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In preparing CSR Report 2009, reference was made to GRI's "Sustainability Reporting Guidelines."

This report is classed as Application Level B

This report is classed as Application Level B, as defined in the GRI "Sustainability Reporting Guidelines."

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Item	Indicator(*Additional Indicator)	Web	CSR Report 2009 PAGE	Remarks
1. Strategy and Analysis
1.1	Statement from the most senior decisionmaker of the organization (e.g., CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy.	Top Commitment	3-4
1.2	Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.	Highlight 2008(1) Supporting the Growth of Renewable Energy in Bulgaria Highlight 2008(2) Initiatives for promoting the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) CSR Management	9-14

2. Organizational Profile
Item	Indicator(*Additional Indicator)	Web	CSR Report 2009 PAGE	Remarks
2.1	Name of the organization.	Company Information	5-6
2.2	Primary brands, products, and/or services.	Brand Concept Company Information	5-6
2.3	Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.	Organizational Structure Corporate Governance Structure Business Outline	5-6,7-8 47
2.4	Location of organization's headquarters.	Company Information	5-6
2.5	Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report.	Stakeholders	5-6,41-42
2.6	Nature of ownership and legal form.	Company Information	5-6
2.7	Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries).		5-6
2.8	Scale of the reporting organization, including: Number of employees; Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations); Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity (for private sector organizations); and Quantity of products or services provided.	Sound Management Annual Report on Form 20-F 2009(PDF/1,397KB)	5-6,17-18
2.9	Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership including: The location of, or changes in operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions; and Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations).		5-6,17-18
2.10	Awards received in the reporting period.	Reputation

3. Report Parameters
Item	Indicator(*Additional Indicator)	Web	CSR Report 2009 PAGE	Remarks
Report Profile
3.1	Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided		1
3.2	Date of most recent previous report (if any).		1
3.3	Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.).		1
3.4	Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.		Back cover
Report Scope and Boundary
3.5	Process for defining report content, including: Determining materiality; Prioritizing topics within the report; and Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report.		1
3.6	Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers).		1
3.7	State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.		1-2
3.8	Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations.		1,5-6
3.9	Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report.	Environment	21-22
3.10	Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/ acquisitions, change of base years/periods,nature of business, measurement methods).			Not Applicable
3.11	Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report.		1
GRI content index
3.12	Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report.	GRI Context Index	47
Assurance
3.13	Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, explain the scope and basis of any external assurance provided. Also explain the relationship between the reporting organization and the assurance provider(s).			Not Applicable

4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement
Item	Indicator(*Additional Indicator)	Web	CSR Report 2009 PAGE	Remarks
Governance
4.1	Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight.	Corporate Governance Structure	47
4.2	Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, their function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement).	Corporate Governance Report
4.3	For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members.	Corporate Governance Structure	47
4.4	Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body.	Corporate Governance Structure Communication with Shareholders Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood	37-38,47
4.5	Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance).	Corporate Governance Structure	47
4.6	Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.	Corporate Governance Structure	47
4.7	Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics.	Corporate Governance Structure	47
4.8	Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation.	CSR Management Environment Customer Relations Relationships with Shareholders and Investors Employee Relations Social Contribution	3-4,13-14 15-20,23,33 37,39,43
4.9	Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles.	CSR Management Corporate Governance Structure	13-14,47
4.10	Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance.	Corporate Governance Structure Communication with Shareholders Investor Relations Activities	37-38,47
Commitments to External Initiatives
4.11	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.	Towards Responsible Investments and Loans	3-4,19-20 23
4.12	Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses.	Towards Responsible Investments and Loans Environment	3-4,19-20 23
4.13	Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization: Has positions in governance bodies; Participates in projects or committees; Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or Views membership as strategic.	Mizuho's Global Implementation of the Equator Principles	19
Stakeholder Engagement
4.14	List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.	Stakeholders	33,37,39,43
4.15	Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.	Stakeholders	33,37,39,43
4.16	Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.	Stakeholders Systems to Capture Customer Feedback Initiatives to Become "Barrier-Free" Communication with Shareholders Consistent Personnel Systems and Diverse Training for Employees (Maintaining a Sound Relationship between the Company and Its Employees) Stakeholder Dialog	29,33-34 35-36 37-38 39-40 43,51-53
4.17	Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting.	Customer Feedback Reflected in Improvement of Management Quality Stakeholder Dialog	34,51-53

