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September 30, 2019MARUI GROUP’s New Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Targets Certified by Science Based Targets as Targets forLimiting Global Warming to 1.5°C
MARUI GROUP CO., LTD., announced today that its new greenhouse gas emissions
reduction targets have been certified by the international initiative Science Based Targets
as targets for limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Thiscertification indicates that these targets prescribe the reductions necessary for loweringgreenhouse gas emissions to a point that will contribute to the goal of keeping the averageglobal temperature below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. MARUI GROUP is practicing
co-creation sustainability management, an approach that defines corporate value as thecreation of new value by promoting harmony and expanding the intersections between theinterests (happiness) of all stakeholders, including future generations. We therefore
believe that we have an obligation to the world to help keep global warming below 1.5°C
above pre-industrial levels.

≪New Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets≫

・80% reduction in Groupwide total greenhouse gas emissions attributable to Scope 1 *1and Scope 2*2 and 35% reduction in Scope 3*3 emissions from the level in the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017, by 2030
90% reduction in combined volume of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from the level inthe fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, by 2050 (long-term target)＜Previous Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets＞
・40% reduction in Groupwide total greenhouse gas emissions attributable to Scope 1 and Scope 2 and 35%
reduction in Scope 3 emissions from the level in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, by 2030
80% reduction in combined volume of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from the level in the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017, by 2050 (long-term target)*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

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

≪About Science Based Targets≫
The Science Based Targets initiative was jointly establishedin 2015 by CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, theWorld Resources Institute, and WWF. This initiative istasked with encouraging companies to set science-based
greenhouse gas reduction targets.

■ MARUI GROUP’s Co-Creation Sustainability Management
MARUI GROUP practices forward-looking co-creation sustainability management, which
entails viewing initiatives pertaining to business activities, environmental preservation,
the resolution of social issues, and corporate governance from an integrated perspective.
In 2019, the Company took its first step forward in full-fledged sustainability
management by establishing its long-term 2050 Vision and defining three businesses
founded on co-creation.
Inter-generational businesses, one of these three businesses, include green businesses
that provide options for coexistence with the global environment through which we are
reducing environmental impacts and promoting circular economies through the 3Rs(reduce, reuse, and recycle).

■ Green Business Initiatives≪Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions≫
MARUI GROUP calculates, and receives third-party verification and discloses information
on its amounts of emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, including
information on emissions from the Company (Scope 1 and Scope 2) and from other areasof the value chain (Scope 3). The amount of CO2 emitted across MARUI GROUP’s value
chain has declined for five consecutive years.

- 2 -≪Introduction of Renewable Energy≫
Approximately 80% of CO2 emissions from MARUI GROUP isattributable to electricity use. To address these emissions, theCompany became a member of the international initiative RE100
and announced its target of sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030. Inaddition, we are engaging in renewable energy procurement activities through co-creation withnew power suppliers, acquiring registration as a power retailer to gain access to a wide range ofpower sources, and advancing other initiatives.

≪Provision of Options for Coexistence with the Global Environment≫
MARUI GROUP is developing green businesses that provide
options for coexistence with the global environment throughco-creation with customers, business partners, and investors.
Examples of such efforts to provide sustainable options include the issuance of green bonds
to fund efforts to source 100% of electricity from renewable sources and partnering withMinna Denryoku Co., Ltd., to propose renewable energy to EPOS cardholders.
MARUI GROUP is advancing its green businesses via co-creation with all of its
stakeholders. Through the introduction of renewable energy and other proactive initiatives
for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we will work toward our new target of limiting
global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
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 2019

・Japanese:
https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/ir/lib/i-report.html

The English-language version of Co-Creation Management Report 2019is scheduled to be released in early November 2019.

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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