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system for preventing incidents of illegal and unethical
behavior. The committees work together to maintain and
promote our high compliance standards.
Global Educational Activities to Promote Compliance
As a means of fostering compliance awareness throughout
the company, Nissan has established groups and placed
officers in charge of promoting compliance policy in each
region where it operates. We place special emphasis on
education to ensure that all employees have a correct
understanding of the Code of Conduct and, as a result,
make fair, transparent judgments in the course of their
duties.
To ensure full understanding of the code in Japan, all
employees, including executives, take an elearning or video
training course based on the Japanese version of the
Nissan Code of Conduct—“Our Promises,” instituted in April
2004—after which they sign an agreement to abide by it.
We will revise parts of the code in fiscal 2010 in response
to legal amendments and will retrain all employees since
fiscal 2010 to further strengthen the spirit of compliance
within the company.
Education programs to promote compliance are held
regularly for all employees in North America, and a set of
universal guidelines has been drawn up for each country in
Europe. Compliance-related training is also being carried
out in the General Overseas Markets based on guidelines
that take into account conditions in each of those countries.
Moreover, all group-affiliated companies have introduced
their own codes based on the Nissan Code of Conduct.
Additionally, we have created sets of internal regulations
covering the global prevention of insider trading and the
management of personal information. Nissan seeks to
heighten awareness of compliance companywide through
such measures as well as various education and training
programs.
Our Stance Against Discrimination and Harassment
Item 6 of Nissan’s Global Code of Conduct, “Value Diversity
and Provide Equal Opportunity,” is our requirement to
accept, value and respect the diversity to be found among
our employees, business partners, customers and
communities where we do business, and to reject
discrimination and harassment in all their forms, no matter
how minor they may be. Nissan executives and employees
must respect the human rights of others, and may not
discriminate against nor harass others based on race,
nationality, gender, religion, physical capability, age, place of
origin or other reason; nor may they allow such a situation to
go unchecked if discovered. We also work to ensure that all
employees, both male and female, can work in an
environment free from sexual and other forms of
harassment.
Internal Reporting System for Corporate Soundness
Nissan employs the Easy Voice System to promote the spirit
of compliance among employees and facilitate sound
business practices. This internal reporting mechanism allows
employees to submit opinions, questions or requests to the
company. It has played an instrumental role in creating a
selfmanaged, compliance-oriented corporate culture. This
system, which offers full protection to any persons offering
information in accordance with Japan’s Whistleblower
Protection Act of April 2006, has been put in place in all
Nissan Group companies in Japan.
FISCAL 2010 GLOBAL COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
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A compliance committee has been established in each region under
the governance of the global compliance officer. The committees are
responsible for discovering compliance violations at an early stage
through internal auditing or reports, for solving problems, and for
maintaining and improving internal awareness of the Code of Conduct.
Global Compliance Officer
Africa, Middle East, India, Europe
Management Committee
Africa, Middle East, India, Europe
Compliance Committee
Americas
Management Committee
Americas
Compliance Committee
Japan, Asia Pacific
Management Committee
Japan, Asia Pacific
Compliance Committee
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Compliance Committee
Affiliated Companies Compliance Committee
Dealers Compliance Committee
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Divisional Compliance
Committee
Global Compliance Committee
Operations Committee
NML Board of Directors