Environmental Impact of our Business Operations

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

Target area: Japan; procurement and manufacturing: 156 manufacturing sites in Japan; logistics and marketing: transport from manufacturing sites to retail shops (in the case of imported items, transport within Japan only); use: CO₂ emissions associated with lifetime power consumption of target products. Lifetime power consumption calculated based on the number of products sold, usage time, and service life (10 years). Used 0.39kg-CO₂/kWh for a CO₂ emission coefficient of purchased electricity; recycling: the weight of recycled products equals the weight of components and materials that can be either sold or provided free of charge to businesses that use such components and materials.
[Input items] electricity: amount purchased from power utilities; petroleum: used volume of heavy oil, and kerosene; water: used volume of water, industrial water and underground water; packaging materials: corrugated cardboard, polystyrene foam, paper board, etc. (excepting PanaHome).
[Output items] CO₂: CO₂ emissions associated with the use of electricity, gas, LPG and petroleum; NOx and SOx: emissions from business sites governed by legal regulations and ordinances; water: discharge to sewage and public water districts.

• *1 147 manufacturing sites
• *2 30 major products* with the highest energy/resource consumption levels (including products from plants outside Japan)
• *3 Air conditioners, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and PCs

plasma TVs, LCD TVs, CRT TVs, DVD recorders, SD stereo systems, fax machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwave ovens, IH cooking heaters, washing machines and dryers, fully-automatic washing machines, laundry dryers, rice cookers, dish washers & dryers, natural coolant (CO₂) heat pump water heaters, electric thermos pots, electric carpets, vacuum cleaners, heated toilet seats with warm water sprays, electric irons, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, ventilators, air purifiers, bathroom ventilators & dryers, range hoods, fluorescent lamps (evaluated resources only), home-use lighting equipment, and hair dryers.