Measures Addressing International Standards
Participation in the United Nations Global Compact
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The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) calls for businesses to work toward achieving sustainable growth by exercising responsible and creative leadership, and encouraging corporate initiatives to support this.
Sojitz has endorsed this Compact first joined the UNGC in April 2009. We have since worked to put its Ten Principles into practice.
The United Nations Global Compact
The United Nations Global Compact was advocated by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 31, 1999. The companies that signed the UN Global Compact agree with the 10 CSR principles and continually work to promote them.
The United Nations Global Compact's Ten Principles | |
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Human Rights |
Principle 1 : Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and Principle 2 : make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. |
Labour |
Principle 3 : Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; Principle 4 : the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; Principle 5 : the effective abolition of child labour; and Principle 6 : the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. |
Environment |
Principle 7 : Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; Principle 8 : undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and Principle 9 : encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. |
Anti-Corruption |
Principle 10 : Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. |
Participation in Working Groups
Sojitz is a member of various working groups of the Global Compact Network Japan (an organization which consists of UNGC member companies) including the Supply Chain Working Group, the Human Rights Due Diligence Working Group, the Human Rights Education Working Group, the Reporting Study Working Group and the Circular Economy Study Working Group.
Working Group members from a wide range of industries discuss case studies and their own examples and carry out measures to address issues based on experience. We incorporate the knowledge and information we gain through working group activities into Sojitz Group’s CSR initiatives.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for the resolution of 17 worldwide priority social issues by 2030. Under the leadership of the United Nations, the goals were adopted in 2015 by 193 member nations. Given the medium-to-long-term expectations stakeholders have for the resolution of these issues, the Sojitz Group’s Key Sustainability Issues (Materiality) were established with reference to the SDGs.
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)
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In August 2018, Sojitz declared its endorsement of the final recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD).
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International Standards and Certifications
Quality Management Systems |
ISO9001 |
Nine percent of Sojitz Group companies have acquired ISO9001 certification, the international standard for quality management (as of July 1st, 2023). ⇒ Click for more details. |
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Environmental Management |
ISO14001 |
Sojitz and other Group companies have acquired ISO 14001 certification, the international standard for environmental management, and are using environmental management systems (EMS) based on this standard. ⇒ See this page for details. ⇒ Click here for the acquisition rate of ISO14001 certification within Sojitz Group |
Anticorruption Measures |
Tcertification |
Sojitz and necessary Sojitz Group companies have obtained and annually renew the certification for anti-corruption practices operated by Ethixbase360, known as Tcertification (formerly TRACEcertification). ⇒ Click to view Sojitz's certification number ⇒ Click to view the initiatives being taken at Sojitz Aerospace |
Forest Certification |
FSC |
Sojitz and necessary Sojitz Group companies have acquired certification from the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), an NGO that certifies sustainable forest management, and are utilizing sustainable forest resource procurement practices. ⇒ Click to view Sojitz's license code ⇒ Click to view the initiatives of Sojitz Building Materials Corporation |
Marine Products(Fisheries)Certification |
MSC |
Sojitz Food Corporation, TRY Inc., The Marine Foods Corporation and Dalian Global Food Corporation of Sojitz Group that handle marine products have acquired the MSC's CoC Standard.
MSC:The Marine Stewardship Council. An international non-profit organization that seeks the expansion of sustainable and appropriate fishery management practices in order to preserve marine resources for future generations, through its certification system and labeling program. CoC:Chain of Custody. A certification recognizing proper controls of certified fishery products and the elimination of products from non-certified fisheries, ensuring traceability of certified fishery products throughout the entirety of the production, processing, and distribution process. |
Marine Products(Fishery Seedling)Certification |
SCSA |
Sojitz Tuna Farm Takashima has acquired SCSA certification, ensuring traceability of all the tuna shipped by the subsidiary as entirely artificially-cultured tuna.
SCSA:The Seedlings Council for Sustainable Aquaculture, a Japanese NPO, grants this certification to producers and cultivators of sustainable seedlings (juvenile fish) who use artificial seeds as seedlings for aquaculture. |
International Sustainability & Carbon Certification |
ISCC PLUS ISCC EU |
Sojitz and necessary Sojitz Group companies have acquired International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC). ⇒ See this page for details. |