Matsushita Group

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Matsushita Group

Matsushita Group
Objective of the report's publication
The purpose of the Environmental Data Book 2005 is to describe how the
Matsushita Group's business activities affect the global environment and
the progress of initiatives undertaken by the company to reduce the
environmental impact of its operations. The report also provides detailed
data to supplement the environment-related information available in "The
Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2005."
Matsushita has established environmental management systems across
the company to aim at "Coexistence with the Global Environment," and is
promoting environmental sustainability management based on its action
plan, the Green Plan 2010. The Environmental Data Book 2005 has been
Basic Business Philosophy
Environmental Vision
Green Plan 2010
Corporate Environment Conference
Environmental Working Committee
Environmental Policy Committee
published to be assessed by both internal and external stakeholders,
aiming to carry out to the Check process of the management system's
Plan-Do-Check-Action cycle. Additionally, the report is intended to provide
a comprehensive and readable account of environmental performance
data in paper form, which offers a higher level of visibility and mobility.
Appropriate information disclosure and feedback will serve as the driving
force for enhancing our environmental activities. We value your frank
opinions on the report to help us step up our efforts for the next phase or
the Action process.
URL
"The Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2005" panasonic.co.jp/csr/en/rpt2005/
Scope of the report
Plan
PDCA cycle of corporate
environmental sustainability
Annual management policy/business plans
management
Reporting period:
Fiscal 2005 (April 1, 2004-March 31, 2005)
The year indication in graphs represents the
fiscal year (April 1-March 31).
Action
Do
Environmental performance evaluation
Environmental performance compilation
Environmental accounting
Evaluation by stakeholders
Organizations covered:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and
affiliated companies inside and outside Japan
globally (Matsushita Group)
Committees/projects
Domain Environment Conference
Regional Environment Conference
Check
Data covered:
Manufacturing sites that have established
environmental management systems
Corporate profile (as of March 31, 2005)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
Net sales:
sFive-year net
Head office:
1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka 571-8501, Japan
Tel:
+81-6-6908-1121
Incorporation:
December 15, 1935
Foundation:
March 7, 1918
Representative:
President Kunio Nakamura
Capital:
¥258.7 billion
Stock exchange listings:
Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, New York, Euronext (Amsterdam),
and Frankfurt
Employees:
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sFive-year total
employees
(persons)
sales
(billion yen)
291,232
03
288,324
04
290,493
05
7,073.8
02
03
7,401.7
04
7,479.7
05
8,713.6
sSales breakdown by region
sSales breakdown by product category
(fiscal 2005)
(fiscal 2005)
(billion yen)
(billion yen)
Others(7%)
Video and audio
equipment
(17%)
JVC(8%)
Asia, China,
and others
1,727.6
(20%)
317,343
02
7,780.5
01
Europe
1,122.5
(13%)
Matsushita
Electric Works
and PanaHome
(17%)
Japan
4,580.5
(53%)
Americas
1,283.0
(14%)
334,752
* At year-end
Income:
sFive-year
income
(billion yen)
Components and devices
(13%)
Operating profit
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Income before income taxes
Net income
Home
appliances
(14%)
Information and
communications
equipment
(24%)
194.6
105.5
41.5
(199.0) *1
sEmployees by region (fiscal 2005)
(537.8) *1
(427.8) *1
China
(16%)
Asia and
others
(27%)
Europe
(4%)
For more information about the company's financial
performance, please visit the Matsushita IR website.
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AVC
networks
Matsushita Group Environmental Data Book 2005
Japan
(45%)
03
(19.5)*1
Americas
(8%)
URL
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ir-site.panasonic.com/
*Matsushita's consolidated accounting conforms to the U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP).
*The number of consolidated companies (parent company and
consolidated subsidiaries) is 628.
*The number of companies reflected by the equity method is 66.
*On April 1, 2004, Matsushita Electric Works, PanaHome, and their
respective subsidiaries became consolidated subsidiaries of the
Matsushita Group.
*1 Figures in parentheses denote negative values.
126.6
68.9
195.5
170.8
04
42.1
308.5
246.9
05
58.5
Contents
01 Basic Environment Policy ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・03,04
03 Green Plan 2010・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・07,08
02 Environmental Sustainability ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・05,06
Management in Fiscal 2005
G r ee n P ro du c t s
04 Product Life Cycle and Environmental Impact ・・・09,10
08 Resource Conservation with Products (3Rs) ・・・・・・・・・14
05 Environment-conscious Design・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・11
09 Superior Green Products・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・15,16
06 Energy Conservation with Products ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・12
10 Green Procurement/Green Purchasing・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・17
07 Chemical Substance Reduction in Products ・・・・・・・・・・13
11 Packaging Materials ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・18
Clean Factories
12 Prevention of Global Warming・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・19-22
15 Effective Use of Water Resources・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・29
13 Waste Reduction・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・23-26
16 Prevention of Air/Water Pollution ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・30
14 Chemical Substance Management ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・27,28
Environmental Risk Management
17 Environmental Risk Management・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・31,32
Product Recycling
18 Product Recycling ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・33,34
Environment and Ener gy Business
19 Environmental Business・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・35-38
Green Marketing and Distribution
20 Green Distribution ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・39,40
22 Repairs/Services・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・42
21 Green Marketing ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・41
Environmental Communication
23 Environmental Communication ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・43,44
25 External Awards・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・47,48
24 Social Contribution/Environmental ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・45,46
Awareness
Environmental Sustainability Management and Human Resources
26 Environmental Governance・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・49,50
28 ISO 14001・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・52-56
27 Environmental Education/Compliance with・・・・・・・・・・51
Laws and Regulations
29 Environmental Accounting ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・57,58
30 Partnership with International NGO,・・・・・・・・・・・・・59,60
the Natural Step
31 History of Environmental Activities・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・61
Reference guidelines
- The Japanese Ministry of the Environment's "Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2003"
- The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)'s "Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002"
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Basic Environment Policy
Matsushita's business activities benefit greatly from the earth in
various forms, such as the resources and energy needed for
Basic
Management
Objective
production. The global environment encompasses not only our
living and social environments, but also whole of nature. Unless
the global environment is maintained in a healthy and
URL
Company
Creed
Seven
Principles
panasonic.co.jp/company/en/conduct/04.html
productive state, we cannot enjoy a safe living environment.
Code of Conduct
Always keeping this in mind, all divisions at Matsushita are
dedicated to promoting environmental activities so as to pass on
URL
panasonic.co.jp/company/en/conduct/
a healthier global environment to future generations.
Environmental Statement
Matsushita's corporate mission is to "devote ourselves to the
Fully aware that humankind has a special responsibility to respect
and preserve the delicate balance of nature, we at Matsushita
acknowledge our obligation to maintain and nurture the ecology of
this planet. Accordingly, we pledge ourselves to the prudent,
sustainable use of the earth's resources and the protection of the
natural environment while we strive to fulfill our corporate
mission of contributing to enhanced prosperity for all.
progress and development of society and the well-being of
people through our business activities, thereby enhancing the
quality of life throughout the world." Based on our management
philosophy,
Matsushita
established
its
"Environmental
Management Basic Policy" in 1991, and subsequently made an
"Environmental Statement." In 2001, "Environmental Vision,"
which specifies the directions of the company's environmental
initiatives in seven areas, was set and announced with our
action plan "Green Plan 2010" targeting the goal of fiscal
Green Plan 2010
2011. We are fully committed to enhancing environmental
sustainability management with the aim of accomplishing all the
Environmental Statement
The Environmental Statement illustrates our belief based on "The Law of Nature," whereby genuine progress
and prosperity cannot be achieved without the co-prosperity of all the beings on the earth. The statement also
reflects the environmental aspect of our management philosophy, to be more specific, our social responsibilities
with the awareness that humankind has the obligation to make the best use of creation in a thoughtful and fair
manner.
goals specified in the plan.
In October 2001, we established both our "Environmental
we set goals within each of seven environmental aspects
Vision," and "Green Plan 2010," our concrete action plan
associated with our business activities and have been taking
consisting of approximately 50 items. They represent our future
diligent efforts to achieve them. We will dedicate ourselves to
commitment to society today and toward future as well as
enhancing environmental sustainability management in response
guidelines for environmental initiatives. Based on the basic
to changing social needs, while revising our vision and action
concept of "Environmental Technology and Ecological Thinking"
plan as needed.
( ● Items marked in blue: Added or changed in fiscal 2005)
The Matsushita Group contributes to "Coexistence with the Global Environment" through Environmental Technology and Ecological Thinking (ET2!).
Green Products
●
●
Clean Factories
Make all Matsushita products
Reduce households' environmental impact
Environment and energy business
●
Coexistence
with the Global
Environment
Green*1
Develop sustainable energy products such
as fuel cells
Green
Products
Communicate Matsushita's environmental
activities worldwide via various means
●
Take up future challenges by collaborating with
internal staff members and external parties
●
Environmental
communication
●
Clean
Factories
Product
recycling
Environment and
energy business
Environmental communication
Strive to achieve Zero Emissions*2
Strive to develop environment-conscious production
methods and systems
● Make all Matsushita factories Clean*3
●
Environmental
sustainability
management
and human
resources
Green
marketing
and
distribution
ET2!
Product recycling
●
Green marketing and distribution
●
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Make a commitment to conserve energy
and resources
Environmental sustainability management
and human resources
Build organization with speedy and autonomous
decision-making procedures
Establish indicators and evaluation systems for
environmental sustainability management
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Enhance environmental awareness in employees
●
*1 Products and services made with only environment-conscious materials through the efficient use of energy and resources
*2 Minimization of CO2 emissions and waste generation
*3 Factories that reduce the total environmental impact of production processes and can coexist with society and the local
environment
Expand product categories for recycling
●
Aiming to coexist with the global environment
Three perspectives of Factor X
To build a world where human beings can coexist with the
we must tackle the two following challenges: minimizing the
environmental impacts of our products over their life cycles, and
Improvement in "product life x product function"
GHG
Factor
global environment and maintain their sustainable development,
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Improvement in "product life x product function"
Resource
Factor
Reduction in "non-circulating resources over the life cycle"
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Non-use of specific chemicals
(lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium,
specified brominated flame retardants)
and restricted use of PVC polyvinyl chloride
Chemicals
pioneered an environmental progress indicator "Factor X". We
thus made the corporate target to improve the “Factor X” of our
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Reduction in "GHG emissions over the life cycle"
improving the quality of life around the world. We call such twofold objective "Creating Value for a New Lifestyle," and
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URL
"Factor X" panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/factor_x/
products used throughout the household.
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Simultaneous pursuit of environmental conservation and business activities: our basic mission
Comfort
and
convenience
Sense of
security
and
safety
Universal
design and
accessibility
for all
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Versatility
and
flexibility
…
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Value
for a New
Lifestyle
Improving the quality of life
Minimizing environmental impact
Global
warming
Resources
Ripple effect
on society
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"Value for a New Lifestyle" we
envision will lead towards a
sustainable society.
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…
Chemicals
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Improving Factor X
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Factor X of TVs and refrigerators (vs. fiscal 1994)
To achieve the sustainable development, the Factor X should be
improved to 10 in 201X, compared with 1990 level by
improving the energy and resource efficiencies. Our R&D efforts
have enabled us to improve the Factor X of our products every
year. As a start of challenge toward the targets, we worked out
●TVs
Fiscal 2001 (TH-36D10)
Fiscal 2005 (TH-36D60)
GHG Factor
3.3
4.7
Resource Factor
3.1
4.4
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Fiscal 2005 (NR-F462U)
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●Refrigerators
Fiscal 2001 (NR-E461U)
GHG Factor 1.8 and Resource Factor 1.3 based on the
GHG Factor
2.7
2.9
averages of over 90 products and equipments used in a
Resource Factor
1.1
1.3
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household in fiscal 2005 compared to those of fiscal 1991.
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Factor X for the household
Fiscal 1991 (base year)
Fiscal 2005 (results)
×1.2
(Number of home appliances: 82)
Fiscal 2011 (target)
×2
Factor 1
Factor 1.8
(GHG Factor)
(GHG Factor)
Environmental
impact
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(vs. fiscal 1991)
×1.0
(Number of home appliances: 68)
Quality of life
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New corporate targets
for fiscal 2011
Factor 4
for the
household
GHG Factor
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5
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Resource Factor
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3
×1.0
(Annual GHG emissions: 8.8 tons)
×0.7
(Annual GHG emissions: 5.8 tons)
×0.5
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GHG Factor 5 and Resource
Factor 3 for a single household
are collectively referred to as
"Factor 4 for the household."
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Environmental Sustainability Management in Fiscal 2005
Global environmental trends and Matsushita
Achievement and challenges in fiscal 2005
As the Kyoto Protocol came into force in February 2005,
Pursue leading-edge sustainability management
activities to prevent global warming have started in their full
In February 2005, Matsushita delivered our first household fuel
wings. Likewise, programs to reduce the risk of chemical
cell co-generation system to Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., achieving the
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substances such as the European Union (EU) RoHS Directive*
world first commercial launch of such a system. The fuel cells
have been expanding across the world. While such movements
generate electricity from hydrogen, which has long been
towards development of sustainable society have been
considered the energy source of our dreams, achieving high
accelerating, Matsushita has long been committed to pursuing
efficiency and thus preventing the global warming. Matsushita
"Coexistence with the Global Environment" as one of our two
continues our effort to provide highly durable fuel cells at lower
corporate visions for the 21st century. Matsushita aims to become
costs aiming for a high diffusion rate in near future.
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an environment-oriented company* that is capable of simultane-
Since 1997, we have been promoting the development of Green
ous pursuit of environmental preservation and business activities.
Products (GPs) that meet Matsushita’s self-developed environ-
Our comprehensive collaboration with Matsushita Electric Works
mental criteria. In fiscal 2005, 837 of our models were
and PanaHome has significantly expanded the Matsushita
accredited as GPs, achieving GP development ratio of 85%
Group’s business fields in fiscal 2005. A new Matsushita group is
versus the total number of models introduced during the period. In
striving to contribute to society by offering total life solutions that
order to make our GP development target ratio of 90% by the
range from electronic devices, electrical appliances, housing
fiscal 2011 and even more challenging one, we are planning to
equipment to ideas for people’s lifestyles and the social
set even stricter criteria from fiscal 2006.
infrastructure. Our mission is to improve the quality of life as well
With a view to creating a new impetus towards sustainability we
as to minimize environmental impacts by increasing the value of
set criteria for cutting-edge Green Products, called "Super GPs",
our products and services. We will promote environment-
in fiscal 2003. Although we accredited hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-
conscious total life solutions through taking advantage of the three
free refrigerators and intelligent power devices (IPDs) that
companies’ respective strengths.
reduced standby power consumption during the first year, no
other products have since been accredited. To cultivate the basis
3 perspectives of our environmental activities
Based on the "Green Plan (GP) 2010", our long-term action plan,
launched "Superior GP" criteria that accredit products not
Matsushita group has formulated a mid-term environmental plan
reaching to the "Super GP" criteria but featuring the industry’s
for the period from fiscal 2005 to 2007 that consists of three
best environmental performance in the product category. In the
perspectives: "pursue leading-edge sustainability management",
first year, 19 products were accredited as "Superior GPs." We
"minimize environmental risks" and "enhance competitiveness
aim to develop "Super GPs" through the wave of "Superior GPs."
through advanced activities beyond compliance". "Pursue
Challenges of the highest priority at factories are to enhance
leading-edge
our
energy conservation to prevent global warming. In fiscal 2005,
commitment to being a "top-runner" company that contributes the
we invested 5 billion yen in energy-conservation programs at our
development of a sustainable society. "Minimize environmental
factories. While the consumer products sector achieved "energy-
risks" refers to our efforts to identify and manage overall
conservation rate"*3 of 7%, higher compared to original target of
environmental risks of our business activities on global basis.
3.5%, the device sector, including semiconductors and PDPs,
"Enhance competitiveness through advanced activities beyond
ended up at 6.4%, slightly lower compared to the target rate of
compliance" means we will attempt to exceed compliance with
7%. However, the total CO2 emissions increased by 160,000
basic laws and regulations and thereby enhance our
tons to 4.43 million tons on a global basis and by 40,000 tons to
competitiveness through more aggressive targets and activities.
1.95 million tons in Japan. In fiscal 2005, in order to take
In order to achieve those objectives, it is vital to build
stronger measures for prevention of global warming we decided
relationships of support and trust with our stakeholders. To this
the followings: to calculate CO2 emissions based on the GHG
end, we must make our environmental sustainability management
protocol; to focus on CO2 emission reductions on a global basis;
more "visible", and increase its "transparency" through optimal
and to set clear and transparent indicators to reflect conservation
information management and disclosure. Regarding this
efforts and progress.
sustainability
management"
represents
approach as the driving force behind our environmental activities,
we will strengthen our relations of trust with stakeholders through
collection, assessment, disclosure and communication of our
environmental performance and accounting data.
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of steady development of "Super GPs", in Fiscal 2005, we
*1 The Directive on the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment
*2 A company whose environmental activities form the foundation of business and represent prerequisites for
business growth
*3 Energy-conservation rate (converted to CO2) = (Amount of energy consumption reduced as a result of the
current fiscal year's measures) / (Amount of energy consumed in the previous fiscal year)
Bolstering of Environmental Vision and Green Plan 2010
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As for soil and groundwater pollution by chlorinated organic
In fiscal 2005, we upgraded our Environmental Vision and
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solvents which had been widely used as cleaning agents in the
Green Plan 2010, aiming to further promote the above
past, we placed all Matsushita sites in Japan under management
mentioned initiatives.
Minimize environmental risks
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supervision at the end of fiscal 2004, meaning completion of
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internal surveys and countermeasures had taken in place. By the
Green Products
end of fiscal 2005, 38 out of 78 polluted sites had completed all
Aiming to "Create Value for a New Lifestyle" through
required countermeasures (remaining 40 sites on the way). We
collaboration with Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome, we
are to place all our 152 sites outside Japan under management
have incorporated into our green product activities and
supervision by the end of fiscal 2006.
"Environmental Vision," the concept of reducing environmental
In Japan, Matsushita used to produce equipments containing
impacts through the approach of total life solutions. Using our
PCBs. However, in response to administrative guidance issued in
proprietary "Factor X" indicator to assess over 90 products that
1972, we have stopped the production of and are now strictly
are used in the household, we will minimize the environmental
managing PCBs. During fiscal 2005, we have worked on the
impact of the household while improving the quality of life. Our
safe and efficient storage of PCB-containing equipments and
targets for fiscal 2011 are GHG Factor 5 and Resource Factor 3,
building the infrastructure for the treatment of PCB polluted soil
which will achieve an average Factor 4 for the household
and equipments with the target completion year of fiscal 2017. In
compared with the base year, fiscal 1991. We do not set
January 2005, we announced our plan to conduct a pilot
incremental annual targets since our purpose of this activity is to
program in Kitakyushu-city in western Japan, targeting full-scale
self-assess our own footprint at any given point as we approach
operation in the earlier stage, and we started the program in
fiscal 2011, and share such information with our stakeholders in
May 2005.
order to step-up to a higher level.
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Enhance competitiveness through advanced activities
Clean Factories
beyond compliance
We operate more than 300 manufacturing sites around the world
Prior to the enforcement of EU’s WEEE directive*4 in August
and we thus recognize it as our responsibility to reduce the
2005, Matsushita, Thomson and JVC entered into a cooperation
environmental impact of our business activities on a global basis.
agreement in the area of collection and recycling in EU.
We have added a goal to "make all factories clean" to our
Matsushita also established Ecology Net Europe GmbH,
Environmental Vision and are now examining to implement a
Matsushita’s wholly-owned recycling management company in
Clean Factory (CF) accrediting program using CF assessment
Germany in April 2005. By taking advantage of our experience
criteria. We hope to utilize our CF assessment criteria, not only as
in product recycling in Japan, the company will provide low-cost
our uniformed criteria but also as a tool to support localized
and high efficient recycling solutions.
environmental programs that are rooted in regions or countries. In
To ensure non-use of the chemical substances*5 ristricted in the
order to achieve the goal to "make all factories clean", we set
EU’s RoHS directive which will come into force in July 2006, we
fiscal 2011 target of CF accredited rate of 90%.
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have been working since June 2003 on a group-wide project for
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non-use of the specific chemical substances from all products
Fiscal 2006 as halfway point of the Green Plan 2010
shipped worldwide from April 2005. With cooperation of some
Fiscal 2006 is the halfway point of the GP2010. We are now
11,000 suppliers around the world, we have confirmed the
summing up our performance results to date and will adjust our
chemical content of 1,320,000 components and have completed
activities and targets for the remaining 5 years to respond the
substitution for about 240,000 components, meaning 96% of the
recent environmental changes and demands.
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total components we use have achieved non-use of such
substances. As a result, approximately 25,000 product models
among 48,000 currently conform to the requirements. We plan to
・Achieving the industry's best
environmental performance in
major product categories
・Improving factory performance
complete the elimination of the substances from the remaining
models*6 by the end of October 2005 through substituting
additional 50,000 components at the earliest possible date.
*4 The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
*5 Lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and two specified brominated flame retardants
*6 Excluding models with parts and materials with no feasible alternatives or suppliers, for example those
commonly used in the electronics industry, or those with parts and materials specified by customers
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Three perspectives for mid-term environmental plan
・Soil and groundwater
pollution
・PCB waste
・Industrial waste
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Pursue
leading-edge sustainability
management
Minimize
environmental risks
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・Enhancing product
recycling
Enhance competitiveness ・Completing the non-use
through advanced activities of specific chemical
substances
beyond compliance
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Make environmental sustainability management "visible"
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03
Green Plan 2010
Environmental action plan, the "Green Plan 2010", and its progress
Global targets based on fiscal 2001 levels ・Items marked in blue: Added or changed in fiscal 2005
Green Plan 2010
Fiscal 2006 targets
Item
Expansion of
environment-conscious
products
・Increase Resource Factor for the household to 3 (vs. fiscal 1991)
・Increase the Green Product development
rate*2
to 70% or more
Prevention of global warming ・Increase the GHG efficiency*3 to 30% or more
Green
Products
Effective use of resources
Reduction of the
specific chemical
substances
・Increase the resource efficiency*4 to 50% or more
・Increase to 90% or more
・Discontinue use in products shipped from April 2005: Lead, cadmium, hexavalent
chromium, and mercury
・Discontinue immediately: Specified brominated flame retardants (PBB, PBDE)
・Enforce restricted use from April 2006: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin
Expansion of environment-conscious factories ・Increase factories accredited as Clean Factories*5 to 50% or more
Prevention of
global warming
Fiscal 2011 targets
・Increase GHG Factor for the household*1 to 5 (vs. fiscal 1991)
Value for Prevention of global warming
a New
Lifestyle Effective use of resources
・Reduce CO2 emissions per basic unit*6 by 5%
・Reduce by 10%
・Reduce the amounts of use, release and transfer by 40%
・Reduce the amounts of release and transfer (targets under review)
Waste and
recyclable waste
・Reduce generation per basic unit of sales by 10%
・Reduce by 20%
Water
・Reduce consumption per basic unit of sales by 5%
・Promote effective use of water resources
・Reduce by 10%
Chemical substances
Clean
Factories
Production methods and systems
Product recycling
・Establish new production methods and systems to make more efficient use of energy and resources
・Establish a system to expand product categories for recycling
・Establish recycling systems for all home appliance categories
・Improve recycling rate
Environment/energy business
Conservation of
resources
Green
marketing
and
distribution
・Start full-fledged sales of the household fuel cell cogeneration system
・Strengthen energy management business
・Ensure that the system is widely spread
・Expand the business
・Conserve resources by making use of websites for marketing activities
・Promote modal shift and increase rail freight to 20,000 containers (Japan)
・Increase rail freight to 30,000 containers
Prevention of
global warming
・Develop the Environmental Report into a Sustainable Report
・Publish site reports
Information disclosure
・Promote communication with a wide range of stakeholders
Environmental
communication
Green investment/
contribution to local
communities
Corporate citizenship
Partnership
Environmental
sustainability
management
and
human
resources
・Continue forest preservation activities
・Increase greenery around factories and on rooftops
・Promote green investment/establish a Green Fund
・Increase LE families to 50% of total employee households or more (Japan)
・Expand the Love the Earth (LE) Citizens' Campaign outside of the company
・Strengthen partnerships and form networks with environmental NPOs
・Actively cooperate toward and contribute to environmental activities of international
organizations, governments, and municipalities
Organizational structure
・Strengthen the environmental promotion system of Group companies throughout
the world
・Strengthen decision-making functions in each region throughout the world
Development of
human resources
・Prepare environmental training curriculums for each corporate level and division
Management evaluation
system
・Establish a comprehensive environmental accounting system
・Reflect the reductions in the environmental impact of products and operations in performance evaluations
07
・Build an inter-company network for LE activities
・Reflect the results of environmental accounting in performance
evaluations
*1 Total of some 90 products and systems used throughout the household
*2 Sales ratio of Green Products versus products developed in the current fiscal year
*3 See page 11 for the definition.
*4 See page 11 for the definition.
