Stakeholder Opinion

Panasonic is committed to dialogue with a wide variety of stakeholders.

In fiscal 2007, we began holding discussions with suppliers in all regions to elicit opinions on how best to develop CSR-conscious business partnerships.

Below we highlight some of the comments received from suppliers based in China.

"I was impressed with Panasonic's basic business philosophies of 'contributing to society through business' and 'mutual prosperity,' both of which are highly tuned toward the core idea of corporate social responsibility. I hope that we can build strong cooperative relationships with Panasonic by jointly undertaking CSR-related activities."

(photo Sakae Yoshizawa, Keiko Nakano)

"Our company is also engaged in activities related to green procurement, information security and quality. This conference reminded me how companies should not purely pursue profit but should also fulfill their corporate social responsibilities. I think that such ideas need to be reflected in a company's policies."

(photo Fang Li)

"I realized that CSR-related activities are a must for our own company if we want to expand globally. I hope that we can use the opportunity afforded by adopting such CSR-conscious procurement policies to enable each employee to understand and put into practice concepts such as green procurement, clean procurement and compliance. I believe that we should work actively to reform attitudes and to improve service throughout our operations so that we can raise the value of our company as a truly excellent business partner."

(photo Liu Haiqing, Hiroki Kodama)

"We have a history of working with Panasonic on environmental activities. It has been hard for us to comply with all the demands because we are a small company, but as a result we have been able to upgrade the level of our operations. We will certainly think about how we can follow Panasonic's CSR-conscious procurement policy."

(photo Shi Yaohua)

"While our company has been dealing with Panasonic for many years, this conference made me realize that we now need to work to create an even stronger partnership. We believe that legal compliance is a natural requirement for a listed company, and that such issues should not be viewed purely from a profit-conscious standpoint. In some respect, recognizing the demands made by CSR will be difficult, and so I hope that Panasonic will be able to support our efforts."

(photo Chen Yi, Li Jianjun)