Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
With approximately 90 bases in 61 countries, ITOCHU, one of the leading sogo shosha, is engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.We seek not only to achieve profit but also to help address social issues, in line with the trust and expectations placed on us by our customers, shareholders, employees, and various other stakeholders.
EU Legislative Interests
Our activities span a wide range of areas and are therefore affected by regulations in various fields. The legislative and policy areas of interest are as follows: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive EU Taxonomy Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Regulation EU Circular Economy strategy (e.g., End-of-Life vehicles Regulation, Critical Raw Materials Act, Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, etc.) Digital Product Passport EU Deforestation Regulation EU Batteries Regulation Artificial Intelligence Act Data Act Forced Labour Product Ban Regulation EU Competition law Foreign Subsidies Regulation EU Trade Defence measures EU Energy & Climate Laws (e.g., European Climate Law, CAFE Regulation,RED III)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels Value Chain Industrial Alliance (RLCF Alliance)