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July 28, 2020

Fourth Consecutive Year of Inclusion inThree ESG Indexes Utilized by the GPIF・FTSE Blossom Japan Index
・MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
・MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index
MARUI GROUP announces that the Company has been selected for inclusion in three of the ESG
indexes for Japanese stocks that are utilized by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
for the fourth consecutive year. These indexes are the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the MSCI JapanESG Select Leaders Index, and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index.
In addition, MARUI GROUP was selected for inclusion in the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, aglobal environmental stock index utilized by the GPIF, in March 2019. Combined with the otherindexes, MARUI GROUP has been included in all four of the indexes employed by the GPIF forconducting investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.
The Company’s inclusion in these indexes is a reflection of the high evaluation of MARUI GROUP
as it moves forward with co-creation sustainability management—a forward-looking management
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an integrated manner.
ESG Indexes Utilized by the GPIFThe GPIF seeks to promote investment based on ESG factors, as this style of investment is expected to produce
higher risk-adjusted returns in conjunction with longer holding periods. The following criteria are used whenselecting the ESG indexes that will be utilized.
(1) “Positive screening” that determines constituent companies based on their ESG evaluation(2) Evaluation based on public information and disclosure of method and results(3) Proper governance and management of conflicts of interest at ESG evaluators and index providers
Based on these three criteria, the GPIF selects two broad indexes that consider all ESG factors and one
thematic/social index that focuses on the social issue of empowering female employees. Recognizing that, among
other important ESG issues, climate change and other environmental issues are borderless and thus require
global attention, the GPIF adopted two environmentally themed indexes in September 2018.

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

■ Characteristics of Four ESG Indexes
Of the following four indexes utilized by the GPIF, this news release pertains to MARUI GROUP’s inclusion
in indexes 1–3.
1. FTSE Blossom Japan Index
The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is an index compiled by global index provider FTSE Russell. This index ismeant to reflect the performance of Japanese companies exhibiting exceptional ESG performance, andindustry is therefore not considered when selecting companies for inclusion. The FTSE Blossom Japan Indexcomprises Japanese companies that meet various ESG-related requirements when submitted to evaluations
on ESG themes such as corporate governance, occupational health and safety, corruption prevention, andclimate change.
2. MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index comprises Japanese companies with relatively high MSCI ESG
Ratings in each industry selected from among the top 700 companies in terms of market capitalization after
excluding those companies with the lowest MSCI ESG Rating of CCC and those companies that have been
involved in serious scandals.
In addition, companies with high MSCI ESG Ratings are selected within their industry, as defined by theGlobal Industry Classification Standard (GICS®), with the aim of having the index represent 50% of themarket capitalization of each industry.
3. MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index is an ESG index for Japanese stocks consisting of companies
that exhibit gender diversity excellence in each industry, based on the GICS®, selected from among the top
700 companies in terms of market capitalization. This index advocates the idea that companies with highlevels of gender diversity are resilient to the risks associated with the future labor shortfalls expected to result
from the declining birthrate and aging population and are therefore highly profitable and sustainable. Theindex was developed for use by institutional investors interested in investing in such companies.
4. S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index comprises companies included in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX),
which is representative of trends in Japan’s stock markets. The selection process is based on market
capitalization and entails overweighting or underweighting companies in reflection of their disclosure ofenvironmental information and their carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of revenue). By employing
an evaluation scheme that increases the weight of companies that practice satisfactory disclosure ofenvironmental information and that have high carbon efficiency (low carbon emissions per unit of revenue),
this index is designed to promote more robust environmental initiatives and disclosure throughout the market
and thereby invigorate the stock market.

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MARUI GROUP has also been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, a series of well-known
socially responsible investment indexes compiled by FTSE Russell, for the fourth consecutive year.
For more information, please refer to news release “Fourth Year of Inclusion in Globally Recognized FTSE4Good IndexSeries Responsible Investment Index”:→https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/20_0731/en_20_0731_1.pdf■ MARUI GROUP’s Co-Creation Sustainability Management
MARUI GROUP is practicing co-creation sustainability management—a forward-looking
management approach that merges business, environmental, social issue response, and governanceinitiatives in an integrated manner. Based on its 2050 Vision and its commitment to the concept ofinclusion, MARUI GROUP is contributing to the realization of a flourishing and inclusive societythat offers happiness to all through co-creation with all stakeholders in the course of its business.

Information on MARUI GROUP’s vision for co-creation sustainability management and 2050 Vision
can be found in the following reports.

Co-Creation Management Report 2019https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/ir/lib/i-report.html

VISION BOOK 2050
https://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: 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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