Sustainability

Towards a Brighter Tomorrow

JAC Group is taking its social responsibilities seriously and is an active supporter of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We play our role to improve the environment, the well-being of our people and the future success of the regions in which we operate.

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Sustainability

Through our core business of recruitment services, the JAC Group strives to support SDGs.

Aligned with the 17 SDGs, we have the power to positively impact the communities we serve and society at large. We embrace a sustainable mindset in everything we do, and we are particularly drawn to like-minded organisations that share our vision of creating a meaningful impact on our planet.

Our commitment begins with our employees, as we prioritise their well-being and encourage an active, healthy lifestyle. By doing so, we believe they will unlock their full potential, enabling them to connect top talent with our valued partners.

A Sensitive Approach to Emerging Economies

JAC Group has a long track record of expanding into emerging economies, where our talent-finding capabilities help to facilitate remarkable growth. We are committed to ensuring that the organisations moving into these areas do so as sensitively as possible.

We help organisations achieve this via a range of consulting and recruitment services that ensure incoming businesses are in harmony with local cultures and customs. We are proud that such support offers a significant contribution to the economic development and cultural preservation of the regions in which we operate.

Our SDGs in Focus

SDG Goal 3
3.a Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate.
Goal
All employees are to become non-smokers. Group
Progress
Currently, no employees smoke during working hours. JAC Recruitment is certified as a “Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Action
Continue to aim for 0% smokers among employees.
SDG Goal 4
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
Goal
By the end of 2025, raise the ratio of female employees in managerial positions to 40%. Japan
Progress
A committee has been set up to increase the number of female manager candidates. The committee holds company workshops for female consultants and distributes questionnaires to raise awareness. Female employees in managerial positions: 25% (as of 31 Dec. 2021).
Action
Continue the activities of the committee.
SDG Goal 7
By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
Goal
Maximise the use of green electricity in the buildings we occupy. Japan
Progress
Action
Achieve 100% use of green electricity in our Tokyo head office building.
SDG Goal 8
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour intensive sectors.
Goal
Position the digital domain, on which we have been focusing, as one of the high value-added sectors (e.g., industries/companies conducive to the development of society) and contribute to the further growth of the digital domain by introducing advanced engineers, managers, and innovative professionals to clients in the digital domain such as AI and IoT. Japan
Progress
We have set up divisions dedicated to clients in the digital domain to better focus on this target.
Action
Set internal contract targets for the digital domain.
SDG Goal 8
8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.
Goal
Indirectly contribute to the achievement of client’s targets and SDGs by holding seminars and workshops on SDGs for our job seekers who are potential candidates for jobs related to SDGs, and by introducing them to client companies as professionals who can contribute to their SDGs. Japan
Progress
Action
Identify the companies that are actively promoting the SDGs, build a pool of professionals who have deep knowledge of matters related to the SDGs, and contribute to the further achievement of the SDGs through a matching system.
SDG Goal 10
By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.
Goal
Create an equitable work environment where a diverse group of employees can thrive. Group Currently, employees from 25 countries are employed. Continue recruiting activities regardless of gender, race, age, or other attributes. Promote the employment of people with disabilities. Japan
Progress
Currently, people with disabilities are working with enthusiasm at our Wakuhapi Farms in Ichihara City and Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture. Employment of persons with disabilities, mainly at the Wakuhapi Farms, stands at 122% of the legally mandated employment rate.
Action
Continue to provide a place where people with disabilities can work with enthusiasm.
SDG Goal 12
12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.
Goal
When purchasing office supplies and consumables for internal use, preferentially select those that use repurposed materials and those that can be recycled at the time of disposal. Japan
Progress
  • The LIMEX alternative material is used for business cards.
  • In September 2020, we removed PET bottled drinks from the vending machines installed in the office.
  • We reduced the use of plastic shopping bags.
  • We distributed original reusable bags to all Group employees.
  • Plastic file folders used in and outside the company were switched to those made of recycled polypropylene.
Action
Develop guidelines for 3R (Refuse or Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) checks when purchasing and disposing of equipment, etc.
SDG Goal 12
12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.
Goal
Post periodic SDGs reports on the corporate website and regularly update JAC’s social and environmental efforts. In order to further raise the SDGs awareness among employees in conducting our business, carry out educational activities through periodic reports and intranets. Group
Progress
We have added a Sustainability page to our global website where we post content related to SDGs.
Action
Publicise information on SDGs-related efforts on our website every three months and through integrated reports. Establish and start the operation of an education system including e-learning related to SDGs. Also, carry out educational activities internally at least once every six months.
SDG Goal 15
15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally.
Goal
Plant one tree for each successful job placement contract. Group
Progress
Over the past 13 years, we have planted more than 110,000 trees in Indonesia and Malaysia under public-private partnerships (our “One Placement creates One Plant to save the Planet” project), contributing to the annual absorption of around 700 to 800 tons of CO2 (according to the Japan-Malaysia Association and NPO Asian Green Forests Network).
Action
Continue the current tree planting activities and further expand the scale. For example, consider planting two trees for each successful job placement contract in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.

