Governance

The JCM Group strives to strengthen relationships of trust with its stakeholders by enhancing its internal management systems, ensuring transparency and fairness in management, and establishing a management structure capable of responding rapidly to changes in the business environment. The Group also works to strengthen corporate governance through initiatives such as the enhancement of its executive officer system and internal controls.

In addition, the JCM Group regards human resources as the most important factor in the sustainable development of its business. Recognizing that revitalizing its people, organization, and corporate culture is essential to overcoming various challenges and achieving further growth, the Group promotes diversity while respecting human rights and occupational health and safety. It also strives to recruit and develop talented employees at all career stages and to build an organization in which each individual can fully demonstrate their capabilities.

The JCM Group ensures compliance with laws, ethics, and social norms on a global basis in accordance with its compliance regulations and compliance programs. The Group also strives to strengthen compliance management by promoting the early detection and voluntary correction of misconduct through its internal reporting system.

The gaming industry is subject to strict laws and regulations governing casino operations and the manufacture and sale of gaming devices. These regulations are intended to ensure legitimate operations by persons with no ties to criminal organizations and the use of genuine gaming machines. In obtaining licenses and approvals around the world, JCM Group companies, as well as their individual officers, undergo rigorous screening. The JCM Group currently holds more than 195 gaming licenses, primarily in North America. To support the sustainable development of society and its business, the JCM Group will continue to renew its existing licenses and obtain new licenses required for manufacturing and sales.

In accordance with its Risk Management Regulations, the JCM Group has established a framework for managing risks that may impede or prevent the achievement of its business objectives. Through the activities of its Risk Management Committee, which meets regularly, the Group strives to ensure sound management while protecting stakeholder interests and maintaining public trust.

The JCM Group, which is deeply involved in the circulation of currency, has established a Business Continuity Plan to ensure the continuity of its business and fulfill its responsibilities to stakeholders in the event of disasters and other unforeseen circumstances. Through continuous improvement of the plan, the Group strives to maintain and enhance its corporate value.

JCM regards the protection of information assets as a critical management priority as a company that contributes to the safety and trust of society through the development, manufacture, and sale of currency handling equipment and related products. To maintain and enhance the trust of its customers, business partners, employees, and society as a whole, JCM works to establish and continuously improve its information security framework.

JCM provides currency handling equipment, systems, and other products to various facilities in gaming markets around the world, as well as to various sectors of the commercial market, including transportation and retail. In recent years, as these products have become increasingly network-connected and their software-based control has become more sophisticated, addressing cyberattacks and other threats arising from vulnerabilities has become an essential element of product quality.

To ensure that its customers can use its products safely and securely, JCM has established a Product Security Management System and is committed to ensuring security throughout the entire product lifecycle, from product planning and design through maintenance and the end of support.
JCM has also established a framework for continuously collecting information on vulnerabilities, promptly addressing identified vulnerabilities, and providing relevant information to its customers. Through the analysis of security incidents and regular reviews of its Product Security activities, JCM continuously improves its initiatives and strives to provide an environment in which its customers can use its products with confidence.
 

Guided by its management philosophy, “Results are for Our Customers,” the JCM Group returns to the fundamentals of manufacturing and strives to create highly marketable products that respond promptly to increasingly sophisticated and diverse customer needs. By creating new possibilities for customers, users, and society, the Group continues to pursue customer satisfaction and trust and aims to be a company that customers and users can rely on over the long term.

The JCM Group is certified to ISO 9001, the international standard for quality management systems. Under its Quality and Environmental Philosophy, the Group has established a quality management system, strives to manufacture products with a strong focus on customer satisfaction, and continuously improves overall quality. Guided by the slogan “Results are for Our Customers,” the Group works to provide appropriate products to its customers.

The JCM Group is certified to ISO 14001, the international standard for environmental management systems. Under its Quality and Environmental Philosophy, the Group has established an environmental management system and continuously improves it while giving due consideration to the environment, health, and safety. Through its efforts to prevent pollution, the Group strives to be a company that is friendly to people and the planet.

One of the JCM Group's highest priorities in environmental conservation is promoting environmentally conscious products. Achieving this requires reducing the environmental impact of the components, materials, and other items used in its products. In recent years, regulations governing hazardous chemical substances contained in products, including the RoHS Directive and REACH Regulation, have become increasingly stringent around the world. Close cooperation with suppliers is essential to achieving the JCM Group's green procurement objectives. Accordingly, the JCM Group has revised and issued the JCM Group Green Procurement Guidelines to seek the cooperation of its suppliers.

In the United States, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was enacted in July 2010 based on the concern that the use of mineral resources originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries could indirectly support inhumane acts in the region. The Act includes provisions concerning minerals originating from the DRC and adjoining countries and requires U.S.-listed companies to report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whether their products contain conflict minerals.

Although the JCM Group is not listed on any U.S. stock exchange, the Group respects the intent of this law and, in order to fulfill its role in the supply chain, promotes the prohibition of conflict minerals that are indirectly associated with human rights abuses, environmental destruction, corruption, and other illegal activities.

The JCM Group complies with laws and regulations concerning conflict minerals and requests that its suppliers report on the use of conflict minerals contained in the raw materials, parts, units, and other components of its products. The Group strives to clearly communicate and ensure awareness of its policy prohibiting the use of such minerals and continues its efforts toward conflict-mineral-free products.