History of Environmental Activities

Type		Panasonic	World	Japan
～ 1970s	1967			Basic Law for Environmental Pollution Control enacted
	1968			Air Pollution Control Law enacted
	1970	Pollution Survey Committee established		Water Pollution Control Law enacted Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law enacted
	1971			Environment Agency established
	1972	Environmental Management Office established	U.N. Conference on Human Environment held in Stockholm (Declaration of Human Environment adopted)
	1973		First oil shock occurred
	1975	Environmental Management Regulations enacted
	1979		Second oil shock occurred	Energy Conservation Law enacted
1980s	1985		Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer adopted
	1987		Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission) advocated the concept of sustainable development
	1988	CFC-reduction Committee established		Ozone Layer Protection Law enacted
	1989	Environmental Protection Promotion Office established
1990s	1991	Matsushita Environmental Charter (Environmental Statement and Code of Conduct) enacted Matsushita Product Assessment adopted and implemented		Keidanren Global Environment Charter enacted by Japan Federation of Economic Organizations Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources enacted
	1992	Environmental Policy Committee established	The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Agenda21 and Rio Declaration on Environment and Development adopted United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adopted
	1993	Matsushita Environmental Voluntary Plan (Year 2000 targets) adopted Matsushita Group’s global environmental internal audits launched Won Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award presented by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency		The Basic Environment Law enacted
	1995	Acquired Environmental Management System Certification at AV Kadoma Site (first in the Matsushita Group)	First Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP1) held in Berlin	Containers and Packaging Recycling Law enacted
	1996		ISO 14001 International Standard on Environmental Management Systems launched
	1997	Corporate Environmental Affairs Division (CEAD) established Environmental Conference established (held semi-annually)	Kyoto Protocol adopted in COP3 held in Kyoto	Keidanren Appeal on the Environment announced by Japan Federation of Economic Organization
	1998	"Love the Earth Citizens’ Campaign commenced Recycling Business Promotion Office established Verification experiments of used TV recycling launched First environmental report (1997) published		Home Appliance Recycling Law enacted (took effect in 2001) Law Concerning the Promotion of the Measures to Cope with Global Warming enacted Energy Conservation Law revised: Top Runner Approach introduced
	1999	Green Procurement launched Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines established Acquired ISO14001 Certification in all manufacturing business units Won the Director-General’s Prize in the Environmental Reporting Awards		PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) Law enacted
2000s	2000	Lead-free Solder Project commenced Held first environmental exhibition for general public in Osaka	Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) issued The Sustainability Reporting Guidelines	Basic Law for Establishing the Recycling-based Society enacted Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources enacted
	2001	Environmental Vision and Green Plan 2010 adopted Held Environmental Forum in Tokyo and Freiburg, Germany Matsushita Eco Technology Center launched	Reached final agreement on the actual rules of Kyoto Protocol in COP7 held in Marrakesh	Reorganized into the Ministry of the Environment Law Concerning Special Measures against PCBs enacted
	2002	Panasonic Center opened Won the Grand Prize in the 11th Global Environmental Awards	Johannesburg Summit (Rio+10) held	Kyoto Protocol ratified Vehicle Recycling Law enacted Law for Countermeasures against Soil Pollution enacted
	2003	Coexistence with the Global Environment established as one of the twin business visions Factor X advocated as an indicator for Creating Value for a New Lifestyle Completely introduced lead-free soldering globally Super GP Certification Program launched Achieved zero waste emissions in Japanese manufacturing business units (ongoing program) Held Environmental Forum in Tokyo	EU’s WEEE Directive was promulgated
	2004	Environmental Vision and Green Plan 2010 revised PCB Management Office established Superior GP Certification Program launched		Prohibited manufacturing and use of products containing asbestos in principle
	2005	Participated in Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan as an official sponsor Green Plan 2010 revised Continued with the nationwide Lights-out Campaign 3R Eco Project launched Completed the elimination of specified substances in products Matsushita Group’s Green Logistics Policy established CF Accreditation System introduced Eco & Ud HOUSE opened Installed the first commercial household fuel cell cogeneration system in the new official residence of the Japanese Prime Minister Won the first place in Nikkei Environmental Management Survey	Kyoto Protocol entered into force	Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan held National campaign against global warming “Team -6%” launched Marking for the presence of the specified chemical substances for electrical and electronic equipment (J-Moss) established
	2006	Environmental specialist position established ET Manifest introduced into all Panasonic’s manufacturing sites in Japan Expanded the scope of CF Accreditation System globally Realized lead-free plasma display panels and introduced them to the market Full-fledge introduction of biodiesel fuel in logistics	Management Methods for Controlling Pollution by Electronic Information Products (Chinese version of RoHS) enacted Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive took effect in EU	Relief Law for Asbestos Victims enacted Energy Conservation Law revised: new cargo owner obligations, widened product scope of its application, and top runner standard revision
	2007	Energy conservation activities at our factories in Malaysia approved by the UN as CDM projects A new environmental mark introduced	The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals entered into force in EU

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