Mitsubishi Group
Conglomerate
Japan's largest "keiretsu", a collaborative group of integrated companies with extensive share crossholdings, personnel swaps and strategic co-operation. Companies in group include Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd, Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co., Kirin Holdings (who owns Australian dairy and drinks company, Lion), and many more.

Overall

Owned JPN
Rating F
About the Ratings
Mitsubishi Group
JPN

Company Assessment

(Last updated Jan 2020)
Mitsubishi Group
Criticism
Forced labour in China
The Chinese government has facilitated the mass transfer of Uyghur and other ethnic minority citizens from the far west region of Xinjiang to factories across the country. Under conditions that strongly suggest forced labour, Uyghurs are working in factories that are in the supply chains of at least 83 well-known global brands in the technology, clothing and automotive sectors, including brands owned by this company. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute's 2020 report estimates (somewhat conservatively) that more than 80,000 Uyghurs were transferred out of Xinjiang to work in factories across China between 2017 and 2019, and some of them were sent directly from detention camps.
Source: ASPI (2020)
Arms sales
Two Mitsubishi subsidiaries are on SIPRI's list of the Top 100 arms-producing and military services companies in the world (excluding Chinese companies), ranked by their arms sales in 2020.
Overfishing
Mitsubishi owns 35-40% of the market for the Bluefin Tuna, which is listed as Critically Endangered, the highest risk category of the IUCN Red List. Mitsubishi has been stockpiling up to 20,000 tons of the frozen fish while continuing to buy more. While the price of a product gets higher the harder it is to find, Mitsubishi has been accused of deep freezing these fish to make an even bigger profit as the species gets ever closer to being completely wiped out.
0/100 in Solar Scorecard
The 2018-19 Solar Scorecard, produced by the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, rates solar panel producers on their commitment to the environment and worker safety. Areas looked at include emissions reporting, chemical reductions plan, workers rights and conflict minerals. This company received a score of 0/100.
Information
Previous boycott call
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) ran a Boycott Mitsubishi campaign from 1989 to 1998 for being the world's worst logger of tropical forests at the time.
Source: RAN (1998)
Nuclear - direct involvement
Mitsubishi manufacture nuclear fuel through Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel Co. Ltd
mitsubishisucks.com
This website is dedicated to exposing the questionable business practices of Mitsubishi. Last updated 2004.
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Company Details

Type:
Keirestsu
Subsidiaries:
Mitsubishi Corporation
Business conglomerate
Japan's largest financial and industrial association, which operates through seven main business groups: living essentials (agricultural products, food and beverages, textiles, and construction materials); metals (ferrous and nonferrous); machinery (power generation equipment, electrical systems, automobiles); energy (liquefied natural gas, crude oil); and chemicals (petrochemicals, fertilizers, plastics).
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Manufacturer electric and electronic equipment
Manufacture and sales of electric and electronic equipment used in Energy and Electric Systems, Industrial Automation, Information and Communication Systems, Electronic Devices, and Home Appliances.
Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd
Consumer electronics
Imports, sells and services consumer electronics and electrical products.

Contact Details

Address:
Japan
Website:
www.mitsubishi.com

Products / Brands

Mitsubishi Electric Australia
Mitsubishi Air Conditioners
Mitsubishi Fridges & Freezers
Mitsubishi Electric Air Purifiers