Our Reforestation Work

PPP (One Placement Creates One Plant to Save the Planet)

As a people-first company, we decided back in 2008 to reflect our commitment to our consultants, the organisations and the professionals we serve in a way that would benefit all of us tomorrow. As a result, our PPP project was born. For every candidate who changes jobs through an introduction by one of our Group of companies, one tree is planted.

This important reforestation effort embodies our hope that as the seedling grows, so too will the talented people we connected with flourish in their new environments. Since the program started, we have planted more than 127,000* trees in Malaysia and Indonesia. (*as of December 2022)

A Reminder of the Role We Play in So Many Lives

Working with the NPO Asian Green Forest Network in Bali, and the Japan Malaysia Association in Borneo, our PPP initiative means that we are actively helping with the greening of local communities. We are also boosting employment in those areas and contributing to several key SDGs.

Additionally, these activities serve to remind us of the role we play in so many professionals’ careers and in so many organisations. This encourages us to stay focused on our mission – to provide opportunities for individuals and businesses to grow and thrive.

Actions for Our Future

The PPP project was initiated to help combat the impact of global warming and the effects of deforestation through illegal logging in some of the countries where JAC Group operates. Describing the program, our Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO and Managing Director, Hiromi Tazaki states: “The initiative encourages JAC Group employees and local residents to participate in and foster awareness around the importance of tree planting. It is paramount that we all collectively contribute to the ongoing environmental conservation of our planet.”

JAC Group is committed to the continuation of our PPP program. It supports the planet and local economies – and reminds us of the hope we have for the employees we place and the companies they work for.

Working to Build a Sustainable World and Society
Fostering awareness through the JAC Environmental & Animal Protection Foundation

Since 2008 JAC Group has been engaged in overseas afforestation activities in Southeast Asia. In March 2022, Hiromi Tazaki established the charitable JAC Environmental & Animal Protection Foundation whose purpose is to ensure the conservation of the natural environment and the protection of animal life in Japan (recognised as a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation in February 2023).

At the JAC Group we help the growth of people, businesses, the economy, and society, while contributing to environmental conservation on a global scale, carrying out conservation activities, and raising awareness. We are proud to support the work of this foundation. The JAC Environmental & Animal Protection Foundation Homepage (In Japanese only)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

With offices in 11 countries, JAC Group respects diversity and different values, including nationality, race, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and belief, and provides fair opportunities and an environment appropriate to individual circumstances.

“Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” is an essential value for us and "Fairness" a core part of our Philosophy & Policy. The Group is committed to creating a workplace where more professionals can flourish in their own way in a more open environment.

By introducing a diverse workforce to client, we will actively contribute to the creation of a society in which a wide range of professionals can thrive.

Towards an Increasingly Diverse Workforce

JAC Group values a diverse workforce. Our consultants and other staff come from a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities: around 40 nationalities are represented, and about 50% of our global workforce is female*. (*as of June 2023) We have established the JAC Group Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee under which the Women’s Empowerment Committee and the LGBTQ+ Committee carry out various activities to promote Diversity and Inclusion.

An Award Winning Company

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Certified Health & Productivity Management Organisation Recognition Program

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Nippon Kenko Kaigi JAC Recruitment

2023

D&I AWARD 2023 Best Workplace

JobRainbow Inc. JAC Recruitment

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WOMEN AWARD 2023

Forbes JAPAN JAC Recruitment

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Work with Pride Pride Index Gold Award

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