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Stakeholder Engagement

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

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

Examples of Stakeholder Engagement

Customers	Business activities, Website, Customer care center/Call center, etc. Cf.) Sustainability Website>Customer Relations
Shareholders/Investors	General meeting of shareholders, Financial results announcements, Strategy briefing, Group/individual meetings, etc. Cf.) Investor Relations
Suppliers	Procurement activities, Partner’s meeting, CSR self-assessment, Supplier audit, etc. Cf.) Sustainability Website>Responsible Supply Chains
Employees	Employee opinion survey, Messages from senior management, Dialogues/networking event, Intranet & in-house SNS, etc. Cf.) Sustainability Data Book > Employee Well-being
Government/Industry Organizations	Participation in business and industrial organizations, lobbying international organizations and governments, etc. Cf.) Sustainability Data Book > Environment > Activities to raise awareness of and valorize Avoided CO₂ Emissions Cf.) Sustainability Website>Respect for Human Rights>Participation in International and Industrial Partnerships

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