Overview of Environmental Impact from Business Operation

In order to mainly manufacture and market electrical and electronic products, Panasonic Group consumes petroleum and electricity as energy sources and resources as raw materials of parts and components. As a result, we emit CO2 and wastes into the environment.

Overview of Environmental Impact from Business Operation

Production: 227 manufacturing sites and 72 non-manufacturing sites
Logistics: Logistics stage of procurement, production, marketing and waste by partner companies and Panasonic.
Product use: Lifetime power consumption (a) of major products*9 with large amounts of energy use and CO2 emissions (b) associated therewith.
a = Annual power consumption of a model sold*10 x Sales quantity x product life*11 b = Annual power consumption of a model sold*10 x Sales quantity x product life*11 x CO2 emission factor*12
Recycling: Recycling of products means to use by oneself or to make into a state available for sale or free of charge the components and materialsof a separated product.

*1 Figures from photovoltaic, wind, and biomass sources including the amount of renewable energy adopted to manufacturing and non-manufacturing sites of own group . Heat pumps not included.
*2 Target substances include all substances in the Panasonic Group Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines (For Factories).
*3 The factors related to fuels are based on "the Guidelines for Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (version 4.7)" published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
The latest figures from the "CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion 2021 issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA) is used for the CO2 emission factors for electricity purchased from different countries use.
*4 Release amount: Includes emissions to air, public water areas, and soil.
Transfer amount: Includes transfer as waste and discharge into the sewage system. Recycling that is free of charge or recycling where we pay a fee for treatment under the Waste Management and Public Cleaning Law is included in "Transfer." (Different from the transferred amount reported under the PRTR Law.)
*5 Intra-region outside Japan not included.
*6 Figures for Japan.
*7 Air conditioners, TVs, refrigerators/freezers, and washing machines/clothes dryers
*8 As for personal computers, PC 3R Promotion Association collects and recycles PCs under the joint scheme with member companies.
*9 Household air conditioners, commercial air conditioners, lighting equipments and lamps, household refrigerators, commercial refrigerators, LCD TVs, washing and drying machines, fully-automatic washing machines, dish washer and dryers, IH cooking heaters, EcoCute, bathroom ventilation dryers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, ventilation fans, electric fans, electronic rice cookers, microwave ovens, electric bidet toilet seats, irons, hair dryers, electric showers, electric water heaters, under-rug heaters, vacuum cleaners, electric water boilers, range hoods, projectors, mounting machines, etc.
*10 For each product category, the model that was sold in the largest quantity in the region was selected.
*11 Number of years during which spare parts for the product are available (defined by the Panasonic Group).
*12 Regional CO2 emission factors (kg-CO2/kWh) used: 0.487 (Japan); 0.277 (Europe); 0.383 (North America); 0.623 (China & Northeast Asia); 0.723 (India & South Asia); 0.386 (Southeast Asia & Oceania); 0.252 (Latin America); and 0.616 (Middle East & Africa).
*13 Hussmann Parent Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries not included.

GHGs from the Whole Supply Chain (by Scope)

Panasonic Group globally collects data on its environmental conservation costs and economic benefits obtained through its environmental activities in relation to generated/controlled environmental impact. This data is internally utilized as basic information for our continuing environmental sustainability management.

Category Emissions (t)
FY2022 FY2023
Scope 1*14 337,279 405,791
Scope 2*15 1,722,968 1,432,304
Scope 3*16 1. Purchased goods and services 14,114,032 21,542,522
2. Capital goods 694,031 879,528
3. Fuel- and energy-related activities 228,470 211,878
4. Upstream transportation and distribution 952,898 886,982
5. Waste generated in operations 1,126 840
6. Business travel 15,807*17 31,226
7. Employee commuting 19,726*17 110,222
8. Upstream leased assets 18,299*17 -*18
9. Downstream transportation and distribution 17,270*17 60,513
10. Processing of sold products - 152,829
11. Use of sold products 81,492,543 ★95,028,404*19
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products 495,199 7,537,090*20
13. Downstream leased assets - -
14. Franchises - -
15. Investments - 928,066

total

98,049,401 127,370,100

Scope 1-3 total

100,109,648 129,208,195

*14 Direct emissions from facilities owned and controlled by the Panasonic Group (e.g., emissions from use of town gas or heavy fuel oil).
*15 Emissions from production of energy consumed at facilities owned and controlled by the Panasonic Group.
*16 Other indirect emissions, excluding Scope 1 and Scope 2.
*17 Figures for Japan
*18 Including Scope 1 and Scope 2 from FY2023
*19 9,024,048 (t) are due to the influence of CFC
*20 6,788,072 (t) are due to the influence of CFC

Environmental Accounting

Panasonic Group globally collects data on its environmental conservation costs and economic benefits obtained through its environmental activities in relation to generated/controlled environmental impact. This data is internally utilized as basic information for our continuing environmental sustainability management.

Environmental Accounting for Fiscal 2023

Environmental conservation in factories
Investments*21 6,590 million yen
Expenses*21*22 155 million yen
Economic benefit 1,655 million yen

*21 Includes all investments relating to environmental conservation. The difference or appropriate portions (divided proportionally) are not calculated.
*22 Expenses include a cost of capital investment depreciation. For example, if latest energy-saving facilities were installed, the value includes depreciation for the first year but not for the second year and later.

Environmental Conservation Benefits for Fiscal 2023 (in physical terms)

Categories Emission reduction Reference indicator: environmental impact
Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023
CO2 emissions from production activities 320 kt 1.95 Mt 1.63 Mt
Human Environmental Impact ▲15 kcount 416 kcount 431 kcount
Landfill of waste 0.6 kt 2.9 kt 2.3 kt
Water consumption 1.97 million m3 17.24 million m3 15.27 million m3

Fiscal 2022 data on the reduced amount of electricity and effect of reduced electricity costs through our energy-saving products are as shown in the chart below.

Economic Effects for Customers for Fiscal 2023

Electricity cost reduction from product usage (global)
Reduced amount of electricity*23 30.9 TWh
Reduced electricity costs*24 783.5 billion yen

*23 Calculated under the same conditions as when determining the size of contribution in reducing CO2 emissions through energy-saving products
*24 Electricity costs were set for each region based on IEA Statistics.

Panasonic Group published a new vision "Panasonic GREEN IMPACT" in January 2022, with the intention to realize the vision linking with our business activities. Therefore, approximately 470 billion yen for the group-wide total R&D expenses in fiscal 2023 will be invested mostly for promoting "Panasonic GREEN IMPACT".