Innovation & Power of brand Year 2 Power 88 Performance Corporate Data Corporate Governance 28 NISSAN Annual Report 2012 Maintaining Trust Through Transparency Global Educational Activities to Promote Compliance To foster 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 focus particulary  on education to give that all employees 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 e-learning  or video training course based on the Japanese version of the Nissan Code of Conduct—“Our Promises,”  revised most recently in 2010 – after which they sign an agreement to abide by it. In this way we seek to  ensure across the board understanding, making all our people most aware of compliance issues. A number of 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 other regions and 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. The code is reviewed every three years, and the  latest version was updated in fiscal 2010. Additionally, we have created sets of internal regulations  globally covering the prevention of insider trading, personal information management, records  management and prevention of bribery and corruption. With these regulations in place, Nissan is working  to prevent compliance infractions. 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. Nissan employs an internal reporting system to promote the spirit of compliance among employees and  facilitate sound business practices worldwide. This mechanism allows employees to submit opinions,  questions or requests directly to the company, and it has played an instrumental role in creating a self- managed, 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, is known as  the Easy Voice System and has been put in place in all Nissan Group companies in Japan.  Nissan has established a global internal audit unit, an independent department under the direct control  of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), to handle internal auditing tasks. Under the control of the Chief  Internal Audit Officer (CIAO), audit teams set up in each region carry out efficient and effective auditing  of Nissan’s activities on a group-wide and global basis.  Our Stance Against Discrimination and Harassment Internal Reporting System for Corporate Soundness FISCAL 2011 GLOBAL COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION 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