bet365 入金 できない Group recognizes that the issue of climate change exerts a negative impact on the stable society that is essential for the sustainable development of companies. We would like to contribute in achieving the greenhouse gas reduction targets set forth in the Paris Agreement. In the “GREEN CHALLENGE 2050” environmental declaration formulated in May 2019, we identified the decarbonized society as the ideal that we should be aiming for. We are promoting energy conservation and the expanded use of renewable energy, with the goal of reducing CO₂ emissions generated from store operations by 50% compared to FY2013 by 2030 and down to net-zero by 2050.

The bet365 入金 できない Group companies conduct a risk identification process based on a common group risk classification twice a year. Along with quantifying risk assessments considering the impact and likelihood of risks, they compile countermeasures for each risk into a risk assessment sheet and submit it to the bet365 入金 できない Holdings Corporate Governance Department (Risk Management Committee Secretariat). This risk assessment sheet includes not only quantitative risks but also qualitative risks such as CO2 emission regulations, business continuity risks due to recent large typhoons, and changes in the production areas and fishing grounds of product raw materials.

The Risk Management Committee, which is held twice a year, comprehensively grasps the group's risk situation based on the risk assessments and countermeasures submitted by each group company.

From the perspectives of severity and urgency of improvement, the committee monitors the risk management and improvement efforts of each company. The status of such risk management is, in principle, reported to the bet365 入金 できない Holdings Board of Directors once a year. bet365 入金 できない Holdings and its group companies analyze and evaluate risks appropriately in each business, considering changes in the business environment and risk factors. To respond accurately, they have established, maintained, and operated an integrated risk management system centered on the Risk Management Committee based on the basic regulations of risk management. Risks related to climate change are also managed under this integrated risk management system.

The Risk Management Committee receives reports on the risk management status of each company from the respective risk management departments, discusses comprehensive risk identification, evaluation, analysis, and countermeasures, and determines future directions. Additionally, the status of such risk management is reported to the bet365 入金 できない Holdings Board of Directors once a year, in principle.

In recent years, in addition to changes in the internal environment of the bet365 入金 できない Group, the impact on business activities due to various changes in the external environment, such as CO2 emission regulations, large typhoons, and changes in the production areas and fishing grounds of product raw materials, has been increasing. In the fiscal year 2023, to respond to these changes, the risk management system was reviewed to consider not only short-term risks but also medium- to long-term risks. In the risk evaluation process, qualitative elements such as business continuity and damage to the group's brand image were added to the traditional quantitative elements as evaluation perspectives for the impact on performance if risks materialize. This aims to diversify and enhance the evaluation and analysis of various risks. Furthermore, by identifying high-priority risks from the perspectives of importance and commonality, and clarifying the roles and responsibilities of bet365 入金 できない Holdings and its group companies, the effectiveness of risk management across the group is being enhanced.

All bet365 入金 できない Group stores are committed to an enduring concern around weather and temperature change and this is reflected in our daily ordering and sales floor organization. In product development and lineups as well, we strive to provide products that meet customers’ needs by establishing a hypothesis based on weather changes over several months. At the same time, we will respond carefully to changes in customers’ purchasing behavior driven by abnormal weather and temperature changes affected by climate change.

The "Seven Farm" environmental recycling‒oriented agriculture initiative of Ito-Yokado buys the entire quantity of harvested produce, including imperfect shape/size items. This enables us to procure and sell vegetables steadily regardless of market trends. In this way, we are also addressing the aspect of stable product procurement.

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Measures to mitigate climate change include various initiatives related to reducing our environmental impact, such as energy conservation and use of renewable energy at stores, along with forest maintenance and related activities throughout Japan.

Approximately 90% of the CO₂ emissions by each bet365 入金 できない Group company are from the energy use for store operations. For this reason, we set a target of reducing CO₂ emissions from store operations to net-zero by 2050 so that CO₂ emissions may not increase in conjunction with the expansion of business and increases in the number of stores.

bet365 入金 できない Group companies are promoting energy-saving activities in stores together with their employees to reduce electricity consumption in stores and to promote environmental education and awareness among employees.

For example, Seven-Eleven Japan has established "Six Priority Energy Conservation Actions" for its stores, and has developed a system for employees to take the initiative in energy conservation. Ito-Yokado conducts initiatives tailored to the business characteristics of each company, such as raising awareness among employees about energy-saving activities through posters and other means.

We are promoting the reduction of CO₂ emissions by placing the highest priority on reducing electricity consumption in our stores.

Seven companies* have participated in the group-wide energy-saving contest to promote energy-saving at stores/offices and to expand good energy-saving practices within the group since FY2023. The CSR Management Committee, chaired by the president of bet365 入金 できない Holdings, presented awards in February 2024 to the stores and employees that received the President's Award.

To curtail the increase in environmental negative impact proportionate to the increase and enlargement of stores and the expansion of products and services, each bet365 入金 できない Group company is installing energy-saving and energy-creation equipment such as LED lighting and solar panels when opening new stores and refurbishing existing ones. Conserving energy at stores also leads to lower costs for energy use.

For example, at Seven-Eleven Japan stores, we are promoting environment-friendly store development by converting all types of lighting to LED, including store signage, sales area lighting, and sign poles. In 2014, we introduced new specification LED lighting that can further reduce electricity usage in stores by approximately 50%. In addition, we have made progress in installing solar panels. Ito-Yokado is committed to the installation of LED lighting and setting up of solar panels at all its stores. Additionally, York-Benimaru has also expanded the number of stores installed with solar panels.

