Integrated Report 2025 (Digital Edition)

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Cover Story

Unchanging Values of “Sampo-yoshi” and Management Philosophy Developed over the Years

Management Philosophy as a Merchant, Cultivated and Refined through
the Accumulation of Historical Lessons

  • Business Concepts - Market-Oriented PerspectiveBusiness Concepts - Market-Oriented Perspective
  • Means of Business - “ Earn, Cut, Prevent”Means of Business - “ Earn, Cut, Prevent”
  • Commitment-Based ManagementCommitment-Based Management
  • Consistent ManagementConsistent Management
Management Messages
CEO Messages

Sustainable enhancement of corporate value is the mission of management.
Drawing on our history and staying true to
the merchant philosophy we have developed over the years,
we will continue to strive for new heights.

Masahiro Okafuji

Masahiro Okafuji

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
COO Messages

By honing our front-line capability and ability to make timely
corrections through “cultivating human power and sensitivity,”
we will carve out the future of ITOCHU.

Keita Ishii

Keita Ishii

President & Chief Operating Officer; CSO
Continuously Enhancing Corporate Value by Thoroughly Implementing Our Merchant Management Philosophy

The Merchant Value Creation Cycle


Put Merchant Management Philosophy into Practice

ITOCHU’s Business Model

Mechanisms and Practices for Value Creation

We have steadily enhanced corporate value while engaging in a wide range of businesses. Underlying this achievement are a variety of management frameworks, including business investment and portfolio management systems that form the foundation for growth, human resource strategies aimed at enhancing labor productivity, sustainability initiatives that enhance sustainability, and the use of digital technologies to accelerate business transformation. We explain the mechanisms and practices that contribute to the sustainable enhancement of our corporate value.

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Graph - Mechanisms and Practices for Value CreationGraph - Mechanisms and Practices for Value Creation

CFO Interview

We will continue to drive the sustainable enhancement of our corporate value under our new Management Policy by pursuing globally competitive efficiency and maintaining a consistent financial policy.

Member of the Board,
Executive Vice President, CFOTsuyoshi Hachimura

CAO Interview

Our goal is to be a sustainable company, and the best company in Japan. Our approach is to embody our Company’s founding spirit of “Sampo-yoshi,” which is now attracting global attention, by accumulating trust and credibility to enhance our corporate brand value.

Member of the Board, Executive Vice President, CAO*
* Chief Administrative Officer Fumihiko Kobayashi

CXO Interview

We will accelerate our growth by strengthening our business portfolio through steady growth investments and asset replacements with no exceptions, as well as by expanding horizontal collaboration initiated by digital transformation.

Member of the Board,
Executive Officer, CXO*;
General Manager, Group CEO Office
* Chief Transformation Officer Hiroyuki Naka
SPECIAL FEATURE
— Examples of Areas with High Growth Potential —
Business Portfolio

Our eight Divisioni Companies serve as drivers of corporate value enhancement, creating new business opportunities across a wide range of business fields every day. In addition to outlining the strengths and growth strategies of each Division Company, we also explain the opportunities and risks associated with the external environment, as well as how various front-line initiatives are connected to our corporate value calculation formula.

Portfolio Overview
Corporate Governance

Continuously updating the governance system

In order to strengthen the management foundation that supports the sustainable improvement of corporate value, we have continuously undertaken various initiatives and have constantly upgraded our management foundation. Rather than necessarily pursuing innovation in form, we place emphasis on substance with the aim of realizing an improvement in our corporate value, and will continue to listen to the voices of the market and society as we work to build an optimal governance system.

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