MARUI GROUP Obtains Highest 'S Rank' in MUFG Bank's 'Sustainability Management Evaluation Loan Front Runner'

MARUI GROUP CO., LTD. (Head Office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Hiroshi Aoi) announced today that it has executed the 'Sustainability Management Evaluation Loan Front Runner' provided by MUFG Bank, Ltd. and obtained the 'S Rank' in its evaluation. ## About MUFG Bank's 'Sustainability Management Evaluation Loan Front Runner' Under this product, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd., a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and a service provider, evaluates and scores customers' sustainability initiatives and response to Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) standards based on its proprietary checklist. It also conducts an objective evaluation in collaboration with Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd., a supporting company. Companies that achieve a score above a certain standard in the sustainability management evaluation can execute the 'Sustainability Management Evaluation Loan Front Runner' with MUFG Bank, Ltd. and make external announcements. ## Our Highly Evaluated Initiatives Various organizational bodies are appropriately established, promoting sustainability initiatives under top management. In particular, the Board of Directors is operated with high transparency, actively ensuring strict compliance and equality for all stakeholders. Medium-to-long-term visions regarding ESG and sustainability are formulated and disclosed, promoting initiatives regarding related risks and opportunities. Specifically, initiatives in environmental aspects like climate change and circular economy, and social aspects like human rights and occupational health and safety, are actively promoted. Under top management across various organizational bodies, environmental policies particularly highlighting compliance with environmental laws, and group information security policies have been formulated. Various risks across the group, such as climate change risks and information risks, are managed comprehensively. Centered around the Sustainability Committee, the company manages impact targets and KPIs, conducting medium-to-long-term management from both environmental and social perspectives. In the environmental aspect, initiatives regarding natural capital, such as reducing GHG emissions and using recycled materials, are advancing. In the social aspect, appropriate communication with various stakeholders is maintained. The PDCA cycle is implemented in both aspects for appropriate management. ## MARUI GROUP's View on 'Sustainability' Since 2016, our group has taken the first steps toward future-oriented sustainability management where environmental consideration, solving social issues, and governance initiatives are integrated with business. We have re-examined the business for 'everyone' that we have been working on under the theme of 'inclusion', organized key themes, advanced our initiatives, and aim to 'co-create an inclusive society where everyone can feel happiness'.