Initiatives in Offices

Last Update: Aug 5, 2011

CO₂ emissions reduction at non-manufacturing sites

Since fiscal 2009, we have been focusing on reducing CO₂ emissions at our non-manufacturing facilities. Specifically, we implemented diagnoses and visualization of waste by energy “tuning” at 76 of our self-owned office buildings in Japan. As a result, we reduced CO₂ emissions at these non-manufacturing sites in Japan by about 9% in fiscal 2011 compared to the fiscal 2008 baseline level, an average reduction of over 2% per year. From fiscal 2011, we started to check the progress of 119 sites including those owned by other companies on a monthly basis. We also introduced our Green Office Assessment to improve our environmental management practices at non-manufacturing sites. This assessment is composed of a 50-point scale section with 40 items and another 50-point scale section focusing strictly on CO₂ emissions reduction, and is used as an annual evaluation process. In fiscal 2011, we achieved a “Level 3.1” average (total score: 62/100) across the entire Panasonic Group. We continue to aim toward achieving a performance average of “Level 4” or higher (total score: 80 or more/100) at our non-manufacturing sites in fiscal 2013.

Green Office Assessment

40 items to check energy saving
Indexes	Implementation of systems Air conditioning/ventilation Lighting Water supply/hot water supply/toilets Operation of OA machines Careful measures to promote energy saving Energy efficiency improvement in equipment Energy efficiency improvement in OA machines
Actual CO₂ emissions
Indexes	Target achievement rate for the fiscal year Average annual target achievement rate

CO2 emissions from non-manufacturing sites (self-owned office buildings in Japan)

Note: Scope of the data: Non-manufacturing sites with 100 or more employees. CO₂ emission coefficient for electricity purchased: 0.410 kg CO₂/kWh.

Panasonic has been promoting Green IT initiatives to reduce CO₂ emissions through the use of IT technologies. To be specific, the initiatives are classified into Green of IT (making IT devices more energy-saving and improving its operations), Green by IT (making the entire society more energy-saving by the use of IT), and Green Data Center (making the data center more energy-saving).

Activity details and results

Activity	Details	CO₂ emissions reduction in fiscal 2011
Green of IT	Stricter management of PC power sources Reducing the standby power used by IT devices	791 tons
Green by IT	Promoting working at home, Internetbased meetings, and HD image communication system	3,956 tons
Green Data Center	Consolidating/integrating servers	952 tons

Note: SANYO Electric not included.

Encoraging Green Purchasing

Panasonic has formulated Rules for Promoting Green Purchasing to ensure the basic policy of green purchasing in all business sites in Japan, and sets “Green Purchasing Criteria” for “office supplies,” “company cars,” “office fixtures and fittings,” and “office appliances.” A corporate purchasing system has been set to preferentially select eco-conscious items that meet the criteria when an employee places an order for office equipment. In this way, we promote green purchasing by selecting items not only according to its quality or price but also items that have less impact on the environment.

Result of green purchasing (Japan)

Category/Item		Amount in Green Purchasing items	Amount in non-Green Purchasing items	Total (unit: million yen)	Green purchasing rate(%)
Category/Item		fiscal2011 (fiscal2010)
Paper	Copy paper	170 (184)	0 (0)	170 (184)	100%(100%)
Paper	Printing paper	2,060 (2,408)	0 (0)	2,060 (2,408)	100%(100%)
Office stationery	Notebooks, writing instruments, files, etc.	180 (159)?	44 (38)	224 (197)	80%(81%)
Office automation equipment	Printers	32 (52)	0 (0)	32 (52)	100%(100%)
Office automation equipment	PCs	874 (630)	0 (0)	874 (630)	100%(100%)