Priority Issues (Materiality)
Priority Issues (Materiality) that SMBC Group Should Address
SMBC Group designated “Environment,” “DE&I / Human Rights,” “Poverty & Inequality,” “Declining Birthrate & Aging Population,” and “Japan’s Regrowth” as our priority issues. Furthermore, we established “10 Goals” as pathways through which we can resolve the priority issues.
By addressing these priority issues, SMBC Group will strive to create social value and achieve a sustainable society.
Materiality identification process
In light of the ever-growing and increasingly serious social issues facing the world, it has become even more important to proactively address a wide range of social issues, and aim to create social value as a corporate citizen. Based on this recognition, we have reviewed the materialities identified in 2014.