External Evaluation

JAC Recruitment received a grade of ‘AA’ in the MSCI ESG Ratings through which the US-based MSCI Inc. ranks the world’s corporations from the standpoint of efforts aimed at ESG and the associated disclosure of information, in December 2023. JAC received MSCI ESG Ratings of ‘AA’ for the first time, and the new rating was upgraded by one level from the previous year’s ‘A’ rating.

MSCI ESG Research provides MSCI ESG Ratings on global public and a few private companies on a scale of AAA (leader) to CCC (laggard), according to exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and the ability to manage those risks relative to peers. JAC was able to obtain a rating upgrade to ‘AA’ for its human capital initiatives in particular.

JAC Recruitment's four service brands, "JAC Recruitment", "JAC Digital", "JAC Executive", and "JAC Career", have been certified as an "Excellent Employment Agency in Job Placement". The certification system is a government-commissioned project accrediting businesses that comply with action guidelines as excellent providers of job placement business, conduct appropriate business operations, make efforts to improve management, and meet certain standards.

The project's purpose is to promote healthy competition in the job placement business and the appropriate matching of job seekers and employers by certifying businesses that meet certain standards in terms of legal compliance and recruitment/retention/matching, so that job seekers can select businesses that are safe and secure, and so that employers can be assured of a certain standard when they select suppliers.

JAC Recruitment has been recognised under the "2024 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organisation Recognition Program" operated by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi. This certification program awards enterprises engaging in particularly outstanding health and productivity management activities based on initiatives to address health-related issues and health-promotion activities advocated by Nippon Kenko Kaigi. JAC Recruitment has been selected as a Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization for seven consecutive years since 2018 in recognition of our ongoing activities throughout the company.

For the second year in a row, JAC Recruitment received the highest rating of Gold in the “PRIDE Index 2023”, an evaluation index for LGBTQ+ and other sexual minority initiatives, formulated by the voluntary organisation “Work with Pride”.

During 2023, in addition to holding internal awareness surveys, and training for directors, managers and employees regularly since the establishment of the LGBTQ+ Committee in 2021, we have also strengthened our efforts in collaboration with external parties, exhibiting at the Tokyo Rainbow Pride for the first time, and expressing our support for the “Business for Marriage Equality” initiative. We will continue to engage in a variety of activities to create a society in which diverse professionals can thrive.

As a company committed to promoting D&I at a high level not only in Japan but also globally, we were recognised as a 'Best Workplace' in the D&I AWARD 2023 organised by JobRainbow Inc.

Fairness is a key concept in our corporate Philosophy & Policy, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is an important part of that. We will continue to create a workplace where a diverse range of professionals can work in their own way in a more open, inclusive environment.

In Japan's largest women's awards, Forbes JAPAN’s 2023 “WOMEN AWARD”, celebrating companies that produce female leaders and professionals and individual women of high accomplishment, JAC Recruitment was ranked at the 31st place out of approximately 1,900 eligible companies.

We are taking various initiatives to address unconscious bias in the workplace and to create an organisation where individual strengths and abilities can be demonstrated regardless of gender. We will continue to support the career development of our female employees and work to enable a diverse range of employees to fulfil their potential.