*5 Accredited factories based on the results of environmental impact reduction such
as CO2 emissions and waste generation
*6 CO2 emissions / (consolidated sales / Bank of Japan's corporate goods price
index [electrical equipment])
*7 CO2 emissions / (nominal production / Bank of Japan's corporate goods price
index [electrical equipment])
01
Fiscal 2005 targets and results
Targets
Self-evaluation
Results
02
−
−
03
・Increase the Green Products development rate to 56% or more
・Increased the Green Products development rate to 85% with 837 models
・Super Green Products: 0 models, Superior Green Products: 19 models
○
・Increase the GHG efficiency to 24% or more
・Achieved targets with 498 models
○
・Increase the resource efficiency to 40% or more
・Achieved targets with 455 models
○
・Identify the material balance of 30 major products
・Identified the material balance of 30 major products
○
05
・Eliminate lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and mercury from
products to be shipped from April 2005 onwards
・Completed the Chemical Substance Content Survey of all 1.32 million components by March 2005
・Completed the substitution of about 240,000 components containing the specified chemical substances,
achieving the non-use of these substances in 96% of all components
△
06
・Studied the feasibility of introducing a Clean Factory accrediting system
−
07
・Reduced CO2 emissions per basic unit by 9%
○
・Reduced CO2 emissions per unit of actual production*7 by 16% compared with fiscal 1991 (Japan)
−
・Identified actual CO2 reduction costs achieved by group-wide energy-conservation measures
△
・Reduce CO2 emissions per basic unit by 4%
・Continue trials of in-house CO2 emissions trading
Reduce the amounts
of use, release and
transfer
・by 50% from the fiscal 1999 level (Japan)
・Reduced the amounts of use by 75% and the amounts of release and transfer by 62% (Japan)
○
・by 39% from the fiscal 2001 level (Asia and Oceania)
・Increased the amounts of use by 129% and the amounts of release and transfer by 29% (Asia and Oceania)
×
04
08
09
10
・Reduced the amounts of use by 72% and the amounts of release and transfer by 54% (others)
○
・Reduce generation (including recyclable waste) per basic unit of sales by 8%
・Increased generation (including recyclable waste) per basic unit of sales by 13%
×
・Continue zero waste emissions efforts (Japan)
・Continued zero waste emissions efforts and achieved a recycling rate of 99.3% (Japan)
・Made preparations for establishing waste governance
・Complete the detoxification treatment of PCB waste by July 2016
・Calculated individual business domain companies' PCB treatment costs and promoted their consolidation
○
・Reduce consumption per basic unit of sales by 4%
・Increased consumption per basic unit of sales by 1%
×
・Establish an energy-conservation manufacturing management system
・Held management system seminars in Asia and China
△
・Develop a recycling scheme in Europe
・Established a recycling management company (ENE) in Europe
・Formulated internal rules for bearing recycling costs in Europe
○
・Identify concerns and establish policies to increase the recycling rate
・Launched a project for improving the 3R design of products (3R Project)
○
15
・Launch the household fuel cell co-generation system in the market
・Expand the energy management business for household and commercial
use
・Launched the household fuel cell co-generation system in the market
・Reduced CO2 emissions by 2,600 tons/year by promoting energy management business for commercial
use through E-cubic Co., Ltd. (expanded contracts with food service companies)
○
16
・Continue the "N's Eco Project"
・Carried out the third and fourth campaigns of the "N's Eco Project"
○
・Promote the use of rail transport, increasing freight to 15,000 containers
・Increased rail freight to 12,000 containers (increased by 9% from fiscal 2004)
△
・Introduce 50 hybrid trucks for local product distribution
・Introduced 57 hybrid trucks (cumulative total) for local product distribution (an increase of 36 from fiscal 2004)
・Formulated the Leap Ahead Eco Car Plan and set targets for replacing the company's cars with eco cars by fiscal 2011
○
・Develop the Environmental Sustainability Report into a corporate report
・Made improvements to a CSR-oriented corporate report and changed the title
・Published the first Chinese version
○
・Enrich the disclosed contents of environmental site reports
・Disclosed environmental site reports on websites by all global sites
○
・Hold stakeholder meetings
・Held dialogs about measures against the prevention of global warming with environmental NPOs
in Japan and Europe
・Held stakeholder dialogs on four occasions
○
・Participate in major exhibitions to enhance demonstrations targeting
consumers
・Participated in the Eco-Products (Japan) and Eco-Products International Fair (Malaysia)
・Participated in ENEX (Tokyo and Osaka)
○
・Promote the "Forest to grow co-existence with Environment" campaign
・Started the "Forest to grow co-existence with Environment" campaign to promote on-site greenery
○
・by 22% from the fiscal 2003 level (others)
11
○
12
13
14
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
・Increase LE families to 40% of total employee households or more (Japan)
・Organize promotion frameworks and enhance effective communications
by holding symposiums and using the media strategically
・Increase LE families to 44% of total employee households (Japan)
・Improve communications through the strategic use of the media
○
・Promote energy-conservation campaigns
・Participated in the "Candle Night - Summer Solstice 2004" hosted by Japan's Ministry of the Environment
and turned off advertising neon signs
○
・Start the integration of corporate functional divisions' environmental systems
・Set up the Environmental Policy Committee and strengthened collaboration between Corporate
Environmental Affairs Division and business domain companies in decision-making processes
△
27
・Collect monthly data via environmental performance systems outside Japan
・Collect data about the chemical substances contained in products by
using the Product Chemical Substances Management System
・Collected monthly data via environmental performance systems in Japan including
Matsushita Electric Works and started operations with subsidiaries outside Japan and PanaHome
○
28
・Establish educational schemes, enrich the contents of general education,
and promote their utilization
・Promoted general employee education using the same contents across the company by means such as
e-learning (some 12,000 employees participated) and provided CD-ROM-based group training
○
・Promote the internal use of environmental accounting
・Issued an environmental accounting data book for internal use (analysis by segment, business domain
company, region, etc.)
・Promoted material flow cost accounting in the Motor Company
○
・Evaluate environmental performance on a business domain company basis
・Carried out environmental performance evaluations of all business domain companies
○
25
26
29
30
31
Self-evaluation rating: ○ Targets accomplished, △ 80% or more of targets accomplished, × Less than 80% of targets accomplished
08
04
Product Life Cycle and Environmental Impact
Material
procurement
Manufacturing
INPUT
Product materials
Metals
155,000 tons
Plastics
90,000 tons
Glass
54,000 tons
Others
33,000 tons
Packaging materials
60,000 tons
Marketing
and
distribution
OUTPUT
Products
Matsushita
Group
Mass of products sold
Manufacturing
Electricity
330,000 tons
Manufacturing
2.65 billion kWh
CO2
1.95 million tons-CO2
78,000 kl
NOx
1,649 tons
Gas
230 million m3
SOx
357 tons
Water
43,680,000 m3
Water
Oil
Chemical substances (handled)
87,000 tons
9.54 million m3
Chemical substances
(Release and transfer)
Fuel for vehicles
68,000 kl
CO2
180,000 tons-CO2
NOx
1,212 tons
valuable resources such as energy and water in our
manufacturing processes. The products we manufacture
consume energy when used by our customers and are then
collected and treated when they finally become disused. In this
section, we report on our fiscal 2005 business activities from a
material balance perspective. Although the calculation model is
limited in scope, we expanded this scope to 30 products in
fiscal 2005 (16 in fiscal 2004) and added increasingly
09
1,643 tons
Marketing and distribution
We procure many resources as materials and also utilize
popular products such as IH cooking heaters.
10 sites in Japan (for home appliances)
771 tons
Amount of waste for final disposal
Marketing
and
distribution
Manufacturing
163 sites in Japan
Green Products
01
INPUT
Use
OUTPUT
02
03
Energy consumption
Emissions
Customers
04
Electricity
42.7 billion kWh
CO2
18.61 million tons-CO2
05
06
INPUT
Collected products
Collection
and
recycling
07
OUTPUT
09
Recycled resources
Matsushita
Group
Collection
and
recycling
points
08
Metals
44,000 tons
10
Glass
12,000 tons
11
36,000 tons
Others
5,000 tons
18,000 tons
* Excluding Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome
Air conditioners
13,000 tons
TVs
22,000 tons
Refrigerators
Washing machines
12
Use
PCs
13
57 tons
14
15
16
Collection
and recycling
34 sites in Japan
Material
procurement
Disposal
Calculation model
Region covered : Japan
Fiscal year covered : Fiscal 2005
Products (material procurement)
The amount of resources input and product sales in weight for 30 major products*1.
The amount of resources input is calculated not from the amount of materials procured but
from the raw mined materials based on the composition of each product component.
Products imported from overseas manufacturing business units are included.
Manufacturing
The amount of resources input to and output from production activities. 163 sites in Japan
were covered.
(Input)
Electricity Amount of electricity purchased from electric utilities
Amount of fuel oil and kerosene consumed
Oil
Amount of city gas and LPG consumed
Gas
Amount of municipal water, industrial water, and groundwater consumed
Water
(Output)
CO2 emissions associated with the use of electricity, gas, oil, etc.
CO2
Emissions of nitrogen oxides resulting from the use of gas and oil
NOx
Emissions of sulfur oxides resulting from the use of oil
SOx
Waste water Amount of discharged water into the sewage system and rivers
The amount of fuel input for vehicles and CO2 and NOx emissions in product transportation.
This covers from manufacturing sites to retailers. The transportation of imported goods is
limited to cover only inside Japan after their arrival.
Use
Electricity consumption and CO2 emissions during the life cycle for 30 major products*1. Life
cycle electricity consumption is estimated based on the hours of use and the life of each
product. The period of use is calculated for 10 years as the period of use.
Collection and recycling
Weight of collected products of the five product categories, namely, TVs, refrigerators, air
conditioners, washing machines, and PCs. Collected resources refer to resources that are
transferable to a business entity who use these for parts and materials of their products with
monetary compensation or free of charge.
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Approximately 5,000 suppliers in Japan
*1 30 major product categories
CRT TVs, PDP TVs, VCRs, DVD recorders and DVD players, SD cards, laptop PCs, digital cameras, video
cameras, fax machines, phones, mobile phones, air conditioners, refrigerators, washer/dryers, fully automatic
washing machines, microwave ovens, dish washers & dryers, vacuum cleaners, rice cookers, air purifiers,
clothes dryers, home-use garbage processors, IH cooking heaters, natural refrigerant heat pump water heaters,
electric bidets with shower, electric pots, oxygen air chargers, fluorescent lamps, home-use lighting equipment
(SD cards and fluorescent lamps are not included in the "Energy consumption" during use.)
29
30
31
10
05
Environment-conscious Design
Matsushita set up its own criteria for accrediting Green Products
(GPs) in 2002 to accelerate the development of environmentconscious products. By using them, we also defined the criteria
of Type II "Environmental Labels (self-declaration type)" to
enhance the dissemination of GPs. In fiscal 2005, we
commenced the "Superior GP" accreditation program, which
promotes developing environment-conscious products as the
Green Products in fiscal 2005
In fiscal 2005, 837 products were certified as GPs. Out of these,
products accredited in the GHG efficiency category accounted
for about 60% of the total. As a result of the efforts for non-use of
specific chemical substances, the number of GPs accredited in
the chemical substance criterion increased in fiscal 2005.
industry's best.
Number of developed GPs
(Number of products)
Green Products accreditation program
GP accreditation criteria
We have defined products that have improved eco-efficiencies,
that are free from specific chemical substances, or that will
* Several products were accredited in multiple criteria.
GHG efficiency
Resource efficiency
Non-use of chemical
substances
Products for solving
environmental problems
583
these GPs, we designate the products that have achieved the
432 402
industry's best environmental performance as "Superior GPs,"
503
285
society as "Super GPs." In the Green Plan 2010, we have set
we have achieved 85%, surpassing the target of 56%. After
498
396
455
401
229
and trend-setting products toward achieving a sustainable
2011 by promoting GP development and sales. In fiscal 2005,
837
732
contribute to addressing environmental issues as "GPs." Out of
the goal to increase the GP development rate*1 to 90% in fiscal
Total number of GPs
32
24
9
0
03
04
05
Super Green Products and Superior Green Products
We introduced the Super GP accreditation program in fiscal
fiscal 2006, we will apply stricter criteria to accredit GPs.
2003 and accredited HFC-free refrigerators and intelligent
*1 GP development rate = Total sales of the GPs developed during the fiscal year / Total sales of all products
developed during the fiscal year
power devices (IPD) that reduced standby power consumption in
GP development rates
the same fiscal year. In 2004 we introduced the Superior GPs
accreditation program, aiming to create Super GPs and
(%)
accelerate GP development. 19 products*2 were accredited as
85
Actual
Targets
90
68
Superior GPs in fiscal 2005.
70
41
Criteria for accrediting Superior GP
56
Products that have achieved the industry's best environmental performance
in at least one category
42
28
0
Environmental
performance
03
04
05
06 target
11 target
Energy
conservation
Power consumption during product use, standby mode, etc.
Resource
conservation
Less resource consumption enabled by lighter-weight and
water-saving design, recycled material use, etc.
Chemical
substances
Non-use of specific chemical substances
*2 For details, please refer to pages 15 and 16, Superior GPs.
Criteria for accrediting Green Products (GPs) (fiscal 2005)
Super GPs
Superior GPs
Significant progress in environmental efficiency / trend-setting products toward achieving a sustainable society
Products that have achieved the industry's best environmental performance (foundation for creating Super GPs)
Achieve targets in one or more categories below and at the industry's top level at the same time
Green Products
(GPs)
Products
with
improved
environmental
efficiency
GHG
efficiency
Product life × product functions
GHG emissions over the entire life cycle
Increased by 24% or
more from 2000-models
Resource
efficiency
Product life × product functions
Non-circulating resources over the entire life cycle*3
Increased by 40% or
more from 2000-models
Chemical
substances
(Lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury,
specified brominated flame retardants (PBB and PBDE), and PVC resin)
Products and services aimed at solving environmental problems
*3 Resources newly extracted from the earth + resources disposed of = 2 × mass of resources input over the entire life cycle - mass of 3R resources - mass of 3R applicable resources
11
06
Energy Conservation with Products
CO2 emissions from our products
Green Products
Reductions of standby power consumption by products
01
CO2 emissions over the entire life cycle of the products we sold
Standby power consumption by products is regarded to account
02
in Japan in fiscal 2005 are estimated at 18.61 million tons (see
for about 10%*5 of the total power consumption at households.
page 10). This amounts to about 10% of the CO2 emitted
We have made efforts to lower the standby power consumption
annually from all Japanese households, totaling 170 million
of each product as close to zero as possible. Standby power
tons*1. An examination of product life cycles reveals that
consumption by VCRs, which accounts for 17%*5 of the total
approximately 80% of the CO2 generated from air conditioners,
standby power consumption, has significantly decreased as
TVs and refrigerators, which consume a large portion of
shown below. That of TVs also has dropped to 0.08 W.
household electricity, is emitted during product use.
*5 "Catalog for Energy Conservation Performance" published by The Energy Conservation Center, Japan
03
04
05
06
*1 Released by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan in 2005 (emissions in fiscal 2004)
07
Life cycle CO2 emissions of major products
Standby power consumption by VCRs and TVs
(W)
Air conditioners
(2.8 kW)
4.0
3.5
TVs
(36-inch
BS high-vision)
2,162
1,603
10
1.3
(Manufacturing of materials,
electronic components,
transportation, disposal, etc.)
1,691*2
1,451
09
During product use
Others
Refrigerators
(465 liters)
08
VCRs
VCRs (when indication light is off)
TVs
4,036
3,884
0.7
0.2
96
11
0.3
0.08
05
0
(kg-CO2)
0
1.2
01
12
*2 Measured according to JIS C 9801.
Improving the energy-conservation
performance of major products
Here
we
introduce
the
trends
in
Fiscal 1996
Fiscal 2001
Fiscal 2005
VCRs
NV-H10
NV-HV5
NV-SV120
TVs
TH-32HV30
TH-32D10
TH-32D55
13
14
energy-conservation
15
performance of air conditioners, TVs and refrigerators according
Example of energy conservation by Superior GPs
to the energy-conservation performance criteria specified in the
Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation
Out of the Superior GPs accredited in fiscal 2005, here we
Law). For example, the energy consumption efficiency (coefficient
introduce the Cans & Bottles Vending Machine whose GHG
of performance, COP) of air conditioners has almost doubled
efficiency has significantly surpassed the fiscal 2005 target of
compared with ten-year-old models. These products have also
24% increase from 2000-model products.
satisfied the energy-conservation performance criteria.
The CO2 emission over the entire life cycle from the Cans &
16
17
18
19
Bottles Vending Machine is reduced by 36% compared to that of
(COP)*3
6.31
5.40 5.66 5.81 5.93
3.05
0
95
01
02
03
04
05
Achievement ratio of energyconservation standards *4 128%
(CS-X285A)
*3 COP = Cooling and heating capacity / power
consumption
*4 Rate of achieving the target specified for each
product category in the Energy Conservation
Law. Larger percentages show a higher energy
conservation performance.
Annual power consumption of TVs (29-inch standard models)
(kWh/year)
198
20
2000-model products, by adopting "U-Vacua," a vacuum
Energy consumption efficiency of air conditioners
(2.8 kW cooling capacity)
Achievement ratio of energyconservation standards 122%
insulation, which provides about 10 times the heat insulation of
21
conventional urethane, and by developing a high-efficiency heat
22
exchanger, whose exchange efficiency is improved by 10%.
23
GHG emissions over the entire
life cycle of Cans & Bottles
Vending Machines
GHG efficiency 56% increase
Product functions:
1.0 time
24
Product life:
1.0 time
(kg-CO2)
25
8,580
(TH-29FB8)
26
36% reduction
143 143 143 143 138
5,504
0
95
01
02
03
04
27
05
28
Annual power consumption of refrigerators (450-liter capacity)
(kWh/year)
1,190
Achievement ratio of energyconservation standards 298%
(NR-E461A)
370 340
0
95
01
02
0
01
05
Cans & Bottles
Vending Machine
NS-4R30YS
29
30
200 180 150
03
04
05
31
*Measured according to JIS C 9801.
12
07
Chemical Substance Reduction in Products
Overview of managing chemical substances in products
Substitution of specific chemical substances in electric shaver
Linear Smoother
We are managing chemical substances in products by our own
Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines Ver. 3 (For
Parts containing
specific chemical
substances
Materials before Materials after
substitution
substitution
Products).
Linear motors
Chromated hot dip
galvanized steel sheets
Chromium-free hot dip
Electronic components
(lead sections)
Lead solder
plating
Lead-free solder
plating
Thermal fuses
Tin/lead
Indium alloys
Power cords
(Resin stabilizers)
Lead compounds
Calcium-zinc
Definitions in the Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines Ver. 3 (For Products)
Ranks
Definitions
Level ・Substances whose intentional use has been prohibited by laws and regulations
・Substances whose elimination has been stated in internal Environmental Notices
1
Prohibited
Substances
ES8045
Level
2
Controled
substances
URL
・Substances whose use will be prohibited by laws and regulations as of the
specified deadlines
・Substances whose elimination is being promoted by the Matsushita Group
・Substances selected in consideration of environmental impact, including recycling
and appropriate treatment
・The use of these substances is not restricted, but their actual use status and
content must be controled.
panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/suppliers/
Restriction on the use of PVC
We are using PVC as shown in the graph below. We designated
it as a Level 2 Prohibited Substance, and have made efforts to
eliminate its use by the end of March 2006.
Level 1 Prohibited Substances
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Cadmium and its compounds
(Resins, pigments, packaging materials)
Asbestos
Lead and its compounds (coatings, packaging materials)
Specified organic tin compounds
Hexavalent chromium compounds (packaging materials)
Short-chained chlorinated paraffin
Mercury and its compounds (packaging materials)
Specified brominated flame retardants (PBB and PBDE)
Specified amine compounds
Azo dyes and pigments forming specified amines
Ozone-depleting substances
Polychloronaphthalene (number of chlorine is three or more)
Formaldehyde
Level 2 Prohibited Substances
Breakdown of PVC use (fiscal 2005)
Others
(25%)
Total
27,000
tons
Connecting cords
(3%)
Internal wiring
(9%)
Rain gutters
(43%)
Power cords
(20%)
In fiscal 2005, we reviewed our policy in consideration of the
Cadmium and its compounds
Hexavalent chromium compounds
environmental impact by PVC, and defined the parts and
Lead and its compounds
Mercury and its compounds
materials applicable to the use restriction of PVC as listed below.
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) and its mixtures
To ensure that this restriction will apply to the new products from
April 2006 onwards, we have established cooperative
Taking the opportunity of the RoHS Directive, we have been
working since June 2003 on non-use of specific chemical
substances*1 in all products shipped worldwide from April
2005, by gaining cooperation of our suppliers (see page 17).
frameworks with our suppliers.
Parts and materials applicable to the use restriction of PVC
PVC parts/materials containing specified additives*3
Parts and materials
that fall under any of
the following categories
(Applicable to new products manufactured from April 1, 2006 onwards)
As a result, we eliminated the use of these substances in about
25,000 product models as of the end of March 2005*2.
*1 Lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium and specified brominated flame retardants (PBB and PBDE)
*2 For details, please refer to page 31 of the Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2005.
*3 Specified additive = Phthalate ester
Examples of PVC substitution
Use
Substitution of specific chemical substances in
high-temperature steam IH rice cookers
SR-SS18
13
Power cords
Parts containing
specific chemical
substances
Materials before Materials after
substitution
substitution
Thermal fuses
Silver-oxide
cadmium
Silver-oxide
copper alloys
Cord reels
Chromated hot dip
Chromium-free hot dip
Screws
Hexavalent
chromating
Trivalent
chromating
(lead sections)
Lead solder
plating
Lead-free solder
plating
PVC parts/materials that are used in products for which no
post-use collection system exists
Substitution examples
DVD recorders, LCD projectors, rice cookers
Internal wiring HFC-free refrigerators, air conditioners with a filter
auto cleaning system
Connecting
Audio cables, LAN cables, headphone cables
cords
Sheets
Substitution
materials
Polyolefin
Polyolefin
Polyolefin
Elastomer
TV stands, remote control unit covers, outer packages
PP/PC/PET
Tubes
Household ventilation systems equipment
PET/Olefin
Covers
Decorative boards for kitchen systems, refrigerator
doors, electronic print boards, air conditioner piping
PET/Olefin
Others
Drain caps for air conditioners
EPDM
08
Resource Conservation with Products (3Rs)
3Rs refer to the initial letters of: "Reducing" consumed resources
for manufacturing products; "Reusing" parts removed from used
products; and "Recyling" materials of used products as materials
for new products. Prolonging lifetimes of products will also
contribute to "Reducing" since the resource consumption per
duration of service will decrease.
Green Products
Examples of "Recycling"
01
The use of recycled plastics has been limited, because mixed-in
02
metal pieces clog molding dies and material characteristics are
instable. We have reduced the clogging of metal pieces and the
03
amount of foreign substances contained in recycled materials by
04
developing their removal methods, and have prevented clogging
by improving molding dies. Furthermore, we have curbed
Example of "Reducing"
05
variations in material characteristics. As a result, the mass of
As an approach to "Reducing" resource consumption, here we
recycled plastic parts usable for refrigerators has increased to
introduce the Super Multi-drive to be installed in PC, one of the
seven times from that of 2003-model products.
06
07
Superior GPs accredited in fiscal 2005. This drive's resource
efficiency has significantly surpassed fiscal 2005 target of 50%
08
Recycled plastic parts usable for refrigerators
increase from 2000-model products.
09
The conventional 9.5 mm-thick Super Multi-drive installed in a
mobile PC, formerly used an aluminum body. We have replaced
10
the aluminum body with lighter magnesium alloy and titanium
one, and have secured the required rigidity by structure
11
2003-model
analyses. As a result, we have reduced resource consumption to
12
about one third of the 2000-model products, and its mass to
approximately 99 g.
13
Mass of non-circulating
resources over the entire life
cycle of drives installed in PCs
(g)
Increased to seven times
in mass
Resource efficiency
151% increase
Product functions:
1.2 time
14
15
Product life:
1.0 time
16
326
17
52% reduction
2004-model
18
156
19
0
01
05
20
Super Multi-drive
UJ-822M Series
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Recycling of four home appliances
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24
25
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27
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TVs
CRT glass is reused as material
for new CRT glass.
Air conditioners
Copper and aluminum of the
heat exchanger are reused in
heat exchanger parts, and cast
iron of the compressor in cast
iron parts of new compressors.
Refrigerators
Plastics are reused in the base plate
of new refrigerators, and cast iron of
the compressor in cast iron parts of
new compressors.
Washing machines
Plastics are reused in the base
frame of new washing machines.
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09
Superior Green Products (GPs)
energy conservation
E
E
R
R
resource conservation
C
C
chemical substances
Environmental item of industry's top level performance
Commodity item
E
Drum-type washer/dryers
NA-V81
Model number
●Release date
●Category in aforementioned commodity item
●Practical values for industry's top
level environmental performance as
of release date (values of competitors)
SAMPLE
PHOTO
●November 21, 2004
●Drum-type washer/dryers
●Power consumption during washing:
90Wh (100Wh)
DD inverter motor rotates more smoothly,
thereby reducing operating noise and
conserving energy.
Applied environmental technologies, product
characteristics, etc.
E
Digital high-vision
plasma TVs
TH-37PX300
IH cooking heaters
KZ-MS32A
●June 1, 2004
●37V plasma TVs
●Power consumption:
295 W (307 W)
●Standby power consumption:
0.2 W (1.0 W)
●June 1, 2004
●IH cooking heaters
●Standby power consumption:
0.04 W (0.044 W)
●Water-heating efficiency:
Enameled pots: 89.7% (86.8%)
Aluminum pots: 74.5% (61.4%)
Combines energy efficiency with a clear
picture image. Standby power consumption
is about 0.2 W.
Works with pans made of aluminum and
copper as well as steel. Increased thermal
efficiency using a triple resonant inverter.
E
DVD recorders
DMR-E330H/E220H
●October 21, 2004
●Records two TV programs on a hard
disc drive (HDD) simultaneously
●Annual power consumption:
[E220H] 33.9 kWh/year
[E330H] 34.3 kWh/year (35.7kWh/year)
Low-power circuit technology including parts
with lower power loss in power supply circuit
reduced annual power consumption by about
50% compared with that of 2000-model
products.
E
E
Heat-pump water heaters
using CO2 refrigerant
HE-24C1QPS
●December 20, 2004
●Rated heating capacity:
4.5kW class
●Rated COP*1: 4.21 (4.05)
Supplies approximately 4.2 times the
amount of heat for the energy consumption
by utilizing atmospheric heat.
*1: Rated COP (coefficient of performance) = Rated
heating capacity / Rated power consumption
E
Broadcast recorders
Refrigerator-freezers
AJ-SPD850
NR-B123J
●August 12, 2004
●Recorders for broadcast equipments
●Power consumption: 80 W (100 W)
●November 1, 2004
●Below 140 liters
●Achievement ratio of energyconservation standards:
153% (135%)
The world's first recording media to incorporate semiconductors, dramatically increased the number of certified rewriting
times over recording tapes. Despite enhanced performance, power consumption is
cut by 65% that of 2000-model products.
R
Broadcast camera recorders
The first personal-type HFC-free refrigerator
in Japan. Conserves energy by using a
cooling operation method that controls
power supply to the heater in response to
the air temperature.
E
Cans & bottles vending machines
AJ-SPX800
NS-4R30YS
●August 12, 2004
●Cameras for broadcast equipments
●Weight: 4.2 kg (4.39 kg)
●January 1, 2004
●Heating & cooling machines (with
depth of 400 mm or greater)
●Achievement ratio of energyconservation standards: 133% (126%)
The world's first recording media to incorporate semiconductors, dramatically increased the number of certified rewriting
times over recording tapes. Moreover this
camera requires no maintenance, therefore
it is lighter compared with the previous one
by replacement parts.
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E
A vacuum insulation (U-Vacua) provides approximately 10 times the heat insulation of
conventional urethane. A newly developed
high-efficiency heat exchanger increased
the heat exchange amount by 10%.
Green Products
01
E
R
Personal fax machines
Image sensors
KX-PW503DL/DW/UD
MN39910/MN39920
02
●September 15, 2004
●Cordless plain-paper fax machines
●Mass of base unit: 2.9 kg (3.3 kg)
●June 24, 2004
●Image sensors
25 mW (125 mW)
03
Reduced the total mass by shortning the ink ribbons, paper turning routes, and gear base width,
as well as reducing and better aligning of the
power supply substrate. Lighter and smaller printed-circuit-boards developed by high-density
mounting technology have also been incorporated, reducing the total mass of the product.
Image sensor for mobile phone cameras.
