Message from the President

MARUI GROUP’s vision is fora flourishing and inclusive society
in which happiness is available to all.
    

MARUI GROUP has begun practicing forward-looking co-creation sustainability
management together with all stakeholders to contribute to the realization of a flourishingand inclusive society in which happiness is available to all.

MARUI GROUP would like to thank all of its stakeholders

In relation to core theme 2—workplace inclusion—for their ongoing support and understanding. We would

this report discusses our quest to promote diversity inalso like to thank first-time readers of MARUI GROUP’s

order to generate innovation for facilitating ongoingco-creation sustainability reports for taking interest ingrowth as well as our investments in human resources,the Company.

the greatest driver behind the creation of corporate value.

MARUI GROUP has been publishing Japanese-This report will also touch on other subjects. In terms

language CSR reports since 2008. We rebranded theseof environmental efforts, our focus will be reduction initia-

reports in 2016 as co-creation sustainability reports. Thistives conducted during the course of our business. We will

represented our first step in practicing forward-looking

be building further on these initiatives in the future.

sustainability management that merges our business,However, we formulated an idea of how we will proceed,

environmental, social issue response, and governanceand we would like to look briefly at these initiatives.

initiatives in an integrated manner.

On the governance front, we would like to introduce

In conjunction with this rebranding, we also rede-our revised MARUI GROUP Code of Conduct and thefined the focus of our business from serving all custom-

newly established MARUI GROUP Human Rights Policy

ers to promoting inclusion. This redefinition wasand MARUI GROUP Occupational Health and Safety Policy.

accompanied by the establishment of four core themes

In relation to overall themes, the topic of stakeholder

related to inclusion that are also based on the Unitedengagement is a common thread running throughout theNations Sustainable Development Goals.

report. I would like to extend my thanks to everyone who
contributed in this regard.

Core Theme 1: Customer Diversity and Inclusion
Core Theme 2: Workplace Inclusion
Core Theme 3: Ecological Inclusion
Core Theme 4: Co-Creation Corporate Governance
MARUI GROUP hopes to practice forward-looking
co-creation sustainability management together with allof its stakeholders to contribute to the realization of aflourishing and inclusive society in which happiness isavailable to all. I would like to ask readers to feel free tooffer any opinions or critiques regarding this report.

This report will focus largely on initiatives related tocore themes 1 and 2.
With regard to core theme 1—customer diversity andNovember 2017

inclusion—we will look at MARUI GROUP’s efforts todevelop products, services, and stores that can beenjoyed by all customers regardless of age, gender, orphysical characteristics. At the same time, we will reporton the progress of our financial inclusion initiatives, whichseek to make the financial services that had previously

Hiroshi Aoi
President and Representative Director
Representative Executive Officer

been restricted to the wealthy available to youths andeveryone else, and explain our future plans in this area.

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