Fair and Appropriate Advertising Activities

In compliance with regulations and customs in each region

Advertising activities reflect the belief of founder Konosuke Matsushita that "we contribute to society through our business activities." The fundamental stance taken from this is that manufacturers producing quality products have a responsibility to disseminate information about those products broadly, accurately, and as quickly as possible.

This responsibility is even greater today. Giving the public information about all corporate activities, in addition to products, has become an important social responsibility. Panasonic's advertising activities fully reflect this broader responsibility.

One illustration of this stance is our advertising incorporating the theme of "Coexistence with the Global Environment." which is a common issue throughout society and is one of Panasonic's goals for its business activities. We use advertising to convey information about our environmental activities in a simple and timely manner based on three themes: "eco ideas" for Products, "eco ideas" for Manufacturing, and "eco ideas" for Everybody, Everywhere. In addition, through our advertising activities we hope to communicate the importance of environmental conservation to general public.

Panasonic conducts advertising activities in compliance with local laws, regulations, industry rules and other guidelines in every region to prevent any misunderstandings and misconceptions. In Japan, for instance, our advertisements conform to provisions of the Law for Preventing Unjustifiable Lagniappes and Misleading Representation and other advertising laws and regulations. We also comply with the "Advertisers' Ethical Code" of the Japan Advertisers Association, standards established by media companies and other guidelines.

To comply with laws and guidelines, we have on-the-job training programs for employees and hold seminars and other events for significant revisions to advertising laws and regulations. This ensures that advertising personnel have a thorough understanding of how to perform their jobs. Panasonic companies also take part in classes and seminars held by other companies and organizations and, when necessary, seek the input of specialists from outside the group.

Panasonic selects as its mass-media only companies that are well-known and respected in their respective regions and that permit the efficient use of advertising budgets.