The Sumitomo Corporation Group is engaged in a wide range of social contribution activities across the organization. The purpose of these activities is the same as our business activities - to help build a sustainable society, as social contribution activities constitute an important part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.
The Sumitomo Corporation Group, a global organization contributing broadly to society, conducts a wide variety of social contribution activities around the world based on the following Basic Principles.
Basic Principles on Social Contribution Activities
""To achieve prosperity and realize dreams through sound business activities," is our corporate mission and a management principle of the Sumitomo Corporation Group. We recognize this as the fundamental basis to CSR. Furthermore, we recognize our social contribution activities as a part of our CSR activities.
Based on the following Basic Principles, the Sumitomo Corporation Group, as a global organization contributing broadly to society, is promoting a wide range of social contribution activities around the world.
The Sumitomo Corporation Group's Basic Principles on Social Contribution Activities
OBJECTIVE
We, as a global organization, will work on social issues through our business activities and social contribution activities with the aim of building a sustainable society by implementing the Sumitomo Corporation Group's Management Principles and Activity Guidelines.
ACTIVITIES
We will engage in social contribution activities aimed at developing the next generation of human resources who will drive the sustainable development of society, and contributing to local communities in areas we do business all over the world. We will also take part in various activities as a good corporate citizen.
APPROACH
We will perform and seek to continuously improve our activities with modesty and high aspirations and endeavor to maintain a high level of transparency while strengthening our relationships with all our stakeholders.
In line with the basic principles of Sumitomo Corporation Group , Sumitomo Corporation Dış Ticaret A.Ş. contiributed to the below activities.
- Contribution to Turkey’s Van Province Earthquake financial losses.
- Contribution to İstanbul Japanese School by training equipment support.
- Contribution to İstanbul Beyoglu Pirireis Primary/Middle School by furniture support.
- Contribution to Concert arranged for Geyre Foundation Afrodisias Excavations.
- Contribution to academic research studies for İstanbul Japan Research Foundation.