5. Management Approach and Performance Indicators
Item	Indicator(*Additional Indicator)	Web	CSR Report 2009 PAGE	Remarks
Economic
	Disclosure on Management Approach	CSR Management Sound Management	13-14,17-18
aspect: Economic Performance
EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments.*	Sound Management (Profit Situation and Economic Relationships with Stakeholders) Basic Approach (Corporate Citizenship Outlays (FY2008))	44
EC2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change.*	Environmental Business Initiatives	23-26
EC3	Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations.*	Annual Report on Form 20-F 2009(PDF/1,397KB)
EC4	Significant financial assistance received from government.*
aspect: Market Presence
EC5	Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation.
EC6	Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation.*
EC7	Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation.*	Initiatives for Diversity	42
aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts
EC8	Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, inkind, or pro bono engagement.*	Financial Education	27-30
EC9	Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.
Environment
	Disclosure on Management Approach	Environment	23
aspect: Materials
EN1	Materials used by weight or volume.*	Initiatives to Reduce Environmental Impact at the Office
EN2	Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials.*	Initiatives to Bring About a Recycling-based Society
aspect: Energy
EN3	Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.*	Initiatives to Prevent Global Warming
EN4	Indirect energy consumption by primary source.*	Initiatives to Prevent Global Warming	21-22
EN5	Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements.
EN6	Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives.	Environment	23-26
EN7	Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved.
aspect: Water
EN8	Total water withdrawal by source.*	Initiatives to Bring About a Recycling-based Society (Water Use at Ten Key Business Facilities (tap water))
EN9	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused.
EN10	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused.
aspect: Biodiversity
EN11	Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.*
EN12	Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.*	Initiatives for the Equator Principles Finance	19,25
EN13	Habitats protected or restored.
EN14	Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity.	Mizuho's Global Implementation of the Equator Principles	19
EN15	Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk.
aspect: Emisions, Effluents, and Waste
EN16	Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.*	Initiatives to Prevent Global Warming	21-22
EN17	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.*	Initiatives to Bring About a Recycling-based Society
EN18	Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved.	Q&A Column: Office-based Environment-related Initiatives	21-22
EN19	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.			Not applicable by business character
EN20	NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.*	Initiatives to Bring About a Recycling-based Society
EN21	Total water discharge by quality and destination.*	Initiatives to Bring About a Recycling-based Society
EN22	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.*	Initiatives to Bring About a Recycling-based Society (Paper Recycling Ratios at Ten Key Business Facilities / Incombustibles Recycling Ratios of at Ten Key Business Facilities)
EN23	Total number and volume of significant spills.*			Not applicable by business character
EN24	Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally.
EN25	Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff.
aspect: Products and Services
EN26	Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation.*	Mizuho's Adoption of the Equator Principles Carbon Accounting	19
EN27	Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.*			Not applicable by business character
aspect: Compliance
EN28	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of nonmonetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations.*
aspect: Transport
EN29	Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce.	Initiatives to Prevent Global Warming (Converting to a more environmentally friendly sales fleet)
aspect: Overall
EN30	Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.
Labor Practices and Decent Work (Fair Working Conditions)
	Disclosure on Management Approach	CSR Management Corporate Governance Structure Compliance Structure Employee Relations	3-4 13-14 39-42 47-48
aspect: Employment
LA1	Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region.*	Consistent Personnel Systems and Diverse Training for Employees (Basic Data on Employees)
LA2	Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region.*
LA3	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations.	Consistent Personnel Systems and Diverse Training for Employees	41-42
aspect: Labor/Management Relations
LA4	Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.*	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood
LA5	Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.*	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood
aspect: Occupational Health and Safety
LA6	Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs.
LA7	Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region.*	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood	42
LA8	Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.*	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood
LA9	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.*	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood
aspect: Training and Education
LA10	Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category.*
LA11	Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings.
LA12	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews.
aspect: Diversity and Equal Opportunity
LA13	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity.*	Consistent Personnel Systems and Diverse Training for Employees (Basic Data on Employees)
LA14	Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category.*	Consistent Personnel Systems and Diverse Training for Employees (Introduce a Human Resources Education System That Helps Strengthen the Specialties of Individuals)
Human Rights
	Disclosure on Management Approach	CSR Management Corporate Governance Structure Compliance Structure Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood	3-4 13-14 47-48
aspect: Investment and Procurement Practices
HR1	Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening.*	Mizuho's Global Implementation of the Equator Principles (Projects screened based on the Equator Principles)
HR2	Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken.*
HR3	Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained.	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood (Initiatives to Raise Human Rights Awareness)
aspect: Non-Discrimination
HR4	Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken.*
aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
HR5	Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights.*	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood (Initiatives to Raise Human Rights Awareness)
aspect: Child Labor
HR6	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor.*			Observing labor related laws
aspect: Forced and Compulsory Labor
HR7	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor.*			Observing labor related laws
aspect: Security Practices
HR8	Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations.	Safe Worksite with a Positive Mood (Initiatives to Raise Human Rights Awareness)
aspect: Indigenous Rights
HR9	Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken.
Society
	Disclosure on Management Approach	Corporate Governance Structure Stakeholders Social Contributions	3-4 13-14 43-46 47-48
aspect: Community
SO1	Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting.*	Initiatives for the Equator Principles Carbon Accounting	19-20 23-26
aspect: Corruption
SO2	Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption.*	Operational Risk Management	50
SO3	Percentage of employees trained in organization's anticorruption policies and procedures.*	Compliance Structure	48
SO4	Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption.*	Compliance Structure	48
aspect: Public Policy
SO5	Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.*	Stakeholders (Government Authorities) Financial Education	27-30
SO6	Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country.
aspect: Anti-Competitive Behavior
SO7	Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, antitrust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes.
aspect: Compliance
SO8	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of nonmonetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations.*
Product Responsibility
	Disclosure on Management Approach	Corporate Governance Structure Compliance Structure Customer Feedback Reflected in Improvement of Management Quality	33-34 47-48
aspect: Customer Health and Safety
PR1	Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures.*	Customer Relations	33-34
PR2	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes.
aspect: Product and Service Labeling
PR3	Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements.*	Systems to Capture Customer Feedback Customer Feedback Reflected in Improvement of Management Quality	33-34
PR4	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes.
PR5	Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.	Stakeholders (Customers) Customer Relations	33-34
aspect: Marketing Communications
PR6	Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.*	Mizuho Bank: Solicitation Policy for Financial Products (Jananese only) Mizuho Corporate Bank: Solicitation Policy for Financial Products Mizuho Securities: Solicitation Practice Mizuho Trust & Banking: Solicitation Policy for Financial Products (Jananese only)
PR7	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes.
aspect: Customer Privacy
PR8	Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
aspect: Compliance
PR9	Monetary value of significant fines for noncompliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.*

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