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Toyota Precepts
1. Be contributive to the development and welfare of the country by working together,
regardless of position, in faithfully fulfilling your duties.
2. Be at the vanguard of the times through endless creativity, inquisitiveness and
pursuit of improvement.
3. Be practical and avoid frivolity.
4. Be kind and generous; strive to create a warm, homelike atmosphere.
5. Be reverent, and show gratitude for things great and small in thought and deed.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AT TOYOTA
Global Vision 2020
Guiding Principles
1. Honour the language and spirit of the law of every nation and undertake open and
fair corporate activities to be a good corporate citizen of the world.
2. Respect the culture and customs of every nation and contribute to economic and
social development through corporate activities in the communities.
3. Dedicate ourselves to providing clean and safe products and to enhancing the
quality of life everywhere through all our activities.
4. Create and develop advanced technologies and provide outstanding products and
services that fulfill the needs of customers worldwide.
5. Foster a corporate culture that enhances individual creativity and teamwork value,
while honouring mutual trust and respect between labour and management.
6. Pursue growth in harmony with the global community through innovative
management.
7. Work with business partners in research and creation to achieve stable, long-term
growth and mutual benefits, while keeping ourselves open to new partnerships.
TOYOTA WAY 2001
Medium- to long-term management plan
Corporate policies: annual policies, regional
policies, group policies, divisional policies
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES
TOYOTA CODE OF CONDUCT
The Toyota Earth Charter 2000 arose from the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. Following this,
the Toyota Way, and the Global Vision 2010 were conceived. If the Toyota Way describes
our values, based on the principles of continuous improvement and respect for people,
the Toyota Business Practices provide a problem solving model for implementing the
Toyota Way.
Toyota prepared the explanation paper “Contribution toward Sustainable Development”
in January 2005, to explain in greater detail how we interpret and live out the Guiding
Principles in an ever changing stakeholder environment. These rapid changes in social
expectations and environmental risks led to the development of the most recent Global
Vision 2020, which provides a picture of our place in the world in the next 10 to 20 years.
This is supported by our 4 th Toyota Environmental Action Plan.
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