Message from Chairman and CEO

Message From Chairman

For 36 years, Jaymart Group Holdings Public Company Limited has conducted business with integrity and good corporate governance, playing a vital role as a driving force in the Thai economy. Jaymart is committed to enhancing the value of its business model, evolving from traditional retail into a comprehensive retail ecosystem while expanding its investment base to build an extensive network of businesses and partners. This strategic expansion aligns with the company's long-term vision to create sustainable business performance for its shareholders.

In 2024, the company has made significant progress in its sustainability development, establishing a clear framework for governance that prioritizes ethical business conduct. Jaymart aligns its sustainability strategy with the national development agenda, guided by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which encompass three key dimensions: environmental, social, and corporate governance. The company is also deeply committed to upholding its responsibilities toward all stakeholders.

Notably, in the past year, Jaymart became an official member of the Thai Private Sector Collective Action Against Corruption (CAC), reaffirming its unwavering dedication to sustainable business development. This membership underscores the company’s strong commitment to good corporate governance, ethical business practices, and proactive measures in preventing and combating all forms of corruption. By fostering transparency and corporate stability, Jaymart continues to strengthen its foundation for sustainable growth.

On behalf of the Board of Executives and all employees, we reaffirm our dedication to fostering continuous business growth through sound corporate governance, striving towards becoming a truly sustainable organization. We extend our sincere gratitude to our shareholders, customers, employees, business partners, regulatory authorities, and all stakeholders for their trust, confidence, and unwavering support.

Jaymart Group recognizes the importance of advancing sustainable development across all dimensions—social, environmental, and corporate governance. The company is committed to conducting business with transparency, upholding anti-corruption principles, and prioritizing human rights. Employees are regarded as a key driving force behind the sustainable growth of the business, fostering trust among all stakeholders.

To this end, the company has established strategic business management frameworks aligned with its mission and vision, emphasizing employee development and fostering a workplace culture of mutual respect. Jaymart is dedicated to ensuring employee well-being and job satisfaction as part of its commitment to sustainable success.

Investment decisions at every stage undergo thorough evaluations to ensure alignment with economic conditions, investment returns, and risk assessments. The company prioritizes value-driven business collaborations that create mutual benefits (Synergy) while integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into its decision-making process.

Furthermore, Jaymart is committed to continuously enhancing its organizational capabilities while upholding corporate social responsibility. The company strives to be a role model in society, guided by its vision of “Creating Sustainable Value for Stakeholders through Investments in Retail, Finance, and Technology to Build a Sustainable Synergy Ecosystem.

In terms of performance, the Company realizes and places importance on an efficient, transparent and auditable management system, which will create confidence among all relevant parties, leading to sustainable business growth under ethical operations and compliance with relevant laws. The Company has therefore established a good corporate governance policy to enhance existing operations to a clear standard system and to distribute practices to all levels of the Company’s employees, which will truly foster a corporate governance culture. The Company has adopted the Good Corporate Governance guidelines for listed companies, which take into account stakeholders such as shareholders, investors, business partners, customers, employees, society, communities and the environment in all aspects.

In 2024, the company's performance in terms of sustainability development in the past year, Jaymart Group was certified as a member of the Thai Private Sector Collective Action Against Corruption (CAC), which reaffirms the company's commitment to sustainable business development, which emphasizes and adheres to conducting business under the principles of good governance on the basis of good governance. In addition, it received a certificate of honor from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Support Project (LESS) by the Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization), which reflects its success in reducing environmental impacts in a tangible form. The company was able to reduce greenhouse gases by up to 146.519 tCO2eq, which reflects the organization's commitment to greenhouse gases. In addition, the company has joined the SET Carbon Sandbox project to help reduce the cost and time of greenhouse gas reporting for businesses. This system will be the central database of greenhouse gas management for the capital market, which is reliable according to scientific principles, covering operations throughout the business value chain.

In addition, the Company has been assessed for the quality of the general shareholders' meeting of listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. The results of the AGM Checklist assessment for the year 2024 were summarized at the "Excellent" level by holding the shareholders' meeting via electronic media with the AGM Voting Application developed by companies in the Jaymart Group. The CGR score in 2024 increased to 4 stars or "Very Good". In addition, the Company has also entered the SET ESG Rating at level A, which will increase investment interest for funds investing in ESG stocks.

For the sustainable development of the organization in all dimensions, the Company places importance on good corporate governance, which has been assessed as “very good” in the Corporate Governance Survey of Thai Listed Companies (CGR) by the Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD). The goal for 2025 is to develop good corporate governance to reach “excellent” and have an increased SET ESG Rating score from the previous year. The Company would like to thank shareholders, customers, employees, business partners and allies, as well as various regulatory agencies, communities and stakeholders in all sectors who have always supported the Company’s operations. The Company is also committed to creating business growth to respond to the country’s economic system in order to achieve sustainable development goals.