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The PLUS Group by the Numbers

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Corporate Information of the PLUS Group

*As of December 31, 2025

  • Founded

    1948 78 years since the start of business

  • Number of Employees

    7,994, Non-consolidated 1,656

  • Sales

    241.8 billion yen, Non-consolidated 95.3 billion yen

  • Number of Primary Domestic Group Companies

    16companies

    Stationery business field

    5companies

    Furniture business field

    1company

    Distribution business field

    3companies

    Logistics/service business field

    4companies

    Other (consulting etc.)

    3companies

  • Number of Primary Overseas Group Companies

    32companies
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
    • France
    • Switzerland
    • Italy
    • Poland
    • South Africa
    • India
    • Singapore
    • Malaysia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • China
    • Taiwan
    • Australia
    • Canada
    • the United States
    • Mexico
    • Brazil

Fiscal Year 2025 Sustainability Indicators (PLUS Corporation)

* From January 1 to December 31, 2025

  • Diversity and Inclusion

    Percentage of male and female employees

    Male 1,015 61.3% Female 641 38.7%
    Under 30：Male 52.0% Female 48.0%, 30 to 49：Male 53.7% Female 46.3%, 50 and over：Male 73.0% Female 27.0%

    Women in management (%)
    (Section manager level and above)

    15.8%

    Employment of persons with disabilities

    43 Employment rate of persons with disabilities 2.38%

    Differences in wages between male and female employees

    Overall 78.7% Full-time employees: 79.1% Part-time, contact employees: 71.1%

    Average number of years of continuous service*1

    Male 13.6years Female 9.7years

    Average age

    Overall: 44.8 years Male: 46.9 years Female: 41.5 years

    Empolyees' labor union membership rate

    Male 72.3% Female 89.3%

  • Work in Life*2

    Average acquisition rate of paid leave

    Full-time employees 63.1% Target 80%

    Retention rate after childcare leave
    (Full‑time employees)*3

    Male 100% Female 94.1%

    Returning‑to‑work rate after childcare leave
    (Full‑time employees)

    Male 100% Female 95.4%

    Acquisition rate of childcare leave
    (Full‑time employees)

    Male 50% Female 100%

    Average monthly overtime hours
    (Full‑time employees)

    20 hours

  • Health Management

    Rate of regular health checkup received by employee*1 100%, Rate of comprehensive medical checkup received by employees aged 40 or older*1 71.7%, Rate of stress check received by employees 94.4%, Work engagement*3 3.2pt Target 4pt

  • Employment

    Number of hires
    (Full‑time employees)

    New graduates 27 Mid-career hires 206

    Retention rate of new graduates
    (Three years after joining company)*5

    91.3%

    Mid-career hire turnover rate*6

    4.4%

  • Education on Sustainability

    January to December, 2022 5 times, January to December, 2023 4 times, January to December, 2024 7 times, January to December, 2025 13 times

  • Career Development Support

    Internal transfers through the talent exchange program

    6

    Number of WANNA BE program participants

    55

    Training investment

    18,379 thousand yen

  • Corporate Governance

    Directors and audit & supervisory board members
    (Including outside officers)

    12

  • Partnerships with Local Communities

    Disaster and disease prevention agreements

    86

    Career exploration program participants

    50

  • Climate Change Action*7

    CO2 emissions reduction (Scope 1 & 2)

    32,089 t-CO2 Fiscal year 2024, Compared to FY2024 94.6%, 30,371 t-CO2 Fiscal year 2025

    PLUS Group GHG emissions:
    breakdown by scope

    Scope 1 0.7% Scope 2 4.6% Scope 3 94.7%

  • Living in Harmony with Nature

    PLUS LAND*7 Herbaceous Plants 48 Families, PLUS LAND Insects Grasshoppers: 23 species / Dragonflies: 22 species / Butterflies: 32 species / 47 families, PLUS LAND Animals 11 families, PLUS LAND Birds 18 families, Forest Conservation Area: Approx.47 ha, FSC® Certified Products*8 140SKU, PEFC Certified Products*9 9SKU
  • *1

    The average number of years of continuous service is calculated from employees' date of joining PLUS Corporation. For employees who transfer to a Group company and later rejoin PLUS Corporation, years of continuous service are calculated from the date of rejoining.

  • *2

    Calculated for the period from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

  • *3

    Calculated as: (Number of full‑time employees who remain employed one year after returning to work) ÷ (Number of full‑time employees who returned to work by March 31 of the previous fiscal year) × 100 (%)

  • *4

    The score represents the average response of regular and contract employees to the question, “At my work, I feel bursting with energy,” from the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES; 0‑4 points) included in the Working Well‑being Survey.

  • *5

    Represents the retention rate as of April 1, 2025, for employees who joined the company as new graduates on April 1, 2022.

  • *6

    Turnover rate at end of current fiscal year, out of employees who entered the company during previous fiscal year

  • *7

    The reporting scope includes PLUS Corporation, PLUS VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., PLUS Stationery Shanghai Co., Ltd., SHANTOU PLUS INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD., Nippon Notebook Corporation, Nippon Notebook Vietnam Co., Ltd., THE SAILOR PEN CO., LTD., ASTRUM CORPORATION, Pentel Chemical Corporation, ORIENT ENTERPRISE Co., Ltd., and 22 overseas group companies of ASTRUM CORPORATION.

  • *8

    PLUS LAND is an approximately 460.000m2 industrial complex located on the southern foothills of Mt. Akagi in the suburbs of Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. The site includes the Maebashi Plant, which manufactures office furniture, as well as a logistics center, offices, and resarch facilities. The Kanzawa River, a Class A river, flows through the site, where diverse ecosystems remain, including forests, green spaces, and waterside environments.

  • *9

    FSC certification is an international certification system for responsibly managed forests and forest products that have been properly procured so that limited forest resources can be used on into the future.

  • *10

    PEFC certification is an international certification system that promotes sustainable forest management and assesses the management of forests and forest products while taking into consideration forest biodiversity, the protection of water resources, and respect for the rights of local communities.

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