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All employees and directors of the PPIH Group shall comply with the teachings of "The Source," a collection of the corporate philosophies. And, under the unchanging corporate principle of "The Customer Matters Most," we will work to resolve material issues and aim to achieve sustainable growth as well as increasing our corporate value over the medium to long term, through dialogue with our stakeholders and our core business of general retailing, which is dedicated to the precept of "we commit ourselves to doing business in a manner that is 100% honest, and grounded in a strong sense of morality and purpose," as stated in our management philosophy.

We are an international group of companies with the goal of contributing to society by bringing joy and excitement to customers through our distribution business.
We will spare no effort to contribute to the cultural and economic development of the region and the nation by maximizing customer satisfaction by always providing what customers want in the way they want it, thereby stimulating consumption and expanding domestic demand.

（Quote from The Source.）

PPIH Group Key Issues（Materiality）

Inclusion in ESG Indexes

MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index

An index developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International, USA. Constructed for the top 700 stocks by market capitalization with superior gender diversity. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2023.

Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index

An index developed by Morningstar, Inc. Incorporates companies whose Gender Diversity Policies are embedded in their corporate culture and who are committed to equal opportunities for their employees regardless of gender. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2022.

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

An index developed by FTSE Russell, and 100% owned by the London Stock Exchange. Uses FTSE Russell's ESG rating model based on the global ESG standards. Selects companies with relatively high ESG ratings within each industry, eventually neutralizing industry weights at sector levels. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2022.

https://www.ftserussell.com/en/products/indices/blossom-japan

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

An index developed by Bloomberg in the US. Selects outstanding companies for their commitment to formulating and expressing policies that promote gender equality and improving transparency. PPIH has been continuously selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2019.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

An index that uses TOPIX, a representative stock price index that shows trends in the Japanese market, as its universe, and determines the weighting of its constituent companies, focusing on the status of environmental information disclosure and the level of carbon efficiency. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2018.

External recognition 【PPIH】

CDP

An international NGO based in the U.K. that works in the environmental field, including climate change; conducting surveys and evaluations of the world's major companies and cities, asking them to disclose information about how they are addressing climate change, water management, etc. In 2022, PPIH was selected as a management level of B in the "Climate Change" area.

Sustainalytics

Supports development and implemation of responsive investment strategies by investors around the world, as well as delivering ESG research, ratings, and provision of data. Combines exposures and concepts of managements when scoring the risks, in order to provide ESG ratings that are comperable throughout industries. PPIH was ranked as Low Risk in 2022.

Eruboshi (L-Star) Certification (2nd stage)

PPIH received a 2nd stage rating from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Eruboshi (L-Star) Certification," which recognizes companies with excellent conditions related to the promotion of women's activities that satisfies certain standards based on the Law for the Promotion of Women's Activities.

Hataraku Yale

The company has obtained certification as a corporation promoting employee benefits in 2023 under the "Work Support" employee benefits award and certification system administered by the Executive Committee of the Employee Benefits Recognition and Certification System (Secretariat: ROUKEN Co., Ltd.).

Tokyo Metropolitan Government "Barrier-Free Mind" Support Company.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government registers companies that are working to raise awareness and promote the necessary actions to create a society and environment in which all people can participate equally as "Barrier-Free Mind" companies. The PPIH Group has been registered as a Tokyo Metropolitan Government "Barrier-Free Mind" Supporting Company (second term in FY2022) for its efforts in promoting diversity awareness and respect, as well as raising awareness and understanding amongst its employees.

External recognition 【PPIH Group Companies】

work with PrideDon Quijote Co., Ltd.

The "PRIDE Index 2022" is a performance index developed by a private organization "work with Pride" in order to measure efforts towards creating a LGBTQ+ friendly workplace. PPIH has received the highest Gold rating for five consecutive years.

Eruboshi (L-Star) Certification (3rd stage)Japan Commercial Establishment Co., Ltd.

The PPIH Group's Japan Commercial Establishment received a 3rd stage rating from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Eruboshi (L-Star) Certification," which recognizes companies with excellent conditions related to the promotion of women's activities that satisfies certain standards based on the Law for the Promotion of Women's Activities.

Kurumin CertificationUNY Co., Ltd.

Established in February 2000, aiming to build a "recycling-oriented economic society" through research, exchange, practice, and dissemination of information on environmental load reduction activities, etc., beyond the boundaries of industries and business categories, led by the industrial circles in the Chubu region. UNY joined in 2008.

Hataraku YaleDon Quijote Co., Ltd.
UNY Co., Ltd.

Two PPIH Group companies (Don Quijote and UNY) acquired certification as a corporation promoting employee welfare in 2023 under the "Work Support" employee welfare award and certification system by the Executive Committee of the Employee Welfare Award and Certification System (Secretariat: ROUKEN Co., Ltd.).
*UNY will have been certified for four consecutive years, having been first certified in 2020.

Participation in Initiatives【PPIH】

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

A task force established under the Financial Stability Board (FSB) by a request from G20. Recommends companies to provide consistent, comparable, reliable, accurate, and efficient disclosure on climate-related financial information. PPIH has announced our endorsement of the TCFD in February 2022, and now discloses climate-related financial information on our website.

GX League

Established as a place where companies aiming to achieve sustainable growth in the present and future society collaborate with government, academia, and finance to take on the challenge of GX (GX: green transformation), with a view to achieving carbon neutrality and social transformation in 2050. PPIH became a supporter of the GX League in November 2022.

Japan Climate Leaders' Partnership (JCLP)

A coalition of Japanese companies created in 2009, based on the recognition that industries should have a sound sense of crisis and take positive actions in order to acheve a decarbonized society. As a local partner of "The Climate Group", an international NPO promoting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, JCLP works on popularization of global initiatives that target decarbonation. PPIH joined in June 2022.

Participation in Initiatives 【PPIH Group Companies】

Eco-First Promotion CouncilUNY Co., Ltd.

Established in 2009 by 23 Eco-First Companies, certified by the Ministry of the Environment as environmentally advanced companies, to ensure that the Eco-First Commitments, individually declared by the Minister of the Environment, are put into practice and that advanced and unique environmental conservation activities are further enhanced through cooperation and strong promotion. UNY has been a member since its establishment.

Environmental Partnership Organizing Club (EPOC)UNY Co., Ltd.

Sustainability Library

Integrated Report(Annual Report)

A growth strategy that integrates financial and non-financial aspects to enhance corporate value over the medium to long term

ESG Databook

Provides ongoing data on the company's efforts to address priority issues

GRI Content Index

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