Sony Code Of Conduct

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INTRODUCTION describes the context of the report and an overview of its content. opening paragraph describes why the report has been written and what it contains
A code of conduct is a document that is in place for employees of a company or an organisation to adhere to and to know the expectations required of them. Most, if not all, organisations have a set of code of conduct that requires everyone in the organisation to understand and strictly comply with it unless there are conflicts associated with it. Different organisations have different expectations of their employees and hence, each organisation has a unique code of conduct. In this report, the Sony Group Code of Conduct is being analysed to further understand how comprehensive its …show more content…

They even provide network services, financial services and also produce music and movies. Apart from the headquarters and common platforms such as logistics and manufacturing platforms, the organisation is structured by the different product categories such as Sony Mobile Communications and Sony Computer Entertainment. In particular, Sony has an environmental platform. With environment being a global concern, Sony has a goal, “Road to Zero”, which aims to achieve zero environmental footprint with their products and activities. All their products can be returned to them to be recycled at no …show more content…

Professionalism also includes taking up the full responsibility of their own work and keeping to what they have agreed and are committed to. Sony Group did not state in general that it wants its employees to perform their job with professionalism. Instead, it has many points which are part of professionalism such as not allowing any form of bribery and keeping recorded documents accurate and genuine. With such a Code, it is possible for employees to exploit the loopholes of the Code by performing actions that are not deemed to be professional in the other Codes, but yet it is not mentioned in Sony Group Code of Conduct in any way. This may be a possible risk to Sony Group as with employees behaving that way, the company may be represented in an unprofessional way to those who have come into contact with such employees.
Conflict of Interests
Both Sony Group and ACM have acknowledged the fact that their respective employees and members would face conflicts of interests
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