Aiming to Contribute to a Comfortable and Sustainable Society
The JAMCO Group identified its materiality in FY2022 and is working to address these issues through its business activities. We are also continuously enhancing our research and development, which forms the foundation of the Group's business activities. These efforts are aimed at achieving the "Value Creation Corporate Group" goal as set forth in JAMCO Vision 2030, and there are also initiatives to continue maximizing the three values that the Group has provided since its founding: comfortable spaces in transport, worthwhile environmental performance, and safe operating environments.
We aim to further promote sustainability activities and business activities to maximize these three values and continue contributing to the creation of a sustainable society as a value creation corporate group.
Materiality was identified while ensuring consistency with JAMCO Vision 2030 and Action Plan (AP2030), which describe the future state of society that the company will strive to bring about.
To help achieve JAMCO Vision 2030, we have set materiality targets and KPIs that are linked to our management plan.
The JAMCO Group followed the three-step process as described below in order to determine which materiality topics it should focus on, from among a wide range of sustainability issues.
・Issues relating to JAMCO’s own business activities as well as those being addressed by its customers and supply chain partners were organized to select from which the potential issues that could become JAMCO’s materiality topics, based on the international guidelines (GRI and SASB Standards) and the evaluation criteria adopted by the SDGs, ESG evaluation bodies, etc.
・The issues identified and organized in STEP 1 were evaluated from JAMCO’s own perspective as well as that of its stakeholders.
・Stakeholders’ perspective: Evaluate the issues with emphasis on constant and interactive dialogue in day-to-day activities.
・JAMCO’s perspective: Evaluate the issues with emphasis on JAMCO’s future vision and how crucial each of the issues would be in realizing the vision.
・Based on the evaluation result from STEP 2, a proposal of materiality topics was formulated through discussions involving working groups whose members consisted of representatives from the concerned business units and corporate departments, and reviewed by experts. The proposal was then examined and finalized by the Sustainability Promotion Board and reported to the Board of Directors.
We have identified the following seven items as materiality related to value creation:

In FY2023, we advanced our understanding of the current situation and identified issues regarding carbon neutrality (1) and resource circulation (2), discussing company-wide goals and policies as well as measures within Groups based on a common understanding throughout the company. For creation of lively workplaces (5), we proceeded with discussions on the necessary measures, our ideal state, and KPIs as part of human capital management.
Provide services based on all flying vehicles
The research and development groups positioned in our Technology & Innovation Center and in each Group’s technical department have formulated the ideal forms for the products and services that our company will provide in Innovation Road Map 2050. We are conducting research and development and technical development in accordance with this roadmap, and also promoting the education of personnel involved in these activities.

The JAMCO Group has continued to nurture its personnel and technology, generating value while constantly striving to provide better products and services and take on reforms and innovations.
The various values that JAMCO provides can be sorted into three main categories: Comfortable spaces in transport, worthwhile environmental performance, and safe operating environments. These values are the marshaling of our proprietary technologies, with which we have built trust relations with our customers through aircraft-based manufacturing and maintenance. Going forward, we will achieve sustainable growth together with our customers by continually creating new value with personnel and technology as core competencies.
The aircraft galleys and lavatories that we manufacture are installed in many mid-body and wide-body passenger aircraft operated by airlines the world over. Our own surveys show that we have approximately 40% global market share in galleys and 50% in lavatories. The components that configure these galleys, lavatories, and other furnishings must meet strict airworthiness criteria. For example, the honeycomb panels that are the primary structural materials thereof are made of particular substances, namely carbon fiber and aramid fiber, realizing high strength and durability while being both lightweight and fire-resistant. Additionally, we pursue passenger amenity with our seats, not only in safety but also ranging from design, materials, comfort in sitting, and ease of use, to how to shift gathers in leather seat covers, providing products allowing full enjoyment of air travel.
In product design and development, we consider accessibility and hygiene as well as durability and functionality and respond flexibly to even minute demands from aircraft manufacturers and airlines, thereby continually striving to maximize the value we provide to our customers.

For airworthiness certification, which is essential for aircraft to operate, three standards must be met: 1) standards for strength, structure, and performance, 2) noise standards, and 3) engine emission standards. Standard 1) is for ensuring aircraft safety, while standards 2) and 3) are for environmental compatibility. Guaranteeing airworthiness contributes not only to safety assurance, but also to environmental conservation.
JAMCO has obtained the JIS Q 9100 quality management system certification required in the aerospace field and thoroughly implements quality control to ensure airworthiness.
As for the environmental performance required for aircraft, reductions made to the weight of the airframe contribute to reduced fuel consumption, leading to reduced CO2 emissions. While the main raw materials for conventional aircraft are metals such as aluminum and steel, there is a growing trend of replacing these with carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP), which are lighter and feature similar strength and safety. JAMCO has independently developed a continuous molding technology using the ADP (Advanced Pultrusion) method for processing this CFRP. Since the 1990s, we have steadily built up a delivery record, promoting aircraft weight reduction while meeting airworthiness standards, thus making worthwhile environmental performance a reality.

Since our founding in 1955, we have met our customers’ wide-ranging demands as a maintenance center for smalland medium-sized aircraft, in maintenance and modification businesses as well as component manufacturing. In recent times, domestic airlines have seen increasing demand for smaller passenger planes of the more fuel-efficient regional aircraft class. We are establishing systems capable of drawing on our accumulated maintenance and modification technologies to respond to such demands as periodic maintenance and modification even in the small passenger plane sector.
Additionally, we have carried out such work as modifications for heavy equipment or special operations on special-purpose airframes for such Japanese public agencies as the Ministry of Defense, Japan Coast Guard, Civil Aviation College, and police departments, leveraging technical partnerships with airframe manufacturers and our own proprietary technology knowhow. The wheels of domestic airlines' passenger aircraft are crucial components that support safety during takeoff and landing. Our wheel maintenance business has one of the largest wheel overhaul centers in Japan, introducing the latest eco-friendly equipment and contributing to safe operations while promoting automation. We contribute to the safety and progress of the aircraft industry by utilizing such accomplishments to further extend our technologies.
