Environmental Impact of our Business Operations

In order to mainly manufacture and market electrical and electronic products, Panasonic consumes petroleum and electricity as energy sources and resources as raw materials of parts and components. As a result, we emit CO₂ and wastes to the environment. This diagram maps the environmental impact from our business operation from a procurement stage to recycling activities.

<Area Covered> Global

<Scope>
Production:346 manufacturing sites
Logistics: Logistics stage of procurement, production, marketing and waste by partner companies and Panasonic
Product use: Lifetime power consumption (a) of major products^*8 with large amounts of energy use and CO₂ emissions (b) associated therewith
a = Annual power consumption of a model sold^*9 x Sales quantity x product life^*10
b = Annual power consumption of a model sold^*9 x Sales quantity x product life^*10 x CO₂ emission factor^*11
Recycling: Recycling of products means to use by oneself or to make into a state available for sale or free of charge the components and materials of a separated product
Input:An amount of purchased electricity from power utilities, and a volume of municipal water, industrial water and groundwater, etc.
Output: CO₂ emissions associated with the use of electricity, gas, LPG and petroleum, NOx, SOx, COD, nitrogen and phosphorus from business sites governed by legal regulations and ordinances, and water discharge to sewage and public water districts, etc.

• *1 Figures from photovoltaic and biomass sources. Heat pumps not included.
• *2 SANYO Electric and PLD not included.
• *3 SANYO Electric not included.
• *4 Intra-region outside Japan not included. SANYO Electric not included in international transportation.
• *5 Figures for Japan.
• *6 SANYO Electric not included for intra-region outside Japan and international transportation.
• *7 Air conditioners, TVs, refrigerators/freezers, washing machines/clothes dryers, and PCs.
• *8 LCD TVs, plasma TVs, CRT TVs, BD players, BD recorders, IH cooking heaters, irons, air conditioners, EcoCute, hot water pots, washer dryers, clothes dryers, full automatic washing machines, heated toilet seats with bidet, dish washer dryers, rice cookers, vacuum cleaners, rug heaters, microwave ovens with grill, refrigerators, LED lights, LED bulbs, LED tube lights, home-use fluorescent light and incandescent light bulbs, hair dryers, bathroom ventilators, cooker hoods, humidifiers, ventilation fans, air purifiers, dehumidifiers, door interphones, telephones, mobile phones, home facsimiles, and motor-assisted bicycles.
• *9 For each product category, the model that was sold in the largest quantity in the region was selected.
• *10 Number of years during which spare parts for the product are available (defined by Panasonic).
• *11 Regional CO₂ emission factors (kg- CO₂/kWh) used: 0.410 (Japan), 0.487 (Europe); 0.579 (North America); 0.740 (China); 0.927 (India); 0.527 (Asia/Oceania, Northeast Asia); 0.332 (Latin America);0.327(other regions).