Evaluation and certification by major certifying organizations
4 indices marked with an asterisk* were adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to promote ESG investment.
FTSE4Good Index Series
Panasonic Corporation has again been selected for the FTSE4Good Index Series, one of the world’s leading socially responsible investment (SRI) indices. The index was created by FTSE Russell a part of London Stock Exchange Group in 2001, and Panasonic has been included for 21 consecutive years since its launch.
And Panasonic has become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index* since July 2017 when FTSE launched it.
MSCI ESG Indexes
The MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes is one of the world’s leading indexes selected by MSCI Inc. of the United States, and Panasonic has been a constituent member for 11 consecutive years. In addition to the above, Panasonic has been a constituent member of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index* since its inception in July 2017, and it was also selected to be a constituent member in the MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index* in 2021.
GPIF S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index*
Panasonic Corporation has been a constituent of S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, one of the environmental stock indices of the world's largest pension fund, the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) since 2018.
EcoVadis
Panasonic has again been awarded a Gold Recognition Level in sustainability performance in a survey conducted by EcoVadis for a 6th consecutive year. EcoVadis operates a collaborative platform that allows companies to monitor sustainability performance within their global supply chain to improve the environmental and social performance of their global suppliers, with coverage for 200 purchasing categories and 160 countries. The Gold Rating places Panasonic among the top 5% of eligible corporations worldwide for sustainability performance.
CDP 2020
The results of the iteration of a survey by the U.K.-based non-profit organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) which evaluates companies around the world in regard to measures against climate change and information disclosure were announced in January 2021. Panasonic Corporation received the third rating of “B” out of the eight grades in recognition of its efforts for climate change such as reducing CO2 emissions and setting medium- to long-term targets, and its information disclosure.
ESG Brand Survey by Nikkei ESG Management Forum
Panasonic Corporation was ranked 6th in the ranking of the ESG Brand Survey conducted in 2020 by Nikkei ESG Management Forum. The company received high evaluations in the areas such as effective utilization of resources and responses to climate change, in addition to the traditional energy-saving home appliances.
Fiscal 2021 Awards in the Environmental Field
Environmental activities by Panasonic gained recognition again in fiscal 2021, with various awards received globally.
Major Awards and Achievements in the Environmental Field (Fiscal 2021)
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Presenter and awards |
Award title |
Recipient companies and details |
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Products & Services |
Japan: Energy Conservation Center Japan (ECCJ) |
Minister's Prize, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in the Product Category/Business Model Category (Architecture field) |
Housing System Business Division, Panasonic Corporation |
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Natural Resources and Energy Agency Commissioner’s prize in the Product Category/Business Model Category (Business field) |
Appliances Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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ECCJ Chairman’s Prize in the Product/Business Model category |
Heating and Cooling Solutions Business Division, Appliances Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) |
Excellent award in the Home Electrical Appliances category |
Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. |
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Incentive award in the Home Electrical Appliances category |
Appliances Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Incentive award in the Home Electrical Appliances category |
Panasonic Switchgear Systems Co., Ltd. |
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Japan: Association for Resilience Japan The 7th Resilience Award |
Highest award in the Corporate industry sector |
Appliances Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: Ministry of the Environment |
Corporation with Excellent 3R Activities |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Vietnam: Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT) Most Energy Efficient Products 2020 Award |
Most Energy Efficient Products |
Panasonic Appliances Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
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Japan: Japan Institute of Design Promotion 2020 Good Design Award |
Good Design Award |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Production Activities |
Japan: Energy Conservation Center Japan (ECCJ) Energy Conservation Grand Prize 2020 |
Natural Resources and Energy Agency Commissioner’s prize the Energy Conservation Best Practices Category |
Kato Factory, Kitchen Appliances Business Division, Appliances Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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ECCJ Chairman's Prize in the Energy Conservation Best Practices category |
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Japan: Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) |
Excellent award in the Manufacturing category |
Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Corporation |
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Environmental Communication |
Japan: Fujisankei Communications Group The 49th Advertising Award |
Excellent award in the Media category |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Excellent award in the Creative category |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: BtoB Advertising Association Japan |
METI Minister's Award in the Poster category |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Gold Award in the Magazine Advertisement category |
Panasonic Corporation |
Note: Company names are given as of the time of award.
