Global Eco Projects

Panasonic North America (PNA) announced the ‘eco ideas’ Declaration in North America at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas, USA, in January 2011. In the area of ‘eco ideas’ for Lifestyles, PNA will work on expanding the sales of eco products, reducing CO₂ emissions in product usage, and providing the environmental education. In the area of ‘eco ideas’ for Business-styles, PNA will focus on the CO₂ emissions reduction in its headquarter premise, and product recycling by increasing the number of recycling collection sites to 1,600 sites across the USA.

In March 2011, Panasonic Home & Environment Company was named as a 2011 Energy Star Partner of the Year by the United States Environmental Protection Agency following last year’s award. This was in recognition of its contribution to greenhouse gas reduction through production and dissemination of ventilation fans with the industry’s No. 1 energy-saving performance, and efforts in raising wareness for the importance of products’ energy efficiency among consumers.