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September 30, 2019MARUI GROUP Included in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index,
a Globally Recognized Socially Responsible Investment Index,
for Second Consecutive YearMARUI GROUP CO., LTD., announces that the Company
was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index,
a globally recognized socially responsible investment*1index, for the second consecutive year. The Company wasalso included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia PacificIndex, which comprises companies from the Asia Pacific region, for the third consecutive year.
Our inclusion in these indexes is thought to reflect the high evaluation of MARUI GROUP’spractice of co-creation sustainability management, which aims to co-create value with all of theCompany stakeholders and is an evolution of forward-looking sustainability management thatmerges business activities with environmental, social issue response, and corporate governanceinitiatives in an integrated manner.

Dow Jones Sustainability Index Series
The Dow Jones Sustainability Index series is a globally recognized クイックを
series of indexes developed
jointly by Dow Jones & Company, Inc., of the United States and RobecoSAM AG of Switzerland.
These indexes select companies for inclusion by evaluating their sustainability based on economic,environmental, and social factors.

Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index compiles major companies from around the world. The
2019 iteration of this index comprises 318 companies chosen from among the 2,526 companies
surveyed. Of these companies, 33 are from Japan, and MARUI GROUP is the only Japaneseretailing company included.

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
The Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index compiles major companies from the Asia Pacificregion. A total of 148 companies, 76 of which are Japanese companies, are included in the 2019
iteration of this index from among the 612 companies surveyed.
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

*1 Socially responsible investment is an investment style that entails consideration of traditional investment standards based on financial
information as well as environmental, social, corporate governance, and other factors pertaining to a company’s level of social
responsibility.

Furthermore, MARUI GROUP has been selected for inclusion in the four ESG indexes that areutilized by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). These indexes are the FTSEBlossom Japan Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, the MSCI Japan Empowering
Women Index, and the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index.
Other indexes including the Company are the FTSE4Good Index Series, a globally recognizedresponsible investment index, and the MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes, a highly recognized global ESG
stock index.
For more information on these topics, please refer to the following news releases.
・“MARUI GROUP Included in S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, a Global Environmental Index
Utilized by the GPIF”→ https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/18_1005/en_18_1005_1.pdf
・“Third Consecutive Year of Inclusion in Three ESG Indexes Utilized by the GPIF”→ https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/19_0725/en_19_0725_2.pdf
・“Third Year of Inclusion in Globally Recognized FTSE4Good Index Series Responsible InvestmentIndex”→ https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/19_0725/en_19_0725_1.pdf
Information on MARUI GROUP’s vision for co-creation sustainability management can be found in
the following reports.
Co-Creation Management Report 2019

・Japanese:
https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/ir/lib/i-report.html
The English-language version of Co-Creation Management Report 2019 isscheduled to be released in early November 2019.

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・Japanese:
https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/sustainability/lib/s-report.html
・English:https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/sustainability/lib/s-report.html-2-

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

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