External Recognition

Evaluation and certification by major certifying organizations

Indices marked with an asterisk ( * ) were adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to promote ESG investment.

FTSE

Panasonic Holdings Corporation is a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index* and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index*.

FTSE4Good

FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Panasonic Holdings Corporation has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE4Good indices are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Russell confirms that Panasonic Holdings Corporation has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index. Created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

FTSE Russell confirms that Panasonic Holdings Corporation has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

MSCI

In 2023, Panasonic Holdings Corporation received a rating of AA (on a scale of AAA-CCC) in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment. The company is a constituent of the MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and the MSCI NIHONKABU ESG Select Leaders Index*.

MSCI ESG RATINGS AA

THE USE BY PANASONIC HOLINDGS CORPORATION OF ANY MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES (“MSCI”) DATA, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR PROMOTION OF PANASONIC HOLINDGS CORPORATION BY MSCI. MSCI SERVICES AND DATA ARE THE PROPERTY OF MSCI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ARE PROVIDED ‘AS-IS’ AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. MSCI NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI.

2024 MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes Constituent 2024 CONSTITUENT MSCI JAPAN ESG SELECT LEADERS INDEX 2024 CONSTITUENT MSCI NIHONKABU ESG SELECT LEADERS INDEX

THE INCLUSION OF PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index*

Panasonic Holdings 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 Group Investment Fund (GPIF) since 2018.

CDP 2023

“CDP Climate Change Report 2023 (Japan)” was published in March 2024. It covers the results of the 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 specific greenhouse gas emissions.

Panasonic Holdings Corporation received an “A,” the highest of eight ratings, for two consecutive years in recognition of its efforts for climate change—such as reducing CO2 emissions and setting medium- to long-term targets— and its information disclosure.

CDP DISCLOSURE INSIGHT ACTION A LIST 2023 CLIMATE

EcoVadis

EcoVadis provides a global platform for supplier sustainability assessment and is used in over 180 countries. EcoVadis evaluates sustainability based on 21 indicators in four areas: Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. Panasonic Holdings Corporation receives a rating from EcoVadis every year. In the scorecard issued in December 2023, the overall score was 68 out of 100 and the percentile ranking was 90th (top 10%).

Fiscal 2024 External Awards in the Environmental Field

The Panasonic Group received various awards as results of environmental activities implemented by whole Panasonic group in Fiscal 2024, following the previous year.

Major External Awards in Environmental Fields (Fiscal 2024)

Category

Presenters and awards

Award title

Recipient companies and details

Products & Services

Japan: Energy Conservation Center Japan (ECCJ)
Energy Conservation Grand Prize 2023

METI Minister’s Award,
Product and Business Model category

Panasonic Corporation Living Appliances and Solutions Company

ECCJ Chairperson’s Award,
Product & Business Model category

ECCJ Chairperson’s Award,
Product & Business Model category

Japan: Japan Electrical Manufacturers’
Association (JEMA)
The 72nd (2023) Electrical Industry
Technical Achievement Awards

Heavy Electrical Machinery category
Excellence Award

Heavy Electrical Machinery category
Superior Award

Panasonic Switchgear Systems Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation Electric Works Company

Home Electrical Appliances category
Superior Award

Home Electrical Appliances category
Superior Award

Japan: Japan Society for Bioscience,
Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry (JSBBA)
JSBBA Award for Young Scientists 2023

JSBBA Award for Young Scientists

Japan: Japan Institute of Design
Promotion
2023 Good Design Award

Good Design Award,
Good Design Best 100, etc.

Japan: Ichimura Foundation for New
Technology
56th Ichimura Industrial Awards

Contribution Prize

Production Activities

Japan: New Energy Foundation
New Energy Award 2023

METI Minister’s Award,
New Energy Introduction category

Panasonic Holdings Corporation and Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. (Co-recipient with other organizations)

Japan: Energy Conservation Center Japan (ECCJ)
Energy Conservation Grand Prize 2023

METI Minister’s Award, Energy Conservation
Best Practices category

Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Commissioner’s Award
Energy Conservation Best Practices category

Panasonic Electric Works Engineering Co., Ltd. (Co-recipient with other organizations)

ECCJ Chairperson’s Award, Energy
Conservation Best Practices category

Panasonic Corporation Living Appliances and Solutions Company

Jury’s Special Award,
Energy Conservation Best Practices category

Japan: Japan Electrical Manufacturers’
Association (JEMA)
The 72nd (2023) Electrical Industry
Technical Achievement Awards

Excellence Prize
Manufacturing category

Panasonic Holdings Corporation Manufacturing Innovation Division

* Company and organization names are current at the time of awards.