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About Panasonic

Environmental Data File

Scope of this Data File

Reporting period: Fiscal year 2007 (April 1, 2006 - March 31, 2007)
The abbreviated year indication in graphs means the fiscal year (April 1- March 31).
Organization covered: Panasonic (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.) and its group subsidiaries inside and outside Japan globally (called "the Group" in this report).
Data covered: All manufacturing sites (including some nonmanufacturing sites) that have established environmental management systems. Sales prior to fiscal 2004 used for the basic unit include sales by MEW and PanaHome and exclude sales within the Group.

* Where there are no indications of fiscal year or region in the performance data, results are for fiscal 2007 (on a global basis).

Stage of product lifecycle
Suppliers
Products
Logistics, marketing
Use
Recycling facilities

Environmental Impact of Panasonic’s Business Operations (Japan)

As a producer of electrical and electronic products, we use a lot of resources to make our products, including those consumed in parts and materials; we consume petroleum and electricity as energy; we emit CO2 and we generate waste. The following diagram maps the environmental impact of our business operations, from material procurement through to recycling activities.

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