Nissan Publishes "Blue Citizenship Stories"

July 18, 2012

Nissan Publishes "Blue Citizenship Stories"

YOKOHAMA, Japan (July 18, 2012) - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today issued the English version of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report titled “Blue Citizenship Stories 2012: Toward Our Vision of Enriching People's Lives." The report, which outlines Nissan's CSR philosophy and activities, is available on Nissan's corporate website here . The Japanese version was released on June 26.

Blue Citizenship is Nissan's CSR platform which expresses the company's commitment towards to the realization of a sustainable society. It covers three key areas:

• Sustainability: focusing on environmental activities;
• Mobility: addressing safety efforts;
• Community: to help foster the future generations that will lead society, and humanitarian support.

"Our business activities contribute toward developing a sustainable and mobile society, and Blue Citizenship—with its focuses on the environment, safety and community—represents our contribution to this goal," said Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. "Blue Citizenship is a comprehensive platform for all our efforts to achieve this goal. We are committed to realizing our vision of Enriching People's Lives."

Nissan will issue the Sustainability Report 2012 in early August. Published annually, the report contains detailed information about Nissan's CSR activities.

Blue Citizenship:
Blue Citizenship is the commitment of Nissan Motor Company to realize our vision of Enriching People's Lives. We commit to our customers, employees, shareholders and the communities where we do business to deliver engaging, valuable and sustainable mobility for all. Through our business activities, we aim to create economic value and to actively contribute towards the development of a sustainable society.

<Blue Citizenship Stories download page>
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/DOCUMENT/PDF/BC/2012/BC12E_ALL.pdf
<Blue Citizenship Website>
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/BLUECITIZENSHIP/
<Nissan CSR Website>
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/COMPANY/CSR/

About Nissan

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan's second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 248,000 employees globally, Nissan provided customers with more than 4.8 million vehicles in 2011, generating revenue of 9.4 trillion yen ($US118.95 billion). With a strong commitment to developing exciting and innovative products for all, Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of 64 models under the Nissan and Infiniti brands. A pioneer in zero-emission mobility, Nissan made history with the introduction of the Nissan LEAF, the first affordable, mass-market, pure-electric vehicle and winner of numerous international accolades, including the prestigious 2011-2012 Car of the Year Japan and 2011 World Car of the Year awards.

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