Environmental Activities

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) announced in New York its eighth survey results on the world's largest companies in regard to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strategies for climate change on September 20, 2010. Panasonic has been highly scored for its disclosure and environmental performance, being listed in both the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) and the Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI).

The survey covered over 4,700 of the largest corporations worldwide, including companies in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (Global 500).

Based on the responses given, the companies which displayed the most professional approach to corporate governance in respect of climate change disclosure are listed in the CDLI. In addition, this year has seen CDP’s new CPLI, highlighting companies which have demonstrated commitment to emissions reduction in particular.

In 2010, 410 of the Global 500 companies disclosed their information to the CDP. The CDP selected 51 of those companies for the CDLI, and 48 for the new CPLI. Panasonic is the only Japanese company listed in both the CDLI and the CPLI. This is the third time Panasonic has been in the CDLI, previous occasions being 2007 and 2008.

Exercising open environmental sustainability management which makes the “environment” central to all its business activities, Panasonic aims to become the No. 1 Green Innovation Company in the Electronics Industry in the year 2018, the 100th anniversary of its founding.