Progress toward Long-Term Targets

The majority of the CO₂ emitted from MARUI GROUP comes from electricity use. We are addressing these emissions by introducing renewable energy at stores as we work toward our goal of sourcing 100% of the electricity we use from renewable energy by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2031. The rate of renewable energy usage in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, was 60.9%. Furthermore, we completed registration of Group company MARUI FACILITIES Co., Ltd., as a power retailer in September 2019, making it possible to procure power directly from power producers.

Easy Application for Household Renewable Energy Services from Minna-denryoku

Customers have expressed that changing to renewable energy is difficult and a bit of a hassle. To address this issue, MARUI GROUP has made it possible to apply for renewable energy services with ease from a special page on its EPOS Net portal for EPOS cardholders. This service was launched based on a suggestion from Minister of the Environment Shinjiro Koizumi, and discussions were held with the Minister during the course of advancing the project.

Q-SUI is a monthly subscription-based service that lets users fill up their own water bottles with hot, cold, or even flavored water at locations such as cafes. This service was launched to address issues surrounding water bottle use, such as how they are heavy and take up space and how their contents are quickly depleted when away from home. Q-SUI tracks the number of plastic bottles each user has prevented from going to waste by using their own water bottle, and thereby making personal water bottle use more fulfilling. This service was discontinued in March 2022.

MARUI GROUP's medium-term management plan defines impact targets regarding sustainability and well-being. Meant to update the initiatives described in the 2050 Vision, the formulation of impact targets entailed the definition of three co-creation approaches—creating a future for future generations together, creating happiness for individuals, and creating platforms for co-creation.

Human resource investments in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, amounted to ¥1.0 billion. We will continue investing in human resource development, recruitment, and the fostering of staff for driving new businesses as needed to cultivate a capacity for empathy and a propensity for innovation.

MARUI GROUP holds various programs open to voluntary participation by employees with the goal of fostering a propensity for innovation founded on a capacity for empathy. It is our hope that these programs see participation by more than 10,000 each year. In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the number of employees participating in these programs exceeded 11,000, with many employees participating in the Medium-Term Management Visionary Committee, official Groupwide project teams, and opportunities for external training.

The Medium-Term Management Visionary Committee is a forum for discussing various topics that will be important to the future of Group management. At the monthly meetings of this committee, active discussion is conducted among the roughly 300 members that are selected from the 1,000–1,500 applications received from employees for each iteration.