Although expanded photo receiving area
and low-noise are achieved, power
consumption has also been reduced to
about one-fifth that of CCDs by
incorporating a low-voltage, low-power
signal-reading circuit.
05
06
07
E
E
TV door phones
System LSIs
VL-SW102K/100K/100MK
MN2WS0025
●October 2, 2004
●TV door phones
●Annual power consumption:
26.5 kWh/year (39.1 kWh/year)
●April 12, 2004
●System LSIs for digital high-vision
TVs
2 W (industry's first)
Equipped with the world's first wireless
handset. The electric circuit has been
improved to activate intermittently, therefore
standby power consumption is reduced to
about 2 W, almost one-third that of 2000model products.
Super multi-drives
Motors for dishwasher & dryers
ARL48A8P90HU
●January 2005
●Super multi-drives
●Mass: 99 g (178 g)
●May 1, 2004
●Motors for dishwasher & dryers
●Motor efficiency: 82% (79%)
●Mass: 0.74 kg (1.5 kg)
The conventional aluminum body is
replaced with the lighter magnesium alloy
and titanium body, reducing its mass by 46
g from the previous model.
Incorporation of the brushless motor created
by the optimal design of magnetic circuit and
structure enhanced motor efficiency by 27%
over conventional induction motors. It also
reduced the motor mass by approximately
1.6 kg.
Compact fluorescent lamps
Mobile phones
P506iC
●June 1, 2004
●Type 15
●Power consumption: 12 W (13 W)
●Body mass: 59 g (80 g)
●July 10, 2004
●506iC series
●Mass: 128 g (136 g)
C
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Conserves resources by using a thin
speaker, miniaturization of the battery pack
and hinges on the axis of rotation, and
incorporating a rotating LCD screen, which
results in elimination of a sub-LCD.
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24
25
R
Glow-starters
Mobile phones
FG-5P
P901i
●April 1, 2004
●RI-less glow-starters
●Non-use of radioactive isotopes
(RI) (industry's first)
●February 4, 2005
●901i series
●Mass: 104 g (115 g)
The conventional glow-starters use radioactive isotopes (RI) for igniting glowdischarges. The new starters use barium
aluminate (BAT) for ignition in place of RI.
10
R
EFD15 (EL, EN, ED)/12
The discharge path length of this spiral type
is about 1.5 times that of conventional
models, yet the bulb is as compact as a
incandescent bulb. The brightness is the
same as that of Type 60 incandescent bulbs
(54 W), yet power consumption is 12 W.
09
R
UJ-822M series
R
08
Our original new data processing system
has made it possible to rationalize main
semiconductor circuits for digital TVs and to
reduce power consumption (reduced the
number of external data memories from
four to two).
E
R
E
04
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27
28
Analytic optimization of body and structure,
and miniaturization of aerial, sound
components, battery, etc. Reduced the body
mass by 20 g from our previous model, the
P900i.
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Green Procurement/Green Purchasing
Green Procurement
Matsushita procures approximately 3,400 billion yen annually
from 11,000 suppliers worldwide. In March 1999, we issued
the "Green Procurement Standards" and the "Chemical
examination of the distribution of goods governing the waste fuel
(bio diesel).
Green Purchasing results of copier paper (Japan)
(million sheets)
(%)
Substances Management Rank Guidelines." We have asked our
Green rate
suppliers to understand our environmental policies and activities.
Non-green
We have also asked them to establish, maintain and improve
Green
84
40
their environmental management systems by acquiring ISO
163
98
65
03
14001 certification. We support enhanced environmental
measures at our suppliers in order to ensure safe and secure
procurement of parts and materials.
100
0
161
180
26
135
180
04
05
* Results as ascertained by staff in charge of in-house bulk purchases
To eliminate the use of specific chemical substances*1 in all
Green Purchasing results of office stationery (Japan)
products shipped worldwide starting in April 2005, we have
(million yen)
(%)
since fiscal 2004 asked our suppliers to submit a "Non-use
Non-green
Green rate
warranty" as well as content data concerning the chemical
Green
59
70
substances they had used. At the same time, we have
established the "GP-Web" system to centrally manage the
chemical substance content data. This database has been shared
78
239
236
96
164
140
115
187
03
04
05
0
with most suppliers worldwide since fiscal 2005. Furthermore,
the "Environmental Quality Assurance System Audit" has been
0
49
52
0
* Results as ascertained by staff in charge of in-house bulk purchases
implemented on a global basis and its feedbacks are used to
support further improvements and upgrades.
Products that comply with the Law on Promoting Green
With the cooperation of suppliers around the world, we have
Purchasing
gathered information on approximately 1.32 million parts and
The Law on Promoting Green Purchasing (Law Concerning the
materials and have found substitutions when necessary. As a
Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by
result, by the end of fiscal 2005, we had eliminated the use of
the State and Other Entities) was enacted in 2001 in Japan.
the specific chemical substances in 96% of all components. At
Since its enactment, Matsushita has further proceeded Green
present, the required actions have been completed for about
Purchasing as well as the active dissemination of Green Products
25,000 models. We plan to eliminate all use of the specific
(see page 11).
chemical substances in all targeted models*2 by the end of
Products that comply with the Law on Promoting Green
3.
October 2005*
*1 Lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium and specified brominated flame retardants
(PBB, PBDE)
*2 Excludes models for which standard industrial parts and materials are unavailable for
substitutions or procurement, as well as models designated by customers
*3 For details, please refer to pages 43 and 44 of the Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2005.
Purchasing are listed on our website.
Products in compliance with the Law on
Promoting Green Purchasing (Japan, fiscal 2005)
Product
Refrigerators
Green Purchasing
Washing machines
Product
PCs
90
14
Lamps
73
340
We began Green Purchasing in fiscal 1993 with the introduction
of recycled paper (100% recycled paper, with a whiteness level
TVs
57
OA paper
of up to 70). In 2001, we established the "Rules for Green
Copiers
53
Home-use garbage processors
Purchasing Promotion" on a corporate-wide basis to enhance the
Printers/fax machines
26
Lighting equipment
uniforms and other commodities. For office stationery and
company vehicles, we have also established "Standards" and
"Evaluation Criteria," through which the in-house purchasing
system has been upgraded. We have also been using 100%
recycled paper in our copiers since December 2003.
Other Green Purchasing efforts include the introduction of rice
that doesn't need washing at employee cafeterias and an
URL
Number of
models
26
Air conditioners
Green Purchasing of office stationery, company vehicles,
17
Number of
models
Video tape recorders
5
2
26
145
panasonic.co.jp/eco/gp/gp_info.html ( Japanese only )
11
Packaging Materials
Green Products
Aiming to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging materials, the
adopted these materials for packaging portable CD players in
packaging design and distribution departments are collaborating
fiscal 2004. In fiscal 2005, the materials were applied to the
in an effort to improve packaging specifications and develop
packaging for MD players, digital cameras, portable DVD
relevant systems. While retaining packaging quality, we are
players and other products. The use of recycled newspaper has
shifting to materials that have less environmental impact. We are
been also expanded to include overseas products.
01
02
03
04
also adopting packaging designs and materials that take into
account
their
disposal,
recycling
and
ease-of-opening
05
characteristics.
Consumption of major packaging materials
06
(1,000 tons)
(100 tons)
Corrugated cardboard
Re-import
Japan
Japan
59
54
10
9
29
8
49
53
13
12
40
18
01
09
35
"Clam Shell Packaging" is traditionally used for SD cards. This
13
packaging comprises paper mounting boards, polystyrene resin
04
05
Estimate
0
12
polypropylene resin (PP) mount boards and packages that are
made from a single material for easy recycling. Furthermore, the
Forest Certification Package
user's manuals are now printed on the inside of the mount
Based on the concept of environment-conscious packaging of
board. This all-in-one packaging style has substantially reduced
"light," we have employed the package for straight fluorescent
the amount of packaging materials that are needed.
lamps consisting of "ultra-thin paper" (23
11
In fiscal 2005, we adopted a new "Hybrid Package" comprising
25
g/m2),
10
(PS) sheets and user's manuals, all made from different materials.
22
03
38
42
41
16
02
08
Hybrid package
14
13
16
One portable DVD player package or two portable CD player
packages can be produced from one newspaper (including
inserted fliers and advertisements).
56
32
10
21
0
53
28
45
07
Foamed polystyrene
Re-import
13
14
15
the first "FSC
16
(Forest Stewardship Council) Forest Certification," with the
cooperation of the Oji Paper Group, according to the Lamp
17
Packaging in compliance with the Law on Promoting Green
Purchasing. The mass of the packaging materials (cover stencil)
18
has been reduced by 23%. In addition to the use of lighter
19
packaging materials, made possible by new ultra-thin paper
container processing technology, we are also using inks that
20
From Clam Shell Packaging comprising different materials (left),
to Hybrid Packaging made from a single material (right)
have less environmental impact.
FSC Forest Certification accredits the use of appropriate forest
21
management (FM) as well as appropriate chain of custody (CoC)
Packaging materials made from biomass resources
for producing, processing, and distributing products that have
We use biodegradable plastics made from cornstarch to make
been made from forest resources taken from certified forests.
blister packs for dry-cell batteries. As a result, we reduced CO2
22
23
emissions by 444 tons in fiscal 2005.
Flow of CoC certification in printed matters
The CoC system certifies that end users receive only appropriately managed raw
materials (certified products) in terms of both management standards and the
effectiveness of each process.
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* CO2 emissions were reduced by approximately 32% by replacing conventional PET
materials with biodegradable plastics.
25
Circulation of biodegradable plastics
Printing/
processing
Paper storage
Paper transport
Paper
production
Pulping
Chip transport
Chipping
Timber
transport
Forest management (FM)
Flow of CoC certification in printed matters
Polymer made
from lactic acid
CO2
absorption
Packaging material
for blister packs
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CO2
absorption
Packaging materials made of 100% recycled newspaper
Biodegradable plastics buried in the
ground return to nature as water and CO2
through microbal degradation.
Sorting/disposal
We have developed systems to use recycled newspaper as
packaging materials. As the first step of the initiative, we have
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Absorption
Microbal
degradation Water
29
30
CO2
31
18
12
Prevention of Global Warming (1)
Prevention of global warming:
unified targets and results
CO2 emission reduction indicators:
energy-conservation rates
Initially, Matsushita was trying to reduce CO2 emissions with both
We formulated the "Three Year Energy Conservation Plan" of
our global targets and Japan targets. With production outside
energy-conservation
Japan continuing dramatical increase especially in China,
manufacturing business units in the world. The plan is revised
however we strongly feel the importance of contributing to the
every year. We use an "energy-conservation rate"*5 as an index
global reduction of CO2 emissions. With this in mind, we have
for a tangible target for each business unit and incorporate the
unified our emission reduction targets into a single global one. In
progress in this rate into business performance.
Japan we also aim to achieve the target*1 set by the four
and
investments
at
all
*5 Definition of energy-conservation rates
electrical and electronics-related industrial associations.
Energyconservation
rate (%)
We have revised our standards for calculating CO2 emissions,
including adoption of the GHG protocol*2 for CO2 emission
factor and adjustment of the company boundaries, and
=
Reduction in energy consumption (CO2 conversion) attributable
to energy-conservation measures for the current fiscal year
Gross energy consumption (CO2 conversion) in the
previous fiscal year
(Characteristics of this indicator)
Based on the amount of energy consumed in the previous fiscal year,
the reduction in energy consumption for the current fiscal year is
clearly identified, as are the actions to take to achieve the reduction
in the current fiscal year. The advantage of using this indicator is that
any evaluation of these efforts to reduce energy consumption will not
be influenced by changes in the business environment (expansion,
contraction, etc.).
discontinuing the "Co-generation Correction" for calculating CO2
emissions, which has been used for promotion of adopting cogeneration systems (page 22). The CO2 emissions per basic
unit*3 in fiscal 2005 showed a reduction of 9.1% from fiscal
2001. We also attained the fiscal 2005 target of a 4% cut in
emissions.*4
Fiscal 2011 targets of CO2 emission reductions
Old
measures
Fiscal 2005 targets and results of energy-conservation rates
New
Targets
Global
10% reduction per basic unit
(compared to fiscal 2001)
10% reduction per basic
Japan
7% reduction overallt
<Japan: 25% reduction per unit of actual
production (compared to fiscal 1991)>
unit*3
Consumer products sector
(mainly assembly processing)
Device sector
(components/semiconductors, etc.)
*1 Voluntary Action Plans for Global Warming Prevention Measures of the four electrical and electronic-related
association (Japan).
www.meti.go.jp/committee/materials/downloadfiles/g50223b14_3j.pdf (Japanese only)
*2 Standards published by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD) for calculating GHG emissions.
www.ghgprotocol.org/
Results
(total of all manufacturing business units)
3.5%
7.0%
7.0%
6.4%
CO 2
emissions:
reduced by 240,000
tons through 1,293
activities
*3 Basic unit: CO2 emissions / (consolidated sales / Bank of Japan's corporate goods price index (electrical
equipment))
*4 For details, please refer to pages 19 to 22 in the Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2005.
CO2 emissions and their basic unit (global)
(10,000 tons-CO2)
100
99
95
0
377
366
01
02
CO2 emissions per basic unit vs.
fiscal 2001
Targets
CO2 emissions
98
97
96
93
92
91
427
443
04
05
397
03
(%)
Basis for calculating Matsushita’s CO2 emissions
*The GHG Protocol’s CO2*2 emission factors for each country were
used for electricity purchased outside Japan.
*The factor related to fuels was based on the Guidelines for Calculating
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Businesses (Draft 1.5) by the
Ministry of the Environment, Japan.
*Some eliminations of inter-group revenues are estimated for past
years’ basic unit.
95
90
0
06 target 11 target
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6),
etc. 50,000 tons (1%)
CO2 emissions and CO2 emissions per unit of actual production (Japan)
(%)
(10,000 tons-CO2)
Device sector
100
CO2 emissions per unit of actual
production vs. fiscal 1991
Consumer products sector
90
81
0
82
84
191
195
161
75
168
179
97
111
120
124
86
70
02
68
03
71
04
71
05
91
* The factors used for purchased electricity were the averages for all power sources at the receiving end, as
reported by the Federation of Electrical Power Companies of Japan.
* CO2 emission factors for each fiscal year: 0.421 kgCO2/kWh (fiscal1991), 0.379 kgCO2/kWh (fiscal 2002),
0.407 kgCO2/kWh (fiscal 2003), 0.436 kgCO2/kWh (fiscal 2004), 0.436 kgCO2/kWh (fiscal 2005)
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GHG emissions (fiscal 2005, global)
Perfluorocarbons
(PFCs) 270,000 tons
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11 target
0
Carbon dioxide
(CO2)
outside Japan
2.49 million tons
(6%)
Total
emissions:
4.8 million
GWP*6
(52%) tons-CO2
Hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs)
50,000 tons
(1%)
(41%)
*6 Global Warming Potential, conversion of each GHGs'
greenhouse effect to CO2.
Carbon dioxide
(CO2) Japan
1.95 million tons
Clean Factories
Energy-conservation efforts at our business units
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Energy management mechanism
CDM is a method authorized by the Kyoto Protocol whereby
Matsushita incorporates various provisions of the Energy
industrialized nations and developing countries cooperate to
Conservation Law in Japan into its pre-established corporate
reduce GHG emissions in developing countries. Through CDM
environmental management system and it focuses on the
projects, industrialized nations acquire emission credits towards
measurement diagnosis. This diagnosis makes the status of
their CO2 reduction targets while helping to achieve sustainable
energy consumption "visible," and it exposes energy losses in
development in developing countries. In order to accelerate our
accordance to its own criteria for conducting improvement
global warming prevention measures and to contribute to the
measures.
development of developing countries, we are exploring the
Moreover, these improvement measures are adopted in our
feasibility of several CDM projects.
management standards and assessment criteria of newly
In fiscal 2005 our 11 Malaysian factories signed up for CDM
installed equipment.
and all underwent preliminary surveys to determine how CDM
In measuring energy we use “WH monitor,” which has been
processes could be implemented. This project was incorporated
developed and produced in-house, mainly in Japan since fiscal
into the "Fiscal 2005 Joint Implementation Promotion Survey"
1999. We have started to use this at also factories outside Japan
carried out by NEDO (The New Energy and Industrial
since fiscal 2002. For example, we are extending this guidance
Technology Development Organization), and the CDM processes
to countries China and Malaysia based on our proven track-
were jointly implemented by Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd. and
records at domestic factories such as the Matsushita Home
Matsushita Environmental & Air-Conditioning Engineering Co.,
Appliances Group Energy Conservation Promotion Office for
Ltd. These 11 factories underwent an energy-conservation
consumer products sector and the Corporate Production
diagnosis, and based on this result a Project Design Document
Engineering Center in Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. for
(PDD) was created for submission to the United Nations. Our
device sector.
target for these initiatives is a reduction in GHG emissions of
Energy diagnosis and improvement/adoption mechanism
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
about 200,000 tons every year.
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Making energy loss "visible" – adopting countermeasures
16
R-MAP
Check
Management
standards
Improvement
Diagnosis
Visible
Judgment
criteria
Measurement
E-MAP
Factory energy conservation in Asia
rate
Corpo
DNA
Equipment assessment criteria
■Reduction of components/man-hours
■Enhancing efficiency of production/
equipment constituents
■Reduction of fixed energy
■Re-use of energy
E-MAP (Energy Map): Complete Lists of energy consuming equipment
R-MAP (Road Map): Energy-conservation measures until 2010
Energy management best practice factory award
The "Fiscal 2005 Energy Management Best Practice Factory
Award" was presented by the Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade
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The Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co., Ltd. (MTPD)
participated in the "Energy Reduction Project" carried out under
the auspices of the Ministry of Energy of the Thai Government. By
reducing the amount of use of high-pressure air and boiler fuel, a
large reduction in energy consumption has been achieved.
In real terms, this entailed repairing high-pressure leaks in 360
locations and installing auto-drains in nine locations. By
optimizing the air pressure for each facility, the low air pressures
found in 33 locations were corrected. Moreover, the conditions for
burner fuel combustion were optimized for each boiler, and on-site
trainings by adepts including methods of burner adjustment were
given to the boiler operators to improve their skills. As a result, fuel
consumption was greatly reduced. The end result of all these
measures was a reduction in CO2 emissions by 870 tons during
fiscal 2005.
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19
20
21
22
23
24
25
and Industry in the thermal category to the Tsuyama Plant of the
26
Media Business Unit, Panasonic AVC Networks Company. The
main reasons for the award were: 1. utilization of the returned
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water from steam; 2. utilization of the co-generation exhaust boiler;
3. efficiency enhancement of the thermal storage combustion
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apparatus, etc. (pages 47, 48, and 58).
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30
Boiler operators being trained in energy management
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20
12
Prevention of Global Warming (2)
Energy consumption (global)
CO2 emissions (by region)
(1010MJ)
(10,000 tons)
Outside Japan
Japan
7.6
7.5
191 195
8.3
8.0
2003
2004
2005
179
7.2
3.5
4.2
4.0
3.7
3.4
107
96 96
90
79
62
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.8
47 48
4.1
40
13 13 12
0
01
02
03
0
05
04
Japan
The energy consumption showed a temporary decrease in fiscal 2002 but in the years
since then the consumption has increased both at home and abroad.
Energy consumption by breakdown fuel (Japan)
Heavy oil
Electricity
City gas
3.5 (2%) (8%)
(13%)
(10%) (5%)
(10%)
(7%)
4.0 (1%) 4.1 (1%)
3.8 (1%) 3.9 (1%)
(6%)
(7%)
(7%)
(8%)
(8%)
(8%)
(9%)
(10%)
(19%)
(18%)
(17%)
(16%)
(76%)
(68%)
(65%)
(66%)
(66%)
(66%)
91
01
02
03
04
05
4.0 (1%)
0
LPG
Heavy oil
LPG
(10,000 tons)
LPG(10,000 tons)
(10%)
(68%)
(58%)
(56%)
(56%)
(57%)
(59%)
91
01
02
03
04
05
(9%)
(20%)
(126%)
(1,000 S)
vs. fiscal 2001
(154%)
(140%)
(100%)
83
172
157
Heavy oil
(90%)
75
141
(89%)
74
(88%)
74
130
(100%)
Electricity
195 (2%)
City gas
191 (2%)
179 (2%)
176 (1%)
168 (1%)
(11%)
161 (2%)
(12%)
(13%)
(11%)
(12%)
(15%)
(12%)
(13%)
(13%)
(7%)
(19%)
(15%)
(18%)
(8%)
(18%)
Heavy oil/kerosene consumption (Japan)
(million m3)
(116%)
(10,000 tons)
Kerosene
There has been a shift away from oil towards city gas, part of an overall trend where people
continue to turn to fuel sources with lower CO2 emissions, such as gas. In fiscal 1991 gas
accounted for 15% of CO2 emissions; by fiscal 2005 that number has doubled to 30%.
City gas/LPG consumption (Japan)
vs. fiscal 2001
Asia/
China/
Oceania Northeast Asia
CO2 emissions have increased in Japan in the device sector such as
semiconductors and PDPs, and abroad, in China and the Asian regions in
accordance with the local production expansions.
0
Energy consumption attributable to gas has increased.
City gas(million m3)
Europe
CO2 emissions breakdown by fuel (Japan)
(1010MJ)
Kerosene
Americas
Kerosene
(78%)
65
112
vs. fiscal 2001
(100%)
76
(97%)
74
(96%)
73
(88%)
67
(80%)
61
vs. fiscal 2001
(100%)
(90%)
(110%)
(130%)
(130%)
9
11
13
13
10
0
01
02
03
04
05
0
0
01
02
03
04
Introduction of the co-generation systems using city gas which emits less CO2 and harnessing of exhaust heat has led to a decrease in the
consumption of heavy oil.
Renewable energy consumption (Japan)
Fiscal 2005
21
69,000 kWh
05
Clean Factories
Co-generation system
01
Comparison of calculation methods for CO2 emissions
The co-generation system (CGS) effectively reduces CO2
This graph shows a comparison of the different approaches used
emissions and conserves energy. The system can be installed in
to calculate CO2 emissions in Japan. One approach uses CO2
power consuming factories, thereby reducing electricity
emission factors of electricity (electricity factors) that change
transmission losses and making use of exhaust heat from power
every year, while the other approach uses a factor that is fixed.
generation at the same time. Moreover, the installation of the
In the case of the "fixed electricity factor," the effect of factors
system at semiconductor factories, which operate around the
fluctuation is eliminated and the level of corporate effort is
clock, provides an effective countermeasure to power failure.
apparent. In the case that the "co-generation correction" is
Matsushita has progressively adopted the system for use in clean
added to CO2 emissions with the fixed electricity factor, we can
rooms at semiconductor factories and electronic component
learn the effect of the reduction by the co-generation system.
factories, where the potential advantage of utilizing the exhaust
heat is large.
02
03
04
05
06
07
Comparison of CO2 emissions
08
(10,000 tons)
with real fluctuating electricity factors
with fixed electricity factors
with co-generation correction
Electricity generated by co-generation system (Japan)
(million kWh)
(%)
Electricity generated (million kWh)
17.6
16.1
184
17.5
544
424
121%
192
119%
10
11
188
179
15.5
13.6
466
195
191
Ratio of co-generation electricity
to the total electricity (%) *7
09
Vs. fiscal 1991
110%
179
562
168
457
12
177
174
13
171
166
161
vs. fiscal 2001
(100%)
(110%)
(108%)
(128%)
0
(133%)
91
14
100%
02
03
04
15
05
16
0
01
02
03
04
05
0
*7 Ratio of co-generation electricity to the total electricity (%) = Electricity generated by the co-generation
system/ (amount of electricity purchased + amount of electricity generated by the co-generation system) x 100
The co-generation correction
The CO2 emission factor for thermal power generation has been
used to evaluate the reduction of CO2 emissions by adopting
CGS, since its application reduces the amount of thermal power
generation. We subtracted the "co-generation correction
value*8" from the total value calculated using the average CO2
emission factor of all electrical power. The objective of this
process was to accelerate the adoption of CGS throughout the
company. Since the publication of the Panasonic Report for
Sustainability 2005, however, we have discontinued this "Cogeneration Correction" in accordance with the revision of our
standards for calculating CO2 emissions. We have adopted the
17
Energy-conservation lamp sales promotion
18
The "China Green Lights Project" was initiated in 1996, amid an
overwhelming demand for electricity. The goal of the project was
to reduce the amount of power consumed by lighting which
accounted for 10% of the total power generated in China, to
enhance the quality of lighting, and to promote environmental
preservation. The project has created design basis and performed
promotion, dissemination, market surveys, quality inspections, and
labeling of energy-conservation lamps. The Beijing Matsushita
Lighting Co., Ltd. (BMLC) has participated in this project since its
inception in 1996. In 2003, they supplied 240,000 lamps, which
accounted for 40% of the project volume, and installed them in the
Beijing subway, the Heilongjiang Television Station, Heilongjiang
University, Chengdu Master University, and Jinan Iron & Steel
Group Corporation, etc. Moreover in the “Beijing Green Lights
Project” under the Beijing Development and Reform Committee,
BMLC was in charge of 120,000 lamps, which account for 36%
of the project, and installed them in the Beijing Subway and
hypermarkets in Beijing in April 2005.
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
GHG protocol for the CO2 emission factor and have adjusted
27
the company boundaries in order to make an accurate
comparison of the CO2 emission level on a year-by-year basis.
28
We will continue to use the "Co-generation Correction" scheme
29
for calculating the reduced amount of CO2 emissions.
*8 Correction value: CGS electricity generated x (CO2 emission factor of thermal power generation – The
average CO2 emission factor of all power sources)
Energy-conserving florescent lamps
produced by BMLC in the Beijing
subway
30
31
22
13
Waste Reduction (1)
Zero waste emissions (Japan)
We have continued to achieve our zero waste emissions*1 target
*1 Definition of zero waste emissions
since fiscal 2003 in Japan. In fiscal 2005, we achieved a
Mass of recycled materials
99.3% recycling rate. From fiscal 2006 onwards, we will revise
Recycling rate =
the definition of zero emissions from a "98% or more" recycling
Recycling rate: 99% or more (from fiscal 2006), 98% or more (until fiscal 2005)
Mass of recycled materials + Mass of waste for final disposal
rate to "99% or more," and will make efforts to achieve this
higher target.
Generated waste and recyclable waste (Japan)
Amount of final waste disposal and recycling rate (Japan)
(1,000 tons)
(1,000 tons)
(%)
Final disposal
(Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome)
Recycling rate
331
79
259
66
252
193
270
279
64
67
206
212
264
03
02
98.8
99.3
94.3
69
195
0
01
98.4
96.3
16.5
8.5
3.9
2.8
1.6
01
02
03
04
05
0
04
05
0
Management flow for waste and recyclable waste (Japan)
In fiscal 2005, we succeeded in reducing the rate of final
We will reduce total waste generation this year by cutting down
disposal to total waste to 0.6% from 1% in fiscal 2004.
final disposal.
