Toyota CSR Consultant

As an international recognized company, with a global brand name that stretches all over the world, it has come to my attention that there are a few business practices that your company persists with, that are unlawful and do not follow the CSR rule. There are also some business practices which you carry out that are commendable. First of all, lets take a look at the negative aspects of the company that I have found out on the internet. I would like to ask you about the reports of human rights abuse in sweatshops in Japan that make the products for your Toyota Company. The hours the workers were supposed to work at the Futabai Industrial Co. LTD, which is in Japan, whose main client is Toyota, is 9 hours a day. But what some workers have reported is that in reality, the typical shift was between 15 to 16 hours a day. The workers are forced to work those long hours because Toyota has threatened to resign the contract if Futabai does not meet Toyotas needs and supply Toyota with the products in time. Because of Toyotas action, it has affected all the workers in the company. To become more socially responsible, Toyota should set a due date for delivery of the products that is realistic and workers would not be forced to overwork their shifts. I would also recommend Toyota to stop threatening the Futabai Company as Toyota wouldnt have become this big on an achievement without Futabai supplying the auto-parts. By following my advice, it will ensure that Toyota is following the entire CSR rule as Toyota will be benefiting from Futabais products and will an ethical company at the same time. Another negative aspect of Toyota that I have found out is the news about Human Trafficking related to Toyota. Tens of thousands of foreign workers are trafficked to Japan, stripped of their passports and are cheated of their wages. The workers are mostly trafficked from China and Vietnam and are working under abusive sweatshop conditions producing auto parts for Toyota. If this news is spread any further, it would clearly be shown in todays society that Toyota does not follow any of the CSR rules. Toyota should also try not to be involved in any business with rumours that the company are trafficking humans as consumers will also think that Toyota is trafficking humans as well. What I recommend your company do is to try and be more involved in helping victims of human trafficking. By doing this, it will erase the reports of Toyota related to human trafficking. What I have just explained above are the two major negative reports about Toyota on the internet. Moving on to some positive aspects of Toyota, I believe that Toyotas environmentally friendly car, Toyota Prius, has been very beneficial to Toyota. This is because this car emits 25%-30% less carbon dioxide than a normal vehicle, which saves the environment, and is also very profitable. This will show that Toyota is socially responsible as they are gaining profit, but also helping the environment at the same time. I have also found out that Toyota has recently said they will donate money to those affected by hurricane Sandy. It has also said that Toyota decided to donate as they are following the footsteps of the company BMW. I think this is a brilliant idea as donating to the people affected will help promote your company as well as benefiting the victims. Also, once everything is back to

normal in the U.S, those people who are helped by Toyota might decide to support Toyota and buy Toyotas cars. In conclusion, Toyota should try to prove to society that their company does not involve in any human trafficking or sweat-shop abuses as they say, and try to work on a lot more projects that benefit the environment and the people in society.