The NTT Group runs its businesses in compliance with its Corporate Ethics Charter
NTT Group Corporate Ethics Charter
Based on a core belief that it is imperative to conduct business in compliance with laws and the highest ethical standards in order to promote sound corporate activities, NTT drew up the NTT Group Corporate Ethics Charter in November 2002.
The Charter, which applies to all officers and employees of the NTT Group, lays out the basic principles of corporate ethics and provides specific guidelines for ethical behavior. The stipulations in the Charter are intended to remind everyone of their duty as members of a communications group that bears a major responsibility with respect to society to prevent dishonesty, misconduct, and the disclosure of corporate secrets, refrain from exchanging excessive favors with customers and suppliers, and ensure that they conduct themselves according to the highest ethical standards in both private and public activities.
NTT Group Corporate Ethics Charter webpage
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Ethics education and awareness surveys
To ensure the effectiveness of the Corporate Ethics Charter, NTT Group companies provide their employees with education in corporate ethics and CSR, and conduct surveys to monitor employee awareness.
These surveys are conducted every year on temporary and contract employees as well as regular employees of Group companies to ascertain degree of awareness.
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Help Line
To prevent dishonesty and misconduct, each company has in place a system for employees to report and consult on ethical issues. We have also established a groupwide Corporate Ethics Help Line to enable employees to go outside their company for help if required.
In line with Japan's Whistleblower Protection Act (effective as of April 2006) and other laws, the NTT Group also accepts reports from companies outside the Group that do business with the NTT Group.
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