Management flow for waste and recyclable waste (Japan, fiscal 2005)
Waste generated
264,117 tons (100%)
Direct final disposal
Intermediate treatment 116,610 tons (44%)
Directly recycled materials
1,137 tons (0.4%)
* In-house 9,656 tons (4%)
* Contractor 106,954 tons (41%)
146,370 tons (55%)
Residual from treatment
89,626 tons (34%)
Final disposal after treatment
Recycled after treatment
506 tons (0.2%)
89,120 tons (34%)
Amount of waste for final disposal
1,643 tons (0.6%)
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Recycling rate
99.3%
Reduction amount
Recycled amount
26,984 tons (10%)
235,490 tons (89%)
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Breakdown of waste and recyclable waste (Japan)
Amount of in-house circulating resources (Japan)
01
(Fiscal 2005, tons)
Generated amount
Item
(tons)
Fiscal 2003
Fiscal 2004
Fiscal 2005
Metals
70,897
68,368
69,777
Acid
59,297
64,346
57,197
Plastics
32,470
32,734
36,188
Sludge
30,691
38,239
25,995
Paper
21,964
22,105
22,709
Wood
14,737
14,933
15,654
Alkali
16,406
13,950
12,133
Glass/ceramics
10,659
10,360
10,645
Oil
7,935
8,707
9,446
Others
4,375
5,018
4,374
269,431
278,760
264,117
Total
Amount of in-house recycling *2
1,789
Amount of recycling after in-house intermediate treatment*2
7,731
Amount of in-house heat
recovery*3
02
03
0
*2 Amount of internally reused circulating resources, fiscal 2005
*3 Amount of internally heat-recovered circulating resources, fiscal 2005
04
05
Proper waste treatment
06
We are taking various measures in order to meet our
responsibilities in treating the waste generated in production
07
processes.
One example is the development and adoption of the "ET
08
manifest" system. This system enables real-time monitoring of
09
waste treatment by combining the global positioning system
(GPS) and image information with the electronic manifest system.
10
Approximately two thirds of our Japanese factories have already
Item
11
adopted this system. They are fulfilling their responsibilities as a
Recycled amount
(tons)
Fiscal 2003
Fiscal 2004
waste-disposing enterprise, and preventing illegal dumping.
12
Fiscal 2005
Metals
69,450
68,799
68,582
Acid
55,495
60,014
51,414
Plastics
24,167
24,957
28,699
Sludge
26,345
30,482
22,850
Paper
19,292
20,028
21,097
Wood
10,493
11,332
12,441
Alkali
11,885
7,928
5,847
Glass/ceramics
8,643
8,151
9,221
Oil
6,438
7,412
8,162
Others
2,987
4,276
7,178
235,195
243,379
235,490
Image of utilizing the ET manifest system
13
14
15
Total
16
17
18
19
20
Manifest screen
Final disposal
Item
Metals
(tons)
Fiscal 2003
Fiscal 2004
160
20
15
1,421
395
Sludge
966
532
163
Paper
479
383
123
Wood
58
28
21
Alkali
19
2
4
Glass/ceramics
359
170
711
Oil
127
84
40
Others
163
114
101
3,955
2,837
1,643
Total
21
22
69
33
Plastics
Image
Fiscal 2005
83
1,590
Acid
GPS
23
Image of waste treatment status
24
Monitoring with GPS screens
25
This system manages every process of business waste treatment (wastedisposing enterprise ⇒ collection/transportation ⇒ intermediate treatment
recyclers ⇒ collection/transportation ⇒ final disposers) via transportation route
monitoring with GPS and image data. Waste-disposing enterprises can confirm
that proper treatment is conducted.
Final disposal results will be automatically registered in the database of the
authorities concerned.
26
27
28
29
30
31
24
13
Waste Reduction (2)
In fiscal 2005, the amount of waste and recyclable waste
basic unit of sales has significantly increased by 13% from the
generated in Japan decreased by 5% compared to the previous
fiscal 2001 level. The major cause is that the generation of
year, but global generation increased by 4% mainly because of
waste and recyclable waste has increased by 10% in line with
the production expansion in China. Global waste generation per
the increase in production.
Generated waste and recyclable waste (by region)
(1,000 tons)
279
270
Reduction
Recycling
Final disposal
264
33
31
27
159
0
243
235
152 8
123
235
119
9
105 5
125
127
80
2
0
4
3
03
2
04
05
Japan
34 0
43
2
29
21
12
03
14
04
30
9
107
89
2
3
05
Americas
Panasonic AVC Networks Company (PAVC) is shipping PDPs to
OEM customers after attaching dummy back covers to protect the
PDPs. The covers become unnecessary after packages have been
opened by customers. PAVC previously collected the covers from
customers and discarded them. But since fiscal 2001, the
company has been conducting 100% inspections of the collected
dummy back covers, and reusing those deemed reusable.
As a result of this approach, the company reduced 54 tons of
waste per year.
22
2
17
4
03
23 1
17
4
04
Europe
66
27
22
34
27
24
05
03
04
05
Asia and Oceania
7
7
03
7
04
05
China/Northeast Asia
Zero emissions in manufacturing of
vacuum heat insulation materials
Matsushita Refrigeration Company (MRC) is manufacturing
refrigerators and their functional parts. During the manufacturing
processes of U-Vacua, a high performance vacuum insulation
material, approximately 900 tons of waste glass fiber, used as a
raw material, was generated every year. After recycling of the
fiber as industrial waste, the residue used to be landfilled.
MRC has changed its method to supply raw materials, and
developed and applied new software to cut and trim core
materials. As a result, the annual waste generation was reduced
by 300 tons. Moreover, MRC has adopted a mill to pulverize the
waste glass fiber, thereby ensuring "material recycling." As a
result of these efforts, MRC has achieved "zero emissions" from its
manufacturing processes.
PDPs before shipping. Dummy back covers (white parts) are attached to the
back of PDPs (near side).
Mill to pulverize waste glass fiber
9
12
41
Reuse of PDP back covers
25
85
Clean Factories
01
02
Reuse of resin and solder waste
China Hualu Panasonic AVC Networks Co., Ltd. (CHPAVC) invested
960,000 yuan (approximately 12 million yen) and introduced
equipment to mill and recycle resins. CHPAVC has improved its material
utilization rate by recycling resin waste generated during molding
processes, reusing it in products and processing it into storage boxes.
As a result, 284 tons of resins were recycled in fiscal 2005. CHPAVC
also recycled solder waste left over after soldering, and the recycled
solder waste totaled 2.83 tons.
03
04
05
Resins
06
07
08
09
Discarded resign waste
Equipment to mill and recycle resins
Recycled resin materials
Storage boxes made from recycled resins
10
11
Solder
12
13
14
15
Solder waste
Equipment to recycle solder waste
Recycled solder
16
Reuse of recycled solder
17
18
Reduction of nitric acid for cleaning
Panasonic
Home
Appliances
Air-Conditioning
(Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (PHAAG) and Panasonic Wanbao
Compressor (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (PWCG) promoted
"clean production" in terms of energy and resource
conservation as model companies, designated by the
City of Guangzhou. As a part of their wide-ranging
activities, they successfully reduced the use of chemical
substances during product coating processes.They used
to heat coating liquid by sending it to a hot water bath
via piping. The hot water in this bath was heated with
steam, and the liquid was indirectly heated with this
steam. With this method, the liquid crystallized and
clogged the piping. Accordingly, they needed to remove
the crystal twice a day using nitric acid (20 minutes
each). An annual total of 70,000 tons of nitric acid was
required for this cleaning process.
To solve this problem, PHAAG and PWCG improved the
method to heat the coating liquid. They installed steam
piping in the liquid bath to directly heat the liquid with
heating devices. Since the liquid crystallizes only on the
surface of the heating devices, automatic removal (four
hours each) is needed once a month. Nitric acid is no
longer required for removal.
19
20
21
22
23
Coating liquid bath
24
Steam heating devices installed in the coating liquid bath
25
26
27
28
29
Steam piping is directly connected to the coating
liquid bath (arrowed).
30
Steam heating devices heating the coating liquid in
the coating liquid bath
31
26
14
Chemical Substance Management
With the aim of reducing environmental pollution risks posed by
release of "Adequate control"-ranked substances by 33% over
hazardous substances, we set up the "Chemical Substances
three years and by 50% in six years. The "33/50 Reduction
Management Rank Guidelines Ver. 2.1 (for Factories)" in
Plan" ended in Japan at the end of fiscal 2005. As the following
accordance with legislation and hazard assessments. In these
table shows, we achieved the initial targets. The major
guidelines, controlled chemical substances are categorized into
contributing factors are our adoption of a greater number of less
three ranks: "Prohibition," "Reduction," and "Adequate control."
hazardous substances and reduction of waste generation, which
affects the amount of transfer.
Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines Ver. 2.1
(for Factories)
Rank
Targets and results of the "33/50 Reduction Plan"
Substance
group
Definition
33
Prohibition
Prohibit use
Reduction
Reduce the amount used
112
Adequate control
Reduce the amount released/transferred
361
Total: 506 substance groups (1,413 substances)
URL
Regions
Base
fiscal
year
Fiscal 2005
In
In
3 years 6 years
Targets
Consumption
Japan
50％ reduction
75％ reduction
Release and transfer 50％ reduction
62％ reduction
1999
Asia and
Oceania
2001
Other regions
2003
33％
50％
Consumption
39％ reduction 129％ increased
reduction reduction
Release and transfer 39％ reduction 29％ increased
Consumption
Release and transfer of chemical substances
(Japan)
Release into the air accounts for 76% of the release and transfer
of chemical substances. Solvents and cleaning agents such as
toluene, xylene, and N,N-dimethylformamide accounted for
large proportions.
Results
22％ reduction
72％ reduction
Release and transfer 22％ reduction
54％ reduction
Consumption and release/transfer of chemical
substances (by region)
Consumption of chemical substances (by region)
(1,000 tons)
2003
87
2004
2005
Breakdown of Release and Transfer (Japan, fiscal 2005)
Toluene
(1%)
28(Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome)
64
Manganese and its compounds
(1%)
59
55
Xylene
(2%)
45
40
32
Others
(9%)
2-Aminoethanol
(6%)
10
Toluene
(24%)
Others
(1%)
Transfer
(20%)
Hydrogen fluoride
and its water-soluble salt
(4%)
Others
(15%)
25 26
59
0
Japan
15 14
Americas
16 15 15
Europe
Asia/
China/
Release
into the air
(76%)
Xylene
(13%)
Release
into waterways
(4%)
Release and transfer of chemical substances (by region)
(100 tons)
2003
2004
2005
32
Styrene
(7%)
N,N-Dimethylacetamide
(2%)
Dichloromethane
(Methylene chloride)
(3%)
N,N-Dimethylformamide
(9%)
4(Matsushita Electric
Works and PanaHome)
Hexafluoroethane,
Perfluoroethane
(3%)
8
5
6
4
16
15
9
7 6
1 1
4
19
2
2
0
33/50 Reduction Plan
We launched the "33/50 Reduction Plan" in Japan in 1998 as
our chemical substance reduction plan, and have expanded its
scope to outside of Japan. In this plan, we aim to reduce the use
of "Reduction"-ranked substance and the amount of transfer and
27
Japan
Americas
Europe
Asia/
China/
* The figures of Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome were newly added in fiscal 2005.
* The fiscal 2003 data of the Americas were revised due to improved data accuracy.
* The total of applicable substance groups specified by Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines
Ver. 2.1 (for Factories)
Clean Factories
Amounts released and transferred of chemical substances (Japan, fiscal 2005)
Released
Substance groups*1
Handled
*2
Transferred
Total amounts
released and Removed Recycled Consumed
transferred
*4
*5
Released
into air
Released
into water
1,292.0
179.6
0.1
0.0
11.2
190.9
586.2
434.4
181.5
96.9
0.0
0.0
17.4
114.3
27.3
17.8
22.0
N,N-Dimethylformamide
2,196.0
68.9
1.1
0.0
0.3
70.2
1,805.6
164.0
156.2
Styrene
4,353.0
57.5
0.0
0.0
1.9
59.4
157.3
122.5
4,013.8
57.9
0.0
1.5
0.0
49.1
50.5
1.6
4.3
0.3
228.5
0.7
28.6
0.0
4.8
34.2
18.3
175.0
1.0
54.1
22.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
22.6
1.5
0.0
30.0
20.4
20.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
20.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
Toluene
Xylene
2-Aminoethanol
Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salt
Hexafluoroethane, Perfluoroethane
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
N,N-Dimethylacetamide
Released
into soil
23.8
19.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
19.3
0.0
4.5
0.0
9.2
0.7
0.0
4.6
14.5
2.2
51.4
2,718.5
Ethylbenzene
25.1
10.1
0.0
0.0
3.8
13.9
6.2
2.8
2.2
Dinitrogene monoxide
18.2
13.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
13.1
0.4
0.0
4.8
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane
11.9
11.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
11.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
Antimony and its compounds
Phenol
336.7
10.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
11.6
0.1
46.5
278.6
3,475.8
10.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
10.6
0.0
30.2
3,435.0
314.1
6.6
0.0
0.0
2.6
9.2
0.0
39.2
265.7
8,400.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.4
8.5
0.5
202.0
8,189.8
706.3
7.9
0.0
0.0
0.1
8.1
352.5
343.4
2.3
466.3
5.3
0.0
0.0
2.2
7.5
0.0
60.1
398.7
9.6
7.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
7.3
0.1
0.0
2.2
Other brominated flame-retardants
Manganese and its compounds
Hydrogen chloride (gas)
Methyl methacrylate
Tetrafluoremethane, Perfluoromethane
Methylenebis (4,1-phenylene) diisocyanate
1,331.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
6.7
2.1
0.1
1,322.7
39,362.9
3.4
0.0
0.0
2.6
6.0
0.1
832.9
38,527.0
Tetrahydromethylphthalic anhydride
244.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.0
6.0
0.0
2.5
235.8
Barium sulfate
148.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.2
5.2
0.0
4.2
139.0
Polymer of 4,4-Isopropylidenediphenol and 1-Chloro-2,3-epoxypropane
Dichloropentafluoropropane (HCFC-225)
391.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
4.1
4.3
0.1
4.7
382.4
4.2
4.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
Nickel
92.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
3.5
0.0
20.1
69.3
Boron and its compounds
61.8
0.2
0.1
0.0
3.2
3.5
0.7
3.2
54.4
543.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.7
2.7
0.0
88.4
452.3
6.4
1.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
2.5
0.5
1.7
1.5
Lead and its compounds
Zinc oxide
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
7.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.2
0.1
0.0
5.4
45.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.0
0.0
0.6
42.5
4.0
1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
R-410A
718.6
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.4
1.9
3.1
0.0
714.1
Nickel compounds
974.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.4
0.5
107.3
865.0
Silicon carbide
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.4
0.0
47.6
0.0
Ethylene glycol
213.8
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.3
0.5
29.0
183.0
2.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.4
10.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.1
5.2
0.1
4.1
1.2
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
428.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.2
1.1
5.0
398.6
23.4
1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Sulfur hexafluoride
Chlorine
Di-n-butyl phthalate
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
Aluminum sulfate
Other 109 substance groups
17,682.3
5.6
0.8
0.0
5.2
11.6
109.9
2,835.9
14,732.1
Total
87,282.5
579.1
34.1
0.0
157.4
770.6
3,088.2
6,075.3
77,358.7
* The table and chart show substance groups of which more than one ton is released and transferred.
* Totals may not match the sums of individual items due to rounding.
Material balance of chemical substance handled (Japan)
(tons)
Handled
87,283
(59,423)
58,716
Removed
3,088
(301)
337
Recycled
6,075
(4,629)
6,838
Top figures: Fiscal 2005
(Figures in ( ) exclude Matsushita
Electric Works and PanaHome).
Bottom figures: Fiscal 2004
02
80.7
2,786.6
Formaldehyde
01
(tons)
*3
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
*1 "Substance groups" include those listed in the Matsushita Group
Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines (Ver. 2)
covering all substances listed in the Japanese PRTR Law.
*2 "Transferred as waste" includes the mass of substances transferred
as waste, as well as waste water discharge into the sewage
system.
*3 "Removed" refers to the mass of substances turned into other
substances through neutralization, decomposition, or chemical
reaction treatments.
*4 "Recycled" includes paid recycling, as well as free and inverse
onerous contract.
*5 "Consumed" refers to the mass of substances which have been
changed to other substances as a result of chemical reactions
and those which are contained in or accompanying products
shipped out of factories.
20
21
22
23
24
25
Shipped as products
77,359
(54,057)
51,107
26
27
28
Released into waterways
34
(31)
11
Released into air
579
(262)
268
Released into soil
0
(0)
0
29
Transferred
157
(150)
155
30
31
28
15
Effective Use of Water Resources
Water consumption
Our water consumption in fiscal 2005 decreased by 8% from
the fiscal 2004 level. It was down 2% from the fiscal 2001 level,
but the water consumption per unit of sale was up 1%, although
the target was to reduce it by 4%.
Water consumption (global)
(10,000 m3)
4,819
4,475
Municipal water/industrial water
Rivers/lakes
Groundwater
4,368
27 1,269
0 1,320
18 1,235
2,829
2,663
Water consumption reduction
Panasonic Disk Manufacturing Corporation of America (PDMC) is
taking various approaches to reduce water consumption as one of
the responsibilities of a factory operating in the State of California
where there are chronic water shortages. PDMC has improved its
ultra pure water control method, and promoted purification and
reusing of water by adopting ion exchangers in the glass substrate
cleaning processes; introduced a diode laser in mastering processes;
and curtailed water consumption of water-cooling apparatuses by
reducing heat generation. As a result of these approaches, PDMC
reduced water consumption in its factory by 15% (approximately
5,000 tons) in fiscal 2005 compared to the previous year.
2,284
3,523
3,155
2,615
3,115
214
2,070
0
0
03
04
Japan
05
03
213
208
1
0
04
Outside Japan
2,455
05
Water consumption (by region)
(10,000 m3)
Regions
Breakdown
Japan
1,269
1,235
27
18
Groundwater
3,115
Total
4,475
4,819
4,368
321
369
311
0
1
0
Rivers/lakes
Rivers/lakes
20
17
14
341
387
325
37
42
34
0
0
0
92
87
84
Total
129
129
118
821
1,194
1,119
0
0
0
Groundwater
China/
Northeast
Asia
1,320
3,523
Total
Asia/
Oceania
Fiscal
2005
0
Groundwater
Europe
Fiscal
2004
3,155
Rivers/lakes
Americas
Fiscal
2003
Rivers/lakes
79
90
90
Total
900
1,284
1,209
890
1,009
991
0
0
0
Groundwater
Rivers/lakes
Groundwater
Total
23
20
20
913
1,029
1,011
Glass substrate cleaning process
Prevention of water pollution
The wastewater released by China Hualu Panasonic AVC
Networks Co., Ltd. (CHPAVC) mainly consists of general
wastewater. But in response to recent water shortage and pollution
problems in China, CHPAVC invested approximately 2 million
RMB (approximately 26 million yen) and constructed a
comprehensive sewage treatment facility in 1998. Sewage is
treated using a biochemical treatment technology, and then used
to water green areas on the premises. The facility not only
prevents pollution but also conserves water. It saves approximately
180,000 tons of water a year. The facility is buried under the soil,
and the surface is covered with green.
Sewage treatment facility (buried under the green area)
29
16
Prevention of Air/Water Pollution
NOx emissions (Japan)
Clean Factories
Nitrogen pollution load (Japan)
01
02
1,416
03
676
03
03
04
04
04
1,715
524
05
05
05
1,649
06
515
07
(tons)
0
(tons)
0
08
09
SOx emissions (Japan)
Phosphorus pollution load (Japan)
10
11
03
142
59
03
12
376
04
13
46
04
14
357
05
46
05
(tons)
0
15
16
(tons)
0
17
COD pollution load (Japan)
18
Load on the air and public waterways (by region excluding Japan)
(fiscal 2005, tons)
Region
381
03
04
261
COD
NOx
SOx
emissions emissions pollution
load
Americas
27
0
0
17
0
Europe
16
0
13
0
0
209
207
357
29
0
96
129
559
10
10
Asia/Oceania
China/
Northeast Asia
19
Nitrogen Phosphorus
pollution
pollution
load
load
20
21
22
23
* Total data of the sites located in countries that have regulations against air and water pollution
05
266
24
(tons)
0
25
26
27
* The figures of Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome were newly added in fiscal 2004
28
29
30
31
30
17
Conservation of soil and groundwater
Pollution prevention measures
Soil and groundwater risk management policy
In the latter half of the 1980's, soil and groundwater pollution by
<Policy>
chlorinated organic solvents was discovered at some our sites.
To maintain the safety and sense of security of the residents of the
Since then, preventive measures have been carried out group-
communities where we do business, all soil and groundwater risks
wide. In fiscal 1992, we issued the "Manual for Preventing
shall be placed under management supervision (Japan: by the
Contamination of Soil and Groundwater" and have been
end of fiscal 2004, outside Japan: by the end of fiscal 2006).
progressing with surveys of polluted areas and appropriate
countermeasures. The use of chlorinated organic solvents was
totally abolished by fiscal 1996 and the "Guide for the
Prevention and Management of Environmental Pollution" was
issued in fiscal 2000 to prevent the recurrence of pollution.
<Conditions for risks "placed under management supervision">
1. Surveys have been completed.
2. Countermeasures have been launched.
3. Inspection wells have been installed.
4. Preventive measures for flow out have been taken.
5. Operational management is thorough.
Examples of pollution prevention measures
Pumping inside a pit
Underground pumping is suspended inside a
pit, the surface of which is treated with
chemical resistant material. In case of pipe
damage, this structure prevents the leaked
liquids from infiltrating the soil.
Measures at sites in Japan
To place soil and groundwater risks under management
supervision by the end of fiscal 2004, we thoroughly implemented surveys and countermeasures and placed all 143 sites
under management supervision. At of the end of fiscal 2005, the
state of the 78 sites where pollution exceeding legal limits was
detected during surveys was: "Countermeasures have been
Installation of a spill prevention dike
around chemical storage tanks
completed" at 38 sites and "Countermeasures are underway" at
In the event of a chemical spill while the tank
is being replenished, the dike serves as a
wall to contain the spilled liquids, preventing
them from infiltrating the soil.
to complete them as soon as possible through the introduction of
40 sites. Sites where countermeasures are underway are striving
the latest technology. In the case of sites where pollution level
exceeds the legal limits, we are proceeding with explanations to
local residents and making voluntary public disclosures via the
press with the guidance of municipalities.
Installation of an inspection well to
monitor leakages from an underground
tank
Soil and groundwater pollution surveys and countermeasures
in Japan
(
Number of sites)
In the event of a chemical leakage from an
underground tank, this inspection well will
detect leakages at an early stage.
Surveys/
countermeasures
Countermeasures
Surface soil
surveys
have been
carried out
Pollution
Countermeasures
Countermeasures
have been
are underway
completed
143
105
78
0
0
Fiscal 2004
19
59
Fiscal 2005
38
40
Fiscal 2003
Reconfirmation of surveys and remedial measures
Surveys
Historical
surveys
have been
carried out
We launched follow-up surveys and countermeasures for pollution
by substances such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and
heavy metals in fiscal 2003, in response to the ongoing
Examples of soil and groundwater pollution countermeasures
legislation amendment such as the issuance of the "Guidelines for
Surveys of and Countermeasures for the Contamination of Soil
and Groundwater" by the Environment Agency (current Ministry
of the Environment, in Japan) in 1999, the addition of fluorine
and boron to the list of substances regulated by environmental
standards, and the enforcement of the "Law for Countermeasures
Pumping/aeration facility
Countermeasures using iron
filings
Polluted groundwater is pumped
and aerated, VOCs being absorbed and disposed of using
active carbon.
VOCs in groundwater are broken
down by the reduction process of
iron filings.
against Soil Pollution" in 2003. Giving top priority to the safety
and sense of security of local residents, and by being in close
contact with municipalities, we are putting into action thorough,
effective and efficient countermeasures.
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Measures to address PCB problems
Measures at sites outside Japan
01
Around the world, legislation, infrastructures for surveys and
In Japan, Matsushita used to produce equipments containing
countermeasures, and operation statuses vary greatly depending
PCBs. However, in response to administrative guidance issued in
on the country. As a basic principle, we comply with laws and
1972, we have stopped the production of and are now strictly
regulations, but in countries that lack the legal framework, we
managing PCBs.In April 2002, the former Toyama Matsushita
apply our own criteria and implement measures voluntarily.
Electric Co., Ltd. (current Panasonic Electronic Devices Toyama
Since fiscal 2004, in conjunction with the follow-up surveys and
Co., Ltd.) detected and publicly disclosed the burial of PCB-
countermeasures in Japan, we have been taking measures to
containing capacitors. We detected the burial of these capacitors
place pollution by VOC and heavy metals under management
in four factories and one old factory site in the surveys that
supervision at all sites outside Japan by the end of fiscal 2006.
followed this event, and voluntary disclosed all these findings to
In fiscal 2004, we conducted general surveys on the status of
the public. We then implemented appropriate storage, reported
VOC and heavy metal use, and historical surveys such as on-site
these facts to municipalities, and then took measures to prevent
inspections and investigations at 152 sites in 22 countries. As a
PCB diffusion to the outside of the premises. We are now making
result, we determined that surface soil inspections were actually
all-out efforts to excavate and detoxify buried products, and
necessary at 57 sites, and subsequently went ahead with
purify polluted soil. The excavation was completed as of the end
inspections at 51 sites in fiscal 2005. If levels of pollution
of June 2005, except for the former Matsue Matsushita Co., Ltd.
exceeding the regulatory standards are detected, we will
(current Panasonic Electronic Devices Matsue Co., Ltd.). This
determine the scope of the pollution by more precise drilling
company will complete the excavation by the end of 2008.
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
surveys and proceed with thorough countermeasures.
Implementation of verification tests to purify PCB-polluted soil
Global soil surveys in fiscal 2005
(Number of sites)
Regions
13
In January 2005, we announced our plan to conduct a pilot
Americas
Europe
Asia
Others
Total
program to treat PCB-polluted soil jointly with Nippon Steel
Number of sites where historical
surveys have been carried out
28
19
96
9
152
Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., and Nippon Steel
Number of sites requiring surface
soil surveys
10
5
36
6
57
Number of sites where surface soil
surveys have been carried out
10
5
30
6
51
14
15
Transportation Co., Ltd., and launched it in May. We plan to
launch full-fledged purification treatments as early as possible, by
16
verifying the safety, effectiveness and economical efficiency of
such treatments in these tests. To be more specific, Nippon Steel
17
Transportation Co., Ltd. transports the PCB-polluted soil stored by
Restriction on the release of
specific chemical substances
18
Matsushita Electric. Small-scale verification tests will be
With the aim of preserving the environment, more specifically the
quality of the air, water and soil, we are eliminating the use of
cholorinated volatile organic compounds for cleaning and the
use of incineration furnaces to prevent the release of dioxins into
the air, and restricting the use and release of hazardous air
conducted at the plant developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,
19
Ltd. where the solvent extraction method has been adopted and
which is located in the Kitakyushu Environmental Technology
20
Center of Nippon Steel Corporation.
