Company background Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is the sixth largest automobile maker in Japan; it was founded in 1970 and is ranked 17th in the world motor vehicle industry by production (Mitsubishi Corporate website). The company has recognized the need to have good governance and good relations with stakeholder and the public. Mitsubishi is respected for its strong corporate social responsibilities (CSR) policies and have the aim of building a prosperous and sustainable relationship with society. This paper gives an account of the CSR policies the company espouses. Detail s of CSR policies of a Mitsubishi The company established a full office to deal with corporate citizenship in April 2004; the office is called Corporate Citizenship Promotion Office: the office was given the mandate of enacting policies that the internal business a chance to improve its processes so as it reduces any adverse effect on the people. The office operates under an acronym called STEP, which means S: Support for the next generation: the focus is on developing young people to improve their future T: Traffic safety: the company has traffic rules training programs where it teaches drivers, potential drivers and schoolchildren on how to be safe; in line with safety, the company makes reliable vehicles E: Environmental preservation; the company has embarked on some environmental conservation policies and activities P: Participation in local communities: the company has resources set aside to address some needs in the community like health promotions, schools buildings and stocking, promotion of games among others. The department internal policies include:   * Adopting fuel efficient production methods like use electricity instead of coal when heating, this is estimated to reduce its in factory emission by 20%   * A project to develop electric motor vehicles is in an advanced stage   * The company has embarked on improved technology on it vehicles to ensure that they are fuel efficient How are these policies enacted? The company internal department of corporate citizenship is responsible for looking at CSR policies; the section of business reports to a Business Ethics Committee, which among top management of the company also is composed of external experts in different areas like environmental conservations, ethical business and community development experts. The success of the policies are evaluated by third parties who offer the management a review of the success of the programs; third parties undertake research on the environs and advices the company on the position it holds in the community as well as how it can improve and sustain relationship with societies. Japanese environmental conservation department produces business statistics information; Mitsubishi has been honored as one of the most ethical business in the country, it is seen as a leader in sustainable business development. Past successes In October 2000, the European Union came up with recycling policies to be respected by the vehicle manufactures in the company, they were called ELV recycling policies, since then Mitsubishi Motors Europe (MME) and its subsidiaries are leaders in implementing the set strategies. According to the ELV recycling stra