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REDUCING CO² BY 300,000 TONNES BY 2010

By 2011, i.e. over the next three years, Panasonic aims to eliminate 300,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions from its 294 manufacturing plants around the globe. In 2011, Panasonic plans to further reduce emissions to the level of that in 2001, effectively rolling back its CO2 emission amount to that of ten years previously. To achieve this goal, Panasonic has established a system where 23 environmental key performance indicators (such as CO2 emissions) are collected each month from all 294 manufacturing sites worldwide and are monitored. Additionally, and just as important, the reduction of CO2 is not only limited to manufacturing activities, but also includes: product planning, procurement, sales, logistics and recycling.

CONTINUOUSLY SEEKING TO DEVELOP “GREEN PRODUCTS”

Our goal is to help build a sustainable society by accelerating the spread of products with higher environmental performance. Since starting the development of our Green Products Plan in 1997, we have worked hard to minimise the input of energy and resources, as well as the output of waste and emissions throughout the products’ life cycles. We constantly increase the proportion of Green Products across our entire product range. Our product development is based on criteria such as universal design, which means easy-to-use design for everyone and the minimisation of environmental impact.

ECO IDEAS FOR EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE

Panasonic is encouraging the rollout of environmental activities worldwide by taking the initiative in promoting ecological movements on local and global levels, collecting the insight of not only of its employees, but also of people around the world.

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