Mitsubishi Corporation Code of Conduct
Basic Policy
All officers and employees of Mitsubishi Corporation (the “Company”) must comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations where they operate, international standards and rules,
and all internal corporate rules and policies. In addition, all officers and employees of the
Company must act in a socially responsible manner by complying with the highest ethical
standards in the conduct of their business.
Basic Principles
1. Respect human rights, and do not discriminate on any basis or engage in any form of
harassment.
2. Maintain a high regard for environmental considerations in conducting our business
operations, and ensure that our business is conducted in an environmentally sustainable
manner, and comply with treaties, laws and regulations concerning the environment.
3. Promote fair business practices and comply with trade rules, regulations, and internal
corporate rules and policies.
4. Comply with the rules and regulations of international trade.
5. Protect and properly use confidential and proprietary information, protect the rights of the
Company and respect the rights of others.
6. Do not engage in insider trading.
7. Avoid conflicts of interest with the Company; maintain a distinction between corporate
and private business.
8. Record and report accounting and financial information timely and accurately.
9. Maintain proper legal and ethical standards with respect to gifts and entertainment.
10. Resolutely oppose any organization, group or individual engaged in unlawful activities
and do not provide money or other types of economic benefits to them.
11. Promptly report to or consult the superiors, the Group Compliance Officers, the Domestic
Branch Compliance Officers, the Foreign Regional Compliance Officers, the relevant
departments, the Secretariat for the Compliance Committee, or the outside counsel in
charge of Compliance upon discovering or committing any violations of this "Code of
Conduct".
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Detailed Rules for Mitsubishi Corporation Code of Conduct
1. Respect human rights, and do not discriminate on any basis or engage in any
form of harassment.
(1) Do not discriminate on the basis of any issues such as race, color, creed, religion,
gender, national or regional origin, age, or disability.
(2) Do not engage in any form of harassment.
(3) Understand and recognize human rights issues.
(4) Respect the indigenous culture, customs and language in countries and regions in
which we conduct business, and conduct such business operations in harmony with
the local society.
2. Maintain a high regard for environmental considerations when conducting
business operations, and ensure that our business is conducted in an
environmentally sustainable manner, and comply with treaties, laws and
regulations concerning the environment.
(1) Comply with treaties, laws and regulations concerning the environment, and protect
human health and the environment.
(2) Promote sustainable development.
(3) Use resources and energy efficiently, and reduce, effectively use and recycle waste.
3. Promote fair business practices and comply with trade rules and regulations, and
internal corporate rules and policies.
(1) Understand and comply with the laws and regulations which cover your commodity
and service industry. Obtain necessary permission and conduct necessary official
procedures.
(2) Do not participate in any concerted actions in restraint of trade, including wrongfully
fixing or maintaining prices, volumes, production facilities and/or the market, or
otherwise restraining competition in any particular field of trade.
(3) Do not refuse transactions with any specific trader (such as discount traders) or new
traders jointly with others in the same business area or through trade associations,
and do not improperly consult with competitors about bids.
(4) Do not conduct any business activities that would or might unfairly impair the rights of
subcontractors.
4. Comply with the rules and regulations of international trade.
(1) Understand and comply with international trade rules and regulations.
(2) Carefully evaluate whether to undertake an international transaction involving military
or other similarly regulated goods or services, taking into consideration the
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Company’s reputation, and make proper application to the relevant authorities, if
required.
5. Protect and properly use confidential and proprietary information, protect the
rights of the Company and respect the rights of others.
(1) Carefully manage the Company’s trade secrets, and do not disclose or use such
secrets for unauthorized purposes.
(2) Ensure that a proper non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement is concluded with
third parties in advance if the disclosure of trade secrets to such third parties is
required in the course of business transactions.
(3) Do not disclose or use the Company’s trade secrets even after termination of
employment.
(4) Do not make public statements or announcements on behalf of the Company without
proper authorization, and refer all inquiries to the responsible department (for example,
if contacted by the mass media regarding a matter for which the Corporate
Communications Department is responsible, you should contact the Corporate
Communications Department and request them to respond).
(5) Do not infringe intellectual property rights owned by another company or person (such
as unauthorized copying of computer software).
