External Accreditation

NSD CO., LTD. is engaged in the development of a variety of security countermeasures to help information service companies that handle a broad spectrum of information fulfill the most important of social responsibilities. In this context, the Company acquired PrivacyMark accreditation in connection with the protection of personal information in 2002.

Currently, NSD is taking steps to develop a personal information protection management system compliant with the 2006 edition of JIS Q 15001. Moving forward, NSD will further bolster its personal information protection endeavors as a part of efforts to garner the trust and confidence of society and customers.

The implementation of security measures for information assets is one of the most important issues to NSD. Its Industrial Business Division acquired ISO/IEC 27001, the international standard for Information Security Management System in 2012. NSD is committed to exerting every effort to fully satisfy customers' needs and to win their firm confidence by having established the more improved information security system.

[Scope of registration]
1. Planning, designing, and developing information systems for the industrial distribution business
2. Services of planning, designing, developing, operating, and maintaining information systems for customers in the industrial distribution business

[Place of businessn]
Industrial Systems Department 3

In September 2012 our Industrial Business Division 1 and Technology & Process Engineering Department were officially appraised at Level 2 of the Carnegie Melon University Software Engineering Institute�fs Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI Version 1.3). The appraisal was performed by one of the SEI Partner Companies.
We will endeavor to improve the quality of operation and deliverables by continuously promoting process improvement activities. We are committed to providing our customers with the "Quality" that will meet their satisfaction.

The U.S.-based Project Management Institute (PMI) certifies institutions that are capable of conducting the training required to maintain Project Management Professional (PMP) qualifications as Registered Education Providers (REPs).

NSD Co., Ltd. was certified as an REP in 2007. The Company is confident that certification reflects the high standard and quality of its in-house training.

Amid a growing diversity in working methods and styles, the need for companies to place greater emphasis on ensuring work-life balance (an optimal mix between workplace commitments and personal lifestyles) is becoming increasingly evident. As one example, companies are being called on to provide comfortable workplace environments that also allow employees to attend to necessary child- and nursing-care needs.

With a focus on supporting employees in their efforts to raise a family while pursuing a career, NSD is actively engaged in a variety of activities including the provision of assistance and information to staff on maternity and child care leave, the promotion of wide-ranging programs in good faith as well as the compilation and distribution of maternity and child-care support manuals. As a result of these endeavors, the Company acquired the "Kuruminn*" Next Generation Accreditation Mark in 2006.

Note: Kuruminn: An accreditation by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare bestowed on companies and organization that meet certain requirements with respect to child care and related employee support.