Initiatives for SDGs Examples of Panasonic Initiatives
Guided by its management philosophy, Panasonic is taking action to address a variety of social issues. Below you will find a selection of our initiatives.
1. Providing value through business activities
Utilizing our technologies and knowledge, we will provide innovative products, services and solutions that will contribute to the sustainability of people’s lives, society and the global environment.
Contributions to people’s lives
With an eye on what the world will look like 100 years from now, based on the lifestyles of each and every resident, Panasonic will collaborate with partner companies and local governments to bring about a better lifestyle that is eco-friendly and smart.
Panasonic addresses various social issues such as aging population and low birthrate by providing carefully-selected features such as simple operations and easy-to-understand displays.
Panasonic has developed Japan's first IDA (International Dark Sky Association) certified light pollution prevention LED security lights and street lights. Example of installation in Bisei Town, Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture in order to "protect the starry sky“.
By zoning the environment in terms of Air, Light, and Sound, Panasonic provides comfortable space solutions such as Focus Zone, Natural Zone, and Relax Zone, which employees can choose according to their operations and preference.
Other initiatives of "Contributions to people's lives"
Contributions to customers and society
Support safe and secure driving by providing easy to understand information to users through highly-developed sensing and image recognition technologies, as well as collaboration with network infrastructure.
Panasonic visualizes customers' problems in "Gemba" with its advanced technology and edge devices to solve them through co-creation activities with its customers and partners.
2. Responsible business conduct
We will fulfill our corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the process of creating value and supporting business activities.
As a responsibility of a manufacturer that uses large amounts of resources, Panasonic promotes initiatives to reduce resources used, recycle products, and increase the use of recycled resources, aiming to contribute to the sustainable use of resources.
Panasonic business partners around the world apply ideas that can create added value via "CO2 reduction", "minimization of resources used", "utilization of recycled resources", etc. and excellent initiatives are awarded.
Examples of global measures against counterfeit goods that lead to quality concerns (accidents and injuries) and economic loss (reduced tax revenue and reduced incentives for companies to develop new products)
Provide a broad range of opportunities for anyone with ability and ambition and create a rewarding work environment.
Other initiatives of "Responsible business conduct"
3. Social contributions by the company and employees
We will provide a social impact through corporate citizenship activities toward the realization of an “inclusive society” where everyone can live an active life.
Panasonic contributes to developing poverty-free sustainable societies by creating opportunities for education, health, and better incomes, through support programs to bring light and electricity to areas without electricity, using Panasonic's renewable energy in cooperation with NGOs, NPOs, and international organizations.
Panasonic provides sustainably produced seafood in its corporate cafeteria to protect marine resources that are in danger of depletion due to population growth and overfishing. This activity provides employees with opportunities to think about social issues and widens the circle of changing consumer behavior.
Panasonic assists the strengthening of the foundation base of NPOs and NGOs working on the elimination of poverty" in order to help them carry out sustainable and growing activities for making social changes."
Panasonic has implemented a global education support program that aims to stimulate children's creativity, build communication skills, and encourage teamwork through video production at the primary and secondary school levels.
Other initiatives of "Social contributions by the company and employees"
- “Panasonic ECO RELAY for Sustainable Earth” to preserve the environment by employees around the world
- “Smiling for Sure 2021 Project” to Provide Assistance for Disaster Recovery [Japan Site: Japanese]
- "Social Good Meetup" Initiatives to educate employees regarding social issues [Japan Site: Japanese]