Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group CSR Report Digest Version
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group CSR Report Digest version www.smfg.co.jp/english Today, Tomorrow and Beyond First,First, I wouldwould likelike toto extendextend ourour deepestdeepest sympathiessympathies andand heartfeltheartfelt condolencescondolences toto allall thosethose whowho havehave sufferedsuffered andand INDEX toto tthehe ffamiliesamilies andand ffriendsriends ooff tthosehose wwhoho ttragicallyragically llostost ttheirheir llivesives iinn thethe devastatingdevastating earthquakeearthquake andand tsunamitsunami Foreword 1 thatthat struckstruck northeasternnortheastern JapanJapan onon MarchMarch 11,11, 2011.2011. WeWe praypray forfor thethe earlyearly recoveryrecovery ofof thethe affectedaffected peoplepeople andand areas.areas. Commitment from the Top 3 A Conversation with Tadao Ando, SMFGSMFG isis dedicateddedicated toto seamlesslyseamlessly respondingresponding toto clients’clients’ needsneeds byby leveragingleveraging ourour group-widegroup-wide capabilities,capabilities, Takeshi Kunibe and Koichi Miyata What can we do now to spur the reconstruction and revitalization of Japan, offeringoffering optimaloptimal pproductsroducts aandnd sservices,ervices, aandnd eensuringnsuring tthathat eeveryvery employeeemployee andand thethe overalloverall groupgroup areare capablecapable ofof and help resolve global issues? respondingresponding ttoo tthehe challengeschallenges ooff gglobalization.lobalization. I bbelieveelieve tthathat throughthrough thesethese measures,measures, Measures to Support Reconstruction after the March 11 President wewe willwill contributecontribute toto thethe growthgrowth andand developmentdevelopment ofof ourour clientsclients andand society,society, andand ourselvesourselves growgrow inin partnershippartnership withwith them.them. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Earthquake and Tsunami 8 ThroughThrough ourour basicbasic policypolicy ofof becomingbecoming “a“a globallyglobally competitivecompetitive financialfinancial servicesservices groupgroup Koichi Miyata Priority Issues for Us 9 withwith thethe hhighestighest ttrustrust ooff oourur cclients,lients, ssocietyociety aandnd ootherther sstakeholders”takeholders” byby maximizingmaximizing ourour corecore strengthsstrengths ofof Our Mission and CSR at SMFG 11 “Spirit“Spirit ofof Innovation,”Innovation,” “Speed”“Speed” andand “Solution“Solution & Execution,”Execution,” wewe willwill continuecontinue toto staystay aheadahead ofof thethe times,times, 〈Specific Examples of CSR Activities〉 nono mattermatter hhowow challenging,challenging, andand activelyactively adaptadapt toto changeschanges inin ourour businessbusiness environment.environment. Together with Our Customers 13 Together with Our Shareholders and Markets 17 Together with Our Employees 19 Environmental Activities 21 Social Contribution Activities 25 Corporate Outline/Editorial Policy 29 01 CSR REPORT 2011 CSR REPORT 2011 02 Commitment from the Top A Conversation with Tadao Ando, Takeshi Kunibe and Koichi Miyata Takeshi Kunibe President and CEO Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation What can we do now to spur companiescompanies wouldwould dodo betterbetter andand businessbusiness inin thethe TohokuTohoku rregion,egion, iincludingncluding thethe wholewhole ccountryountry wwouldould benefit.benefit. businessbusiness matchingmatching wwithith ppartiesarties ooutsideutside ReturningReturning toto Mr.Mr. AndoAndo’s wwords,ords, thethe region.region. 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