Social Contribution Activities
Social Contribution Activities
Activity Policy
The corporate value that MARUI GROUP aspires to generate entails creating harmony between the interests and happiness of all of our stakeholders and growing the intersection of these interests and happiness. As part of our efforts to create this value, we are working together with stakeholders to help resolve community and social issues and energize communities and society in order to contribute to this group of stakeholders. MARUI GROUP UNION and the MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee play a central role in advancing such social contribution activities. These organizations seek to encourage mutual growth among employees while helping them grow into responsible members of society who can excel in any setting due to their desire to contribute to society and their penchant for autonomous action. Social contribution activities are one of the methods these organizations use to accomplish this goal.
Activity Details
Groupwide social contribution activities are advanced by capitalizing on the characteristics of MARUI GROUP and based on the various plans formulated by MARUI GROUP UNION and the MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee.
Disaster relief
Groupwide social contribution activities are advanced by capitalizing on the characteristics of MARUI GROUP and based on the various plans formulated by MARUI GROUP UNION and the MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee.
Support for the Ukraine crisis
In an effort to help address the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, MARUI GROUP is accepting donations at its stores, and we have also prepared a list of organizations to which customers can make donations using their EPOS card. In addition, we have instituted a matching gift program through which MARUI GROUP will match the amount of donations collected through stores and EPOS card use. MARUI GROUP prays for the people of Ukraine in the hope that they will be able to return to their normal, peaceful lives as soon as possible.
MARUI GROUP extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to everyone who was impacted by the heavy rains that struck Japan in July 2021. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took part in our donation drive to offer relief to the people impacted by this disaster.
MARUI GROUP held a donation drive for offering relief to victims of the heavy rains in which donations could be made by using EPOS card points. This campaign ended on July 31, 2021.
Thanks to your kind support, we were able to collect a total of ¥416,500 in donations over the period of the campaign.
These donations were given to the Japanese Red Cross Society, where they were used to fund the relief effort in the impacted regions.
Overview of Donation Drive
| EPOS Cards | Period: July 17 (Saturday)–July 31 (Saturday), 2021 (15 days) Method: Use of EPOS card points Total donations collected: ¥416,500 (416,500points) Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
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MARUI GROUP extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to everyone who was impacted by the heavy rains that struck Japan in 2020. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took part in our donation drive to offer relief to the people impacted by this disaster.
MARUI GROUP held a donation drive for offering relief to victims of the heavy rains in which donations could be made at one of 24 stores nationwide or by using EPOS card points. This campaign ended on August 2, 2020.
Thanks to your kind support, we were able to collect a total of ¥1,545,411 in donations over the period of the campaign.
These donations were given to the Japanese Red Cross Society, where they were used to fund the relief effort in the impacted regions.
Overview of Donation Drive
| Stores | Period: July 18 (Saturday)–August 2 (Sunday), 2020 (16 days) Applicable locations: 24 stores Total donations collected: ¥141,411 Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
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| EPOS Cards | Period: July 18 (Saturday)–August 2 (Sunday), 2020 (16 days) Method: Use of EPOS card points Total donations collected: ¥1,404,000 (1,404,000 points) Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
MARUI GROUP extends its condolences to everyone who was impacted by Typhoon Hagibis. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took part in our donation drive to offer relief to the people impacted by this disaster.
MARUI GROUP held a donation drive for offering relief to victims of Typhoon Hagibis in which donations could be made at one of 26 stores nationwide or by using EPOS card points. This campaign ended on October 31, 2019.
Thanks to your kind support, we were able to collect a total of ¥1,628,183 in donations over the period of the campaign.
These donations were given to the Japanese Red Cross Society, where they were used to fund the relief effort in the impacted regions.
Overview of Donation Drive
| Stores | Period: October 17 (Thursday)–October 31 (Thursday), 2019 (15 days) Applicable locations: 26 stores Total donations collected: ¥207,183 Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
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| EPOS Cards | Period: October 19 (Saturday)–October 31 (Thursday), 2019 (13 days) Method: Use of EPOS card points Total donations collected: ¥1,421,000 (1,421,000 points) Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
MARUI GROUP extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to everyone who was impacted by the 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took part in our donation drive to offer relief to the people impacted by this disaster.
MARUI GROUP held a donation drive for offering relief to victims of the earthquake in which donations could be made at one of 26 stores nationwide or by using EPOS card points. This campaign ended on October 31, 2018.
Thanks to your kind support, we were able to collect a total of ¥1,329,019 in donations over the period of the campaign.