The Group operating companies are promoting the wider use of renewable energy.

As part of efforts to reduce CO₂ emissions from store operations based on bet365 入金 できない Group’s “GREEN CHALLENGE 2050” environmental declaration, a large-scale solar panel generation system went into operation in July 2020 at Ito-Yokado’s Ario Ichihara store. As an effective utilization of Ario Ichihara’s space, solar panels were placed on the roof and are being used to generate some of the electricity consumed by the store. It is now possible to provide about 25% of the total electricity used by Ario Ichihara from the solar panels, as a result of which CO₂ emissions from electricity use can be reduced by about 25%. It is one of the largest generation systems of its kind at a commercial facility in Japan.

Seven-Eleven Japan opened the Ome Shinmachi 7-Eleven store as a test store for energy saving using state-of-the-art equipment and technology. As part of our efforts to reduce CO₂ emissions from store operations based on the Group’s “GREEN CHALLENGE 2050” environmental declaration, this store has introduced various energy-saving^※1 structures and equipment and energy-creation and -storage systems, including highly efficient solar panels and architecture with efficient air conditioning.

In addition, the 7-Eleven store at Misato Hikonari 2-chome store launched a demonstration project as an environmental impact reducing store in June 2023. New initiatives include installation of new refrigeration and freezer devices, an air supply system that draws in outside air to reduce the load of refrigeration and freezer devices and air conditioning equipment, and an energy management system (EMS) that monitors and controls the usage conditions of energy-saving equipment and air conditioning systems.

We will investigate using these trials and demonstrations at stores as a first step for expansion to other stores throughout Japan where possible.

In September 2019, as an initiative based on the Agreement on Cooperation and Collaboration in Promoting SDGs between bet365 入金 できない Holdings and Kanagawa Prefecture as well as bet365 入金 できない Group’s “GREEN CHALLENGE 2050” Environmental Declaration, Seven Eleven Japan started a trial test at 10 7-Eleven stores in Kanagawa Prefecture; all electric energy related to store operation is procured using renewable energy.

4R Energy Corporation’s original batteries—which uses reused batteries from the Nissan LEAF electric vehicle produced by Nissan Motor Corporation—and solar panels with significantly improved electric power generation efficiency made by Kaneka Corporation are installed at stores undergoing the trial. Electric power is used efficiently through in-house power generation. In addition, since November 2019, the procurement of electric power beyond what in-house generation is being supplied by SMART TECH Corporation based on post-FIT^※1, which allowed an actual renewable energy rate of 100%^※2 when combined with in-house power generation. The electricity generated during the day will be stored and used at night to save energy in stores and strengthen their function as regional infrastructure in the event of a disaster.

In addition to initiatives such as “people- and environment-friendly stores” made thus far, we aim to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions through this initiative.

Seven-Eleven Japan has signed a comprehensive agreement with Iwatani Corporation regarding the installation of hydrogen stations at stores. In March 2017, the companies opened a store with a hydrogen station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, bringing the total number of hydrogen-station stores to three with the existing stores in Ikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo and Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture (as of the end of February 2023). The 7-Eleven stores with hydrogen stations have installed pure hydrogen fuel cells to examine the potential for the using hydrogen at retail stores. The aim is to build sites that can serve as community-based social infrastructure capable of supplying products, services, and clean energy at a single point.

With the aim of realizing 100% renewable energy use in store operations of bet365 入金 できない Group, bet365 入金 できない Holdings and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) have been steadily introducing electricity procurement based on Japan’s first^※1 offsite power purchase agreement (PPA) and electricity from NTT group-owned green power generation plants in some stores, since April 2021. This initiative means that 40 7-Eleven stores of bet365 入金 できない Group and the Ario Kameari store now aim to use 100% renewable energy in store operations.

The off-site PPA model refers to power generation facilities that are installed away from demand locations with the power generated being supplied to demand locations. This time, NTT Anode Energy Corporation will set up two solar power generation plants and engage in electricity supply^※2 via the transmission and distribution grid. In an offsite PPA, the project developer sets up an offsite renewable energy generation plant specially for companies and local governments who are electricity consumers, and provides long-term supply of electricity. This was Japan’s first offsite PPA. When the electricity from the PPA is insufficient, the rest comes from green electricity generation plants owned by the NTT group, so the electricity used in store operations is 100% renewable energy.

bet365 入金 できない Group has installed chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) at stores, including 7-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, and Ario to provide a fee-based charging service. The initiative aims to increase the convenience of the commercial facilities and establish a pattern for using EVs and PHVs that can be charged while shopping. It also aims to contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society by promoting the spread of environment-friendly, next-generation cars.

Seven-Eleven Japan Operation Field Counselors (OFCs), who support franchised store management, use leased vehicles to visit franchised stores. Seven-Eleven Japan has been phasing in hybrid vehicles for these leased vehicles.

Seven Bank has been sequentially introducing new ATMs (fourth-generation ATMs) that consume even less power than conventional ATMs since September 2019. The fourth-generation ATMs can reduce power consumption by approximately 40% compared to the third-generation ATMs, which already reduced power consumption by 48% compared to the second-generation ATMs. When all approximately 26,000 Seven Bank ATMs nationwide are replaced with fourth-generation ATMs, it will result in an annual reduction of about 10,000 tons of CO2 emissions. The introduction will continue sequentially.