Marketing, Logistics and Repairs - Green Logistics

• Major projects in Green Logistics

Japan's revised Energy Conservation Law took effect in April 2006, and companies are now required to keep track of energy consumption associated with logistics activities and to develop business rationalization plans. To comply with the revised Law, we identified cargo owners that handle logistics of 30 million ton-kilometers or more within the Group and established a new aggregation system. We will expand the scope of aggregation and improve its accuracy to formulate effective and efficient plans to reduce CO₂ emissions. Our policy for Green Logistics aims at achieving a reduction of CO₂ emissions by 4% per basic unit by fiscal 2011 from the fiscal 2007 level. In addition to the current four priority projects. a shift to more environmentally-conscious transport options, the introduction of eco trucks, the strengthening of alliances with Green Logistics companies, and the introduction of biodiesel, we have added a new project concerning improvement in load factor from fiscal 2007, in order to promote group-wide initiatives for Green Logistics.

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• Breakdown of CO₂ emissions from transportation
• Promoting environmentally-conscious transport options
• Reduction in CO₂ emissions by railroad transportation (Japan)
• Panasonic's product become the first product to receive the Eco Rail Mark
• Promoting biodiesel usage
• Strengthening alliances with Green Logistics companies
• Promoting the introduction of eco trucks
• Introduction of eco trucks (in Japan)
• Promoting the introduction of eco cars
• Introduction of eco cars (in Japan)