These donations were given to the Japanese Red Cross Society, where they were used to fund the relief effort in the impacted regions.
Overview of Donation Drive
| Stores | Period: September 15 (Saturday)–September 30 (Sunday), 2018 (16 days) Applicable locations: 26 stores Total donations collected: ¥167,019 Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
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| EPOS Cards | Period: September 13 (Thursday)–October 31 (Wednesday), 2018 (47 days) Method: Use of EPOS card points Total donations collected: ¥1,162,000 (1,162,000points) Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
MARUI GROUP extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to everyone who was impacted by the heavy rains that struck Japan in July 2018. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took part in our donation drive to offer relief to the people impacted by this disaster.
MARUI GROUP held a donation drive for offering relief to victims of the heavy rains in which donations could be made at one of 28 stores nationwide or by using EPOS card points. This campaign ended on August 31, 2018. In addition, donation drives were held through the MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee and at a used clothing charity bazaar held to support post-Great East Japan Earthquake recovery.
Thanks to your kind support, we were able to collect a total of ¥7,776,090 in donations over the period of the campaign.
These donations were given to the Japanese Red Cross Society, where they were used to fund the relief effort in the impacted regions.
Overview of Donation Drive
| Stores | Period: July 10 (Tuesday)–July 31 (Tuesday), 2018 (22 days) Applicable locations: 28 stores Total donations collected: ¥678,320 Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
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| EPOS Cards | Period: July 12 (Thursday)–August 31 (Friday), 2018 (51 days) Method: Use of EPOS card points Total donations collected: ¥4,826,000 (4,826,000points) Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
* The MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee conducted a donation drive over the period from July 10 (Tuesday) to July 31 (Tuesday), 2018, through which a total of ¥2,260,670 was donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society and UA ZENSEN.
* Donation boxes were set up at a used clothing charity bazaar held to support post-Great East Japan Earthquake recovery on July 22, 2018, through which a total of ¥11,100 was donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
MARUI GROUP extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to everyone who was impacted by the flooding in Northern Kyushu that took place in 2017. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took part in our donation drive to offer relief to the people impacted by this disaster.
MARUI GROUP held a donation drive for offering relief to victims of the floods in which donations could be made at one of 33 stores nationwide. This campaign ended on July 23, 2017 (the donation drive at Hakata Marui continued until August 31, 2017).
Thanks to your kind support, we were able to collect a total of ¥834,664 in donations over the period of the campaign.
These donations were given to the Japanese Red Cross Society, where they were used to fund the relief effort in the impacted regions.
Overview of Donation Drive
| Stores | Period: July 10 (Monday)–July 23 (Sunday), 2017 (14 days) (the donation drive at Hakata Marui continued until August 31, 2017) Applicable locations: 33 stores Total donations collected: ¥150,477 Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
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* The MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee conducted a donation drive over the period from July 13 (Thursday) to August 13 (Sunday), 2017, through which a total of ¥684,187 was donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
MARUI GROUP extends its heartfelt thoughts and prayers to everyone who was impacted by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who took part in our donation drive to offer relief to the people impacted by this disaster.
MARUI GROUP held a donation drive for offering relief to victims of the earthquakes in which donations could be made at one of 30 stores nationwide or by using EPOS card points. This campaign ended on May 31, 2016. In addition, donation drives were held through the MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee, and a portion of the proceeds from the sales at used clothing charity bazaars was donated to this cause.
Thanks to your kind support, we were able to collect a total of ¥13,006,106 in donations over the period of the campaign.
These donations were given to the Japanese Red Cross Society and World Vision Japan, where they were used to fund the relief effort in the impacted regions.
Overview of Donation Drive
| Stores | Period: April 18 (Monday)–May 31 (Tuesday), 2016 (44 days) Applicable locations: 30 stores Total donations collected: ¥1,246,444 Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society |
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| EPOS Cards | Period: April 18 (Monday)–May 31 (Tuesday), 2016 (44 days) Method: Use of EPOS card points Total donations collected: ¥6,464,000 (6,464,000points) Recipient: Japanese Red Cross Society and World Vision Japan |
* The MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee conducted a donation drive over the period from April 22 (Friday) to May 8 (Sunday), 2016, through which a total of ¥3,365,662 was donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society and UA ZENSEN.
