Stakeholder Engagement

The Panasonic Group conducts dialogues with its wide range of stakeholders around the world on various aspects of its business. The Group incorporates the opinions it receives into its business activities and product creation.

Major Stakeholders

Major Stakeholders: Panasonic Group [Customers][Shareholders/Investors][National governments][NPOs/NGOs][Employees][Local communities][Industry organizations][Suppliers]

Examples of Stakeholder Engagement

Customers

Business activities, Website, Customer care center/Call center, etc.

Shareholders/Investors

General meeting of shareholders, Financial results announcements, Strategy briefing, Group/individual meetings, etc.

Suppliers

Procurement activities, Partner’s meeting, CSR self-assessment, Supplier audit, etc.

Employees

Employee opinion survey, Messages from senior management, Dialogues/networking event, Intranet & in-house SNS, etc.

Government/Industry Organizations

Participation in business and industrial organizations, lobbying international organizations and governments, etc.

Respecting Applicable Legislation, Global Standards, Norms, Guidelines, and Initiatives

The Panasonic Group conducts its business based on applicable legislation, as well as global standards, specifications, norms, guidelines, and various initiatives. The Panasonic Group signed the United Nations Global Compact.

These concepts are reflected in the Basic Business Philosophy and the Panasonic Group Code of Ethics & Compliance that form the guidelines for the company’s business activities.

Global Standards, Norms, Guidelines and Initiatives

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct, ISO26000, UN Global Compact, Code of Conduct of RBA (Responsible Business Alliance), Japan Business Federation Charter of Corporate Behavior, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures), RE100, Race To Zero, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ILO Core Labour Standards, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights