近年来我国期货市场发展步伐加快,成交额屡创新高,2009年前8个月成交额为78.2万亿元,已超过去年全年成交金额,位居全球第一。随着2009年上半年钢材期货、稻米、PVC等大品种陆续上市,我国上市的期货品种已覆盖农产品、有色金属、贵金属、能源和化工等国民经济主要领域。作为期货市场的中介组织——期货公司其地位和作用日益凸显,期货公司社会责任开始进入人们的视线。2009年上海期货同业公会发布了《上海地区期货公司社会责任工作指引》(以下简称《指引》), In recent years, China’s futures market has accelerated its pace of development with turnover reaching new highs. In the first eight months of 2009, the turnover was 78.2 trillion yuan, surpassing the turnover of last year and ranking the first in the world. As the first half of 2009, steel futures, rice and PVC are listed one after another, China’s listed futures have covered major areas of national economy such as agricultural products, non-ferrous metals, precious metals, energy and chemicals. As a futures market intermediary organizations - futures companies increasingly prominent position and role, the social responsibility of futures companies began to enter people’s attention. In 2009, the Shanghai Futures Association issued the Guidelines on Social Responsibility of Futures Companies in Shanghai (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines)