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February 16, 2021

MARUI GROUP Only Retailer Included inHighest Level of Gold Classin Sustainability Yearbook 2021
MARUI GROUP CO., LTD., announces that the Company has been included in the Gold
Class in Sustainability Yearbook 2021, which is compiled and published by S&P Global
Inc., a major socially responsible investment investigation firm. This year marks MARUIGROUP’s fourth year of inclusion in the Sustainability Yearbook, with the Company being
recognized among the Sustainability Yearbook Members in 2018, as Bronze Class in 2019,and as Silver Class in 2020.

■ Sustainability Yearbook
Published by S&P Global, the Sustainability Yearbook is acompilation of major global companies that have been
rated highly in evaluations looking at matters such assustainability and environmental, social, and governanceinitiatives. Companies included in the Sustainability

Yearbook are recognized as Bronze Class, Silver Class,Gold Class, or Sustainability Yearbook Members based on
their assessment scores, and sustainability leaders areselected for each industry.
→https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/yearbook/

For the 2021 iteration of the Sustainability Yearbook, a total of 7,032 companies from61 industries around the world were evaluated, and 631 companies, of which 78 wereJapanese companies, were selected as sustainability leaders. In this iteration, MARUIGROUP was the only retailer included among the 70 companies, six of which wereJapanese companies, in the Gold Class.

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

MARUI GROUP’s recognition as Gold Class is thought to be a reflection of the highevaluation of its practice of co-creation sustainability management, a forward-looking
management approach that merges its business, environmental, social issue response,and corporate governance initiatives in an integrated manner.
In addition, MARUI GROUP has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones
Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, globally
recognized stock indexes developed jointly by Swiss-based RobecoSAM AG and S&P Dow
Jones Indices LLC of the United States.
For more information, please refer to the following news release.
→https://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/20_1117/en_20_1117_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, andcorporate governance initiatives in an integrated manner. Based on its 2050 Vision and its
commitment to the concept of inclusion, MARUI GROUP is contributing to the realizationof a flourishing and inclusive society that offers happiness to all through co-creation withall stakeholders in the course of its business.
Information on MARUI GROUP’s vision for co-creation sustainability management and 2050 Visioncan be found in the following reports.

Co-Creation Management Report 2020
→https://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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