Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank response to alleged human rights violations at TotalEnergies’ Mozambique LNG project
Unofficial Japanese-to-English translation by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
From the perspective of confidentiality, we are unable to provide comments on individual transactions.
Our company has established the Basic Policy on the Social Responsibility of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group (Sustainability Policy) and a Human Rights Policy, through which we respect individual rights and act in accordance with these policies.
If human rights issues are identified at our lending recipients, we conduct due diligence and monitor the implementation of appropriate corrective and preventive measures.
For more details, please visit our website (Respect for Human Rights | Social | Sustainability | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group).