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Building Partnerships with Stakeholders

Stakeholder Connections

At the JTB Group, we view the following seven stakeholder groups as our partners in the pursuit of business value enhancement: Customers, Communities, the Environment, Business Partners, Government/International Agencies, Shareholders/Investors, and Employees. We believe that understanding stakeholder needs and expectations and working collaboratively to address social challenges is the surest pathway to sustainable business development. We are committed to promoting business and social sustainability through Engaged Partnering.

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Building Partnerships with Stakeholders

In alignment with the first principle of the JTB Group Sustainability Policy, (Sustainable Service Delivery through Supply Chain Partnering), our sustainability approach is based on collaboration and dialog with our stakeholders.
Consistent with the second principle of the Policy (Promoting Sustainability through Customer Communication), we regularly conduct customer satisfaction surveys, respond appropriately to customer complaints, and use customer feedback to improve service delivery and customer satisfaction. In line with the fifth principle (Sustainable Service Delivery through Value Chain Partnering), we actively share our Sustainability Policy with our business partners and encourage them to work collaboratively with us to create a more sustainable supply chain.
In accordance with the sixth principle (Cultivating a Welcoming and Sustainable Work Environment), we are always ready to listen to the concerns and expectations of our people, deal fairly with complaints and concerns received from inside and outside our organization, and use stakeholder feedback to continually enhance our workplace environment.

Specific Initiatives 1:Integrity in Customer Communications
In accordance with the JTB Group Code of Conduct, our personnel must ensure that all advertising and promotional material issued by our organization is free of false or exaggerated claims. Our Code of Conduct particularly requires that we furnish accurate and reliable information in the context of wildlife and cultural events. We administer periodic in-house Comprehension Checks in order to develop workforce awareness about Code of Conduct requirements.
JTB is keen on using feedback to continuously improve the customer experience. Our new survey feedback system allows us to review, analyze and share results from Sales Team Surveys and Posttravel Questionnaires across our organization more rapidly. Post-Travel Questionnaires completed by customers following tour completion serve as a particularly valuable source of insight. Information is promptly shared with relevant team(s) whenever any feedback received from a customer requires an immediate response. This survey feedback mechanism enables us to use customer input to improve service delivery more quickly and effectively. Our customer experience (CXM) team leaders also meet monthly to discuss and implement solutions across departmental lines.

Specific Initiatives 2:Sustainability Partnering
The JTB Group works closely with its business partners to promote sustainability. We invite our partners to participate in sustainability surveys in order to better understand their sustainability challenges and initiatives and identify opportunities for sustainability collaboration.
The JTB Group New Year Partnership Meeting is an annual networking event that brings together leaders from across the JTB Group with hundreds of public and private sector partners, including hotel operators, transportation operators and tourism authorities.
As part of our efforts to enhance the quality of the services we provide and to promote sustainability across our supply chain, the JTB Group makes a wide array of training opportunities available to its suppliers and vendors. The training menu offered by our Hotel & Ryokan Management Training Academy includes the following courses:

Course Name
Coaching Skills
Energizing Your Organization
Cultivating Destination Management Specialists
Hospitality Management
Adventure Tourism
Finance Basics for Hotels & Ryokans
Business Succession for Ryokan Owners
COVID Best Practices for Ryokans
SDGs Engagement for Ryokans & Hotels
Health Tourism
Quality Improvement for Ryokan Owners and Customer Service Managers
Digital & Web Marketing
Branding
Sustainable Tourism - Getting Started

Specific Initiatives 3:Listening to Community Concerns
The JTB Group provides local residents with a direct channel for voicing concerns to our organization.
Our Customer Service Office is available not only to customers but also to members of the community.

Specific Initiatives 4:Declaration of Cooperation in Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism
In June 2024, the JTB Group and the JTB-Affiliated Ryokans & Hotels Federation* entered into a Declaration of Cooperation in Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism. This Declaration is a clear manifestation of our organization's desire to grow our business while contributing to sustainability in alignment with the SDGs.
Through this Declaration, JTB and the Federation aspire to work together to foster sustainability awareness across the domestic tourism sector and to promote compliance, corporate social responsibility, economic sustainability, cultural preservation, and environmental protection in alignment with global sustainable tourism standards.

* With a membership of approximately 3,600 hotels and ryokans, the Federation is actively involved in a wide range of human resource development, training and R&D activities aimed at promoting the development of Japan's domestic lodging industry.

Specific Initiatives 5:〈 Supporting Our Colleagues 〉JTB Group Code Hotline
As part of our efforts to create a safe and equitable workplace environment, the JTB Group Code Hotline provides an in-house whistleblowing mechanism that enables JTB Group personnel to anonymously report genuine concerns about improper conduct and compliance violations without fear of retaliation. Concerns reported to the Hotline are subject to objective investigation and appropriate follow-up by specialized personnel.

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Specific Initiatives 6:〈 Supporting Our Colleagues 〉Labor Union
The JTB Group's labor union has an enrollment of 70.4% (FY2024).
Monthly shop meetings by management and labor representatives are focused on improving the workplace environment and enhancing workforce wellbeing