Disaster Support and Community Partnership Agreements with Local Governments

「As part of a joint labor-management initiative across the AEON Group, we supported the operation of a volunteer center established in Hikawa Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, and conducted recovery volunteer activities in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. We also continued efforts to expand sales of dairy products, agricultural, seafood and livestock products from Kumamoto Prefecture, as well as products manufactured within the prefecture, in order to support producers and affected factories in disaster-hit areas.」

「Wishing for the earliest possible recovery and reconstruction of the disaster-affected Saganoseki area of Oita City, we conducted an emergency relief fundraising campaign at 38 AEON, MaxValu, The Big, Homewide, and AEON Bike stores in Oita Prefecture. In addition to donations collected from customers, we donated ¥1,622,466 from the AEON Kyushu Social Contribution Fund to Oita City, and, in cooperation with the Oita City Council of Social Welfare, sold food and daily necessities from mobile sales vehicles at several locations, including the Saganoseki Civic Center, which was being used as an evacuation site.」

「Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and AEON Co., Ltd. entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement on 21 November to coincide with the opening of AEON Kanoya Shopping Center.」

「Wishing for the earliest possible recovery and reconstruction of areas affected by the Taiwan earthquake that occurred in April, we conducted an emergency relief fundraising campaign together with AEON Group companies. Donations of ¥17,862,523 received during the campaign, which ran through 30 April, including ¥11,530,953 raised by our company and AEON Welcia Kyushu Co., Ltd., were presented to the Mayor of Tainan in June in conjunction with the Taiwan Fair held at our stores.」

「The emergency relief fundraising campaign for the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake conducted in January raised a total of ¥63,203,461 at 324 stores operated by AEON Kyushu and AEON Welcia Kyushu.」

「To help create communities where local residents can live with peace of mind by preparing for potential disasters in cooperation with other companies and government authorities, we entered into agreements in March with Shime Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, and in April with Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, covering the secure supply of essential goods and other matters during disasters.」

「To help create communities where local residents can live with peace of mind by preparing for potential disasters in cooperation with other companies and government authorities, we entered into agreements in March with Shime Town, Kasuya District, Fukuoka Prefecture, and in April with Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, covering the secure supply of essential goods and other matters during disasters.」

「Nagasaki Prefecture's Sasebo City and AEON Co., Ltd. entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement in October to further revitalize the region and improve services for residents」

「In full cooperation with local requests, AEON Mall Kashii-hama (Higashi-ku, Fukuoka), AEON Tobata Shopping Center (Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu) and AEON Hayato-Kokubu Shopping Center (Kirishima, Kagoshima) were used as vaccination venues.」

「We fully cooperated with local requests and made 3 shopping centers operated by us available as COVID-19 vaccination sites.」

「We have made the AEON Hayato-Kokubu Shopping Center in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, available as a COVID-19 vaccination site.」

「We have made the AEON Hayato-Kokubu Shopping Center in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, available as a COVID-19 vaccination site.」

「As support for damage caused by the July 2020 heavy rains, we conducted the Kyushu Heavy Rain Disaster Emergency Relief Fund campaign at AEON Group stores and business locations in Kyushu and Okinawa. In October, we presented the total of ¥11,885,665 collected from local residents to Oita, Kumamoto and Fukuoka prefectures.」

「As support for damage caused by the July 2020 heavy rains, we conducted emergency fundraising at stores from 6 July to 2 August and delivered relief supplies, including food, hygiene products and clothing, based on requests from local governments in the affected areas. In addition, under an agreement between AEON and Kyushu Electric Power Company, Incorporated on mutual support during disasters, we provided space equivalent to approximately 130 parking spaces at AEON Yatsushiro for the establishment of a recovery base, helping restore power at an early stage.」

「As part of our contribution to the local community, we provided relief supplies to disaster-hit areas of Saga Prefecture affected by the record heavy rains in August, based on requests from the authorities. In September, we also conducted fundraising at stores and business locations of AEON Group companies in Kyushu and donated the total of approximately ¥2.94 million collected from the public to Saga Prefecture as relief donations for the 2019 heavy rains.」

「As part of a comprehensive agreement with Fukuoka Prefecture, we began operating food drives at 3 stores, AEON Yahatahigashi, AEON Tobata and AEON Wakamatsu, on 11 April. We joined the movement promoted by the prefecture and are advancing efforts to reduce food loss.」

「We entered into agreements on cooperation in providing support during disasters with Onojo City, Fukuoka Prefecture; Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture; Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture; Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture; and Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. In addition, Nobeoka City, Miyazaki Prefecture, and AEON CO.,LTD. entered into a regional partnership agreement covering regional revitalization and other matters to strengthen cooperation, further revitalize the local community and improve services for residents.」