* A portion of the proceeds from the sales at used clothing bazaars held from April to June, 2016 was donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Support for People with Disabilities
Artability
Artability is a term used to refer to initiatives that provide outlets for the talents of artists with disabilities or who face other obstacles. One such initiative was launched by Tokyo Colony, a social welfare organization established in 1986 to collect works of art by artists with disabilities. This project differed from prior initiatives for promoting artistic endeavors by people with disabilities in that it offered support for social participation, focused on income sources by allowing artists to take advantage of their talents. Today, Tokyo Colony's collection of art has grown into a massive gallery housing around 6,000 works by roughly 200 artists.
MARUI GROUP is supporting such Artability activities by selling calendars that display works by artists with disabilities as well as by utilizing such works for the covers of MARUI GROUP UNION's newsletters.
Artists registered with Tokyo Colony's Artbility program
Comments from Artability Calendar Purchasers
- I look forward to each year's iteration of the Artbility program, and I hope to continue to promote activities that support artists with disabilities.
- I am very grateful to have been made aware of the existence of Artbility calendars by MARUI GROUP UNION and the MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee. I plan to continue to buy the latest calendar each year. My family and I are always excited to see what new works of art will be introduced to us.
Support for Underprivileged Individuals
TABLE FOR TWO
MARUI GROUP's employee cafeterias participate in the TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) program*2 by providing TFT menu items. For each lunch ordered from among these items, ¥20 is donated through the program. Moreover, all TFT menu items are healthy, low-calorie meals (with less than 800 calories), and have thus proved incredibly popular among employees, especially given the rise in health awareness. Over the period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2022, we helped provide 810,000 meals (equivalent to ¥16 million in donations) to children in developing countries. In recognition of these contributions, TABLE FOR TWO International has named MARUI GROUP as a platinum supporter and has sent the Company letters of appreciation for seven consecutive years.
*2 Through the TFT program, ¥20 is donated for each applicable meal or food item ordered to be used to supply school lunches to children in developing countries. The amount of ¥20 is equivalent to the cost of one school lunch in these countries, meaning that each meal ordered through the program in a developed country translates to one meal in a developing country. Donations collected from individuals participating in this program are used to provide school lunches for children in the supported regions.
| Total donations collected | Approx. ¥16.0 million |
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| Period | April 1, 2011–March 31,2022 |
Children in Banda Village, Rwanda
(Photograph provided by TABLE FOR TWO International)
Letter of appreciation from TABLE FOR TWO International
Food Drives
Marui stores occasionally hold food drives to help disadvantaged individuals. Through these events, surplus food items are collected from customers, employees, and members of their families, and these items are donated to single-parent households, social welfare facilities, and organizations that provide free meals to children through local NPOs. Certain events have also accepted a broader range of donations, including stationeary, daily necessities, and clothing. These food drives are an important step toward reducing food loss, and MARUI GROUP is committed to contributing to local communities and the greater society through these efforts.
Community Outreach
Cleanup Activities Conducted Together with Community Members
Marui store employees play a leading role in advancing activities for contributing to local communities. As customer needs diversify, environmental and social awareness is rising. It is therefore important for MARUI GROUP to remain perceptive of such social change and to address related needs. Our activities on this front are based on frameworks that enable employees to think about how they can serve their communities and then receive support from the Company in enacting those plans that can easily be put into action through their work or workplace. Going forward, we will continue to promote social contribution activities through our business activities and customer service while always considering customer needs.
Cleanup activities conducted through cooperation among employees
Comments from Program Participants
- With participation by community members, the cleanup activities proved to be a valuable opportunity for communication with the community.
- I hope to provide an even broader range of opportunities for communication through such community outreach activities in the future.
- The words of thanks received from community members following the cleanup activities filled me with joy.
Water Sprinkling Campaign
Water sprinkling campaigns are held at Marui stores, specifically those in urban areas impacted by the urban heat island phenomenon. Community members and customers join us in these campaigns to share a refreshingly cool moment.
Water sprinkling campaign at Shinjuku Marui
Healthcare support
Blood Drives
MARUI GROUP UNION and the MARUI GROUP Welfare Committee coordinate with the Japanese Red Cross Society to hold periodic blood drives at the workplace level in order to help supply blood, a precious resource for the medical field for which supply is lacking.
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
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| Sites | 12 | 1 | 1 (2 events) |
| Participants | 179 | 32 | 38 |
Note: The number of events was limited in the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plastic Bottle Cap Collection
MARUI GROUP collects plastic bottle caps at its various business sites, which are then sent to a recycling company as part of a program for providing vaccines to children in developing countries via an NPO.*
* One vaccine is provided for every 860 plastic bottle caps submitted.
Social Contributions Through Business Activities
Donations via EPOS cards.