21
Scheme of the verification tests
22
pollutants.
Provide polluted soil samples.
Analyze soil before and after taking treatment measures
Matsushita
23
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
Transportation
Supervision and coordination
Treatment technologies
Number of furnaces
103
21
16
14
9
4
2
2
Nippon Steel
Transportation
Co., Ltd.
Nippon Steel
Corporation
Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Ltd.
Consumption of cholorinated volatile organic compounds for cleaning in Japan
Transport polluted soil.
Provide testing
infrastructures.
Transport PCB extract,
etc.
Take environmental
measurements.
(tons)
Fiscal year
Consumption
92
93
94
3,605
2,450
2,815
95
96
249
219
Construct verification test
equipment.
Operate verification test
equipment.
Convent treated soil
into cement material.
97∼05
Manage the committee
and act as the liaison
with the municipalities.
0 Eliminated
Implement treatment
measures.
* Cholorinated volatile organic compounds applicable to our initiatives
1,1,1-trichloroethane
Carbon tetrachloride
Dichloromethane
1,1-dichloroethylene
Trichloroethylene
Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene
1,1,2-trichloroethane
1,2-dichloroethane
1,3-dichloropropene
University
Municipalities
The University of Kitakyushu (Institute of Comparative Regional
24
25
26
Evaluation Committee
Fiscal year
.
Verifing test items
Number of in-house incineration furnaces used in Japan
27
28
Studies, Faculty of Environmental Engineering)
29
The City of Kitakyushu (Environmental Industry Policy Office,
Environmental Economy Department, Environmental Bureau)
30
31
32
18
Product Recycling
Home appliance recycling
Matsushita has established an efficient decentralized local
Outline of our home appliances recycling system in Japan
processing and recycling system using the existing social
infrastructure. Under this system, we collect and recycle the four
Disposer (consumer)
types of home appliances designated by the Law for Recycling of
Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (air conditioners, TVs,
Municipalities
refrigerators/freezers, and washing machines). Ecology Net
Matsushita
Retailers
Company
・・・ Importer
A
Co., Ltd., which processes related activities entrusted by other
makers participating in our home appliances recycling network,
Business
consignment
Designated collection sites
(190 sites)
is promoting smooth network operations at 34 recycling
facilities*1 and 190 designated collection sites throughout Japan
Ecology Net Co., Ltd.
Consignment
contract
34 recycling facilities
(Matsushita Eco
Technology Center,etc)
on behalf of Matsushita. In the four years since the start of
collection and recycling in April 2001, the number and weight
(Recycling management company)
of treated units have both increased, presumably as a result of
enhanced awareness of recycling and the establishment of the
system.
*1 As of March 31, 2005
Recycling of specified kinds of home appliances
The figures below represent our total recycling and collection
nationwide, a total increase of 4% and a 2 to 10% rise on a
performances in fiscal 2005 (April 1, 2004 through March 31,
product category basis over fiscal 2004. The weight of recycled
2005), based on the Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of
products was 60,000 tons, an increase of 6% over the previous
Home Appliances. 2.23 million of our products categorized as
year and the recycling rate also rose by 1% to 4% over the
four specified appliances were recycled at our recycling facilities
previous year.
Summary of the recycling and collection of specified kinds of home appliances
(overall total)
(decimals truncated)
Air
conditioners
Units collected (thousanand units)*2
Units for recycling (thousanand
units)*2 *3
Weight for recycling (tons)*3
Weight recycled (tons)
Recycling rate
TVs
Refrigerators/
freezers
Washing
machines
283
770
606
580
282
766
605
575
12,717
21,947
36,489
17,995
10,135
16,254
22,536
11,960
79%
74%
61%
66%
*2 The units collected at designated collection sites and the units for recycling processing do not include units for
which the treating manufacturers or other details were not identified due to improper descriptions in
management slips or other reasons.
*3 The units for recycling processing and the weight of units for recycling processing refer to the total units and
weight of the specified kinds of home appliances that received the required processing for recycling, etc., in
fiscal 2005.
Summary based on Item 1, Article 47 of the Japan's Enforcement Regulations
(overall total)
Total weight of relevant parts and materials, made into status suitable for charged
or free-of-charge transfers, to be used as parts or materials for new products.
(tons, decimals truncated)
Air
conditioners
Iron
Copper
Aluminum
Mixture of nonferrous, iron, etc.
CRT glass
Other recyclable waste*4
Total weight
TVs
Washing
machines
5,646
1,885
17,311
8,904
586
710
292
127
482
42
13
127
2,996
331
3,130
1,305
−
12,105
−
−
424
1,179
1,786
1,496
10,136
16,253
22,535
11,960
*4 "Other recyclable waste" refers to printed circuit boards and other plastics.
33
Refrigerators/
freezers
Weight percentage of recycled materials by category
Air conditioners
Others (4%)
Mixture
(29%)
TVs
Others (7%)
Iron
(56%)
Iron (12%)
Copper (4%)
CRT glass
(74%)
Aluminum
(5%)
Copper (6%)
Refrigerators/freezers
Washing machines
Others (8%)
Mixture
(14%)
Copper
(1%)
Others (13%)
Mixture
(11%)
Copper
(1%)
Iron
(77%)
Aluminum
(1%)
Iron
(74%)
Aluminum/
mixture
(2%)
Product Recycling
01
PC recycling results (Japan, fiscal 2005)
Weights of collected, shipped, and destroyed refrigerant
fluorocarbons
(kg,
decimals truncated)
Weight of collected coolant fluorocarbons
Weight shipped to consigned destroying
companies of coolant fluorocarbons
Air
conditioners
Refrigerators/
freezers
151,771
69,157
151,082
Category
Desktop PCs
150,796
Recycling rate
193
75%
2,764
277
32%
CRT displays
775
814
68%
LCDs
598
43
56%
5,081
1,327
62%
Total
Weight of destroyed coolant fluorocarbons
02
Home-use
(units)
944
Notebook PCs
67,738
Business-use
(units)
03
04
05
06
67,489
Recycling of portable rechargeable batteries
07
We at Matsushita use, as well as make, portable rechargeable
Weights of collected, shipped, and destroyed fluorocarbons
(liquefied and collected from heat insulation)
(kg,
decimals truncated)
08
batteries. Therefore, we participate in the operations of the JBRC
(Japan Portable Rechargeable Battery Recycling Center), and
Refrigerators/freezers
09
take part in the Used Portable Rechargeable Battery Collection
Weight of fluorocarbons liquefied and
collected from heat insulation
143,184
Weight of fluorocarbons shipped to
consigned destroying companies, then
liquefied and collected from heat insulation
140,812
Weight of fluorocarbons destroyed by
liquefaction and collected from heat
insulation
139,350
System that is managed by the JBRC. Portable rechargeable
10
batteries that are collected and recycled under this system
11
include Ni-Cd, nickel hydride and lithium ion batteries, as well
as some of the compact sealed lead-acid batteries. The JBRC
12
collected 1,162 tons of these batteries in fiscal 2005. We plan
* The difference between the weights collected and shipped is the weight of units remaining in
inventory.
* The weights shipped and destroyed include the weights of some units from fiscal 2004.
* The difference between the weights shipped and destroyed is the result of the time lag in
receiving destruction reports.
13
to expand our collection activities through the active utilization of
the "Extensive Certification" for waste processing, which JBRC
14
successfully obtained in December 2004.
15
Recycling of PCs
16
Since fiscal 2002, we have been recycling personal computers
in Japan through assigned transportation and recycling
companies. The recycling program was initially limited to
business-use PCs, but was extended to home-use PCs in October
2003. Approximately 57 tons of PCs were processed for
recycling in fiscal 2005, and the recycling rate was 62%.
Overview of home-use PC recycling system
1 Inquiry/application
Matsushita
2 Form for payment
of fee sent
5 Shipping voucher sent
4 Notification
Consumer
17
Recycling of used toner cartridges
18
Panasonic Communications Company (U.K.) Ltd. (PCCUK) started
a collection program for used toner cartridges in December 2004.
Under this program, consumers in 15 European countries can
return used fax machine toner cartridges for recycling. PCCUK
encloses return labels and instructions in the cartridge box, and
consumers use the label to return the used cartridge via the post
office. A collection service is also available in certain areas.
In April 2005, PCCUK enhanced the program by opening a
recycling facility for used toner cartridges. This facility is expected
to recycle 30,000 cartridges annually.
19
20
21
22
23
3 Fee paid
24
Post office
Carry-in or collection
6 requested
Collection
site
25
PC recycling mark
26
7 Haulage
27
Recycling
factory
28
* PCs indicated with a PC recycling mark can dispense with Steps
2
,
3
, and
4
.
29
URL
panasonic.biz/pc/recycle/ ( Japanese only )
30
A worker dismantles a toner cartridge for recycling.
31
34
19
Environmental Business (1)
We, at Matsushita, are taking advantage of our technologies
into environmental business, which is expected to show great
growth. In particular, Matsushita Ecology Systems Co., Ltd.
group operates in the environmental business domain,
positively conducting business for companies aimed at
environmental conservation and engineering business, as well
as developing business of energy conservation services.
Representative activities such as energy systems, waste and
recycling, air purification, water purification, soil purification,
and environmental construction, and energy services are
introduced below.
Wind/solar hybrid power "Kaze-Kamome"
Matsushita Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. began the Kaze-Kamome
Project in 2003, with the aim of achieving broad usage of a
small scale system that can be used in urban areas, through
using technology and know-how of wind and solar hybrid
power generation.
Natural energy systems use unstable energy sources such as
wind and sunlight, meaning that the resulting generated
electricity is also unstable. To solve this problem, the KazeKamome maintains stable electrical generation through the use
of a hybrid system driven by both sunlight and wind power.
Household Fuel Cell Co-generation System
The Household Fuel Cell Co-generation System is a system that
uses a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to
produce electricity, and utilizes the exhaust heat that are
generated, then to make hot water for using in house.
In February 2005 we commenced delivery of the household fuel
cell co-generation system to Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. This was the
world's first deployment of the system, and is a momentous first
step towards the construction of future energy systems that
"Kaze-Kamome" installed at the Panasonic Center Tokyo
contribute to the prevention global warming. The first system
In the Kaze-Kamome urban energy system, efforts have been
shipment was a delivery to the new official residence of the prime
made to include various details such as matching the system to
minister in February 2005, followed by an installation ceremony
the surrounding landscape and consideration for safety
in April in the presence of Prime Minister Koizumi.
measures. The solar panels are based on the image of an
Through recovery and utilization of exhaust heat, and due to the
elegant, dancing gull, while still ensuring high levels of light
fact that power loss during electri-
absorption. The windmill is an advanced, silent Savonius type
cal transmission is low, the overall
that has been designed to restrict speed even in high winds to
energy efficiency of the household
ensure safety. The design has also been enhanced so that
fuel cell co-generation system is
people who see it become conscious of nature and the
high (approximately 78% includ-
environment. The 27 units were delivered to the "2005 World
ing heat usage) in comparison to
Exposition, Aichi, Japan" in 2005.
the electricity from conventional
large scale centralized electric
power generation (approximately
37% for thermal power generation). As a result, CO2 emissions
The first system to be shipped, on display at the
installation ceremony in the Prime Minister's
new official residence
are reduced by approximately
40% and in financial terms, the
running costs for
one home have
been calculated
to save approximately 50,000
yen per year.
"Kaze-Kamome" delivered to the Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan
Currently the second generation "Kaze-Kamome" is being widely
used in government ministries as it is an independent power
source containing a storage battery, which is ideal for supplying
electrical power in emergencies. Stored electrical power is not
used solely for lighting, but can also be put use as a power
source for network cameras, etc. for security systems in places
The shipping ceremony of the first system to be delivered to the Prime Minister's
new official residence (February 2005)
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such as evacuation areas, school roads and parks.
Environment and Energy Business
Light and Trust Service
Tunnel/highways ventilation system business
The "Light and Trust Service" which started in April 2002 does
Matsushita Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. are expanding ventilation
not involve the sale of fluorescent lamps, but is solely the
systems business aimed at the maintenance and improvement
functional supply of "light"; environmental business through the
of the highways environment through deploying various
sale of a function. Through this service, the service company,
technologies of ventilation, air purification, control measure-
which
containing
ment in locations such as tunnels and highways. Tunnel
environmental pollutants such as mercury, collects the lamps,
ventilation and dust extraction technology spanning 30 years
and then manages and treats them appropriately. Furthermore,
has enjoyed excellent evaluations, and in January 2002 we
through the use of cutting edge lamp treatment technology,
received an order for a tunnel ventilation and dust extraction
thorough detoxification and the recycling of materials become
system; the Vietnam Haivan tunnel ventilation facility
possible. Since the inception of the service, numerous
construction. The Haivan, tunnel near to Da Nang, which
companies which are environmental front runners have rated
crosses Haivan Pass, opened on June 5, 2005 after 1,600
the service highly, and current contract numbers (as of May
days of construction. At 6.3 km in length it is the longest tunnel
2005) have increased to approximately 60 times greater than
in Southeast Asia. The highway environment in the tunnel is
in fiscal 2003.
maintained through state of the art equipment, including large-
owns
the
used
fluorescent
lamps
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
scale air propulsion machines for ventilation, and electrical dust
Light and Trust Service scheme
extraction machinery to filter particles from vehicle exhaust
Customers
Use light
Collects rented lamps
11
emissions.
12
Vietnam Haivan tunnel ventilation system outline
Collection and
haulage contractor
Delivery
consignment
contract
Light and Trust
Service contract
Rents lamps
13
Light and Trust
Service company
Delivers used lamps
14
(Discharger's responsibility/
manifest issue)
Treatment
consignment
contract
Air propulsion and expulsion system
15
Sells lamps
Intermediate treating contractor
(Recycling)
Matsushita Electric Works
16
17
Contract numbers development (Japan)
Indicators
(compared with fiscal 2003)
59
18
Jet fan system
Electrical dust extraction system
19
Electrical dust extraction machinery
19
1
5
0
03
04
05
06
(As of May 2005)
20
Particles which remain in the air,
including soot emitted largely from
diesel vehicles, is collected by static
electricity, to improve the visible
environment inside the tunnel.
21
22
Currently, used industrial lamps are broken down and disposed
23
of in landfill sites, but all lamps used in contracts for this service
Air propulsion and expulsion machinery
are recycled, producing an increase of 0.3% in recycling rates.
This machine expels the polluted air
inside the tunnel and draw fresh air
from outside into the tunnel. The
strength of the wind is controlled
according to the level of pollution in
the tunnel.
Furthermore, these initiatives have received great praise, and
won the "Minister for the Environment Award" at the "Inaugural
Eco Products Awards (Eco Services field)" in December 2004.
24
25
26
27
Jet fans
The tunnel is ventilated by jet flows
from fans hung at appropriate
intervals from the tunnel ceiling.
28
29
30
Inaugural Eco Products Awards Ceremony
(December 2004)
31
36
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Environmental Business (2)
Rural community sewerage treatment business
Matsushita Environmental & Air-conditioning Engineering Co.,
"Green walls" and construction with
environmental business materials
Ltd. (MEA) has been working on the rural community sewerage
Bio Lung
treatment business since 1986. In general, the sewerage
The "Bio Lung" at the "2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan" is
systems in agricultural village areas are not as advanced as
a green wall construction conceived by MEA. The features of a
urban areas, so we have been pursuing a small-scale dispersal
high design level of the construction façade (exterior
type sewerage treatment system (rural community sewerage
wall/exterior decoration) and the functionality (light proofing,
treatment system) called JARUS, suitable for rural community
light filtration, ventilation, thermal insulation, etc.) combine to
conditions. By fiscal 2005 over 70 of the systems had been
create a unique wall construction method. This is an innovative
delivered, mainly to Hyogo Prefecture, contributing to the
undertaking of environmental construction that MEA has been
maintenance of water quality in numerous agricultural villages.
working on for many
years. Much is expected
Rural community sewerage treatment system deliveries
in the Kinki area (Accumulative total)
of green walls as an
environmental technology
to solve the urban heat
island phenomenon.
Bio Lung at the Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan
Eco Façade System
This method of wall construction, using exterior facades of
business buildings designed with a green louver (a louver with
plants), is called an "Eco Façade System (Green Louver System)."
A new concept for the
urban environment is
possible
through
the
realization of this green
wall, possessing both
Underground sewerage treatment facility, to counter measure odor and take into consideration
the agricultural village landscape
architectural design quali-
System outline
ties and functionality.
Actual construction of an Eco Façade System in Shibuya, Tokyo
Administration
building
MK-M Wood
Sewerage
Deposit
separation
tank
Air exposure
tank
Deposit
tank
Sterilization Treatment
water
tank
MEA construction activities do not
just involve woods in building
components like external walls,
Verification tests on the ultrasonic treatment of solid sewerage
louver materials, and curtain
to reduce volume, which is newly under development,
walls, but are also carrying out
successfully reduced the amount of solid sewerage generated to
construction with recycled wood
less than 30%. This will also contribute to reducing the
called "MK-M Wood." MK-M
administration and maintenance costs of the facility.
Wood is a material developed by
Solid sewerage amount through solid sewerage reduction system
Co., Ltd., which is made out of
(kg-DS/day)
used home appliance plastics
15
Approximately 1/5
3
0
37
Panasonic Shikoku Electronics
Original System
New System
and used wood, which has
advanced weather resistance and
heat insulation properties.
MK-M Wood used at the Fukushima General
Agriculture Center
Environment and Energy Business
CO2 reduction business
in the consumer business field
Soil and groundwater purification
through biotechnology business
01
In July 2003, as an Energy Service Provider (ESP) business, we
Since 1993 MEA has been promoting work focused on
formed the company E-cubic Co., Ltd. with the Japan Research
biotechnology to treat soil and groundwater polluted by volatile
Institute Ltd. and 22 other companies, to provide methods of
organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals.
optimal energy usage, with the aim of reducing CO2 in the
continually growing consumer business field.
02
03
04
Number of soil and groundwater treatment (Japan)
(Case)
Survey
Execution
249
individual stores within restaurant chains, etc. Actual methods of
06
providing recommendations to customers include monitoring
182
energy loss on screens installed in the stores, creating databases of
data sent to E-cubic, and conducting "visibility" increases in data
106 111
through analysis by internally developed proprietary software.
125
07
115
08
84
39
Image of ESP business
0
Analysis report
Improvement
proposal
05
282
E-cubic provides suggestions on improving energy usage to
7 0
94
59
51
1
95
2
96
38
6
97
5
98
12
99
17
00
17
01
38
09
45
17
02
03
04
10
05
In particular, the legal regulation of soil treatment is becoming
11
stricter and treatment methods using micro-organisms (bio-
POS data etc.
Head office of chain stores
12
remediation) are attracting attention. The bio-remediation method
Database
Analysis
breaks down pollutants such as heavy metals and VOCs through
13
giving nutrients to decomposing bacteria which grows on the soil
Shop A
Equipment
Shop B
Equipment
Shop C
Equipment
Shop D
Equipment
Shop E
Equipment
Energy data
to make them more active. In comparison to the method of
14
excavating and replacing the polluted soil, treatment requires a
15
longer amount of time, but has the following benefits: (1) as
naturally produced decom-posing bacteria is used, the effect on
Actual example of in-store energy data analysis
16
the ecosystem is small, and (2) the financial cost of the measures
is comparatively low.
17
To carry out this treatment, it is firstly necessary to establish
18
whether decomposing bacteria is present in the polluted soil.
Methods that have been employed up until now have not been
19
able to determine the type of decomposing bacteria or measure
20
the amount, thus problems were caused by the amount of time
and money required.
21
Then came the newly developed "Microarray Technology*1"
which takes one test to identify 22 types of decomposing
In August 2004 we received a 3-year, 293 store installation
bacteria which are effective in VOC pollution treatment. It also
contract from the restaurant chain Watami Group. In eight
simultaneously shows the amount and type of bacteria, thus
months to March 2005 we implemented energy reduction
creating the prospect of increased accuracy and reduced cost.
measures based on improvements in operational methods,
resulting in a reduction of energy losses of 11.8% in comparison
22
23
24
Treatment process through Microarray Technology
25
Applicability assessment
Verification analysis of effective microorganisms
before its system introduction. This equates to a saving of
approximately 95 million yen in electricity bills and a reduction
26
Planning
of 1,800 tons in CO2 conversion.
The business of E-cubic is expected to become increasingly
27
Execution
28
important in the future through society's increased interest in
energy matters such as the liberalization of electric power
consumption and the Kyoto protocol coming into effect. From
here on, we are positively promoting movement from the
'hardware sales' business model to 'energy service business.'
Monitoring
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*1 Technology jointly developed by MEA, Gifu University, and the National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology (Human Stress Signal Research Center). It is the first
technology in the industry to detect the effectiveness of the bioremediation method as a
method of pre-examining soil and underground water based VOC pollution for treatment.
30
31
38
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Green Distribution
CO2 emission levels in distribution of goods and their reduction
Modal shift promotion
We understand the global levels of CO2 emissions caused by the
Our initiatives of the distribution field is placing priority on a
distribution of goods. Furthermore, we are working out on the
"modal shift" from trucks to rail or ship with lesser environmental
priority issues of CO2 reduction: "Modal shift," "Eco truck
impact. In fiscal 1999, the equivalent of 1,735 five-ton
introduction," "Increased transportation efficiency," and "Eco
containers was transported by rail, but in fiscal 2005 this figure
driving." In the future we will strengthen work on "green
had grown approximately 7-fold to 12,016 containers, a
distribution" globally.
reduction of 5,615 tons of CO2 when compared to the figure if
trucks had been used instead.
Breakdown of CO2 emissions from transportation worldwide
(rough estimates, global)
Reduction in CO2 emissions through modal shifts (Japan)
(Number of containers)
Within
Japan
(17%)
1.08
million tons
-CO2
Within areas
other than
Japan (28%)
(tons-CO2)
Number of rail containers used
Reduction in CO2 emissions
3,996
International
distribution
(55%)
4,107
4,655
10,931
2,143
8,109
855
5,075
8,333
5,615
12,016
9,445
4,348
1,735
* International distribution and distribution outside of Japan does not include
Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome data.
Breakdown of CO2 emissions from transportation within Japan
(fiscal 2005)
Air (1%)
Sea (2%)
Rail (0.4%)
0
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
0
"Eco Rail Mark" accredited companies
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. (MBI) was the first
company to receive the "Eco Rail Mark." The Eco Rail Mark is
awarded by the Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
Transport and the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations.
180,000
tons-CO2
Trucks
(96%)
Companies*1 and products*2 that meet the requirements of the
Eco Rail Mark must carry out regular rail cargo transportation
and operations for manufacturing products for general
consumers. Giving both environmental and cost reasons, rail
container accounts for 32.6% of the overall distribution of goods
Breakdown of CO2 emissions from international transportation (rough estimates,global)
(1,000 tons-CO2)
Departing
from Japan
Destination
Japan
Departing
from Asia
Departing
from China
Other
29
17%
19
24%
1
33%
at MBI.
*1 Standard: The Company's overall rail transportation ratio (over 500 km of land cargo
transportation) accounts for over 15%.
*2 Standard: The stated products' overall rail transportation ratio (over 500 km of land cargo
transportation) accounts for over 30%.
North America
121
36%
47
27%
19
24%
0
0%
Modal shift initiatives
Europe, etc.
137
41%
61
35%
29
36%
0
0%
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company (PASC) has made shift
Asia
36
11%
3
2%
2
2%
0
0%
from trucks to rail for some of its transportation between Kobe
China
16
5%
6
4%
0
0%
and Hiroshima - the focal points of car audio distribution. The
9
3%
20
12%
7
9%
2
67%
company also considered the transportation of finished products
14
4%
6
4%
4
5%
0
0%
and materials and decided to use a rail container solely for
3 100%
returnable box collections. This is a procedure certified by the
South/Central America
Oceania
Total
333 100%
172 100%
81 100%
Ministry
of
Land,
Infrastructure
and
Transport
as
a
"Demonstrative experiment aimed at the establishment of a
distribution system with a less environmental impact." PASC also
started the integrated transportation of materials and finished
products (utilizing a materials milk run*3 by truck), resulting in an
expected reduction of 156 tons of CO2 (a reduction of 78%
over conventional levels) in fiscal 2006.
31 feet, large rail container owned by
Matsushita Group
39
*3 Milk run (collection of products in a loop route): A method of making parts procurement
distribution more efficient. Manufacturers collect goods produced by each parts supplier in
a circular route.
Reduction of CO2 emissions through increased transportation efficiency
The introduction of environment-conscious vehicles
Changing from wooden framed packaging to high-strength
Eco Truck initiatives
cardboard packaging
At Matsushita Logistics Co., Ltd., distribution to retail stores is
Matsushita operates mobile phone factories in Japan, China,
partly conducted by company owned trucks, but with the
Taiwan, Philippines and the Czech Republic. As the factories use
opportunity of the world's first small hybrid truck released in
the same parts and materials and conduct coordinated produc-
November 2003, the company introduced the truck at the
02
tion activities, air transportation is often used, resulting in CO2
earliest opportunity. Hybrid trucks have a high level of fuel
emissions from international air transportation of 13,000 tons in
efficiency and advanced environmental performance; reducing
fiscal 2004.
CO2 emissions by approximately 25%, and air pollutants by
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. focused on im-
over 50%, in comparison to previous diesel models.
provements to packaging to reduce costs and CO2. To prevent
Matsushita Logistics Co., Ltd. aims to replace all company
theft, etc. during transportation, conventional packaging
owned trucks predominantly with hybrid trucks or other eco
materials largely used heavy, robust wooden frames, but through
trucks by the end of fiscal 2007.
the use of lightweight yet sturdy high-strength cardboard,
transportation weight was cut by 1/3 to 1/6, thus improving the
01
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
Eco truck introduction status (Japan)
(%)
10
Hybrid trucks
Non-eco trucks
efficiency of transportation. As a result of these efforts, CO2
CNG trucks, low-emission gas trucks
emissions were cut to 11,200 tons in fiscal 2005 (a 13%
%
(unit)
11
reduction from fiscal 2004).
12
49
(172)
70
(246)
84
(369)
13
85
(287)
14
5
(21)
Transport weight reduction through changing wooden framed packaging to high-strength cardboard packaging
11
(50)
Introduction of lightweight sheet pallets
Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co., Ltd. supplies cathode-ray
0
16
(57)
wooden pallets were normally used for transportation. At PT.
