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•Annual Report 2008 • TOYOTA
Performance Messages from the Management &
•Overview •Management •Special Feature •Business Overview •Corporate Information •Financial Section •Investor Information •
Employees • We respect our employees and believe
that the success of our business is led by
each individual’s creativity and good
teamwork. We stimulate personal growth
for our employees.
(Guiding Principles 5)
• We support equal employment
opportunities, diversity and inclusion for
our employees and do not discriminate
against them.
(Guiding Principles 5)
• We strive to provide fair working
conditions and to maintain a safe and
healthy working environment for all our
employees. (Guiding Principles 5)
• We respect and honor the human rights
of people involved in our business and, in
particular, do not use or tolerate any form
of forced or child labor.
(Guiding Principles 5)
• Through communication and dialogue
with our employees, we build and share
the value “Mutual Trust and Mutual
Responsibility” and work together for the
success of our employees and the
company. We recognize our employees’
right to freely associate, or not to
associate, complying with the laws of the
countries in which we operate.
(Guiding Principles 5)
• Management of each company takes
leadership in fostering a corporate
culture, and implementing policies, that
promote ethical behavior.
(Guiding Principles 1 and 5)
Business • We respect our business partners such
Partners as suppliers and dealers and work with
them through long-term relationships to
realize mutual growth based on mutual
trust. (Guiding Principles 7)
• Whenever we seek a new business
partner, we are open to any and all
candidates, regardless of nationality or
size, and evaluate them based on their
overall strengths. (Guiding Principles 7)
• We maintain fair and free competition in
accordance with the letter and spirit of
each country’s competition laws.
(Guiding Principles 1 and 7)
Shareholders • We strive to enhance corporate value
while achieving a stable and long-term
growth for the benefit of our
shareholders. (Guiding Principles 6)
• We provide our shareholders and
investors with timely and fair disclosure on
our operating results and financial
condition. (Guiding Principles 1 and 6)
Global
Society/Local
Communities
–Environment– • We aim for growth that is in harmony with
the environment by seeking to minimize
the environmental impact of our business
operations, such as by working to reduce
the effect of our vehicles and operations
on climate change and biodiversity. We
strive to develop, establish and promote
technologies enabling the environment
and economy to coexist harmoniously, and
to build close and cooperative relationships
with a wide spectrum of individuals and
organizations involved in environmental
preservation.
(Guiding Principles 3)
–Community– • We implement our philosophy of “respect
for people” by honoring the culture,
customs, history and laws of each country.
(Guiding Principles 2)
• We constantly search for safer, cleaner
and superior technology that satisfy the
evolving needs of society for sustainable
mobility. (Guiding Principles 3 and 4)
• We do not tolerate bribery of or by any
business partner, government agency or
public authority and maintain honest and
fair relationships with government
agencies and public authorities.
(Guiding Principles 1)
–Nurturing • Wherever we do business, we actively
Society– promote and engage, both individually
and with partners, in nurturing society
activities that help strengthen
communities and contribute to the
enrichment of society.
(Guiding Principles 2)