Panasonic Holdings Corporation

Sustainability Management
Basic Philosophy & Structure

Basic Philosophy

The Panasonic Group’s mission is to achieve “an ideal society with affluence both in matter and mind.” This is grounded in the dream of achieving prosperity both in matter and mind, which is the ideal state of society that our founder Konosuke Matsushita envisioned and pursued. In 1932, the founder set forth a 250-year plan, consisting of ten successive phases of 25 years, to reach the ideal society he envisioned.

For our Group, “sustainability management” is the pursuit of this mission.

We will strive to address social issues through our business activities and contribute to a more prosperous and sustainable society thereby enhancing our corporate value. Through these consistent efforts, we aim to achieve our goal to realize “an ideal society with affluence both in matter and mind.”

To achieve this, we will always squarely address the social issues of the time and continue to create new value through our business activities. At the same time, we will also focus on building and strengthening a sustainable management foundation that will enable sustainable value creation.

As a public entity of society, the Panasonic Group will share this mission and philosophy with all of its stakeholders, and together we will pursue the ideal society we envision.

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Structure for Promoting Sustainability Management

Last Updated: June 22, 2026

▪ Evolution of the Promotion Structure Integrating Group Strategy and Sustainability (Starting April 2026)

Starting from fiscal 2027, the Group will integrate sustainability into Group strategy and management in order to further promote the resolution of social issues through business activities. Within this integrated management framework, discussions and direction-setting for sustainability-related policies, strategies, indicators, and targets will continue at management meetings such as the Group Transformation Round Table (GTRT)*2, in which Business CEOs*1 also participate, as well as the PHD Executive Committee (PEC)*3.

The structure for promoting sustainability management is shown in the figure below. The Board of Directors holds the oversight function for sustainability, and matters deliberated and decided by GTRT and other relevant meetings are reported to the Board of Directors depending on their content. By establishing a cross-functional project related to sustainability within Panasonic Holdings Corporation and developing a sustainability promotion structure for each operating company, the Group has built a collaboration system for the entire Group. In addition, the Sustainable Management Consortium serves as a voluntary and flat internal platform for information exchange, bringing together employees from across the Group – mainly those engaged in addressing environmental issues – to discuss a wide range of sustainability-related topics. The Sustainability Management Project team also participates in and supports the operation of this consortium.

Structure for Promoting Sustainability Management (As of April 2026)

Structure for Promoting Sustainability Management
(As of April 2026)

This diagram illustrates the structure for promoting sustainability management as of April 2026.A Sustainability Management Project has been established under the Group Chief Strategy Officer (Group CSO). As necessary, this project submits proposals related to sustainability to the Group Transformation Round Table and the PHD Executive Committee for discussion and direction-setting. Matters deliberated and decided at these meetings are reported to the Board of Directors, which exercises oversight and makes decisions on sustainability-related matters.The Sustainability Management Project collaborates with functional departments – including Environment, Human Resources and Human Rights, Procurement, Technology, Accounting, Finance and IR, Corporate Strategy, and Legal – and shares information with operating companies, ensures the thorough implementation of initiatives, supports initiatives, and conducts monitoring. Each operating company has a head of sustainability and relevant staff.Additionally, cross-functional initiatives such as the Sustainability Information Disclosure Project, the Due Diligence Project, and the Sustainable Management Consortium have also been established.

*1 Business CEO: As an executive officer who also serves as president of an operating company, and is responsible for shaping group strategy and making important business decisions from a Group-wide perspective.
*2 Group Transformation Round Table is chaired by the Group CEO and consists of approximately fifteen (15) senior managements including the Business CEOs and the members of the PHD Executive Committee.
*3 PHD Executive Committee is chaired by the Group CEO and consists of approximately eight (8) senior managements including executive officers who concurrently serve as the member of the board of directors, functional directors of Human Resources, Accounting, and Legal Affairs.

▪ Achievements under the Fiscal 2026 Promotion Structure

In fiscal 2026, the Group generally convened monthly meetings of the Sustainability Management Committee*4, which had been established under the supervision of the Board of Directors to discuss, direct, and manage policies, strategies, indicators, and targets regarding essential themes related to sustainability. The Board of Directors held the oversight function for sustainability, and matters deliberated and decided by the Sustainability Management Committee were reported to the Board of Directors depending on their content.

To ensure the effectiveness of the Board of Directors’ oversight of sustainability-related matters, we have established "sustainability management" as one of the skills and knowledge that the Board of Directors should possess and have set non-financial indicators for the performance-based portion of compensation for directors.

The main items discussed by the Sustainability Management Committee during fiscal 2026 included:

  • Progress status of indicators related to materiality
  • Consideration of mid-term targets related to sustainability
  • Response to domestic and international sustainability-related laws and regulations
  • Review of the governance structure related to sustainability

As of the end of March 2026, the Sustainability Management Committee was dissolved following transition to the new promotion system outlined in the preceding section.

*4 The Sustainability Management Committee was chaired by the Group CEO and comprised the Group CHRO, the Group CTO, the Group GC, the Group CSO, the Group CFO, the Group CCO, and Group company executive officers.