Display Devices Indonesia (DDI), one of our bases outside Japan,
in considering environmental issues, DDI examined the possibility
of introducing sheet pallets made from polypropylene resin at the
earliest opportunity, with the aims of improving product quality
and reducing distribution costs. The main feature of the sheet
pallets is their thinness; in the same container approximately 20%
more products can be loaded thus increasing transportation
14
(50)
15
(50)
16
05
06
Plan
07
Plan
17
04
Eco Car initiative
In December 2002 Matsushita established our "Environmental
2011. In January 2005 we established our "Panasonic Leap
criteria for eco cars to a level equal to that of official government
CO2 emissions is expected in fiscal
2006 (approximately 20% reduction).
21
vehicles, and also greatly widened the target area to include
22
sales and service companies.
insect damage and foreign odors, thus increasing product quality.
resulting reduction of 116 tons of
20
Ahead Eco Car Plan" in order to speed up progress, raising the
Clean energy vehicles and gasoline or
diesel vehicles subject to the green
vehicle taxation plan
sheet pallets from February 2005. A
19
company owned vehicles in Japan with "eco cars" by fiscal
Our definition of eco cars
adaptations made to forklift trucks, etc., DDI could introduce the
18
Policy for Company Vehicles, " with the target of replacing all
efficiency. In addition, it provides protection against humidity,
Thanks to the assistance from the client companies in the form of
15
Hybrid truck
14
(50)
tubes (CRTs) to the world's producers of finished product TVs.
Since CRTs are largely made of glass and are heavy, robust
37
(128)
Level 1
Electric powered vehicles
Natural gas powered vehicles
Methanol powered vehicles
Hybrid vehicles
Fuel cell powered vehicles
Vehicles which attain over 75% of
fiscal 2006 standard gas emission
levels and also attain 5% over the
fiscal 2011 fuel consumption standard
23
Our eco car introduction
for company owned vehicles
Eco car level 1
149 vehicles (1%)
24
Eco car level 2
1,262 vehicles (10%)
25
Non-eco cars
5,583 vehicles
(45%)
26
Total
12,432
vehicles
27
Level 2
PT. Display Devices Indonesia
A 20% increase in loading rate by changing from
wooden pallets (right) to sheet pallets (left).
Vehicles which achieve over a 75%
reduction in fiscal 2006 standard gas
emission levels and also attain the
fiscal 2011 fuel consumption standard.
Vehicles which achieve over a 50%
reduction in fiscal 2006 standard gas
emission levels and also attain over
5% of the fiscal 2011 fuel consumption
standard.
28
Low emission gas
vehicles 5,438
vehicles (44%)
29
30
(Japan, excluding trucks)
* As of the end of March 2005
31
40
21
Green Marketing
We believe that the mission of manufacturers is to get more
customers to use environment-conscious products and reduce the
day to day impact on the environment. We are working towards
providing various easy to understand methods of showing
environment-consciousness and energy conservation to customers.
"N's Eco Project"
From March 2003 "N's Eco Project" was begun with core aims
of broadening the use of energy/water conserving products and
joint action with customers to increase the amount of greenery.
This campaign activity is deployed through various types of
media; marketing activities such as publications, advertisements,
internet and retail shops, all of which joined together as one
Environmental Label
Environmental Label is a label that shows a product's
environment-consciousness, separated into 3 types by the ISO
(International Organization for Standardization): Type I which
requires authentication from a third party; Type II which is a self
declaration claim by the company; and Type III which shows
quantitative data pertaining to environmental impacts. To simply
show customers that products have met our own environmental
criteria, we have been using "Characteristic Stickers" to show
actual environmental performance since fiscal 1998, but we
changed this to the Type II environmental label from April 2003.
We are now placing this mark on products, catalogs and
packaging, etc., and it has become widely used as the symbol
of environmental activity in the company. We are also working
promotional campaign.
As part of the activities to increase the use of energy/water
conserving products, we are using the internet to provide an
"Eco Diagnosis for Buying a New Product," which shows
comparisons of the electricity bill, water usage costs and CO2
emission levels of old and new products, as well as suggestions
for environmental activities that can be carried out in the daily
lives of customers. In the campaign to increase greenery, we
used the slogan "Let's plant a commemorative tree." to invite
applications for places where people wanted to plant trees along
with their reasons, and then donated cherry blossom tree
saplings to the selected locations.
Actual deployment results of "N's Eco Project"
Period
positively on Type I and Type III environmental label programs.
Matsushita Group Environmental Label
2.3 W stand-by power
consumption through low
power circuit technology
(34% reduction on our conventional
DMR-E100H model)
DVD/CD Player
E330H/E220H
Environmental Label
Results*1
Campaign
FY2004 first half
A new tree for each new child.
FY2004 second half
Trees and schools - a great combination.
FY2005 first half
Let's plant a commemorative tree.
FY2005 second half
N's eco project - turn the world green.
Approximately 510,000-ton
reduction in CO2 emissions
=Equivalent to approximately
36 million cedar trees
510,000-ton reduction
in CO2 emissions
=Equivalent to approximately
36 million cedar trees
*1 The possible annual reduction in CO2 emissions by major energy and water conserving products compared
to our products from 7 to 10 years ago.
The electricity CO2 emission factor is 0.357 kg-CO2/kWh
Amount of CO2 absorbed by the Gifu 50-year cedar (human-made forest): calculated at 14 kg/tree per year
Example of the symbol mark in use
N's Eco Project website
URL
national.jp/2eco/
( Japanese only )
A company owned rail container with
thePanasonic logo and the "Eco Mark."
"Buying a New Product of saving "
poster with the theme
List of registered "eco leaf" environmental labels (Type III)
Item
No. of models
Item
No. of
models
Item
No. of
models
Fax machines
8
TVs
139
Copiers
3
Business fax machines
1
VCR/DVD players
37
Fax machines
21
Electrostatic copiers
1
TV–video combo units
28
Printers
7
Optical disc drives
1
Audio/visual devices
34
Laptop PCs
24
Interphones
2
Phones
36
Scanners
18
Fixed phones
5
Air Conditioners
20
Compact florescent bulbs
15
Network cameras
6
Digital imaging systems
21
Ventilation fans
18
Total
421
Total
* Products for Japan
41
Products meeting Energy Star standards (U.S.)
24
* Acquisition period: January - December 2004
22
Repairs/Services
Product repairs and service activities
01
While replacement purchases of products that offer advanced
Enlightening consumers
energy conserving capabilities are important to help prevent
Various methods are used to inform customers how to use
global warming, it is also important to use products for a long
electronic products appropriately and efficiently. On our
time by making repairs and thus making efficient use of
website, we provide information to as many consumers as
resources and reducing waste. We are positively meeting these
possible by explaining energy conservation measures, legal
requirements through product repairs and servicing at retail
regulations and information about the effect of electronic
shops and service centers throughout Japan. Approximately
products on the environment, through pages such as "Making
3,000 regional specialty retailers of Japan are shown on our
best use of electronic products: Environmental edition" and
website, as having attained the "Pana Service Workshop"
"Good energy conservation in electronic products."
criteria by meeting retail shop requirements of attending to
Furthermore, we are helping leaders of consumer groups
repairs and queries, and providing a reliable after sales service.
increase their knowledge and encourage awareness of
We also attend to repair inquiries at our 57 service counters in
environmental issues by publishing the following kinds of
Japan.
workshop texts for consumer group leaders: "Workshop: Making
The number of repair service cases at the service counters has
best use of home appliances – The environment and enjoyable
been decreasing since fiscal 2001. We think the reasons for this
energy conservation."
are the improved product quality, functionality and energy
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
"Making the best use of electronic products"
Top page
conservation capabilities. In fact, the reduced cost of products;
12
meaning that repairs are felt to be comparatively expensive,
results in more customers making replacement purchases rather
13
than repairs. Fiscal 2005 saw the same number of cases as the
14
previous year (5.5 million cases), but this was due to many air
conditioners being repaired due to the hot weather.
15
Number of repair cases (Japan)
(10,000 cases)
660
16
URL
627
panasonic.co.jp/cs/japan/knowhow1/ (Japanese only)
590
550
17
550
"Good energy conservation in electronic
products" Top page
18
19
20
21
0
01
02
03
04
05
22
URL
panasonic.co.jp/cs/japan/knowhow2/ (Japanese only)
23
National/Panasonic shop website
screen. You can search for
"PanaService Workshop" stores
on this page.
24
25
26
27
URL
28
www.openwave-panasonic.co.jp/koubo/pana_001.html
(Japanese only)
29
30
Workshop texts for consumer group leaders "The environment and enjoyable energy conservation"
31
42
23
Our environmental communication activities have moved from
the stage of accountability (Stage 1) to the stage of information
disclosure, through which we obtain the understanding of the
general public (Stage 2), and finally to the stage of dialogue
with stakeholders including consumers and local residents, who
History of issuance: environmental reports
Number of copies
Chinese
Number
of
pages
Fiscal year
Japanese English
Issuance
provide us with information and opinions (Stage 3). To this end,
1998
17,000
8,000
−−
24
we are making efforts to enhance mutual understanding and
1999
10,000
10,000
−−
28
March 1999
improve our environmental sustainability management through
2000
18,000
5,000
−−
40
September 1999
feedback from stakeholders, environmental reports, disclosure of
2001
22,000
5,000
−−
56
September 2000
environmental information through the media and exhibitions,
2002
20,000
5,000
−−
66
September 2001
and dialogue with people in various standpoints.
2003
25,000
5,000
−−
78
June 2002
2004
35,000
8,000
−−
92
June 2003
2005
25,000
8,000
4,000
76
June 2004
Steps for developing environmental communication
Step 3
Dialogue with stakeholders,
including consumers and
local residents; asking for
their opinions
We are here→
Step 2
Information disclosure to
obtain the understanding
of the general public
Step 1
Accountability
February 1998
Stakeholders' feedback
Stakeholder feedback is invaluable for pushing ahead with our
environmental activities. In fiscal 2005, we received a total of
1,368 comments and suggestions, mainly by e-mail.
Environmental communication results (fiscal 2005)
Media/activities
Results
Media/activities
Sustainability Report (Japanese) 25,000 copies
Sustainability Report (English)
Sustainability Report (Chinese)
Results
Exhibitions
12
8,000 copies
Lectures
33
4,000 copies
Stakeholder dialogue
5
News releases
8
Website (Japanese)
Approx. 400,000 accesses
Website (English)
Approx 53,000 accesses
Interviews
27
TV commercials
4
Replies to surveys/questionnaires
34
Newspaper ads
8
E-mail inquiries
1,368
Opinions and requests (fiscal 2005)
Questionnaire results
Site tours (visitors)
44,820
Contribution to local
communities*1
Americas
294
600
18
Poor 3%
Easy to understand
Excellent
42%
On-site environmental communication results
Japan
Average
55%
China/
Asia/
Oceania Northeast
Asia
Europe
472
1,503
15
Government agencies 2%
1,716
16
Replies to the
sustainability
report
questionnaire
213 (16%)
Inquiries
230
(17%)
Applications for the sustainability report
925
(67%)
Business partners 2%
Shareholders/investors 7%
Research/educational institutes 9%
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Readers
*1 Number of participated/cooperated environmental events, including briefings and meetings with local
residents.
Number of sites disclosing information in reports, on the Internet and through other media
Japan
Americas
Europe
Asia/
Oceania
China/
Northeast
Asia
129
24
15
57
47
Customers
27%
Students
24%
Environmental staff in companies/
organizations 15%
Environmental NPOs 7%
Employees/their families 4%
Residents near Matsushita sites 1%
Others 2%
Participation in major exhibitions (fiscal 2005)
Exhibition
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Venue
Period
NETWORLD + INTEROP TOKYO
Tokyo
Eco-Products International Fair
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
WPC EXPO
Tokyo
October 2004
Eco-Products Fair
Tokyo
December 2004
CES
Las Vegas (U.S.)
ENEX
Tokyo & Osaka
CeBIT
Hanover (Germany)
June 2004
September 2004
January 2005
Ranking: topics of interest
No. 1: New Challenges for Green Products (page 41); 96 replies
No. 2: Removing Barriers for the Visually Impaired (page 19); 91 replies
No. 3: Aiming to Coexist with the Global Environment (page 3); 87 replies
No. 4: Mission to Achieve a Sustainable Society (page 7); 86 replies
No. 5: Eco-seeds to 1.13 Million People (page 15); 85 replies
No. 6: "A Company is a Public Entity" (page 5); 85 replies
No. 7: Service: Direct Contact with Customers (page 17); 83 replies
February 2005
March 2005
* The page numbers are from the Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2004.
Ideas welcomed on our website
"What are your ideas?"
Cases of environmental communication
01
TV commercial
02
We would like to review our information disclosure with
feedback from our stakeholders. In fiscal 2004, we started
03
Winner of Prize for Excellence, TV
Environmental CM Category, the 8th
Environmental Communication Awards
asking for readers' comments on defined topics under the title of
04
"What are your ideas?" on our "Environmental Activities"
website. In the same first year, we received many comments
05
about the expression of counting the amount of CO2 emissions.
In fiscal 2005, we asked for readers' feedback on the topic,
Home appliances recycling "Blocks version"
06
"Are you concerned about nearby factories?" Our aim in this
07
activity is to reinforce interactive communication between our
manufacturing sites and local residents, as well as enabling
08
necessary improvements to ensure the residents have easy
access to the information they want. A detailed compilation of
Newspaper advertisement
09
posted comments is provided on our intranet to disclose
10
employees for sharing and utilizing within our company.
11
The second topic of "What are your ideas?"
Winner of Dentsu Newspaper
Advertising Award, the 58th
Dentsu Advertising Awards
Are you concerned about nearby factories?
Have you ever wondered what products are manufactured at factories in your
neighborhood, and what environmental measures they may be taking to coexist with
local residents? This year, we will ask for your feedback on this topic.
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13
14
Breakdown of respondents
Business partners 7 (3%)
Environmental experts 17 (7%)
Customers/local residents
144
(62%)
Students
26
(11%)
15
Household fuel cell co-generation system
Others
38
(17%)
Stakeholder dialogue
16
17
Products
35%
Waste
31%
18
14 staff members from Kobe
University and 5 from Matsushita
discussed the individual data
disclosed in the Panasonic Report
for Sustainability.
Others 2%
What aspects of factories are you interested in?
Environmental Working
conservation environment
20%
12%
19
20
What do you want to know about environmental
Others 2%
conservation at factories?
Environmental conservation 7%
Air/water/soil
28%
Waste
27%
Chemical
substances
21%
Global
warming
16%
Do you want to participate in study tours or briefing meetings at factories?
Yes 64% No 36%
Do you know that we publish Site Reports?
Yes 41% No 59%
What methods do you believe are effective for communicating our
environmental conservation messages? (excerpt)
- Hold an environmental competition for facilities classified as "factories"
throughout Japan.
- It may be an exciting idea to raise goldfish and turtles in factory
wastewater, and provide real-time pictures on the Internet.
- Or, how about growing flowers and vegetables with wastewater, and
present them to local residents?
- Hang a bill board on factory walls and roofs with bright colors, bearing
safety messages.
- Surround factories with greenery instead of tall walls.
21
Environmental stakeholder dialogue with Professor Kokubu's reserch
department, Kobe University
(at our Hall of Science and Technology on November 2004)
22
Exhibition
23
24
Displayed environment-conscious
products designed for the development of an environment-conscious
society in Asia
25
26
27
28
Eco-Products International Fair 2004 in Malaysia (in Kuala Lumpur, September 2004)
29
What are your ideas?
URL panasonic.co.jp/eco/ideas/ (Japanese only)
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31
44
24
Social Contribution/Environmental Awareness
Love the Earth Citizens' Campaign
Household Eco-account Book initiatives
We at Matsushita started the "Love the Earth" Citizens'
The "Household Eco-account Book" has been introduced by
Campaign (LE campaign) in 1998, targeting at our employees
employees to promote the practice of eco-lifestyles. Through our
and their families. In this campaign, our employees aim to
employees, we aim to use these initiatives to set the pace for
become citizens with environment-consciousness as members of
lifestyles with a minimum impact using our environment-conscious
families and society as well as members of the company. The
products, in line with continued corporate efforts to develop such
campaign is promoted in diverse forms throughout Matsushita,
products. Employees use the Household Eco-account Book, which
toward enhanced environmental awareness and lifestyle
is specially produced for them to record CO2 emissions from
innovations. Details of the LE campaign are on our website.
their household and review their lifestyles, thereby targeting the
URL
reduction of CO2 emissions. The number of participating
panasonic.co.jp/eco/le/ ( Japanese only )
households has increased almost 11-fold compared to 1998,
The goal of Love the Earth" Citizens' Campaign
when these initiatives started. In fiscal 2004, households
As the member
of society
participating for two consecutive years reduced their annual
CO2 emissions by an average of 2% over the previous year.
Active participation in environmental volunteer activities
Number of participating households and past achievements
(Number of households)
As the member of
a family
As the member of
a company
Practice of eco-life
Initiatives as an environmental
advanced company
37,000
Enhancement of environmental awareness
and support for the employees and their family members
20,000
21,000
01
02
26,000
27,000
03
04
Environment-conscious lifestyle survey
In the LE activities, eight practical measures to achieve ecolifestyles were adopted as indicators, including six for household
activities (energy conservation, green purchase, use of eco bags,
eco cooking, extended use of products and waste reduction/
recycling) and two for community-based activities (environmental
volunteers and use of public transport/eco driving). Since 2002,
0
3,300
4,000
99
00
CO2 emissions vs.
the previous year*1
15.3%
1.5%
2.8%
reduction reduction reduction
2.2%
increase
05
2.0%
reduction Calculating
*1 Households participated for two consecutive years
we have conducted annual surveys at model business units on
the extent of employees' practice of eco-lifestyles. These surveys
are designed to identify the progress of eco-lifestyles, thereby
contributing to the LE activities. Through this program, we also
aim to create a network of "eco specialists," who play key roles
in community and environmental training as volunteers.
Reduction of vinyl shopping bags
To conserve resources and reduce waste, we are promoting a
campaign to use "eco bags" in shopping, and reduce the use of
vinyl bags provided by shops. Since fiscal 2003, we have
encouraged the participation of monitor households and
conducted surveys on their achievements. The fiscal 2005 survey
revealed a reduction of approximately 40% in 1,277
Ratios of practice of eco-lifestyles
households.
Scope of survey: 18,536 employees at 41 model business units
Number of respondents: 8,992
Survey period: September to October 2004
Energy conservation
98.0
Green purchase
97.0
Period with no eco-bags provided
44,395
43.3
Eco bags
(Average consumption/household: 34.8/month)
95.4
Eco cooking
Extended use of products
98.9
Recycling
98.4
Environment volunteers
26,600
(Average consumption/
household: 20.8/month)
95.2
0
(%)
40%
reduction
Period with eco-bags provided
61.3
Public transport
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Survey results on the "Zero Vinyl Shopping Bags" campaign
Scope of survey: 1,277 households
Survey period: 3 months between June and November 2004
0
17,795
reduced
Number of vinyl
shopping bags
Matsushita Green Volunteer Club (MGV)
The Forest of Coexistence
The Matsushita Green Volunteer Club (MGV) was established in
The "Forest of Coexistence" is an activity that started in fiscal
November 1993, with the purpose of participating in activities
2004 to promote greening on business units' premises. Tree
to protect and nurture greenery through each individual's
planting began in five model business units in the initial year,
awareness
and another five were added in fiscal 2005.
of
global
environmental
issues.
The
club's
membership includes not only our current employees, but also
In the Saedo site of Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.,
retirees and local residents. MGV eyes "actual activities,
a tree planting fair was held in March 2003. In April 2004, the
however small, rather than discussions," with the faith that
site improved the environment surrounding the river in its
preservation and protection of forests are essential for the
neighborhood and released firefly larvae. Diverse environmental
resolution of global environmental issues.
activities are also planned in the future as a means to follow up
Activities of the club range from practical activities (e.g.
these greening initiatives.
preservation of forests/plants, nature observation, handicraft
work) to collaborative activities with local communities (e.g.
recycling of aluminum cans, flea markets), as well as diverse
other activities including photo competitions and cherry blossom
viewing. MGV is further expanding its activity areas, such as
participation in events organized by local citizens' groups.
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
Model business units participated in fiscal 2005
- West Electric Co., Ltd. (Osadano, Kyoto)
- Panasonic Automotive Systems Company (Matsumoto, Nagano)
- Semiconductor Company (Uozu, Toyama)
- Panasonic AVC Networks Company (Kadoma, Osaka)
- Matsushita Marketing Training Institute, Inc. (Kusatsu, Shiga)
09
10
11
Tree-planting activities by
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
Major MGV activities (fiscal 2005)
Activities
12
Achievements
Forest
preservation
Cut undergrowth in forests; implemented
tree thinning/planting, maintenance of
forests and bamboo groves
A total of 19 activities at
14 locations across Japan
Clean up
Cleaned up parks, beaches, and riverbeds;
made flowerbeds
Nature observation
& handicraft
Provided opportunities to observe
seasonal nature, and enjoy handicrafts
with natural materials
Cherry blossom
viewing
Conducted fixed-point observations of
blossoming dates on registered cherry
trees, to observe the change of seasons
Received blossoming
reports on 102 observed
trees in Japan
Photo
competition
Encouraged enhancement of awareness of
global environmental preservation, through
photos expressing the wonder of nature
and relationship of humans with nature
A total of 157 photos
were submitted
Flea market
Provided opportunities to examine
lifestyles with the extended use of goods,
through flea markets and collection of
aluminum cans
13
14
15
16
Scene from tree planting fair, March 2003
The trees grew very tall in the following year.
17
18
19
20
21
In May, fireflies flew across the river adjacent to the Forest of Coexistence, a site enjoyed by local residents.
22
23
24
Scene of handicraft work
Biotope on the premises provides opportunities to experience nature
up-close through rice planting and harvesting activities (Matsushita
Labor Union Hall)
25
26
Social contributions in Asia
Panasonic Mobile Communications Corporation of the Philippines (PMCP) contributed to Philippine society
through diverse environmental protection activities. Since 2000, it has carried out re-planting at the
watershed point of La Mesa Dam. Approximately 70 employees take part in this activity, planting trees over
an area of one hectare annually. A total 2,675 trees have been planted so far. PMCP also participates in the
Foundation for the Sirans Santa Rose River Protection, in which it cleans the river in collaboration with other
companies, NPOs, and the local government. Of the river's total 27 km, a 10 km stretch has been cleaned
up so far. About 25 volunteer employees join this activity every year.
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28
29
30
Tree planting at the watershed point of La
Mesa Dam
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25
External Awards
Major external awards (fiscal 2005)
Category
Environmental
sustainability
management
Country/presenter/award
Japan, Fujisankei Communications Group,
Global Environmental Award
Title
Grand Prix
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Minister of the Environment Prize, Eco Service Category
Corporate Electrical Supplies Sales Division,
Light and Trust Service
Chairman's Prize, Eco Products Category
Environment-conscious lighting equipment
Timer Sel-Con
Japan, Eco-Products Award Promotion Council,
Eco-Products Award
Japan, Energy Conservation Center,
Energy Conservation Award
Energy Conservation Center Chairperson's Prize
Matsushita Refrigeration Company
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-free vending machines
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Twin Pa Float 55
Products/
services
US, CES Eco Design Category
Best of Innovation Award
Panasonic Corporation of North America
D-Snap (SV-AV50)
US, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
Energy Star Partner of the Year Award
Partner of the Year Award
Malaysia, MOSTI, Good Design Award
Architecture and Environmental Category Prize
Air conditioners
CS-XC9CKH/12CKH,
CS-C12CTH/18CTH/24CTH,
CS-XC9DKH/12DKH
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE)
Director-General's Prize
Production Engineering Center,
Matsushita Electronic Components Co., Ltd.
Japan, Energy Conservation Center, Awarding of Successful
Cases of Energy Conservation in Factory & Building
Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director
General's Prize
Uozu Plant, Semiconductor Company,
Ozu District, Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics
Industries, Ltd.
Excellence Prize
Arai Plant, Semiconductor Company,
METI Minister's Prize, Heat Category
Tsuyama Plant, Media Business Unit,
Panasonic AVC Networks Company,
Visual Products Factory, Visual Products and
Display Devices Business Group, Panasonic
AVC Networks Company, Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co., Ltd.
Prevention of
global warming
Japan, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),
Factory Energy Management Excellence Award
Resource
conservation
and recycling
Awardee/contents
ANRE Director General's Prize, Electricity Category
Gotsu Plant, Matsue Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd.
Kagoshima Matsushita Electronics Co., Ltd.
Wakasa Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd.
Tosu Plant, Panasonic Factory Solutions Co., Ltd.
Hikone Plant, Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Tsukuba Plant, PanaHome Corporation
Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director General's
Prize, Electricity Division
Kagawa Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Arai Plant, Semiconductor Company,
Thailand, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Clean Factory Excellence Prize
Matsushita Toshiba Picture Display Co., Ltd.
Thailand, Ministry of Energy and Energy Conservation Center of Thailand
Accreditation Award
(optimization of air compressors and compressing systems)
Thailand, Ministry of Energy and King Mongkud Technology Institution
Accreditation Award (optimization of burners for boilers)
Japan, 3R Promotion Council, Awards for Achievement in Promoting
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Activities
3R Promotion Council Chairman's Award
Fujisawa Plant, Refrigeration Devices Company,
Matsushita Refrigeration Company
US, EPA, WasteWise Program
Partner of the Year Award
Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
Japan, Ministry of the Environment,
Environmental Communication Awards
Excellence Prize
The Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2004
Meister Prize
The Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2004
Excellence Prize, Sustainability Reporting Award
Sustainability Report 2003
Consistent Performance Prize
Japan, Toyo Keizai Inc., Green Reporting Award
Japan, Environmental goo Award
Grand Prix
Japan, Asahi Advertising Awards
Category Prize
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.,
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-free refrigerators
Nikkei Ecology Advertising Award
Environmental
communication Japan, Nikkei BP Advertising Awards
Japan, Yomiuri Advertising Awards
Japan, Dentsu Advertising Awards
Bronze Prize, Advertisement Chosen by Readers Category
Newspaper: Category Award, Home Appliance Category
Tilted drum washer/dryers
"Lab" washer/dryers
Energy and water-conserving equipment
Tilted drum washer/dryers
Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)-free refrigerators
TV: Excellence Award, Home Appliance Category
Sales Promotion: Category Award, Second Category
Japan, The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association,
Newspaper Advertising Awards
Japan, All Japan Radio & Television Commercial Confederation,
CM Festival
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Newspaper Advertising Award
Radio CM Finalist
Category
Country/presenter/award
Japan, The Japan Magazine Advertising Association,
Japan Magazine Advertising Awards
Japan, The Nikkan Kogyo Simbun, Ltd.,
Japan Industrial Advertising Awards
Japan, Japan Advertisers Association,
Environmental Advertisement Beneficial to Consumers Contest
communication
Environmental
technology
Title
METI Prize
PA-LOOK BALL lamps
First Prize, Monochrome Advertising Category
ETC (electronic toll collection) systems
Second Prize, Living and Industrial Advertising Category
Water-conserving products on parade
JAA Chairperson's Prize, Magazine Category
02
03
04
Energy-conserving products
"Edo town is an eco town"
Silver Prize, Newspaper C Block
Washer/dryers
Japan, Japan Industrial Journal,
FujiSankei Business i Industrial Advertising Awards
Gold Prize, Large-size Series Advertisement Category
Matsushita Eco Technology Center Co., Ltd.
