
EN28.
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. -  
Aspect : Transport
Add
EN29.
Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce. 33-35 P33-35 [Environmental Management]
Aspect : Overall
Add
EN30.
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. 35 P35 [Environmental Accounting]
Social
Labor Practices and Decent Work
  Disclosure on Management Approach 6-7
36-37
P6-7 [Message From the CEO]
P36-37 [Relationships with Employees]
Labor Practices and Decent Work Performance Indicators
Aspect : Employment
Core
LA1.
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. -  
Core
LA2.
Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. -  
Add
LA3.
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. -  
Aspect : Labor/Management Relations
Core
LA4.
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. -  
Core
LA5.
Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. -  
Aspect : Occupational Health and Safety
Add
LA6.
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. -  
Core
LA7.
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region. -  
Core
LA8.
Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. 36-37 P36-37 [Relationships with Employees]
Add
LA9.
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. -  
Aspect : Training and Education
Core
LA10.
Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. -  
Add
LA11.
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. 36-37 P36-37 [Relationships with Employees]
Add
LA12.
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. 36 P36 [Social Performance]
Aspect : Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Core
LA13.
Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. -  
Core
LA14.
Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. -  
Human Rights
  Disclosure on Management Approach 4-7
12-13
36-37
P4-7 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation] [Message From the CEO]
P12-13 [Feature 1 Responding to Society's Expectations From Raw Material Procurement to Retail Sales - Supply Chain Management]
P36-37 [Relationships with Employees]
Human Rights Performance Indicators
Aspect : Investment and Procurement Practices
Core
HR1.
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. -  
Core
HR2.
Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. -  
Add
HR3.
Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. -  
Aspect : Non-discrimination
Core
HR4.
Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken. -  
Aspect : Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Core
HR5.
Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. 12-13 P12-13 [Feature 1 Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
Aspect: Child Labor
Core
HR6.
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor. 12-13 P12-13 [Feature 1 Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
Aspect : Forced and Compulsory Labor
Core
HR7.
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor. 12-13 P12-13 [Feature 1 Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
Aspect : Security Practices
Add
HR8.
Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. -  
Aspect: Indigenous Rights
Add
HR9.
Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken. -  
Society
  Disclosure on Management Approach 4-5
10-17
29-32
P4-5 [Overview of Mitsubishi Corporation]
P10-17 [Feature 1 MC's Businesses From a Sustainability Standpoint]
P29-32 [MC's CSR & Environmental Performance]
Society Performance Indicators
Aspect : Community
Core
SO1.
Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. 30 P30 [Relationships with MC's Business Investment Partners]
Aspect : Corruption
Core
SO2.
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. -  
Core
SO3.
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. -  
Core
SO4.
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. -  
Aspect : Public Policy
Core
SO5.
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. -  
Add
SO6.
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. -  
Aspect : Anti-Competitive Behavior
Add
SO7.
Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. -  
Aspect : Compliance
Core
SO8.
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations. -  
Product Responsibility
  Disclosure on Management Approach 12-13 P12-13 [Feature 1 Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
Product Responsibility Performance Indicators
Aspect : Customer Health and Safety
Core
PR1.
Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. 12-13 P12-13 [Feature 1 Supporting Regional Development Globally - MC's Regional Contributions]
Add
PR2.
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. -  
Aspect : Product and Service Labeling
Core
PR3.
Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. -  
Add
PR4.
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes. -  
Add
PR5.
Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. -  
Aspect : Marketing Communications
Core
PR6.
Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. -  
Add
PR7.
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes. -  
Aspect : Customer Privacy
Add
PR8.
Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data. -  
Aspect : Compliance
Core
PR9.
Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. -  

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