The Mitsubishi companies share a strong sense of corporate responsibility. That sense dates from the origin of the old Mitsubishi organization over 140 years ago. The most lucid and best known expression of Mitsubishi principles is a creed articulated by the fourth president of the Mitsubishi organization, Koyata Iwasaki, in the 1930s. Even after more than 80 years, the spirit and values of this "Sankoryo" remain alive and current today.