Japan, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.,
Nikkei Advertising Awards
Nikkei Industrial Daily Advertising Award
Environment-conscious packaging technology
"Packaging materials made of 100% recycled
newspaper"
Japan, Kodansha Ltd.,
Kodansha Readers Contest
Men's and Information Magazine Advertising Award
Energy-conserving products
"Edo town is an eco town"
2004 WorldStar Packaging Competition Award
Panasonic AVC Networks Company,
Digital video camera packages
World Packaging Organization (WPO)
01
Awardee/contents
Overall Best Prize
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
"Global Environmental Award" award ceremony
"Energy Conservation Month" award ceremony (Factory Energy Management Excellence Award and Awarding of Successful Cases of
Energy Conservation in Factory & Building)
20
21
22
23
24
25
"Eco-Products Awards" award ceremony
26
27
28
29
30
31
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Environmental Governance
Enhancement of environmental
sustainability management
Promotion system
Based on the Annual Corporate Management Policy announced
in January every year and the decisions of the Corporate
Environment Conferences*1, the environmental activity policy is
drawn up and communicated to employees throughout business
domain companies. Each business domain company formulates
an action plan according to its business characteristics and
executes specific programs, supported by related corporate
committees and projects. Business domain companies evaluate
the results of these activities according to the "Performance
Evaluation
Criteria
for
Environmental
Sustainability
The most important deliberations on policies and principles
regarding environmental sustainability management take place
at the Corporate Environment Conference and Environmental
Working Committee. Corporate committees and projects are
established for the promotion of group-wide policies and
principles.
Various subcommittees and working groups, made up of staff
members of relevant functional divisions and business domain
companies, are created under these committees and projects to
carry out specific activities.
Management," which are based on the targets of the Green Plan
2010. Environmental sustainability management is verified from
a corporate perspective using the results of performance and
third-party evaluations.
*1 Top decision-making function in environmental sustainability management
PDCA cycle of environmental sustainability management
Green Plan 2010
Plan
Plan
Do
PDCA cycle of corporate
management
Plan
Annual management policy/business plans
Do
Implementation
Action
Committees/projects
Domain Environment Conference
Review
PDCA cycle of
management in business
domain companies
and regional headquarters
Check
Action
Check
Check and
correction
Performance Evaluation Criteria for Environmental
Sustainability Management (fiscal 2006, global)
Green Product rating
Criteria
Indicator
Environmental performance evaluation
Environmental performance compilation
Environmental accounting
Evaluation by stakeholders
Development of Super GPs
1 model
or
70%
GP development rate
Clean Factory rating
Category
Indicator
Criteria
Device sector: 7.0%
Energy
Energy-conservation rate
Consumer products sector: 3.5%
Chemical
substances
Consumption of Reduction-ranked
substances
Release and transfer of Adequate
Management-ranked substances
Waste
Reduction rate of emissions
Water
Reduction rate of consumption
Japan: 56% (vs. fiscal 1999)
Outside Japan: Regional targets*2
2% (vs. previous year)
2.5% (vs. previous year)
*2 Asia and Oceania: 44% (vs. fiscal 2001); Others: 33% (vs. fiscal 2003)
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Environmental management systems and audits
Global promotion system
Matsushita's environmental management systems consist of
In response to the increase in environmental legislation around
environmental management conducted by the Corporate
the world, and in order to strengthen global environmental
Environmental Affairs Division and business domain companies
sustainability management, Regional Environment Conferences
focusing on the Corporate Environment Conferences and
were established for each global region from April 2003. At
environmental management by individual business domain
these conferences, discussions that focus on problems particular
companies or sites. This means that each business domain
to each region have been held with the aim of making policy
company and site sets their own targets by integrating corporate
decisions.
01
02
03
04
05
06
goals and initiates environmental activities.
Environment management by business domain company or site
07
is implemented through ISO 14001-certified systems. We usually
evaluate the environmental impact of our business activities, such
08
as energy consumption and waste generation at factories, every
09
month. We also carry out internal and external audits
respectively once a year in conformance to ISO 14001
10
requirements.
11
Environmental sustainability management promotion system
12
President
13
Operation sites in Japan
Business domain
companies
14
Operation sites
outside Japan
Domain Environment
Conference
15
Corporate management
divisions for regions
Sales companies outside Japan
16
R&D offices outside Japan
17
Regional
headquarters
Related functional
divisions
Corporate Environmental Promotion of environmental
Affairs Division (CEAD) sustainability management
18
Environmental Working
Committee
19
Environmental Policy
Committee
20
Energy Conservation Promotion
Conference
Promotion systems
by issue
21
Nonuse of Specific Substances in Products Project
22
Promotion Subcommittee/Technology Subcommittee/Information Systems Subcommittee
23
Green Products (GP) Promotion Committee
3R Manufacturing Subcommittee/Product Design Subcommittee/Green Logistics Subcommittee/
3R Eco Project (newly established and will be in operation in fiscal 2006)
24
Clean Factories (CF) Promotion Committee
Corporate
Environment
Conference
Factory Energy Conservation Subcommittee/Chemical Substances Management Subcommittee/
Resources & Factory Waste Management Subcommittee
25
Recycling Committee
26
Recycling Technology Subcommittee/Planning Promotion Subcommittee/
Strategy Planning Subcommittee/Overseas Response Subcommittee/Response-to-Legislation Subcommittee
27
"Love the Earth Citizens' Campaign" Promotion Committee
28
Soil Pollution Countermeasures Committee
29
Soil Pollution Countermeasures Taskforce
30
Environmental Sustainability Management Innovation Committee
Environmental Sustainability Management Innovation Project
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Environmental Education/Compliance with Laws and Regulations
Environmental education
The environmental education system consists of 1) an
General education by e-Learning System
understanding of Matsushita's principles, policies and activities,
In fiscal 2004, the e-Learning System was launched to provide a
2) general education to teach the basic environmental
thorough and efficient environmental education using the Internet
knowledge required of a corporate employee in his/her job,
for every employee in Japan. The courses include general
and 3) professional education for each job function in order to
environmental knowledge, descriptions of our environmental
promote environmental activities. Environmental education is
activities, and final tests. The number of employees completing
provided on a corporate-wide basis and at individual sites.
the program has increased each year. Similar content is also
Furthermore, as a global response is required for environmental
being used to provide group education for manufacturing
activities, all employees dispatched to overseas operations
workers. The content has also been incorporated into traditional
receive environmental training before they leave from Japan. The
group education.
seminars are provided six times per year, and an increasing
Trainees completing the general environmental education with
e-Learning System
number of employees are taking them.
Environmental education system
Fiscal year
Number of trainees completing the education
2004
9,860
2005
13,072
General education by level
Employees with overseas assignments
Pre-assignment training
Promoted employees
Training for newly appointed supervisory staff
New employees
Introductory education
Professional education by job/function
Environment
Environmental auditors
Green Products
Design (quality)
Recyclable design
Elimination of specific substances in products
A screen of the e-Learning System
Procurement
Group education for manufacturing workers
Green Procurement
Compliance with laws and regulations
Training prior to overseas assignment
Fiscal year
Number of participants
In recent years, the content and scope of laws and regulations
2003
159
have expanded worldwide. Since legal compliance is the basis
2004
194
for all environmental activities, we instruct all our sites to strictly
2005
260
comply with these laws and regulations. At each site, voluntary
standards are more stringent than required by the laws and
Techno School
regulations. In cases of violations, remedial measures are
Seminars have been held at Techno School since fiscal 2004 to
immediately taken.
expand knowledge of the six RoHS-restricted chemical
In fiscal 2005, there were nine cases in Japan and four cases
substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium,
overseas of violations of the standard values designated by laws,
specified brominated flame retardants (PBB & PBDE)) and share
ordinances, and agreements. All cases were reported to the
expertise in analyzing these substances and making products
government, and measures were taken to prevent their
with substitute materials. A total of 4,132 participants have
reoccurrence.
taken these seminars: 3,442 in Japan (37 courses) and 690
Number of violations of laws and ordinances (fiscal 2005)
overseas (20 courses).
Basic seminar
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Workshop using simple analysis
Air
Water
Noise
Odor
Total
Japan
0
7
1
1
9
Outside Japan
2
2
0
0
4
Total
2
9
1
1
13
28
ISO 14001(1)
Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification
Matsushita has committed itself to the acquisition of the ISO
consolidation of Matsushita Electric Works (36 sites) and
01
PanaHome (4 sites) in the Matsushita Group.
02
14001 certification by establishing environmental management
systems at operation sites in an effort to support group-wide
(As of March 31, 2005)
environmental sustainability management. In fiscal 1997, we
announced our policy to acquire ISO 14001 certification at all
of our manufacturing sites worldwide, and achieved this target in
fiscal 1999. Currently, we are promoting the certification of nonmanufacturing sites and newly established manufacturing sites.
Due to the promotion of multiple-site certification and the
abolition or merger of sites by business structure reforms, the
number of certified sites has decreased. However, the total
number has increased by 28 sites from fiscal 2004 through the
03
Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification
04
Number of certified sites
Region
Manufacturing Non-manufacturing
Total
Japan
75
15
90
Americas
26
1
27
Europe
18
2
20
Asia and Oceania
59
10
69
China and Northeast Asia
59
0
59
Total
237
28
265
05
06
07
08
09
ISO 14001 Certification Sites
*Aquisition status as of March 31, 2005; Company names as of April 1, 2005
Type
Japan
(Manufacturing)
Sites
Semiconductor Company
Multiple-site Certification Group (4 sites)
Panasonic SC Device Solutions Co., Ltd., Shirakawa Site
Matsushita Electronic Instruments Corporation
Toyo Dempa Co., Ltd., Kyoto Site
Toyo Dempa Co., Ltd., Kameoka Site
Kagoshima Matsushita Electronics Co., Ltd.
Kumamoto Dempa Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd.
Moriguchi Site A Block
Moriguchi Site B Block
Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Nitto Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Matsue Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Toyama Co., Ltd.
Motor Company
Takefu Site
Yonago Site
Matsusaka Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co., Ltd.
Kofu Site
Tosu Site
Matsushita Welding Systems Co., Ltd.
Panasonic AVC Networks Company
Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd.
Saga Site
Kikusui Site
Oita Site
Utsunomiya Site
Nigata Site
Shonan Site
Panasonic Communications Miyazaki Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
Shizuoka Site
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company
Matsumoto Site
Home Appliances Group
Home Utility Appliances Division
Major Products
10
Date of Registration
11
Semiconductor
In-vehicle camera, Condenser microphone
Semiconductor, Magnetron
Diode, Transistor, Micro component
Lead frame, Circuit component
LED, LCD module
Diode, Transistor
1997 NOV
1995 DEC
1997 JUN
1997 JUN
1997 SEP
1997 MAR
1997 SEP
Batteries
Alkaline manganese battery
Lithium battery
1998 SEP
1998 APR
1998 JUL
Dielectric filter
Film capacitor
Capacitor, Power equipment
1996 DEC
1998 JAN
1998 APR
1995 JUL
Home appliance/Air conditioner motor
IT device motor
Industrial compact geared motor
1998 FEB
1997 DEC
1999 FEB
Electronic chip mounter
Electronic chip mounter
1997 DEC
1997 AUG
FA equipment, Capacitor, Power distributor
1998 MAR
TV, VCR, Audio equipment, DVD player
1995 NOV
Printer
CD-R/RW, COMBO drive
Motor
Laser scanning unit
Digital imaging system, Facsimile, PPC
Press reporting equipment
Ceramic capacitor, Fixed resistor
1997 JUL
1998 MAR
1998 MAR
1998 MAR
1997 MAY
1998 DEC
1997 DEC
Communications network system
Cellular phone
1997 DEC
1997 DEC
Car navigation system, Car audio equipment
1997 JUN
Automatic washing machine, Dish washer & dryer
1998 JUL
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
52
28
ISO 14001(2)
Type
Japan
(Manufacturing)
Japan
(Non-manufacturing)
Japan
(Third-Sector Companies)
53
Sites
Ecology & Cleaning Products Division
Cooking Systems Division
Nara Site
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Business Domain Multiple-site Certification Group (10 sites)
Lighting Company
West Electric Co., Ltd.
Inai Electronics Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Ecology Systems Co., Ltd.
Osaka Site
Fujisawa Site
Matsushita Environmental & Air-Conditioning Engineering Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Co., Ltd.
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
Headquarters
Hachioji Site
Rinkan Site
Yokosuka Site
Mito Site
Yamato Site
Maebashi Site
Fujieda Site
Victor Isesaki Electronics Co., Ltd.
Kurume Site
Kitchen and Bath Products Group
Meiji National Industrial Co., Ltd.
Otani National Electric Co., Ltd.
Tokai Electric Works, Ltd.
OHMS Co., Ltd.
SUNX Ltd.
Siga Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Kuroi Glass lnd. Co., Ltd.
MS Building Materials Co., Ltd.
Kagawa Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
PanaHome Corporation
Kanagawa Branch Construction Department
Saitama Branch and Saitama-nishi PanaHome Corporation
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Matsushita Fujisawa Factory Center
Matsushita Eco Technology Center Co., Ltd.
National Bicycle Industrial Co., Ltd.
National Tyre Co., Ltd., Tanba Site
Shinto Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Head Office
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Tokyo Site, Multiple-site Certification Group (2 sites)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kyobashi/OBP Twin21 N Tower
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., R&D Group, Multiple-site Certification Group (4 sites)
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Corporate Manufacturing Innovation Division
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Industrial Marketing & Sales Group
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Human Resources Development Company, Hirakata Site
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Panasonic Center Tokyo
Motor Company, Daito Site
Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd., Fukuoka Headquarters
Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd., Meguro Site
Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd., Research Laboratory, Multiple-site Certification Group (3 sites)
Matsushita Marketing Training Institute
Matsushita Industrial Safety Science Center
Matsushita Logistics Co., Ltd.
Kibi Matsushita Co., Ltd.
Katano Matsushita Co., Ltd.
Major Products
Vacuum cleaner, Garbage disposer
IH rice cooker, Rice cooker, IH cooking heater, Electric pot
Microwave oven, Gas appliance
Air conditioner, Refrigerator, Compressor
1998 JUN
1998 APR
1997 NOV
1997 FEB
Fluorescent lamp, CRT, PDP
Flushtube, Backlight lamp
Bulb, Glow starter
1996 SEP
1998 MAR
1998 JAN
Ventilation fan, Kitchen-hood, Ventilation equipment
Air purifier, Humidifier, Dehumidifier
Bath dryer, Heat exchange unit
Air conditioning system, Clean system
1996 DEC
1998 FEB
1998 AUG
2001 MAR
AV equipment, Computer peripheral
1998 MAR
Multi-layer circuit board
Monitoring equipment
CD
Camcorder
DVC tape
Card printer, DVD
Office equipment, Car stereo
PC motor
Circuit board assembly
1998 NOV
1997 JAN
1997 APR
1997 SEP
1998 MAR
1998 AUG
1998 AUG
1999 JAN
1998 DEC
Lighting equipment, information systems equipment, housing materials, control equipment
Well pumping equipment
Kitchen system, Bath system
Lighting fixture, Parts for lighting fixtures
Lighting fixture
Home amenity & Security devices, Components of electronic circuit boards
Wiring device, Home amenity & Security devices
Sensors & Systems, Laser Marking & Processing, Advanced intelligent Sensor
Electronic circuit board
Lighting component
System stairs
Entrance closet, Window frame
1996 OCT
2002 FEB
1998 JUL
1999 MAY
2000 FEB
2000 OCT
2000 DEC
1999 SEP
2001 NOV
2000 APR
2002 JUL
2000 MAR
Production of components for prefabricated housing
Construction of prefabricated housing
Construction of prefabricated housing
Magnesium alloy chassis component
Recycling for home appliances
Bicycle
Bicycle tire, Tube
Pump, Electric motor, Control panel
2001 MAR
2001 NOV
2003 MAR
1997 APR
2002 MAR
1999 MAY
2003 DEC
2001 JAN
1998 SEP
1998 AUG
1999 MAY
1998 AUG
1998 MAR
2000 DEC
2000 NOV
2005 FEB
1997 AUG
1997 DEC
2001 DEC
2002 MAR
1999 DEC
2000 MAR
2000 JUL
1998 SEP
1999 JAN
Digital video camera assembly
Micro cassette tape, DVD mechanism assembly
Type
Sites
Panasonic Motor Company, Division of Panasonic North America
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America
Panasonic Home Appliances Company of America
MT Picture Display Corporation of America (Ohio)
Americas
(Manufacturing)
Panasonic Battery Corporation of America
Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America
Panasonic Disc Manufacturing Corporation of America
Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Corporation of America
JVC Disc America Co. (Tuscaloosa)
Matsushita Electronic Materials, Inc.
Panasonic de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic Battery de Baja California, S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic Electronic Devices de Baja California, S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic Electronic Devices de Tamaulipas, S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic AVC Networks de Baja California, S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic Communications de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic Automotive Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic Home Appliances de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
JVC Industrial of Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Aromat Mexicana S.A. de C.V.
Panasonic Centroamericana S.A.
Panasonic Peruana S.A.
Panasonic do Brasil Ltda.
Panasonic da Amazonia S.A.
Panasonic Electronic Devices do Brasil Ltda.
Major Products
01
Motors
Automobile equipment
Vacuum cleaner
Color TV CRT
Lithium battery, Battery material
Electrolytic capacitor, Car speaker
DVD disc
Avionics
TV-video combo unit
CD disc
Copper clad laminate, Prepreg
Color TV, Stereo
Ni-Cd battery, Nickel hydride battery
TV tuner, CATV set-top box
Car speaker, Switch
TV, Projection TV
Deflection yoke, Cordless phone
Car audio equipment
Vacuum cleaner, Microwave oven
TV
Switching device, Lighting fixture, Home appliance
Battery
Battery
Battery
Color TV, Microwave oven, Audio equipment
Speaker, Coil, Transformer
1999 MAY
1998 NOV
1999 FEB
1997 DEC
1999 JAN
1997 AUG
1999 APR
2001 JAN
1999 FEB
2000 AUG
2000 FEB
1999 FEB
1998 APR
1998 APR
2000 JAN
1997 DEC
1998 FEB
1997 DEC
2002 MAY
1997 APR
2001 NOV
1999 MAR
1998 NOV
1999 MAR
1998 OCT
1999 MAR
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
Type
Europe
(Manufacturing)
Sites
Matsushita Electronic Magnetron Corporation (U.K.) Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices (U.K.) Ltd.
Panasonic Manufacturing U.K. Ltd.
Panasonic Communications Company (U.K.) Ltd.
JVC Manufacturing U.K. Limited
MT Picture Display Germany GmbH
Panasonic AVC Networks Germany GmbH
Panasonic Automotive Systems Europe GmbH
JVC Video Manufacturing Europe GmbH
Panasonic Electric Works Europe AG German Factory
Panasonic Battery Belgium N.V.
Matsushita Electric Works Electronic Materials (Italy) S.p.A.
Matsushita Electric Works Electronic Materials (Europe) s.r.l.
Panasonic Battery Poland S.A.
Panasonic AVC Networks Czech, s.r.o.
Panasonic Mobile communications & Automotive Systems Czech, s.r.o.
Matsushita Electric Works Czech s.r.o.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Slovakia s.r.o.
Type
Sites
Asia/Oceania
Panasonic Semiconductor Asia Pte. Panasonic Semiconductor Singapore
Panasonic Electronic Devices Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Panasonic Factory solutions Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Panasonic AVC Networks Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Panasonic Refrigeration Devices Singapore Sdn. Bhd.
JVC Electronics Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Co., (M) Bhd. SA1
Matsushita Electric Co., (M) Bhd. SA2
Toyo Dempa (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
MT Picture Display (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Matsushita Electronic Devices (M) Sdn. Bhd.
(Manufacturing)
Major Products
Magnetron
Car speaker, Keyboard
Microwave oven, Set-top box
PBX, Telephone-related equipment
TV, Monitor
Color TV CRT
DVD player
Car electronics
VCR
Switching device, Relay
Alkali battery
Copper clad laminate
Battery
Plasma TV, Color TV
Cellular phone, Car audio equipment
Switching device
Tuner, Power transformer
Major Products
Semiconductor
Production equipment, Die and mold, Panasert
Mini component stereo
Refrigerator compressor
Car audio equipment
Battery
Vacuum cleaner, Electric fan, Rice cooker
Semiconductor, Micro component
Color TV CRT
1997 MAY
1999 APR
1997 JUL
1996 SEP
1998 APR
1999 APR
1997 DEC
1997 FEB
1999 DEC
2000 APR
1998 NOV
2002 DEC
1999 DEC
1998 NOV
1998 NOV
2003 FEB
2002 JAN
2000 JUL
15
24
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
1997 DEC
1998 APR
1997 DEC
1997 FEB
1996 NOV
1998 DEC
1998 NOV
1996 DEC
1998 DEC
2000 JUN
1998 OCT
1998 OCT
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
54
28
ISO 14001(3)
Type
Asia/Oceania
(Manufacturing)
Sites
Panasonic AVC Networks Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic AVC Networks Johor Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Communications (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic HA Air-Conditioning (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Compressor Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Foundry Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Refrigeration Devices Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
JVC Video Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
JVC Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Matsushita Precision Capacitor (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Group
Panasonic Battery (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Home Appliance (THAILAND) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Refrigeration Devices (Thailand) Sdn. Bhd.
JVC Manufacturing Thailand Co., Ltd.
JVC Components Thailand Co., Ltd.
MT Picture Display (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Works, (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Siam Matsushita Steel Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Works, (Ayuthaya) Ltd.
Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corporation
Panasonic Communications Imaging Corporation of the Philippines
Panasonic Communications Philippines Corporation
Panasonic Mobile Communications Corporation of the Philippines
PT. Panasonic Manufacturing Indonesia
PT. Matsushita Semiconductor Indonesia
PT. Panasonic Gobel Battery Indonesia
PT. Panasonic Battery Batam
PT. Panasonic Electronic Devices Indonesia
PT. Panasonic Electronic Devices Batam
PT. Panasonic Lighting Indonesia
Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Corporation of Indonesia
Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Batam
PT. JVC Electronics Indonesia
PT. MT Picture Display Indonesia
PT. Matsushita Gobel Electric Works Manufacturing
PT. Access Matsushita Denko Mitra Indonesia
Panasonic AVC Networks Vietnam Co., Ltd.
JVC Vietnam Ltd.
Panasonic AVC Networks Australia Pty. Ltd.
PanaHome NewZealand Ltd.
Indo National Ltd.
Matsushita Lakhanpal Battery India Ltd.
Indo Matsushita Carbon Co., Ltd.
Panasonic AVC Networks India Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances India Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Washing Machine India Pvt. Ltd.
Sites
Type
China/
Northeast Asia
(Manufacturing)
55
Beijing, Matsushita Color CRT Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Putian Mobile Communications Beijing Co., Ltd.
Beijing Matsushita Lighting Co., Ltd.
Beijing Matsushita Seiko Co., Ltd.
JVC Beijing Electronic Industries Co., Ltd.
Beijing Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Beijing Matsushita Automation Controls Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Film Capacitor (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Tangshan Matsushita Industrial Equipment Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Storage Battery (Shenyang) Co., Ltd.
China Hualu Panasonic AVC Networks Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Dalian Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Carbon (Anyang) Co., Ltd.
Major Products
Color TV, Display monitor
Radio cassette recorder, VCR
Deflection yoke, Fly-back transformer
Air conditioner
Rotary compressor
Precision casting component
Camcorder
Audio equipment
Film capacitor
Color TV, Electronic component, Electric fan, Car audio equipment
Battery, Storage battery
Washing machine, Rice cooker
Heat exchanger
Fly-back transformer
AV motor
Color TV CRT
Relay, Home appliance
Conduit, Wiring materials
Molding material, Sealant, Wiring device, Lighting fixture
Color TV, Refrigerator, Air conditioner
PPC, Facsimile
Optical disc drive
Closed circuit TV monitor, ECM (Microphone), Cellular phone
Color TV, Refrigerator, Air conditioner
Semiconductor
Battery, Battery application equipment
Ni-Cd battery, Solar battery
PA-LOOK Ball, Fluorescent lamp
VCR, Camcorder, Optical disc drive
HDD fluid bearing motor
Car stereo, Audio equipment
Color TV CRT
Lighting fixture, Ballast, Wiring device
Wiring materials, Free access floor
Color TV, Audio equipment
TV, Audio equipment, DVD
Color TV
Frame materials for wooden partitioning
Battery
Battery
Carbon rod for battery
TV
Rice cooker, Blender
Washing machine
Major Products
Color TV CRT
Tuner
Cellular phone
Fluorescent lamp
Air-handling unit, Fan coil unit
VCR
Lighting fixture, Wiring device, Home appliance
Switching device
Film capacitor
Fixed resistor, Capacitor
Welding equipment
Rechargeable sealed lead-acid battery
VCR, DVD-related equipment
Car audio equipment
Carbon rod for battery
1997 JAN
1997 FEB
1997 OCT
1997 JUN
1997 DEC
1998 JUL
1998 MAY
1999 MAY
1999 MAY
1998 DEC
1998 JUL
1998 JUL
1998 JUL
1998 JUL
1999 APR
2000 JAN
1998 APR
1999 OCT
1999 NOV
1999 NOV
1998 MAY
2002 JUL
2004 JAN
1997 DEC
1998 JAN
2000 JUL
1997 FEB
1998 JAN
1999 MAR
2004 FEB
1999 DEC
1998 JUN
1999 NOV
1999 MAY
2000 SEP
2000 JUN
2000 MAY
2001 JAN
2001 APR
1998 DEC
2001 DEC
1998 FEB
1998 FEB
1998 JUL
2001 FEB
1998 DEC
2001 JAN
1996 DEC
1998 MAY
1998 NOV
2002 DEC
1998 NOV
1999 SEP
2000 OCT
1999 NOV
1998 DEC
1999 JAN
1998 NOV
1998 DEC
1998 JUN
1998 DEC
1999 FEB
Type
Sites
Panasonic AVC Networks Shandong Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances Refrigeration (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Refrigeration Devices (Wuxi) Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Battery (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Motor (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Universal Communication Technology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances Washing Machine (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances Rice Cooker (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances & System (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances (Hangzhou) (Export Processing Zone) Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Matsushita Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Matsushita Electronic Instrument Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Battery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Plasma Display (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances Microwave Oven (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
China/
Northeast Asia
(Manufacturing)
JVC Shanghai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Shanghai Matsushita Denko Automation Controls Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Matsushita Electric Works Ikeda, Ltd.
Shanghai Matsushita Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.
Panasonic System Solutions Suzhou Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Toyodenpa Electronic Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Matsushita Electric Works Printed Wiring Board Co., Ltd.
