Various Community Activities

Career Crossover is an in-house community where people from different departments and work areas can become “virtual co-workers” and consult with each other.

In recent years, an extremely large number of mid-career professionals have been joining the Panasonic Group. Mid-career professionals face the challenge of having fewer peers to consult with than graduates fresh out of university. On the other hand, they have unique knowledge that they have gained through their experience in different companies and industries. Career Crossover was created as a platform to virtually connect such mid-career professionals so that they can ask each other questions and solve the problems they face on a daily basis.

Today, it has grown into a community in which not only mid-career professionals but also many other employees and even management participate. It also functions as a place where people can obtain opportunities for equity of access to information that is not dependent on their position or the department they belong to.

Panasonic Women’s Network (PWN) is an internal community centering on female employees who wish to contribute to the company by utilizing their own strengths.

PWN aims to eliminate the gender unfairness that hinders positive feelings and actions, and is working to create opportunities for networking through events and other platforms. We aim to inspire each other through the connections that we create, and to gather the voices and thoughts of each person to help transform the company.

Panasonic Rainbow Network (PRN) is an internal community for LGBTQ+ persons and allies.

In recent years, the word LGBTQ+ has become increasingly familiar to people in Japan. On the other hand, there are still many people who think that there are no LGBTQ+ persons around them or that they don’t know what they can do to help make a difference. PRN is working to inform as many employees as possible that there may be LGBTQ+ persons on the same team as them. We believe that the more allies we have, the more people can express their individuality, resulting in greater psychological well-being in the workplace.

Diversity & Network (D&N) is an internal community that aims to create an organization where employees with disabilities can work with vigor and demonstrate their abilities. D&N aims to achieve the following three goals with the vision of delivering better products and experiences to the world.

1. Create a network of employees with disabilities and provide a place where they can encourage each other and speak up for themselves.
2. Foster a comfortable working environment by bringing together not only employees with disabilities, but also colleagues committed to creating an organization that leverages diversity, and by showing understanding and taking steps to accommodate each other.
3. Contribute to the Panasonic Group’s manufacturing by making the most of experiences employees gain on account of their disabilities. Create a framework that generates added value by harnessing diversity.

Panasonic Deaf Association and Silent Lab are internal communities where people who are and are not Deaf or hard of hearing to work together to create a comfortable working environment. We aim to achieve the following four goals.

1. Provide a place for Deaf or hard of hearing employees who feel alone in their workplaces.
2. Provide a place for employees to talk and learn in sign language.
3. Provide a place where employees can post about their problems in the workplace, and share ideas and help each other.
4. Contribute to the development of better services and products through interviews and questionnaires to Deaf or hard of hearing employees.

One Panasonic was established in 2012 as a voluntary association to connect the enthusiasm of people in the Panasonic Group with each other.
Having redefined our mission, vision, and values in 2023, we continue to engage in activities to create vertical and horizontal connections through various plans and measures.

Mission: So all Panasonic employees can “Live Your Best”
Vision: To be a hub that connects diverse people / To be a catalyst for giving shape to ideas
Values: Start with “WHY” / Act with “Passion” / Grow with “Team”

Matsushita Murajuku is an online study group that works to put into practice the slogan “One day study, one day rest,” a concept advocated by the company’s founder, Konosuke Matsushita.

Since 2018, Matsushita Murajuku has been holding study groups every weekend with the aims of helping employees expand their perspectives and knowledge, generating new ideas, and promoting growth throughout the Panasonic Group. To date, more than 5,000 employees have shared their knowledge and skills and inspired each other. In addition, internal networks have been formed from these study groups, creating opportunities for employees to share their strengths and knowledge.