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History of Environmental Activities

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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