Sustainability Report 2014
Environment: Policy Environmental Policy Contributing to society has been the management philosophy for Panasonic ever since its founding, and we have been taking measures against pollution since the 1970s. We announced the Environmental Statement in June 5, 1991, clarifying our approaches to address global environmental issues as a public entity of society. Since then we have been carrying out initiatives including matters on global warming prevention and resources recycling corporate-wide, aiming to attain a sustainable, safe, and secure society. With the Panasonic Group’s new brand slogan introduced in fiscal 2014, “A Better Life, A Better World,” we are promoting environmental initiatives as an important element in achieving this goal. In production activities, exhaustive energy-saving measures have been implemented in all factories worldwide, pushing for further CO2 reduction in our production activities. At the same time, Panasonic has introduced its own indicator called “the size of contribution in reducing CO2 emissions” to strengthen CO2 reduction efforts during product use as well. We have increased the number of products boasting top environmental performance levels in the industry. Furthermore, we are cutting down CO2 emissions from product use at home by expanding the scope of products equipped with the ECONAVI function, which uses sensor technology etc. to detect wasteful electricity and cut down consumption automatically. Moreover, actions are being taken to expand the use of recycled resources in our pursuit of Recycle-oriented Manufacturing, such as through the launch of Resources Recycling-oriented Products which use recycled resources. Environmental Policy Environmental Statement Fully aware that humankind has a special responsibility to respect and preserve the delicate balance of nature, we at Panasonic acknowledge our obligation to maintain and nurture the ecology of this planet.
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