Last updated on April 14, 2025

Sustainability Data

Environmental Data

Environmental policy						Yes	"JFR Group Eco Vision" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/top-commitment03.html "JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Climate change
Climate change policy						Yes	"JFR Group Eco Vision" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/top-commitment03.html "JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Item			Boundary	Unit	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Scope 1 GHG★		Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions	Consolidated	t-CO₂	14,548	13,824	13,074	11,170	12,368	11,958	11,459
		Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions	Consolidated	t-CO₂	1,504	2,137	2,140	813	1,636	1,756	2,562
		Scope1　emissions	Consolidated	t-CO₂	16,052	15,961	15,214	11,983	14,004	13,714	14,021
Scope 2 GHG★		CO₂ emissions (market base)	Consolidated	t-CO₂	178,102	166,605	147,294	120,123	108,808	96,071	68,736
Scope 2 GHG★		(location base)	Consolidated	t-CO₂	184,047	177,987	174,094	147,820	149,690	146,810	142,935
Scope 1 and 2 GHG★		Scope 1 and 2 emissions	Consolidated	t-CO₂	194,154	182,566	162,508	132,106	122,812	109,785	82,757
Scope 1 and 2 GHG★		vs. SBT base year (FY2017)	Consolidated	%	-	▲ 6.0	▲ 16.3	▲ 32.0	▲ 36.7	▲ 43.5	▲ 57.4
Scope 3 GHG emissions★		Scope 3 emissions	Consolidated	t-CO₂	2,927,320	3,123,238	3,782,555	2,470,411	2,420,492	2,761,669	2,898,436
Scope 3 GHG emissions★		vs. SBT base year (FY2017)	Consolidated	%	-	-	-	-	▲ 17.3	▲ 5.7	▲ 1.0
Scope1・2 GHG Emissions per Unit		Gross sales per Unit	Consolidated	t-CO₂/One million yen	0.17	0.16	0.14	0.17	0.14	0.11	0.07
Energy★	Electricity	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	333,514	328,900	327,851	288,691	305,752	305,287	297,828
	City gas	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	70,353	67,118	64,095	58,064	64,632	63,516	61,488
	A type Heavy oil	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	70	70	70	65	49	64.9	52
	Kerosene	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1
	Gasoline	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	6,805	6,295	5,368	2,929	3,011	2,126	1,916
	Natural gas	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	13	14	11	1	0	0	0
	Diesel oil	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	0	0	88	88	105	101	28
	Steam / Hot and cold water	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	64,758	65,969	68,730	54,133	54,500	59,344	60,848
	Total	Usage	Consolidated	MWh	475,513	468,366	466,214	403,973	428,049	430,439	422,160
Ratio of renewable energy★		Usage	Consolidated	MWh	0	0	13,046	29,647	62,156.0	102,676	157,454
Ratio of renewable energy★		Renewable energy ratio to total electricity usage	Consolidated	%	0.0	0.0	4.0	10.3	20.3	33.6	52.9
Number of ISO 14001 certified companies	Total		Consolidated*1	Companies	4	4	4	4	4	1	1
Water
Water policy					Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Item			Boundary	Unit	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Water★	Tap water	Usage (water intake)	Consolidated*3	㎥	-	1,317,230	1,260,594	1,407,531	1,719,788	1,796,295	1,880,316
	Groundwater	Usage (water intake)	Consolidated*3	㎥	-	480,731	452,702	459,054	570,760	613,303	625,066
	Gray water	Usage (water intake)	Consolidated*3	㎥	-	136,804	125,989	198,882	158,848	151,017	140,709
	Total	Usage (water intake)	Consolidated*3	㎥	-	1,934,765	1,839,285	2,065,467	2,449,396	2,560,615	2,646,091
	Emissions*2	Emissions	Consolidated*3	㎥	-	1,934,765	1,839,285	2,065,467	2,449,396	2,560,615	2,646,091
Resources/waste
Raw materials policy					Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Waste policy					Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Chemicals policy					Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Biodiversity policy					Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Item			Boundary	Unit	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Packaging materials usage*8		Usage	Daimaru Matsuzakaya	t	2,370	2,236	2,030	1,075	1,129	1,200	1,221
	Paper		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	t	-	-	1,607	815	929	953	973
	Cardboard		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	t	-	-	139	147	99	147	147
	Plastic packaging		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	t	-	-	284	113	101	100	101
Waste ★ *5 (including food waste)	Amount generated		Consolidated*3	t	18,532	17,202	17,597	21,694	26,637	29,855	29,814
	Amount recycled		Consolidated*3	t	10,863	9,938	10,453	12,479	12,845	15,421	16,176
	Final disposal amount		Consolidated*3	t	7,669	7,264	7,144	9,216	13,792	14,434	13,638
	Recycling ratio		Consolidated*3	%	58.6	57.8	59.4	57.5	48.2	51.7	54.3
Food waste★ *6	Amount generated		Consolidated*7	t	4,497	4,312	4,379	2,886	4,394	4,753	4,943
	Amount recycled		Consolidated*7	t	2,416	2,477	2,610	1,857	3,027	3,598	3,934
	Final disposal amount		Consolidated*7	t	2,081	1,835	1,769	1,029	1,367	1,155	1,009
	Recycling ratio		Consolidated*7	%	53.7	57.4	59.6	64.3	68.9	75.7	79.6
Specified hazardous waste*8		Amount disposed	Consolidated	t	0	0	0	0	6	0.2	0
NOx		Emissions	Consolidated	t	-	-	2.2	2.7	3.3	3.2	2.9
SOx		Emissions	Consolidated	t	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
VOC		Emissions	Consolidated	t	-	-	0	0	0	0	0
Compliance
Item			Boundary	Unit	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Number of violations of environment-related laws and regulations			Consolidated		-	-	0	0	0	0	0
	Of which those related to water		Consolidated		-	-	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental fines and penalties			Consolidated	Millions of yen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

