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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Mitsui's approach to Corporate Social Responsibility:

Mitsui treats CSR as a critical management initiative. The global expansion of Mitsui's distinctive businesses should make long-term, sustainable contributions to the resolution of the challenges humanity faces, including resource supply, energy, food and the building of much-needed infrastructure. Realising that maximising shareholder returns and corporate value requires that a company address not only the interests of economic stakeholders but also the concerns of social, environmental, and other stakeholders, Mitsui considers corporate social responsibility a means of contributing to society through our business.

Mitsui's Global CSR Policy:

	1	We will fulfil our role in the economy and continually strive to improve our corporate value by engaging in conscientious activities giving full consideration to the social significance of Mitsui & Co's presence and a strong awareness of our ties with the environment.
	2	We will raise the awareness of each employee with regard to CSR and solidify our management base for practising CSR through strengthening corporate governance and fully reinforcing internal control. We will also make efforts towards actively contributing to society.
	3	We will place importance on interactive communication with our stakeholders. We will fulfil our accountability with respect to CSR and continually work to improve our CSR activities based on the responses of our stakeholders.

Mitsui's Global CSR report can be viewed here

Support for the Community:

Mitsui Educational Foundation - Every year the Foundation sponsors students from universities around Australia to participate in a three week study tour of Japan. The tour provides opportunities to visit educational institutions, offices, manufacturing plants, and places of historical and cultural significance throughout Japan. Participants also help promote mutual understanding and friendship between Australia and Japan by taking part in a number of people-to-people exchanges. Since the Foundation's inception in 1972, 289 Australian university students have taken part in this unique program.

Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund EWe donated $100,000 to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund set up to assist individuals and communities affected by the devastating bushfires which swept through large parts of Victoria in February of this year.

Western Australia Symphony Orchestra EWe are proud supporters of the Western Australia Symphony Orchestra, and together with Mitsui E&P Australia, we have sponsored WASO's World Artist Program since 2008.

Employee Lead Initiatives EOver the course of the financial year our employees gave their time and provided donations (financial and in kind) for a number of causes. Examples included: donations of blood to the Red Cross; collection of donations and goods for Red Cross relief efforts for the Victorian bushfires; participation in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes event; environmental conservation activities; and collections of donations for a variety of charities at different times throughout the year. Mitsui employees take part in a tree planting day in Kew, Victoria Participants of the 2008 MEF Study Tour of Japan.