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March 29, 2018MARUI GROUP’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets
Become First Targets by Japanese Retail Company
Certified by Science Based Targets

Tokyo (March 29, 2018)—MARUI GROUP CO., LTD., announced today that its
greenhouse gas reduction targets have been certified by the international initiative
Science Based Targets. This is the first time that targets set by a Japanese retail company
have received such certification.
MARUI GROUP has defined ecological inclusion as one of the core themes of its
co-creation sustainability management approach. Based on this theme, we develop
eco-friendly businesses that are considerate of natural capital and propose ecologicallysound lifestyles that are in harmony with nature and the environment.
Moreover, MARUI GROUP views all of its business assets as being borrowed fromsociety, and is therefore promoting eco-friendly business activities through means such ascombating climate change and preventing pollution in a concerted Groupwide effort. In
addition, we recognize our responsibility as a producer to track our environmental
footprint across the entire value chain, from the procurement of raw materials andproduct creation to the sale and disposal of products.
About Science Based Targets
The Science Based Targets initiative was jointly
established in 2015 by CDP, the United Nations
Global Compact, the World Resources Institute, andWWF. This initiative is tasked with encouraging
companies to set science-based greenhouse gas
reduction targets with the aim of keeping the averageincrease in global temperature from pre-industrial
times below 2℃.
Public Relations Office, MARUI GROUP CO., LTD.
3-2, Nakano 4-chome, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8701, Japan
Telephone: 03-3384-0101 (Receptionist) Fax: 03-5343-6615

The certified targets for medium-to-long-term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
were established as part of a Groupwide effort to lower our impact on the environment.
The medium-term targets call for us to achieve a 40% reduction in Groupwide total
greenhouse emissions attributable to Scope 1*1 and Scope 2*2 from the level in the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017, by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2031, and a 35%
reduction in Scope 3*3 emissions over the same period. In addition, we have set along-term target of pursuing an 80% reduction in the combined volume of Scope 1 andScope 2 emissions from the level in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, by the fiscal
year ending March 31, 2051.
In 2016, MARUI GROUP began promoting forward-looking sustainability managementthat incorporates environmental action, the resolution of social issues, and corporate
governance initiatives into the Company’s business activities. We have since evolved thismanagement approach to practice co-creation sustainability management, which entails
creating value together with all of our stakeholders.
Moreover, we are focused on the concept of “inclusion” as the key to responding toever-changing customer needs and social issues and forging a better future. MARUIGROUP stands committed to building a flourishing and inclusive society that offers
happiness to all through co-creation with all of its stakeholders.
*1 Emissions from transportation by Company vehicles, distribution centers, etc.
*2 Emissions from operation of MARUI GROUP’s stores and offices*3 Emissions from the manufacture, sale, and use of products and from other areas of the value chain

MARUI GROUP’s co-creation sustainability management
approach is explained in more detail in the following documents.

Co-Creation Management Report 2017
http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/ir/lib/i-report.html

Co-Creation Sustainability Report 2017
http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/sustainability/lib/s-report.html

Company Overview
Name: MARUI GROUP CO., LTD.
Head Office: 3-2, Nakano 4-chome, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8701, Japan
Telephone: 03-3384-0101 (Receptionist)

Fax: 03-5343-6615

Corporate Website: http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/
President and Representative Director: Hiroshi Aoi- 2 -Major Affiliates: MARUI CO., LTD.; Epos Card Co., Ltd.; AIM CREATE CO., LTD.; etc.

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