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January 22, 2019MARUI GROUP BecomesFirst Japanese Retailing Company toBe Included in CDP’s Climate A-List
MARUI GROUP CO., LTD., announces that it has become the first Japanese retailing company
to be included in the Climate A-List, which represents the highest evaluation offeredby the international NPO CDP.

■ Overview of CDP
CDP is an international NPO endorsed by institutional investors from around the world.
One of the most trusted evaluation institutions by investors, CDP investigates theinitiatives of companies and cities around the world for addressing climate change, water,forest, and other environmental issues and discloses the results of its analyses andevaluations.

■ Climate A-List
CDP’s Climate A-List is a list of companies that haveincorporated superior climate change response initiatives
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their climate change response plans and strategies.
Approximately 7,000 companies from across the globe areinvestigated during the process of compiling the A-List. In
2018, 124 companies, 20 of which were Japanese companies, wereselected for inclusion in this list.
MARUI GROUP’s inclusion in the A-List is thought to be areflection of the evaluation that its climate change and information disclosure
initiatives, such as its receipt of certification from Science Based Targets*1 and its
endorsement of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures,*2 are of a highlevel even on the international stage.
*1 The Science Based Targets initiative was jointly established by CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World
Resources Institute, and WWF. This initiative is tasked with encouraging companies to set science-based
greenhouse gas reduction targets with the aim of keeping the average increase in global temperature frompre-industrial times below 2°C.
For more information, please refer to the following news release.
→http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/18_0329/en_18_0329_1.pdf

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

*2 The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures is an organization established by the Financial Stability
Board to encourage companies to disclose information pertaining to climate change-related business risks andopportunities and to facilitate the sharing of this information among institutional investors and financial institutions.
For more information, please refer to the following news release.
→http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/18_1120/en_18_1120_1.pdf■ Renewable Energy Introduction Initiatives
MARUI GROUP is advancing concerted, Groupwide initiatives for introducing renewableenergy. Examples of these initiatives include its becoming a member of RE100 and issuinggreen bonds.
≪Membership in RE100≫
RE100 is an international initiative comprising a collective of companies committed
to the procurement of 100% of the electricity used in their business activities fromrenewable 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
to sourcing 100% of the electricity used in their business activities from renewable
power sources 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
(Interim target: Source 70% of electricity used in business activities from renewable power sources by 2025)
For more information, please refer to the following news release.
→http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/18_0710/en_18_0710_1.pdf≪Issuance of Green Bonds≫
Green bonds are bonds designated for the purpose of procuring funds to be used forenvironmental initiatives. MARUI GROUP became the first Japanese retailer to issue suchbonds in October 2018. The funds procured through these bonds will be used to help theGroup achieve its target of sourcing 100% of electricity used in business activities
from renewable power sources, 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 for funding renewable energy initiatives.
For more information, please refer to the following news release.
→http://www.0101maruigroup.co.jp/pdf/settlement/18_0928/en_18_0928_1.pdf- 2 -■ MARUI GROUP’s Co-Creation Sustainability Management
MARUI GROUP practices forward-looking co-creation sustainability management, anapproach that merges its business, environmental, social issue response, and corporate
governance initiatives in an integrated manner.
In conjunction with the adoption of this new approach, we also redefined the focusof our business from serving all customers to promoting inclusion. This redefinition
was accompanied by the establishment of four core themes related to inclusion that arealso based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
One of MARUI GROUP’s four core themes is ecological inclusion. Based on this theme,
we develop eco-friendly businesses to contribute to the realization of a low-carbon,
recycling-oriented society and propose ecologically sound lifestyles that are inharmony with nature and the environment.

Through co-creation activities advanced with all stakeholders, MARUI GROUP will
endeavor to help build a flourishing and inclusive society that offers happiness toall.

Information on MARUI GROUP’s vision for 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

Co-Creation Sustainability Report 2017→http://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: 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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