Panasonic AVC Networks Xiamen Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Wanbao Home Appliances Electric Iron (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Home Appliances Air-Conditioner (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Group
JVC Guangzhou Electronics Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Materials (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electric Works Wanbao (Guangzhou) Ltd.
Fujian JVC Electronics Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Ecology Systems Guandong Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices (Jiangmen) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Battery (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Motor (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Communications Zhuhai Co., Ltd.
Ohms Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Taiwan Co., Ltd.
Panasonic AVC Networks Taiwan Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Battery Taiwan Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Electrical Construction Materials (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
NPL Taiwan Company Ltd.
Major Products
01
Color TV
Transparent touch panel, Switches
Refrigerator
Ni-Cd battery, Nickel hydride battery
Compact home appliance motor
3G-RAN
Washing machine
Rice cooker
Water heater
Vacuum cleaner, Housing equipment
Semiconductor
Magnetron
Battery
Plasma TV
Microwave oven
DVD
Bath tub, Dressing counter
Programable logic controller, Inverter
Lighting device, Breaker
1998 NOV
2000 AUG
1998 OCT
1998 OCT
2003 MAR
1998 SEP
2005 MAY
1997 DEC
1999 DEC
1998 NOV
2004 AUG
1998 DEC
1998 JUN
1998 APR
2004 SEP
1998 JUN
1998 JUN
2001 JAN
2001 JAN
2004 MAR
CCVE camera
Micro component, Metal component
Laminate, Printed wiring board
Laminate, Printed wiring board
Portable CD player, Personal headphone stereo
Electric iron
Air conditioner, Compressor
Component
Home appliance
Camcorder
Ventilation fan, Kitchen-hood, Ceiling fan
Capacitor for home appliances
Alkali storage battery
AV/OA motor
Cordless phone, Facsimile
Wiring device, Intercom
TV, VTR
Personal computer
Carbon rod for batteries
Wiring device, Lighting fixture
2004 AUG
1998 OCT
2003 MAY
1998 DEC
1998 DEC
1997 DEC
1998 DEC
1998 AUG
1999 NOV
2001 NOV
1999 OCT
2003 JAN
1998 SEP
1998 DEC
1998 SEP
1998 OCT
2004 MAR
1998 DEC
1999 APR
1997 MAY
1997 APR
1998 JUL
1999 MAY
1998 DEC
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Type
Outside Japan
(Non-manufacturing)
Sites
Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Panasonic Singapore Laboratories Pte. Ltd.
Panasonic Motor Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Panasonic HA Air-Conditioning R&D (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Panasonic Siew Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Panasonic A.P. Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
PT. Panasonic Gobel Indonesia
Panasonic Australia Pty. Ltd.
Panasonic New Zealand Ltd.
Panasonic Electronic Devices Europe GmbH
Panasonic Mobile Communications Development of Europe Ltd.
Major Products
23
1999 MAY
1999 MAR
1998 NOV
1997 DEC
2003 DEC
1999 SEP
1999 SEP
2004 MAY
2004 MAY
2004 MAR
2003 MAR
1999 JAN
1996 JUL
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
56
29
Environmental Accounting
Environmental conservation costs
Matsushita's
environmental
"Environmental
conservation
accounting
costs"
and
consists
of
terms" and "Customer economic benefits" due to savings in
"Environmental
electricity bills from using a product. In fiscal 2005,
benefits." Environmental benefits consist of "Environmental
environmental conservation costs consisted of 12.4 billion yen
conservation benefits (in physical terms)" and "General in-house
for capital investments and 55.1 billion yen for expenses
economic benefits (in monetary terms)." However, we also
(including depreciation costs).
evaluate "Environmental conservation benefits in monetary
Environmental conservation costs (fiscal 2005)
(million yen)
Category
Costs within
business areas
Major areas addressed
Investments
Pollution prevention
Pollution prevention (pollution of air, water and soil, noise, vibration,
offensive odors, land subsidence, etc.)
1,742
7,895
Global environment
conservation
Prevention of global warming, energy conservation, ozone layer
protection, etc.
5,283
5,966
Resource recycling
Reduction, recycling, and proper treatment of wastes; reduction
of water use
421
7,454
7,446
21,315
1,325
4,305
97
9,690
3,005
15,475
251
511
3,256
15,986
−
63
244
3,701
12,368
55,060
Subtotal
Upstream/downstream costs
Collection, recycling, and proper treatment of used products, and
commissioning external organizations to perform the recycling
Administration costs
Development and implementation of the environmental
management system, information disclosure, environmental
advertisements, employee education, etc.
R&D costs
Expenses
Technology
development
Development of environment-oriented key technology and
installation of facilities for its production
Packaging/
distribution development
Development and introduction of environment-conscious
packaging, R&D for reducing environmental impact in distribution
of goods
Subtotal
Social activity costs
Environment remediation costs
環境保全を行う団体や地域住民が行う環境活動などへの寄付および支
援
Donation to and support for environmental activities conducted by
environmental conservation organizations and local residents
Studies on and measures against past pollution
(groundwater, soil, etc.)
Total
* Expenses include the depreciation of capital investments. When the entire amount of the investments and expenses cannot be regarded as environmental conservation costs, the differences or appropriate portions
(divided proportionally) are calculated. R&D costs are limited to investments and expenses for environment-oriented technology development, and do not include product development costs utilizing such technology.
Scope of environmental accounting
Accounting period: April 2004-March 2005
Companies covered: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and affiliated companies globally. Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. and PanaHome Corporation
Introduction of a co-generation system
Clean rooms of the Kiyohara Factory, Matsushita Electronic
Instruments Corporation are subject to cooling loads throughout the
year. In addressing this issue, the factory has introduced a cogeneration system prioritizing the utilization of cold energy for
cooling and power generation efficiency. It has adopted an energyconservation system focusing attention on a natural gas engine that
has greater environmental benefits compared to the diesel engine.
CO2 emissions have decreased by 2,460 tons by utilizing this
efficient system.
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Investments: 250 million yen
Benefits: 57 million yen
Expenses: 17 million yen
CO2 reductions: 2,460 tons/year
* Investments include subsidies from NEDO (83 million yen)
The co-generation system mainly
consists of a power generator (center),
an exhaust heat recovery boiler
(center front), and an absorption type
refrigerator (center back).
Environmental benefits
01
The reduced amount of CO2 emissions refers to the difference
increased by 3.8% (163,000 tons) compared to the previous
between the amount emitted after reduction measures have been
year due to a production increase. Moreover, the energy
taken and the amount that was supposed to be emitted if no
conservation performance of products sold, compared with fiscal
measures have been taken. As a result of taking reduction
2004 models, has increased to 10.2 billion yen in terms of
measures, CO2 emissions from business activities have been
customer economic benefits.
02
03
04
reduced by 238,000 tons. But environmental impact has
Environmental conservation benefits (fiscal 2005)
Category
CO2 emissions
Environmental impact
Fiscal 2004
Fiscal 2005
238,000 tons
4,272,000 tons
4,435,000 tons
2,247
64,000 tons
427,000 tons
363,000 tons
602
240 tons
2,230 tons
2,000 tons
16
SOx emissions
(100 tons)*8
590 tons
690 tons
Release and transfer of managed chemical substances*2
1,050 tons
4,070 tons
3,010 tons
−
Final waste disposal
7,440 tons
53,570 tons
46,120 tons
−
6.2 million m3
76.5 million m3
70.3 million m3
CO2 emissions
*3
202,000 tons
−
−
Packaging
materials
used
Corrugated cardboard
(3,000 tons)*8
53,000 tons
56,000 tons
Expanded polystyrene
(280 tons)*8
3,530 tons
3,810 tons
7,000 tons
105,000 tons
98,000 tons
(Japan)
Environmental
conservation
CO2 emissions *4 (Japan)
benefits during
product transportation
06
Fiscal 2005
NOx emissions
Water consumption
Environmental
conservation
benefits during
product use
Environmental conservation benefits
(in monetary terms) *6 (million yen)
Amount of
reduction*5
GHG emissions (excluding CO2)*1
Environmental
conservation
benefits from
business activities
05
07
08
09
(5) *8
10
11
149 *7
1,906
12
−
13
63
14
Total 4,978
15
*1 GWP tons-CO2
*2 Excluding Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome
*3 Estimated amounts of emissions from 16 major home appliances sold in Japan. The period of use is estimated to be 10 years. life cycle CO2 emissions when using fiscal 2004 models - life cycle CO2 emissions when using fiscal 2005
models) x Number of units sold in fiscal 2005 in Japan (The appliances are TVs, PDP TVs, VCRs, DVD recorders, laptop PCs, fax machines, phones, mobile phones, air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, microwave ovens,
dish washer & dryers, vacuum cleaners, rice cookers, and air purifiers.)
*4 CO2 emissions during product transportation in Japan. Transportation accompanying product imports/exports is not included. Matsushita Electric Works and PanaHome are excluded.
*5 The amount of CO2 emission reduction from business activities refers to the difference between the amount emitted after reduction measures were taken and the amount that would have been emitted had no measures been taken.
Other figures refer to the difference in the environmental impact between the previous and current fiscal years.
*6 The coefficient used to convert physical terms into monetary terms is based on the costs necessary for curbing 1 ton of environmental impact of CO2, Nox, and SOx in Japan. CO2 = 9,425 yen/ton. This figure is derived from the costs
necessary for curbing CO2 emissions in order to achieve the target specified in the Kyoto Protocol (amount of carbon tax estimated by the Ministry of the Environment in fiscal 2002). The following coefficients are derived from the costs
used to curb environmental impact of NOx and SOx in the past: NOx = 66,315 yen/ton, SOx = 50,159 yen/ton, groundwater = 36 yen/ton (using research data from Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting, published by the
former Economic Planning Agency)
*7 Groundwater that does not incur any cost for the supply
*8 Figures in parentheses denote negative values.
In-house economic benefits
Cost
reduction
(million yen)
Energy cost reduction
7,090
Waste disposal cost reduction
1,789
Water and sewage cost reduction
2,066
Gain on sale of recyclable waste from business units
8,081
Gain on sale of recyclable waste from used products
802
18
Customer economic benefits
Electricity reduction
19
Electricity bill reduction
20
464 million kWh
10,205 million yen
21
* Estimated amounts for 16 major home appliances sold in Japan.
(life cycle electricity consumption when using fiscal 2004 models - life cycle electricity
consumption when using fiscal 2005 models) x Number of units sold in fiscal 2005 in
Japan
* Monetary conversion coefficient of electricity price: 22 yen/kWh
Source: Revised Reference Prices of Electricity Bills, published by the Home Electric
Appliances Fair Trade Conference
Gains
Total
17
Reductions in electricity bills during product use (Japan)
382
Packaging material and distribution cost reduction
16
22
23
20,211
* Presumed benefits attributable to avoidance of potential risks and enhanced corporate image are not included in the figures.
Improvement of thermal energy (steam) supply systems
The Tsuyama Factory, Media Business Unit, Panasonic AVC Networks
Company, is manufacturing recording media such as DVC tapes and
DVD RAM discs. This factory has improved its thermal energy supply
system in line with structural reforms in the business units, shifting from
analog products to digital products. It has improved the efficiency of
exhaust heat recovery boilers, minimized the operations of LPG-fired
boilers, reduced the number of gas tanks and achieved a 100%
recovery of steam condensate (generated when steam has been
cooled down). As a result, the factory has reduced CO2 emissions by
439 tons per year.
24
25
Capital investment: 10 million yen
Benefits: 9 million yen
Operational cost: 4 million yen
CO2 reductions: 439 tons/year
26
Unified gas terminal that has facilitated
gas management and contributes to
energy conservation
27
28
29
30
31
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30
Partnership with International NGO, the Natural Step
Current outline
Matsushita entered into partnership with the Natural Step, an international NGO, in 2001, and has enhanced initiatives to establish a
sustainable society, and promoted operations to this end (see the chart below). We selected the Natural Step as our partner because it
provides clear-cut guidelines to realize a sustainable society, and it also maintains a positive stance toward social revolution being
achieved through corporate activities. Furthermore, we believe the partnership is quite significant in that we will be able to learn more
about the environmental policies being introduced in Northern Europe, an area of being environmentally advanced, and to develop
entirely new initiatives by integrating Matsushita's philosophy and technology with the Natural Step.
Partnership outline with the Natural Step
2001
2002
2003
Sustainability
analysis
Product analysis
Analysis of
recycling factories
(
Environment
management
(TVs/refrigerators)
)
2005
2004
Sustainability
analysis
(
Environment
management
Climate change
measures analysis
)
Partnership focusing on climate change prevention measures
We intend to actively pursuit for our responsibilities and look for ways to increase and improve our contributions from a long-term
perspective together with our stakeholders in order to prevent global warming. With the cooperation of an international NGO, the
Natural Step, we held the "Dialogues on Matsushita's Climate Change Prevention Measures" in the U.K. and Sweden, attended by three
British environmental organizations, in February to March 2005. Before these events were held, we had the Natural Step undertake
benchmarking against four environmentally advanced corporations based in Europe and U.S. in order to determine the position and level
of our measures. The Natural Step's comments, including the results of the dialogues, can be found on page 27 of the "Panasonic Report
for Sustainability 2005."
Analysis processes (2005)
Target selection
Since the Kyoto Protocol came into effect (Feb. 2005), we decided on the overall global
warming prevention measures we would take and set these as our targets.
The Natural Step
The international NGO having branches in
12 countries was established in 1989 by a
Providing materials
Sustainability Report 2003, The Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2004,
Annual Report 2004, environmental websites, global warming prevention materials,
environmental initiatives outline materials, etc.
Swedish specialist in infant cancer, Dr. K. H.
Robert. The Natural Step identified, in
consensus
Benchmark
A comparative analysis was conducted in relation to four electronics manufacturers
based in Europe and U.S. . The Natural Step produced the proposal draft and sent it to
all parties who were to participate in the dialogues in advance.
with
scientists,
the
key
requirements for a sustainable society. It is
defined by the "Four System Conditions."
Many environmentally advanced countries
and international business corporations
A series of two dialogues were held, in U.K. and Sweden.
utilize these conditions since they give insight
<United Kingdom>
Held in London. Coordinated by the Natural
Step UK Branch. Attended by three British
organizations well versed in global climate
change prevention issues. They submitted
their opinions regarding the directions
Matsushita should move in.
and
<Sweden>
Held in Stockholm. We discussed details of
the bench-marking results and the relevant
strategy formulation with analysts from the
Natural Step Sweden Headquarters.
guidance
in
how
to
formulate
sustainability strategies.
The Natural Step’s Four System Conditions:
In the sustainable society, nature is not
subject to systematically increasing ...
Dialogues
1...concentrations of substances extracted
from the Earth's crust
...
2 concentrations of substances produced by
society
February 2005, London
March 2005, Stockholm
3...degradation by physical means
and, people are not subject to conditions
that systematically
Proposals
Feedback
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Based on the dialogue results, the Natural Step produced and submitted a proposal
paper to Matsushita (see page 27 of The Panasonic Report for Sustainability 2005).
4...undermine their capacity to meet their
The key issues raised in the proposal paper were presented in the Management
Conference and the Environmental Management Conference.
URL
needs.
www.naturalstep.org
01
Benchmark on Matsushita’s Strategy for Global Climate Change
against Euro-American Enterprises
02
-The Natural Step's sustainability analysis -
03
We have conducted a benchmark against four major electronics manufacturers based in Europe and U.S. in order to clarify Matsushita's
performance to prevent global warming from the viewpoint of sustainability. The analysis shows that Matsushita's corporate mission and
philosophy are in line with sustainability thinking, and can constitute a basis for formulating strategies and measures to enhance the prevention
of global climate change. To further enhance the strategy Matsushita should have more focus on upstream measures that are flexible platforms
for sustainable solutions, rather than measures that for example reduce today's emissions. Also, we believe that Matsushita can do better by
focusing on product development and business opportunities.
From a sustainability viewpoint, Matsushita's initiatives may not be sufficient but can be understood and explained by today's constrains of
economy, technology, politics, social aspects and leadership. Today all companies are far from sustainable. But what is important is that a
corporation acquires a strategic insight and vision regarding the necessity for revolutionary change and has a strategy how to take step-by-step.
Moreover, this vision and strategy should be conveyed to stakeholders.
Upstream measures based on sustainability principles
Matsushita should focus not only on downstream measures to
reduce CO2 emissions but also upstream measures, and must
formulate fully sustainable strategies. This would not only
contribute to the reduction of present and future costs and risks
accompanying dependence on fossil fuels, but also the
development of innovative products/solutions and operations that
then become the platforms for further improvements.
Product development
Matsushita has to put more efforts in product development. The
strategy should include how to develop more truly sustainable
products/solutions/system technologies. For example, products in
line with the home-use fuel cell cogeneration system. This means to
switch from questions such as "Are we continuously improving our
products?" to "What products will be needed to satisfy human
needs in the future and how can we prepare for that market in a
step-by-step fashion?".
Probably Matsushita would benefit from continuing to make top-ofthe-line products more cost efficient for customers to use. This can
be done in the short run through improvements in energyefficiency, and in the mid-to-long run by offering products using
sustainable energy sources. Without new solutions/technologies
using sustainable energy, the challenge will be huge because
Matsushita has to succeed in providing products that conserve
significant levels of energy during customer use.
One challenge is to balance environmental goals with the fact that
Matsushita wants to sell as many products as possible. How might
this be obtained in a sustainable way? Product replacement is
part of the strategy but must, for example, be followed up by
systems for recycling and incentives for customers to recycle. For
example, the indicator "Factor X" measures "improvement in
quality of life" solely by the number of products that households
keep. In order to become a sustainable company in a sustainable
society, this cannot be regarded as a relevant measure. The
challenge is to satisfy human needs with as few resources (and
sustainable ones) as possible. One conclusion might be to
develop products that have multiple functions in order to decrease
the number of products used, and still satisfy human needs.
04
05
06
07
08
09
Market leader
Matsushita might benefit from having a "cutting edge" role going
beyond industry standards, being a market leader and
"icebreaker" fostering cooperation between government,
businesses and customers. Matsushita needs to clearly
communicate the strategic insight of the need for change, the
accompanying vision and initiatives, and should continue to have
dialogues with stakeholders in order to answer if the strategy is
sufficient enough from their point of view.
10
11
12
13
14
Reduce energy consumption by customers during product use
By communicating the advantages of cost saving thanks to
energy-efficiency, and in the long run thanks to use of sustainable
energy sources, Matsushita can influence customers. In this work,
cooperation with NGOs, government and industry in informing
customers of energy-conservation measures might lead to better
results and less risk of green-wash and criticism. Also, training of
marketing and sales staff in sustainability, energy and global
warming will help communication with customers.
15
16
17
18
19
Indicator and information disclosure
Matsushita needs indicators to monitor whether the Group is
moving systematically in a sustainable direction. This will also
effectively serve as means of information of win-win-win solutions
to the market (e. g. good for the customer, nature and Matsushita).
20
21
22
It seems like the challenge to collect data from all operations
worldwide, and to estimate GHG emissions during use is huge.
But with better data available, opportunities will open up for cost
savings, reduced risks and enhanced business opportunities. The
basic principle is to integrate CSR and global warming into
overall management systems and not create a separate system.
23
24
25
26
At present, information and indicators are extensive, but still
stakeholders have a hard time comprehending Matsushita's overall
strategies, sustainability initiatives and results. The indicators and
the information need to be more stringent and easier to
understand. Matsushita should communicate more clearly how the
corporate mission is carried out throughout all the company
organizations. Transparent information will help stakeholders
judge how well Matsushita is fulfilling its social responsibilities.
27
28
29
30
31
60
31
History of Environmental Activities
Milestone
Era
Matsushita Group
Global
1970 Pollution Survey Committee established
1972 Environmental Management Office established
∼
1970s
1972 Club of Rome published The Limits to Growth
1972 U.N. Conference on Human Environment held in
Stockholm (Declaration of Human Environment adopted)
1972 United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)
established
Japan
1967
1968
1968
1970
1970
1971
1972
Basic Law for Environmental Pollution Control enacted
Air Pollution Control Law enacted
Noise Regulation Law enacted
Water Pollution Control Law enacted
Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law enacted
Environment Agency established
The first White Paper on the Environment published
1973 Appointed Pollution Prevention Administrator and
Pollution Prevention Manager in each division
1975 Environmental Management Regulations enacted
1976 Vibration Regulation Law enacted
1979 Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
(Energy Conservation Law) enacted
1980s
1985 Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone
Layer adopted
1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the
Ozone Layer adopted
1988 CFC-reduction Committee established
1989 Environmental Protection Promotion Office established
1991 Matsushita Environmental Charter
("Environmental Statement" and "Code of Conduct")
enacted
1991 Matsushita Product Assessment adopted
1992 Environmental Policy Committee established
1989 Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movement of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
enacted
1991 Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources
enacted
1991 "Keidanren Global Environment Charter" enacted
by Japan Federation of Economic Organizations
1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change adopted
1992 The Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Agenda21 and Rio Declaration on Environment and
Development adopted
1993 Matsushita Environmental Voluntary Plan
(Year 2000 targets) adopted
1993 Won Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award presented
by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1993 Matsushita Green Volunteer (MGV) Club established
1990s
1997 Corporate Environmental Affairs Division (CEAD)
established
1997 Environmental Conference established
(Held semi-annually)
1998 Love the Earth Citizens' Campaign commenced
1998 Matsushita's first Environmental Report (1997) published
1998 Recycling Business Promotion Office established
1995 First Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework
Convention on Climate Change (COP1) held in Berlin
1996 ISO 14001 International Standard on Environmental
Management Systems launched
1996 COP2 held in Geneva
1997 Kyoto Protocol adopted in COP3 held in Kyoto
1995 Containers and Packaging Recycling Law enacted
1998 COP4 held in Buenos Aires
1998 Home Appliance Recycling Law enacted
1998 Law Concerning the Promotion of the Measures to Cope
with Global Warming enacted
1998 Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy
(Energy Conservation Law) revised
1999 Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins
enacted
1999 PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) Law
enacted
1999 Acquired ISO14001 Certification in all manufacturing sites
1999 Green Procurement launched
1999 Won Grand Prize in the Environmental Reporting Award
presented by the Global Environmental Forum
1999 COP5 held in Bonn
2000 Lead-free Solder Project commenced
2000 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) issued The Sustainability
Reporting Guidelines
2000 COP6 held in Hague
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001 Reached final agreement on the actual rules of Kyoto
Protocol in COP7 held in Marrakesh
Matsushita Eco Technology Center launched
Environmental Vision and Green Plan 2010 adopted
Held Environmental Forum in Tokyo
Held Environmental Forum in Freiburg, Germany
2000s 2002 Won the Grand Prize in the 11th Global Environmental
Awards
2002 Won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize
in the Green Purchasing Awards
2002 Matsushita Electric Works won Prime Minister Prize in
the Awards for Achievement in Promoting Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle Activities
2003 Introduced lead-free soldering globally
2003 Achieved zero waste emissions
2003 Held Environmental Forum in Tokyo
2004 Environmental Vision and Green Plan 2010 revised
2004 Won the Minister of the Environment Prize in the
1st Eco-Products Awards
2005 Matsushita Electric Works won the Grand Prize in the
14th Global Environmental Awards
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1993 The Basic Environment Law enacted (Basic Law
for Environmental Pollution Control abolished)
2002 Johannesburg Summit held
2002 COP8 held in New Delhi
2003 COP9 held in Milan
2004 COP10 held in Buenos Aires
2005 Kyoto Protocol entered into force
1996 "Keidanren Appeal on the Environment" announced by
Japan Federation of Economic Organization
1997 "Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment"
announced by Japan Federation of Economic Organization
2000 Developing an Environmental Accounting System
(Year 2000 Report) issued
2000 Basic Law for Establishing the Recycling-based Society
enacted
2000 Law on Promoting Green Purchasing enacted
2001 Environmental Reporting Guidelines (Fiscal Year 2000
Version) issued
2001 Environmental Performance Indicators for Businesses
(Fiscal Year 2000 Version) issued
2001 Law Concerning Special Measures against PCBs enacted
2001 Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources
enforced
2001 Home Appliance Recycling Law enforced
2001 Law on Promoting Green Purchasing enforced
2001 Law concerning the Recovery and Destruction of
Fluorocarbons enacted
2002 Kyoto Protocol ratified
2003 Law for Countermeasures against Soil Pollution enacted
2003 Environmental Education Promotion Law enforced
Information disclosure on the Internet
Matsushita's Environmental Activities top page
URL panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/
Site reports
URL
(manufacturing sites)
panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/data/siteindex.html
Site reports that manufacturing sites in Matsushita Group disclose one's
environmental performance data. (including several non-manufacturing sites)
Domain reports (divisions and affiliated companies)
URL
panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/data/
Domain reports that divisions and affiliated companies in Matsushita Group disclose one's environmental performance data.
Semicondactor Company*
URL
Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. *
panasonic.co.jp/semicon/environment/en/
Lighting Company
URL
panasonic.co.jp/pcc/eco/en/
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. *
URL
panasonic.co.jp/pmc/environment/en/
Motor Company*
URL
panasonic.co.jp/motor/eng/environment/
Panasonic Electronic Devices Co., Ltd. *
URL
panasonic.co.jp/ped/en/environment/
Panasonic AVC Networks Company*
URL
Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd. *
panasonic.co.jp/pavc/en/environment/
URL
panasonic.co.jp/mbi/environment/en/
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company*
URL
Matsushita Ecology Systems Co., Ltd.
panasonic.co.jp/pas/environment/en/
Panasonic System Solutions Company*
URL
Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Co., Ltd.
panasonic.co.jp/pss/environment/en/perfdome.html
Matsushita Welding Systems Co., Ltd.*
Home Appliances Group*
URL
URL
panasonic.co.jp/mwsc/environment/en/
panasonic.co.jp/appliance/global/environment/index.htm
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.
Healthcare Business Company
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. *
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co., Ltd. *
URL
URL
www.mew.co.jp/e/corp/eco/
panasonic.co.jp/pfsc/environment/en/
PanaHome Corporation
* Companies have one's website to report environmental activities.
sSustainability
URL
sFactor
URL
X
Procurement
URL
sFuel
URL
Eco Technology Center (METEC)
panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/metec/
cells
URL
URL
Corpration of North America
panasonic.com/environmental/
sPanasonic
URL
Corpration of China
panasonic.cn/static/about/ ( Chinese only )
Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
203.163.64.107/panasonic/storefront/general/CorpPan.asp
sPanasonic
panasonic.co.jp/appliance/global/FC/
Inquiries
URL
sPanasonic
sMatsushita
Regional environmental activities
sPanasonic
panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/factor_x/
sGreen
URL
data file
panasonic.co.jp/eco/en/datafile/
Europe Ltd.
panasonic-europe.com/environment.aspx
Corporate Environmental Affairs Division
Tel: +81-6-6908-1243 Fax: +81-6-6909-1163
E-mail:eco@gg.jp.panasonic.com
1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka 571-8501, Japan
The Official Matsushita Website : panasonic.co.jp/global/top.html
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