Environmental Risk Management - Management of Soil and Groundwater

Panasonic do Brazil Ltda. (PANABRAS) is committed to preventing soil and groundwater contamination by improving its waste management facilities. Specifically, in order to prevent the leakage of waste into soil from older equipment, the company installed an extra polyethylene storage tank. Also, it relocated the tanks and pipes buried underground above the ground, and replaced some of their parts with those that do not easily get oxidized to prevent leakage of pollutants due to erosion in the tanks and pipes. In addition, at its wastewater treatment facilities, the company reinforced the floors with concrete materials and installed additional tanks to prevent leakage during the treatment process and overflow of wastewater in the rainy season. PANABRAS is thus constantly implementing measures to reduce environmental risks.

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• Giving first priority to the safety of local residents
• Soil and groundwater surveys and remedial measures