Global Eco Projects

In September 2007, Panasonic held the China Environmental Forum, where we publicized concrete action targets concerning products, factories, and employees’ activities as the Declaration to Become an Environmentally Contributing Company in China.

Two years later in May 2009, Panasonic also held the China Environmental Forum 2009 and declared to be a model company in China through further intensified environmental contributions. We are now disseminating our environmental technologies and expertise widely across the Chinese society through a range of activities.

As of March 1, 2011, the energy efficiency labeling for flat screen TVs became obligatory in China. This label displays the product’s energy-saving performance in three grades. Panasonic acquired the top-grade energy efficiency label for all models of our plasma TVs released in fiscal 2011.

We are also actively obtaining voluntary environmental labels^* and acquired a total of 459 labels for a variety of products, including air conditioners and washing machines, in fiscal 2011.

• * China Environmental Labeling, Energy and Water Conservation Labeling, and China Ecolabeling.

In June 2009, we started the “One Million Trees over 10 Years” tree planting program and “One Million Children over 10 Years” environmental education activity. Utilizing a curriculum for younger children—exclusively developed by Panasonic China—along with global environmental education material for older children newly developed by Panasonic headquarter, the program was provided to about 63,000 children in fiscal 2011. The number of trees planted during fiscal 2011 reached approx. 52,000.