6. Do not engage in insider trading.
(1) Do not sell or purchase the Company’s securities while in possession of its “material
non-public information” until such information is released publicly.
(2) Do not sell or purchase any other company’s securities while in possession of its
“material non-public information” until such information is released publicly.
7. Avoid conflicts of interest with the Company; and maintain a distinction between
corporate and private business.
(1) Do not use the Company’s tangible and/or intangible assets other than for authorized
business purposes.
(2) Do not use the Company’s assets or resources for personal gain.
(3) Do not unfairly use the Company’s corporate information systems.
(4) Do not work at another company while employed by the Company without the
Company’s prior approval.
(5) On termination of employment, return to the Company all of its assets in your
possession, including but not limited to any materials or equipment, and any files and
documents generated for, or in connection with, the conduct of Company business.
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(6) Do not conduct personal (such as political and religious) activities in the workplace
(including, without limitation, assembly, speech, propaganda, solicitation, and
distribution or posting of literature) having no relation to the Company business
without the Company’s approval, except for personal religious activities, such as
praying, socially and generally accepted to be conducted at work place in the country,
if any.
8. Record and report accounting and financial information timely and accurately.
(1) Do not record accounting and financial information inaccurately or in a way that
would mislead those who receive it.
(2) Record expense and revenue timely.
(3) Record credit and debt accurately.
(4) Do not create off-the-book assets or liabilities.
9. Maintain proper legal and ethical standards with respect to gifts and
entertainment.
(1) Do not improperly provide entertainment, gifts, conveniences, or other economic
benefits to public officials or those in a similar position, whether at home or abroad.
(2) Do not pay a fee to an agent or consultant when it is known, or should be known,
that part of such fee could be used to wrongfully gain influence with public officials or
those in a similar position.
(3) Do not provide any gift, entertainment, or any other type of economic gain to
customers, or their directors, officers, employees or other related persons, in excess
of accepted business and social norms.
(4) Do not receive gifts or enjoy entertainment in excess of accepted business and
social norms; Obtain an approval according to internal corporate rules prior to
receiving any gift or enjoying entertainment from any organization or entity rendering
services to the Company.
10. Resolutely oppose any organization, group or individual engaged in unlawful
activities and do not provide money or other types of economic benefit to
them.
(1) Do not agree to demands for money or accept any unfair request from any
organization, group or individual engaged in unlawful activities in violation of the
Commercial Code, etc.
(2) Be aware of and avoid contact with any organization, group or individual that is
believed to be engaged in unlawful activities in violation of the Commercial Code,
etc.
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(3) Do not become knowingly involved in or unwittingly party to acts of terrorism, drug
dealings, money launderings, and other individual or organized criminal activities,
and take all reasonable steps to ensure that neither you nor the Company becomes
involved, knowingly or unknowingly, in such activities.
11. Promptly report to or consult the superiors, the Group Compliance Officers,
the Domestic Branch Compliance Officers, the Foreign Regional Compliance
Officers, the relevant departments, the Secretariat for the Compliance
Committee, or the outside counsel in charge of compliance, upon
discovering or committing any violations of this “Code of Conduct”.
(1) Cooperate with the Company’s investigations of such violations so that the company
can investigate and confirm the relevant facts and take the appropriate action to
prevent future occurrences.
(2) Each of the superiors, the Group Compliance Officers, the Domestic Branch
Compliance Officers, the Foreign Regional Compliance Officers, the relevant
departments, and the Secretariat for the Compliance Committee who receives
information or consultation from any reporting/consulting person shall not, without
such person’s consent, disclose the name or any other information of such person,
and shall secure that such person shall not incur any disadvantage as a result of
such person’s disclosure of information or consultation.
(3) If a reporting/consulting person is treated improperly due to his/her disclosure of
information or consultation, such person shall notify it to the Secretariat for the
Compliance Committee immediately.
(4) Reports or consultations shall be made in person, by telephone, by mail, etc. If a
person desires to report or consult on an anonymous basis, reports or consultations
shall be made to either the “Compliance Mail Box” managed by the Legal Dept., the
“Outside Counsel Mail Box” managed by the outside counsel in charge of
Compliance as shown in MC Square or the “Internal Audit Dept. Mail Box (Internal
Audit Hot-Line)” managed by the Internal Audit Dept..