Sustainability FILES

Counterfeit Panasonic goods are spreading on a global scale.
Counterfeit goods hinder the creation of a healthy society and have a big impact on the environment.
Eliminating counterfeit goods should be considered as a Corporate Social Responsibility.
Here, we will discuss some of Panasonic's anti-counterfeiting measures.

Panasonic defines as "Super GP" products or services that create new trends and speed up the shift to a sustainable society. Three products were selected as Super GP for FY2017.

The Panasonic Tokyo Shiodome Building, Panasonic's Tokyo site, has been recognized as a 2017 Tokyo Top-level Facility for its excellence in reducing greenhouse gases.

One of the target figures of the Green Plan 2018, Panasonic's environmental action plan, is to improve the air quality in an equivalent of 14 million rooms for fiscal 2015 to 2018. This article looks at efforts in India to help spread the popularity of air purifiers, one of the main products in this drive to improve air quality.

As Panasonic develops more innovative eco-conscious products and services that make a major breakthrough in environmental performance or create new trends to help realize a sustainable society, it certifies those likely to start new trends as Super Green Products (GP). Two products were selected as Super GP for FY2016.

In collaboration with Shizuoka University, PanaHome has developed school education materials focusing on "Learning Ways to Realize Comfortable Living" with the use of its house building expertise. These materials can be used to create a lesson where children, while playing a board game, think of things they can do to ensure safety, health, and a good environment, which are essential to a comfortable living.

Panasonic have provided environmental education to 2.41 million children around the world between fiscal 2009 and 2014. Of the various activities being carried out worldwide, here are some examples of Myanmar, Vietnam, and China.

The Kasai Division of Panasonic's Automotive & Industrial Systems Company established a new energy-saving method in order to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions from production activities, and was awarded the Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under the FY2015 Energy Conservation Grand Prize.

As Panasonic develops more innovative eco-conscious products, it certifies those likely to start new trends as Super Green Products (GP). Three products were selected as Super GP for FY2015.

Four years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake hit on March 11, 2011. Panasonic promotes businesses and CSR activities to contribute to the reconstruction of affected areas, including developing sustainable, safe, comfortable, and eco-conscious towns.

With the aim of accelerating environmental sustainability management on a global basis, Panasonic promotes proactive environmental initiatives by adopting approaches that are tailored to the local situation in different regions worldwide. Here is part of our ongoing initiatives in Southeast Asia and Pacific.

Panasonic is working on developing innovative products from an environmental perspective, and accredits products that particularly create new consumer trends as Super Green Products (Super GPs). Three Super GPs were selected in fiscal 2014.