Evaluation and certification by major certifying organizations
3 indices marked with an asterisk* were adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to promote ESG investment.
FTSE4Good Index Series
Panasonic Holdings 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 22 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 Group has been a constituent member for 12 consecutive years. In addition to the above, Panasonic Group has been a constituent member of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index* since its inception in July 2017.
GPIF 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 Panasonic Group Investment Fund (GPIF) since 2018.
CDP 2021
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 2022.
Panasonic Holdings Corporation received the second rating of “A-” out of the eightgrades in recognition of its efforts for climate change such as reducing CO2 emissions and setting medium- to long-term targets, and its information disclosure.
Fiscal 2022 Awards in the Environmental Field
Environmental activities by Panasonic gained recognition again in fiscal 2022, with various awards received globally.
Major Awards and Achievements in the Environmental Field (Fiscal 2022)
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Presenter and awards |
Award title |
Recipient companies and details |
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Products & Services |
Japan: Energy Conservation |
Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in the Product Category/Business Model Category (Household field) |
Heating and Cooling Solutions Business Division, Panasonic Corporation |
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ECCJ Chairman’s Prize in the Product/Business Model category |
Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. |
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Japan: Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) |
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Appliance Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. |
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Appliance Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) |
Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
Kitchen Appliances Business Division, Appliance Company, Panasonic Corporation/Manufacturing Innovation Division, Kato Resin Circulation Factory/Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic ET Solutions Co., Ltd. |
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Japan: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. |
Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: LCA Society of Japan (JLCA) |
Incentive award |
Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Corporation/Panasonic ET Solutions Co., Ltd. (Joint award with other organizations) |
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Japan: Japan Gas Association 2022 Technology Award |
Grand Prize, Technology Award |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: Japan Institute of Design Promotion 2021 Good Design Award |
Good Design Award, etc. |
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Production Activities |
Japan: Energy Conservation Center Japan (ECCJ) |
ECCJ Chairman’s Prize in the Energy Conservation Best Practices category |
Marketing Division, Electric Works Company, Panasonic Corporation/West Japan Division, Panasonic Facilities Co., Ltd. |
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Japan: Energy Conservation Center Japan (ECCJ) |
Excellent award in the Manufacturing category |
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Environmental Communication |
Japan: Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) |
Gold Award in the Magazine Advertisement category |
Panasonic Corporation, etc. |
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Japan: BtoB Advertising Association Japan |
Silver Award in the Calendar category |
Panasonic Life Solutions Creates Co., Ltd., etc. |
* Company and organization names are current at the time of awards.
