Environmental Management Systems

As the foundation of environmental sustainability management, Panasonic established Environmental Management Systems in all of our manufacturing sites across the world in 1998. We also continue to have the sites ISO14001 certified.^*1

We will further reinforce this effort to build an Environmental Management System appropriate for a Green Innovation Company.

• *1 A new manufacturing site usually obtains this certificate within the first three years of its operations.

• *2 Including multi-site certifications. Depending on the consolidation and closure of sites and promotion of multi-site certifications, the number of certifications obtained varies each year.

• Obtaining ISO 14001 certification(PDF:97KB)

In order to implement the PDCA cycle for environmental sustainability management, it is essential to collect a significant amount of environmental performance data on energy, waste, chemical substances, and water etc., at each business site in a prompt and accurate manner. Panasonic has developed and introduced an Environmental Performance System as a means of globally collecting and managing environmental data from all our manufacturing sites.

Since fiscal 2008, we have collected monthly major environmental performance data from all our manufacturing sites. Based on the data gathered through this system, the balance of the size of contribution to reducing CO₂ emissions is monthly determined, as well as assessing performance progress and any related issues to be addressed. This information is then used to ensure the thorough implementation of the necessary countermeasures. The Environmental Performance System plays a vital role in achieving our CO₂ reduction targets.