ＮＥＷＳ ＲＥＬＥＡＳＥMarch 8, 2019MARUI GROUP Receives
Minister of the Environment Awardin the Japan Green Bond Awards
MARUI GROUP CO., LTD., announces that the Company received the Minister of theEnvironment Award in the Japan Green Innovation Category of the Japan Green BondAwards. Sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, the Japan Green Bond Awards isa new award program established in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019.

■ Japan Green Bond Awards
The Japan Green Bond Awards program was established inthe fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, with the goals ofaccelerating the trend toward issuance of and investment ingreen bonds,*1 recognizing innovative green bond initiatives,and communicating these initiatives to society. Recipients areselected based on their contributions to the development of thegreen bond market, environmental benefits, and other characteristics, and awards arepresented in five categories.*2
MARUI GROUP was presented with the Minister of the Environment Award in theJapan Green Innovation Category of this program, a category designed to recognize
companies that have contributed to the development of the domestic green bond market
with innovative ideas. This award was a reflection of the high evaluation of the MARUIGROUP’s issuance of Japan’s first green bonds for procuring renewable energy as an
exemplary and innovative initiative.
*1 Green bonds are bonds issued for the purpose of procuring funds for initiatives that address global
warming and other environmental issues.
*2 For information on the five categories, please refer to the following news release on the Ministry of theEnvironment’s homepage (Japanese only).
→ https://www.env.go.jp/press/106518.html

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

■ Renewable Energy Initiatives
MARUI GROUP is developing businesses with low environmental impact and that areconsiderate of natural capital and proposing ecologically sound lifestyles that are inharmony with nature and the environment. A concerted Groupwide push to adopt
renewable energy is one facet of our efforts on this front.
Membership in RE100
RE100 is an international initiative comprising a collective of companies committed to theprocurement of 100% of the electricity used in their business activities from renewable
power sources. MARUI GROUP became a member of this initiative in July 2018.
Companies joining this initiative are asked to declare and disclose their commitments tosourcing 100% of the electricity used in their business activities from renewable powersources by the earliest possible time and 2050 at the latest.
MARUI GROUP’s Target

Source 100% of electricity used in business activities
from renewable power sources by 2030
(Medium-term target: Source 70% of electricity used in business activities from renewable power sources by 2025)

Issuance of Green Bonds
Green bonds are bonds designated for the purpose of procuring
funds to be used for environmental initiatives. MARUI GROUP
became the first Japanese retailer to issue such bonds inOctober 2018. The funds procured through these bonds will be
used to help the Group achieve its target of sourcing 100% ofelectricity used in business activities from renewable powersources, primarily through the purchase of electricity generatedusing renewable sources. The green bonds were the first bonds
in Japan to be issued with the intent of being used exclusively

In September 2018, Shinjuku
Marui Main Building started being
powered by renewable energy on atrial basis.

for funding renewable energy initiatives.
For more information on MARUI GROUP’s membership in RE100, please refer to the following news
release.
→ http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/18_0710/en_18_0710_1.pdf
For more information on MARUI GROUP’s issuance of green bonds, please refer to the following news
release.
→ http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/18_0928/en_18_0928_1.pdf-2-

■ MARUI GROUP Announces 2050 Vision
MARUI GROUP announces that it has published VISION BOOK 2050, its latest
co-creation sustainability report for all stakeholders.

MARUI GROUP’s 2050 Vision

Harnessing the power of business to build a worldthat transcends dichotomies
Going forward, MARUI GROUP will proceed to establish action plans for accomplishingits 2050 Vision, examine long-term targets, and engage in ongoing dialogue to shape abrighter future together with all stakeholders. MARUI GROUP will continue to looktoward the future from an ultralong-term perspective, and we are marching forward as
we identify the tasks we can undertake today.

Information on MARUI GROUP’s co-creation sustainability management
can be found in the following reports.

Co-Creation Management Report 2018
→ http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/ir/lib/i-report.html
MARUI IR DAY Materials and Videos→http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/en/ir/lib/inst.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: http://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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