★　Received third-party assurance from LRQA Limited. (Received the same assurance for water and waste in FY2020 and for energy usage, renewable energy usage, and food waste in FY2021.)
*1　Water usage and emissions are the same volume.
*2　Boundaries for the years up to FY2019 are Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores.
*2　Boundaries for the years up to FY2020 are Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores.
*4　Weight of wrapping paper, shopping bags, paper bags, plastic bags for food products, etc.
*5　Waste includes general waste, industrial waste, and food waste.
*6　(1) Waste PCB, etc.; (2) PCB contaminated materials; (3) PCB processed materials; (4) waste mercury, etc.; (5) waste mercury, etc. processed materials; (6) specified sewage sludge; (7) waste asbestos; and (8) burnt residue, sludge, slag, dust, waste acid, waste alkali, etc. exceeding the limits

Social Data

Human rights policy				Yes	"Human rights policy" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Child labor prohibition policy				Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Forced labor prohibition policy				Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Anti-discrimination policy				Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Overwork prohibition policy				Yes Yes	"Human rights policy" "Occupational health and safety policy" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Freedom of association policy				Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html
Collective bargaining rights policy				Yes	"JFR Principles of Action" https://www.j-front-retailing.com/english/sustainability/principles-of-action.html

		Boundary	Unit	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Number of employees		Consolidated	People	10,429	10,276	9,844	9,635	8,148	7,258	7,369
Regular employees		Consolidated	People	6,723	6,695	6,579	6,528	5,589	5,115	5,277
Dedicated employees		Consolidated	People	1,573	1,697	1,739	1,688	1,444	1,195	1,170
Fixed-term employees		Consolidated	People	2,133	1,884	1,526	1,419	1,115	948	922
Share of female employees		Consolidated	％	57.2	56.8	57.0	56.3	55.6	52.9	53.5
Share of women in management positions★ *1		Consolidated	％	14.3	14.7	16.6	19.9	21.3	22.2	22.5
Number of new graduate hires		Consolidated	People	79	94	76	94	68	107	92
Male		Consolidated	People	36	44	38	41	33	38	34
Female		Consolidated	People	43	50	38	53	35	69	58
Share of female new graduate hires		Consolidated	％	54.4	53.2	50.0	56.4	51.5	64.5	63.0
Employment rate of disabled people★		Consolidated*2	％	ー	2.21	2.21	2.21	2.66	2.93	2.89
Number of foreign employees		Consolidated	People	ー	15	14	40	42	50	50
Share of foreign employees		Consolidated	％	ー	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.7
Employee turnover rate*3		Consolidated	％	3.6	3.3	3.9	1.9	10.5	5.3	5.4
Turnover due to childcare and family care		Consolidated	％	ー	ー	ー	1.1	1.4	1.8	2.0
Involuntary turnover rate		Consolidated	％	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of employees taking childcare leave★		Consolidated*4	People	175	203	161	139	88	75	81
Percentage of women returning to work after taking childcare leave★		Consolidated*5	％	ー	ー	ー	ー	95.3	93.4	94
Percentage of male employees taking childcare leave★		Consolidated	％	ー	ー	ー	18.8	43.6	68.0	87.5
Wage differences between men and women*6	(All workers)	Consolidated*9	％	ー	ー	ー	-	-	59.8	65.3
	(Of which regular employees*7)	Consolidated*9	％	ー	ー	ー	ー	-	71.3	74.4
	(Of which non-regular employees*8)	Consolidated*9	％	ー	ー	ー	-	-	70.9	72.7
Number of employees taking childcare leave		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	People	175	203	161	139	135	36	36
Numer of employees working shorter hours for childcare		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	People	137	166	157	209	304	298	276
Return rate after childcare leave		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	％	93.0	97.4	89.5	94.4	93.0	93.0	95
Number of employees taking family care leave		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	People	2	10	3	2	5	8	8
Number of employees taking family care time off		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	People	31	42	30	30	4	40	52
Numer of employees working shorter hours for family care		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	People	0	1	0	0	1	4	18
Percentage of employees earning minimum wage by region*10		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	％	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health examination participation rate		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	％	99.7	99.9	99.6	100	99.8	100	100
Stress check response rate		Daimaru Matsuzakaya	％	95.9	96.4	96.5	97.4	97.1	96.3	97.2
