Management and Human Resources - Environmental Governance

• Environmental performance system

Panasonic is promoting Environmental Management Systems on two levels: on a group-wide inter-domain level and on the level of individual business domain companies/business sites. Individual business domain companies and business sites operate environmental management systems for which they have gained ISO 14001 Certification. For the implementation of the PDCA cycle for environmental sustainability management, it is essential to collect accurate data on energy consumption, waste arisings, and use of chemical substances by each business site in a timely manner. To this end, Panasonic has developed and introduced an environmental performance system to globally manage its environmental data in an efficient manner.

In the past, this system was mainly used for collecting and managing environmental data. Furthermore in October 2006, we started Monthly Statement of Environmental Performance for each domain company and business site using this system.
   Specifically, we collect major environmental impact data, including that related to energy consumption, waste arisings, release and transfer of chemical substances, and water consumption, plus data on environmental impact reduction results, from each of our manufacturing sites. We analyze the data, and give feedback on their environmental performance (progress and problems) to the sites, thereby helping them strengthen the implementation of PDCA cycles in their environmental sustainability management. At present, the number of sites included in the target of this activity is limited, but in the future, we will expand the target to include all our manufacturing sites throughout the world.

Operation of the environmental performance system

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• Steadily promoting environmental management through consistent MBO
• Environmental sustainability management promotion system
• Developing environment specialists and defining their responsibilities
• Business performance evaluation based on Green Plan 2010
• ISO 14001 certification
• ISO 14001 Certification Sites