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Environmental Accounting
Environmental conservation benefit
Scope of environmental accounting
Accounting period from April 2006 to March 2007
Companies covered: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies across the globe, and PanaHome Corporation in Japan
Environmental benefit (in physical terms)
| Categories | Amount of reduction*1 | Reference indicators: Environmental impact | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2007 | Fiscal 2006 | Fiscal 2007 | Fiscal 2006 | ||
| Environmental conservation benefit from business activities |
CO2 emissions*1 | 240 kilotons | 220 kilotons | 4,130 kilotons | 4,170 kilotons |
| GHG emissions (excluding CO2)*2 | 2 kilotons | -14 kilotons | 370 kilotons | 380 kilotons | |
| NOx emissions | 0.0 kilotons | 0.0 kilotons | 1.8 kilotons | 1.9 kilotons | |
| SOx emissions | 0.3 kilotons | 0.1 kilotons | 0.6 kilotons | 0.9 kilotons | |
| Release and transfer of key reduction- target substances*3 |
-0.1 kilotons | -- | 5.0 kilotons | 4.9 kilotons | |
| Final waste disposal | 8.6 kilotons | 5.1 kilotons | 32 kilotons | 41 kilotons | |
| Water consumption (groundwater) | 2.6 million m3 ( 1.1 million m3) |
4.2 million m3 (0.0 million m3) |
63 million m3 (32 million m3) |
66 million m3 (33 million m3) |
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| Environmental conservation benefit from product use |
CO2 emissions*4 (in Japan) | 1,510 kilotons | -- | 20,570 kilotons | -- |
| Packing materials used (in Japan) | 1 kilotons*5 | 16 kilotons | 145 kilotons*5 | 146 kilotons | |
| Environmental conservation benefit in product distribution |
CO2 emissions | 8 kilotons*6 | 11 kilotons*6 | 1,130 kilotons | 1,130 kilotons |
- *1 The amount of CO2 emission reduction during business activities and product distribution refers to the difference between the amount emitted after reduction measures were implemented and the amount that would have been emitted had the measures not been implemented.
- *2 GWP tons - CO2
- *3 In fiscal 2007, reduction targets were set focusing on Key Reduction-target Substances against the baseline figures in fiscal 2006.
- *4 (Lifecycle CO2 emissions from the use of fiscal 2006 models - lifecycle CO2 emissions from the use of fiscal 2007 models)
the number of units sold in fiscal 2007 in Japan. Estimated amount of emissions from 30 major products. The period of use is estimated to be 10 years. 0.425 kg of CO2
kWh is used as a coefficient for CO2 emissions from electricity purchased. - *5 Estimates for fiscal 2007
- *6 In fiscal 2006, we collected data for all individual emission reduction activities. In fiscal 2007, we tallied up amounts of emission reduction of a modal transportation shift, biodiesel fuel and eco-trucks according to Japan's revised Energy Conservation Law.
Environmental conservation benefit in financial terms
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- *1 The amount of CO2 emission reduction during business activities and product distribution refers to the difference between the amount emitted after reduction measures were implemented and the amount that would have been emitted had the measures not been implemented.
- *2 GWP tons - CO2
- *3 In fiscal 2007, reduction targets were set focusing on Key Reduction-target Substances against the baseline figures in fiscal 2006.
- *4 (Lifecycle CO2 emissions from the use of fiscal 2006 models - lifecycle CO2 emissions from the use of fiscal 2007 models) the number of units sold in fiscal 2007 in Japan. Estimated amount of emissions from 30 major products. The period of use is estimated to be 10 years. 0.425 kg of CO2kWh is used as a coefficient for CO2 emissions from electricity purchased.
- *5 The coefficient used to convert physical terms into financial terms is based on the cost necessary for curbing 1 ton of CO2 environmental impact in Japan.
CO2 = 655 yenton: a carbon tax estimated by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan in 2004
NOx = 66 yenkg, SOx = 50 yenkg, Groundwater = 36 yenton: Estimated from the cost to curb environmental impact
Chemical substances, waste, and packing materials are not covered. - *6 Targeting only groundwater with no supply cost
- *7 Data will be calculated under a new system and disclosed in the following website in September
In-house economic benefit (amount)
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- * Presumed benefit such as the avoidance of potential risks and enhanced corporate image are not included in these figures.
Customer economic benefit
| Reductions in electricity bills charged for product use (in Japan) | |
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| Electricity reduction*1 |
3,562 million kWh (CO2 emissions reduced by 1,510 kilo tons) |
| Electricity bills reduction*2 |
78.3 billion yen |
- *1 Reductions in power consumption of 30 main products for fiscal 2007 Japanese market over 10 years were estimated using the following formula: (Lifecycle power consumption by models sold on the Japanese market in fiscal 2006 - lifecycle power consumption by models sold on the Japanese market in fiscal 2007) the number of units sold on the Japanese market in fiscal 2007
- *2 Financial conversion coefficient of electricity cost is 22 yen kWh.
Source: "Revised Reference Electricity Rates," published by the Home Electric Appliances Fair Trade Conference.
Update on Jan 25,2008
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