Number of labor accidents (work accidents)		Consolidated*11	Cases	40	38	68	81	51	40	50
Number of labor accidents (commutation accidents)		Consolidated*11	Cases	26	17	23	38	31	31	30
Lost time injury frequency rate （Employees）		Consolidated*12	％	－	2.17	1.86	1.74	1.85	0.88	0.79
Number of work-related fatalities （Employees）★		Consolidated	People	－	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of work-related fatalities （Contractors）		Consolidated	People	－	0	0	0	0	0	0
OHSAS1800/ISO45001 acquisition rate (Calculated on a business site basis)		Consolidated	％	－	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of harassment consultation		Consolidated	Cases	14	22	50	40	37	47	41
Number of usage of JFR Group Compliance Hotline		Consolidated	Cases	28	24	36	24	46	49	61
Data security: number of data breaches*13		Consolidated	Cases	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Amount donated to communities		Consolidated	Millions of yen	43	71	67	62	75	87	35.93
Political contribution expenses		Consolidated	Millions of yen	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.07	0.04	0.17	0.17
Penalty for corruption		Consolidated	Millions of yen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Punishment/dismissal for anti-corruption violations		Consolidated	People	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

★　 Received third-party assurance from LRQA Limited (Received the same assurance for social data in FY2021)
*1　 Manager level or above
*2　 Special scope of associates as of June each year
*3　 Number of retired employees during the year / Number of employees at the beginning of the year
(The number of retired employees above excludes employees who retired because of retirement age, transfer and becoming officers.)
*4　 Boundaries for the years up to FY2020 are Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores (the numbers of employees taking childcare leave continuously after the year of birth). Boundaries for FY2021 and beyond are consolidated (the numbers of employees who started childcare leave in the year of birth).
*5　 Boundaries for the years up to FY2020 are Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores.
*6　 Wage differences between men and women = average annual wage for women / average annual wage for men × 100 % (excluding commuting allowance)
*7　 Regular employee (including employees seconded outside the company)
*8　 Dedicated employees, fixed-term employees, contract employees, retirees rehired on a contract basis
*9　 Scope for FY2022 is Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores
*10　 Grade 1 and 2 dedicated employees of Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores paid according to a wage table by region
*11　Boundaries for the years up to FY2018 are Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores.
*12　Lost time injury frequency rate: The frequency of lost time injuries occurring in a workplace per one million hours worked
*13　Confidential information breaches and personal data breaches

Governance Data

	Unit	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024
Number of Directors	People	13	13	13	13	12	10	11	10
Male	People	12	11	11	12	9	7	8	7
Female	People	1	2	2	1	3	3	3	3
Number of independent Outside Directors	People	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	6
Male	People	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	4
Female	People	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Share of independent Outside Directors	%	38.5	38.5	46.2	46.2	50.0	60.0	63.6	60.0
Number of Directors and Executive Officers	People	5	5	4	4	4	2	2	2
Share of Directors and Executive Officers	%	38.5	38.5	30.8	30.8	33.3	20.0	18.2	20.0
Share of female Directors	%	7.7	15.4	15.4	7.7	25.0	30.0	27.3	30.0
Political contribution expenses (consolidated)	Millions of yen	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.07	0.04	0.17	0.17	-
Penalty for corruption (consolidated)	Millions of yen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Punishment/dismissal for anti-corruption violations (consolidated)	People	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-

Sustainability Bond (9th Unsecured Bond) Reporting

The Company issued sustainability bonds in May 2021 ¥15.0 billion to contribute to resolving both environmental and social issues through business activities.
*Bonds where the proceeds are used for projects that both: (1) have a positive impact on the environment (environmental/green features) and (2) contribute to solving social issues (social features)
*Based on the Sustainability Bond Framework developed in April 2021.
In April 2025, the Company updated this framework and established a new Sustainability Finance Framework.

