Stakeholder Relations

Stakeholders of the ITOCHU Group

In our diverse range of corporate activities conducted worldwide, we place strong emphasis on dialogue with the many stakeholders that surround ITOCHU. By engaging in dialogue with our stakeholders in the manner described below, we provide them with information about the activities of the ITOCHU Group, and identify their expectations and concerns regarding ITOCHU. We will continue to promote our sustainability by reflecting measures for addressing issues within our business activities, with the aim being to improve our corporate activities.

Besides those noted above, the list of our major stakeholders includes many other parties.

Stakeholders	Main methods of dialogue
Clients and business partners	Provision of information through the Annual Report and official website Notification of CSR action guidelines Quality control and fact-finding investigations about the status of CSR at suppliers Contact for inquiries
Shareholders, investors, and financial institutions	General meeting of shareholders Investors meeting on business results Provision of information through the Annual Report and official website Response to investigations and ratings performed by socially responsible investors Debt IR
Political organization, trade association	Participation in the government, the ministries related committees and councils Activity through the trade association(Japan Business Federation, Japan Foreign Trade Council)
Local communities	Social contribution activities and volunteer activities Stakeholder dialogue Dialogue with residents of areas around project sites Regular communication with NGOs and NPOs
Employees	Provision of information via the intranet and in-house magazines Communication via training sessions and seminars Provision of career counseling Establishment of a 24-hour employee consultation desk system Implementation of employee awareness surveys Labor-management meetings (including management meetings and settlement of accountings meetings) General employee meetings at each company

Reference data FYE 2018: The expense of trade association and social contribution

(Unit: 1 million yen)

Trade association	67	Social contribution (donation)	311（153）
Economic association	54
Political association	27
Other association	101

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