At Sumitomo Mitsui Card, rare earths At Sumitomo Mitsui Card, rare earths 
extracted from IC chips from expired credit extracted from IC chips from expired credit 
cards are recycled.cards are recycled.
As part of its core leasing operations, As part of its core leasing operations, 
Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing is Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing is 
helping reduce customers’ environmental helping reduce customers’ environmental 
SMBC jointly organizes the “eco japan cup,” an SMBC jointly organizes the “eco japan cup,” an 
environmental business contest, together withenvironmental business contest, together with 
the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministrythe Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry 
of Internal Affairs andof Internal Affairs and Communi Communications, cations, 
the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,he Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Trans Trans-
port and Tourism, Development Bank of port and Tourism, Development Bank of 
Japan Inc. and Environmental Business Japan Inc. and Environmental Business 
Women. The competition has four major Women. The competition has four major 
categories – business, culture, lifestyle, and categories – business, culture, lifestyle, and 
policy-making.policy-making.
In eco japan cup 2010, the “SMBC Eco-BankingIn eco japan cup 2010, the “SMBC Eco-Banking 
Office Prize” was launched in the cultural Office Prize” was launched in the cultural 
division. Entries were solicited on creating division. Entries were solicited on creating 
eco-friendly bank branches through envieco-friendly bank branches through envi-
ronment protection measures including ronment protection measures including 
advanced energy initiatives and reductionadvanced energy initiatives and reduction 
of carbon dioxide. Some of the prize-winning of carbon dioxide. Some of the prize-winning 
proposals (for example, efficient use of proposals (for example, efficient use of 
timber from forest thinning) have been timber from forest thinning) have been 
adopted at environm ent-friendly model adopted at environment-friendly model 
branches that the bank is developing.branches that the bank is developing.
* After intermediate processing, waste materials 
other than the rare earths and the cards with 
no IC chips are both sent off for final disposal, 
in conformity with established procedures.
The Eco-Products exhibition, held each The Eco-Products exhibition, held each 
December, is one of JapanDecember, is one of Japan’s largest envis largest envi-
ronmental exhibitions. Under it, SMFG held ronmental exhibitions. Under it, SMFG held 
the SMFG Environmental Business Forum, the SMFG Environmental Business Forum, 
a unique event to which the whole SMFG a unique event to which the whole SMFG 
Group contributed.Group contributed.
The SMFG Environmental Business Forum The SMFG Environmental Business Forum 
enables encounters and information enables encounters and information 
exchange in the field of environmental exchange in the field of environmental 
business. SMFG and its Group companies business. SMFG and its Group companies 
provide various platforms, including businessprovide various platforms, including business 
matching events, stands and catalogue matching events, stands and catalogue 
exhibitions, and lectures and seminars, exhibitions, and lectures and seminars, 
with the aim of giving new business with the aim of giving new business 
opportunities to companies and otheropportunities to companies and other 
organizations that are considering entering organizations that are considering entering 
the environmental business, expanding the environmental business, expanding 
their marketing channels within it, or just their marketing channels within it, or just 
gathering information.gathering information.
Recycling yields approximately 0.1mg of rare Recycling yields approximately 0.1mg of rare 
earth product per expired card.earth product per expired card.