Project category	Output	Outcome	Impact	Use of funds
Realization of decarbonized society
Green building	●Overview of eligible projects ・Construction of the main building of Daimaru Shinsaibashi store (FY2019) ・Construction of Shibuya PARCO (FY2019)	●Status of building certification/confirmation (timing / certification level) ・Main building of Daimaru Shinsaibashi store:Osaka City building environmental plan system, ranked A (FY2019) ・Shibuya PARCO:Tokyo building environmental plan system, graded 3rd (FY2021) ●Electricity reduction ・Main building of Daimaru Shinsaibashi store: Up 1,940 MWh (vs. FY2014) ・Shibuya PARCO: Down 2,730 MWh (vs. FY2014) ●Scope 1 and 2 GHG emission reduction ・Main building of Daimaru Shinsaibashi store: Down 7,895 t-CO2 (vs. FY2014) ・Shibuya PARCO: Down 869 t-CO2 (vs. FY2014) * Estimated value for FY2014, the last full business year before rebuilding (The building structure is not identical due to reconstruction.)	Leading a decarbonized society and creating a global environment for future generations	Amount already allocated: ¥6,000 million Total allocation: ¥6,000 million
Renewable energy	●Purchased renewable energy-sourced electricity: 102,633 MWh	●Share of renewable energy-sourced electricity in total electricity consumption:33.6% (up 13.3% YoY)		Amount already allocated: ¥1,353 million Amount allocated in FY2022: ¥1,687 million Total allocation: ¥3,040 million
Green procurement	●No. of leased EVs: 11 in FY2022 (156 in total, 41.7% in total)	●Reduction in CO2 emissions by electrifying corporate fleet: Approximately 343 t-CO₂ a year (Calculated by comparing with the emissions of the same type of gasoline vehicles)		Amount already allocated: ¥170 million Amount allocated in FY2022: ¥91 million Total allocation: ¥261 million
Energy efficiency	●No. of LEDs installed for replacement: Approximately 16,000 in FY2022 (172,000 in total)	●Reduction in CO₂ emissions by switching to LED lighting: Approximately 8,600 t-CO₂ a year		Amount already allocated: ¥839 million Amount allocated in FY2022: ¥391 million Total allocation: ¥1,230 million
Coexistence with local communities
Socioeconomic improvement and empowerment (Community)	●No. of tenants operating around Daimaru Kobe store in the Former Foreign Settlement in Kobe: 49 in FY2022	●Initiatives to revitalize communities ・Kobe Market to introduce and sell attractive products in local areas such as Hyogo and Kobe ・Traveling sales service using bus waiting areas for long-distance customers (Shinki Bus Cargo and Passenger Consolidation Business) ・Local revitalization through collaborative events with companies and organizations using the Old Settlement area ●Customer traffic to Daimaru Kobe store: 8,831,000 people	Together with local people, creating prosperous future-oriented communities in which people gather, centering on our stores	Amount already allocated: ¥3,137 million Amount allocated in FY2022: ¥1,303 million Total allocation: ¥4,440 million
Promotion of diversity & inclusion
Socioeconomic improvement and empowerment (Women / disabled people)	●No. of times of holding JFR Women’s School No. of times JFR Women’s School was held (4 times in FY2022) ●Cost for Mother Recruitment ¥6,551,000 in FY2022	●Status of appointment of women to management positions (consolidated) Share of women in management positions in FY2022: 22.2% ●No. of the participants in JFR Women’s School (annual) 33 people in FY2022 ●No. of people employed through Mother Recruitment (annual): 5 people in FY2022	Realizing a highly diverse society in which everyone recognizes each other’s diversity and flexibly demonstrates his/her individuality	Amount already allocated: ¥23 million Amount allocated in FY2023: ¥6 million Total allocation: ¥29 million

＜Status of asset allocation＞
Amount of issue: ￥15,000 million Amount already allocated: 11,522 million Amount allocated in FY2022: ￥3,478 million Total amount allocated: ￥15,000 million