Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Responsible Consumption and Production
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Employment of People with Disabilities

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Established job site selection program for employees, allowing them to request jobs in specific regions.
• Implemented re-hiring system.
• Offered various support programs for employees, including pregnancy and child care leave, nursing care time off, reduced working hours, and coordinated husband-wife transfers.
• Employed 142 people with disabilities (2.79% of the workforce) through B-Assist, Inc.
• Received certification under the Monisu program for outstanding activities in employing people with disabilities.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• COVID-19 pandemic impacted store operations, leading to temporary closures and reduced sales in the first quarter.
• Pandemic-related impairment losses on goodwill and non-current assets.
• Reduced investments in new stores due to the pandemic.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented various COVID-19 countermeasures at stores (face masks, sanitizing stations, etc.).
• Reduced operating hours and took other actions in response to regional outbreaks.
• Targeted demand associated with stay-at-home measures.
• Controlled investments and focused on remodeling existing stores.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

BOOKOFF's reuse business extends the life of products, reducing waste and contributing to SDG 12.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Monisu program certification

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Circular Economy
• Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced CO2 emissions (Scope 1+2) from 27,050t-CO₂ in 2022/5 to 17,535t-CO₂ in 2024/5

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Established a Sustainability Strategy Committee

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased costs due to plastic regulations, carbon pricing, and rising renewable energy prices
• Sales decrease due to power outages, natural disasters, and decreased customer traffic
• Reputational risks due to insufficient environmental measures

Mitigation Strategies

• Replacing lighting and air conditioning equipment with energy-efficient options
• Promoting energy conservation and renewable energy adoption
• Strengthening BCP measures
• Developing new infection control measures

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Natural disasters (typhoons, floods)
• Extreme weather (warm winters)

Transition Risks

• Increased costs due to regulations and carbon pricing
• Decreased sales due to power outages and decreased customer traffic

Opportunities

• Increased demand for reuse goods
• Increased sales from selling recycled materials

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• SDGs
• Climate Change
• Human Capital

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Group's promotion of employment of people with disabilities through B Assist Co., Ltd.
• Official smartphone app members exceeded 5 million in May 2022.

Governance Achievements

• Transitioned from a company with a board of auditors to a company with an audit committee in August 2021.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Securing and developing human resources in a challenging employment environment.
• Maintaining profitability of BOOKOFF Online amidst rising delivery and labor costs.
• Ensuring stable profits for BOOKOFF SUPER BAZAAR and BOOKOFF PLUS stores.
• Securing sufficient inventory of used goods.
• Maintaining profitability of overseas stores.
• Climate change impacts (increased energy costs, reduced customer traffic).
• Franchisee store attrition.

Mitigation Strategies

• Improving operational efficiency, improving compensation, and building a diverse workforce.
• Improving sales efficiency through simultaneous listing on multiple EC sites, continuous operational improvement, and system renewal.
• Store renovations, expansion of trading card and hobby sections, and entertainment-focused store development.
• Strengthening promotions, implementing regional and product-specific buyback campaigns, and expanding the affluent customer base.
• Strengthening local hiring and training, product differentiation, and partnerships.
• Establishment of a Sustainability Strategy Committee, TCFD-aligned governance and strategy development.
• Support for franchisees through regional branches, training, and system support.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)

The company's core reuse business contributes to extending the lifespan of goods and reducing waste.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Waste reduction
• CO2 emission reduction
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainable supply chain
• Education

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 21 tons annually through reuse business
• Recycling of approximately 30,000 tons of used paper annually, equivalent to protecting approximately 600,000 trees

Social Achievements

• Pleasant and Productive Workplace Project to increase female managers and child care time off utilization
• Established B-Assist, Inc., a special subsidiary providing employment for people with disabilities, employing 137 people with disabilities (2.41% of the workforce)
• Conducted 70 reuse lessons for over 2,000 students

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased electricity charges and employee compensation
• Supply chain disruptions (implied by reliance on merchandise from Japan for overseas stores)

Mitigation Strategies

• Cost optimization through IT investments and efficiency improvements
• Developing alternative sourcing strategies and partnerships (implied by efforts to expand overseas operations and reuse initiatives)

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Partnerships with companies for reuse and recycling

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Buying and selling reuse items extends the life of merchandise and reduces waste.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Responsibility
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced CO2 emissions from books, CDs, DVDs, game software, and other merchandise (specific figures not provided, but mentioned as a goal)
• Recycled approximately 1,700 tons of unsold CDs and DVDs to produce sustainable plastic.

Social Achievements

• Opened the second Japan TCG Center.
• Launched BOOKOFF Clean-up Service.
• FOOD ReCO e-commerce site selling near-expiration food products.
• Comprehensive cooperation agreement with City of Sagamihara.
• Cooperation agreement with Minami-Chita for services involving abandoned houses.
• Various employee benefits (elderly parent care time off, re-hiring system, etc.).
• Joint activities with the Tokyu Group, including programs at schools.

Governance Achievements

• Established Sustainability Strategy Committee (2022).
• Improved shareholder communication (webcasts, individual investor meetings).
• Plan to start business segment reporting in FY5/2024.
• President participates in one-on-one institutional investor meetings.
• English-language earnings announcements and presentations.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Delays in large IT development projects (EC site and store POS system upgrades).

Mitigation Strategies

• Updates to EC site and store POS system are expected in FY5/2024.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Sustainable plastic from recycled CDs/DVDs