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July 16, 2019

Third 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 the three ESG
indexes that are utilized by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for the third
consecutive year. These indexes are the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the MSCI Japan ESG SelectLeaders Index, and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index.
In addition, MARUI GROUP was selected for inclusion in the S&P/JPX Carbon EfficientIndex, a global environmental stock index utilized by the GPIF, in October 2018. Combined with theother indexes, MARUI GROUP has been included in all four of the indexes employed by the GPIF
for conducting investments based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.
The Company’s inclusion in these indexes is a reflection of the high evaluation of MARUIGROUP as it moves forward with co-creation sustainability management—a forward-looking
management approach that merges business, environmental, social issue response, and governanceinitiatives in 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 toproduce higher risk-adjusted returns in conjunction with longer holding periods. The following criteria areused when selecting 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, 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, 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
1. FTSE Blossom Japan Index
The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is an index compiled by global index provider FTSE Russell. Thisindex is meant to reflect the performance of Japanese companies exhibiting exceptional ESG
performance, and industry is therefore not considered when selecting companies for inclusion.
FTSE Russell evaluates companies based on ESG themes such as corporate governance,
occupational health and safety, corruption prevention, and climate change. The FTSE Blossom
Japan Index comprises Japanese companies that meet various ESG-related requirements whensubmitted to ESG evaluations.
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 500 companies in terms ofmarket 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 withMSCI ESG Ratings are selected within their industry, as defined by the Global Industry
Classification Standard (GICS®), with the aim of having the index represent 50% of the market
capitalization of each industry.

3. MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index is an ESG index for Japanese stocks consisting ofcompanies that exhibit gender diversity excellence in each industry, based on the GICS®, selectedfrom among the top 500 companies in terms of market capitalization. This index advocates theidea that companies with high levels of gender diversity are resilient to the risks associated withthe future labor shortfalls expected to result from the declining birthrate and aging populationand are therefore highly profitable and sustainable. The index was developed for use byinstitutional investors interested in investing in companies that excel at promoting gender
diversity.
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 inreflection of their disclosure of environmental information and their carbon efficiency (carbonemissions per unit of revenue). By employing an evaluation scheme that increases the weight ofcompanies that practice satisfactory disclosure of environmental information and that have highcarbon 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-2-invigorate the stock market.
MARUI GROUP has also been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series, a series ofwell-known responsible investment indexes compiled by FTSE Russell, for the third consecutiveyear.
For more information, please refer to news release “Third Year of Inclusion in FTSE4Good Index Series Responsible
Investment Index”:→https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/19_0716/en_19_0716_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 2018https://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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