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MARUI GROUP’s Four Core
Themes for Inclusion
In November 2016, MARUI GROUP identified four core
themes for inclusion to guide its efforts to help create aflourishing and inclusive society offering happiness toall. The concept of inclusion entails integrating andincluding individuals that had previously been excluded

and is congruent with the principles embodied by theUnited Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
In addition, MARUI GROUP’s 2050 Vision, a long-termvision looking to 2050, was announced in 2019, marking a step forward in the Company’s practice of fullfledged co-creation sustainability management.
MARUI GROUP is proactively pursuing its targets withregard to these four core themes and this vision
through co-creation with all stakeholders.

CORE THEME 1

CORE THEME 2

Customer Diversity and Inclusion

Workplace Inclusion

We will seek to develop products, services, and stores thatbring joy to all customers, regardless of their age, gender, or
physical characteristics.

Based on MARUI GROUP’s corporate philosophy of striving
to “continue evolving to better aid our customers” and“equate the development of our people with the development of our company,” we will provide all employees withvenues through which they can excel.
Inclusive Store Development P36

Inclusive Product Development
Financial Inclusion P40

Process for Establishing Core Themes 

STEP 1

Stakeholder Engagement

STEP 2

Identification and Organization of Social Issues

STEP 3

Management-Level Discussions and Decisions

STEP 4

Verification of Activities and Quantification of Results

Development of an Organization That Utilizes Diversity  P60
Wellness Management P66

Human Resource Investments P88

ESG DATA BOOK
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In identifying the expectations for MARUI GROUP as well as the themes it should prioritize, we held meetings withlong-term investors, ESG-minded investors, sustainability experts, nonprofit organizations, and other stakeholders in
the greater society as well as with customers, business partners, and Group officers and employees.

With a focus on co-creation management; the impact of this co-creation management on the economy, society, andthe environment; and its relationship with our medium-term management plans and human resource strategies, weidentified and organized the issues facing society while referencing internal and external guidelines, such as those ofESG-rating institutions, the Global Reporting Initiative, ISO 26000, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board,and the International Integrated Reporting Council, along with the SDGs.

At meetings of a committee headed by the president, a series of discussions were held among the relevant officers
and divisions to decide four core themes pertaining to inclusion. Responsibility for these themes was assigned to theSustainability Department and the ESG Promotion Department, and the themes themselves were disclosed inCo-Creation Sustainability Report 2016 and in the sustainability section of MARUI GROUP’s website.

Activities are verified at least once a year as we continuously practice engagement with stakeholders. In 2019, weunveiled MARUI GROUP’s 2050 Vision and long-term targets and also established the Sustainability Committee,
which is chaired by the president and representative director, as an advisory body to the Board of Directors toguide efforts toward the accomplishment of this vision and target. Based on issues that have been identified, weare examining possible financial and pre-financial key performance indicators that can be disclosed with regard to
our long-term targets.

Major Initiative Matrix● Inclusive productdevelopment

Ecological Inclusion

Co-Creation Corporate Governance

We will develop businesses with low environmental impact,
and contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society anda circular economy, and propose ecologically sound lifestyles
that are in harmony with nature and the environment.

We will develop management frameworks that include stakeholders in order to achieve harmony between the interests
and the happiness of all stakeholders.
P49

Co-Creation with Stakeholders P24

Responsible Procurement P83

Sustainability Management P78

Cultivation of Future Leaders P80

Innovative Services for Reducing Environmental Impacts

Risk Management

Wellness
ManagementMaterialEnvironmental Footprint Reduction Materiality for Stakeholders

CORE THEME 4
Highly material

CORE THEME 3

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Material

Highly material

Materiality for MARUI GROUP
Customer Diversity and Inclusion

84

Workplace Inclusion

Ecological Inclusion

Co-Creation Corporate Governance85