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About Panasonic
Environmental Action Plan
- Green Plan 2010
Targets and actual results
Targets and actual results in fiscal 2008
Basic targets (global targets based on fiscal 2001 levels)
| Items | Indicators | Targets for fiscal 2011 | Targets for fiscal 2008 | Results in fiscal 2008 | Self assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Value for a New Lifestyle | GHG Factor for One Household*1 | 5 | 3.35 | 5 | |
| Green Products (GPs) | Green Product Development Rate*2 | At least 90% | 78% | 99% | |
| Clean Factories (CFs) | Clean Factory Accreditation Rate*3 | At least 90% | 66% | 85% |
Area targets
| Items | Results in fiscal 2008 |
|---|---|
| Product recycling | ・In Japan: Recycled approx. 72,000 tons of the four home appliance products. ・In the U.S.: Established a company to manage the recycling of waste electronic devices and started operations in Minnesota. ・In the EU: Collected approx. 23,000 tons of waste electronic devices |
| Environment/energy business | ・Developed Household Fuel Cell Cogeneration Systems with power generation efficiency and durability on a level suitable for the commercialization (approx. 300 units are now in use) |
| Green marketing and logistics | ・Globally promoted the use of the new ‘eco ideas’ environmental mark ・Used biodiesel fuel refined from waste cooking oil for a commuter bus |
Management targets
| Items | Results in fiscal 2008 |
|---|---|
| Environmental communication | ・49% of all employees’ households in Japan participated in the Love the Earth (LE) families ・A total of 130,000 employees participated in the Japanese-Chinese Joint ‘CO2 Reduction Eco Challenge by 100,000-employees!’ |
| Environmental sustainability management and human resources | ・Started the global introduction of the Monthly Reporting of Environmental Performance |
| Measures against environmental risks | ・Started full-scale measures for the treatment of soil contaminated by PCBs |
Environmental performance targets (global targets based on fiscal 2001 levels)
| Items | Targets for fiscal 2011 | Targets for fiscal 2008 | Results in fiscal 2008 | Self assessment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention of global warming | Products | Announcement of estimated CO2 emissions from products in use | Estimation of CO2 emissions from products in use | |||
| Factories | 10% reduction in per basic unit CO2 emissions*4 | 7% reduction | Reduced by 33% | |||
| Logistics | Per basic unit CO2 emissions:*5 (in Japan) 1% reduction every year compared with the previous year till fiscal 2011 | 1% reduction | Reduced by 4.9% | |||
| Reductionin release and transfer of chemical substances | Products | PVC: complete replacement for internal wiring of new products | 75 tons replacement for new products released in Japan | |||
| Factories | Release and transfer of Key Reduction-target Substances:10% reduction (from the fiscal 2006 level) | 4% reduction | Reduced by 16% | |||
| Recycling of resources | Factories | Waste | Per basic unit emissions:*6 20% reduction | 14% reduction | Reduced by 38% | |
| Water | Per basic unit consumption:*7 10% reduction | 7% reduction | Reduced by 47% | |||
- *1 Total of some 90 products and systems used throughout a household
- *2 Shipment value of GPs developed in the fiscal year / Shipment value of all products developed in the same fiscal year
- *3 Percentage of factories achieving the internal baseline score of environmental impact reduction in the total number of factories
- *4 CO2 emissions / (Consolidated sales/Bank of Japan's corporate goods price index [electric machinery & equipment])
- *5 CO2emissions / weight of products (components) transported
- *6 Waste generation / (Consolidated sales/Bank of Japan's corporate goods price index [electric machinery & equipment])
- Self-assessment level:
= Achieved the target for fiscal 2011;
= Achieved the target for fiscal 2008
Targets for fiscal 2011
‘eco ideas’for Products
| Items | Indicators | Targets for fiscal 2009 | Targets for fiscal 2010 | Targets for fiscal 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Products (GPs) | Number of models accredited as Superior GPs*1 | 150 | 200 | 250 |
| Creating Value for a New Lifestyle (for One Household) | ・Continue to estimate the reduction of environmental impact for One Household (for the prevention of global warming and effective use of resources) and disclose relevant information |
|---|---|
| Green Marketing | ・“Full-scale promotion of environmental labeling on a global basis “Implementation of ‘eco ideas’ campaigns |
‘eco ideas’for Manufacturing
| Items | Indicators | Targets for fiscal 2009 | Targets for fiscal 2010 | Targets for fiscal 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention of global warming | Production | Reduction of CO2 emissions | Reduction by 110,000 tons (from fiscal 2007 level) | Reduction by 300,000 tons (from fiscal 2007 level) | Reduction to fiscal 2001 level |
| Logistics | Per basic unit CO2 emissions (compared with fiscal 2007) | 1% reduction every year compared with the previous year till 2011 | |||
| Reduction in the use of chemical substances | Release and transfer of the key reductiontarget substances (compared with fiscal 2006) | 6% reduction | 8% reduction | 10% reduction | |
| Recycling of resources | Waste (including revenuegenerating waste | Per basic unit waste generation*3(compared with fiscal 2001) | 16% reduction | 18% reduction | 20% reduction |
| Recycling rate*4 Japan/Outside Japan | 99.0%/90% | 99.5%/92.5% | 99.5%/95% | ||
| Water | Per basic unit CO2 emissions (compared with fiscal 2007) | 8% reduction | 9% reduction | 10% reduction | |
| Clean Factories | Clean Factory Accreditation Rate*6 | At least 74% | At least 82% | At least 90% | |
| Product Recycling | ・Promotion of advanced technologies to select and reuse materials ・Implementation of recycling measures localized for each region in the world |
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- *1 Products with the industry's No. 1 environmental performance (for at least 1 of the following items: prevention of global warming, effective utilization of resources and chemical substances management)
- *2 CO2 emissions / weight of products (components) transported
- *3 Waste generation / (Consolidated sales/Bank of Japan's corporate goods price index [electric machinery & equipment])
- *4 Recycling rate = Amount recycled / (Amount recycled + final disposal amount) In Japan, the target values are mandatory for each site; in other areas, targets are average values
- *5 Water consumption / (Consolidated sales/Bank of Japan's corporate goods price index [electric machinery & equipment])
- *6 Percentage of factories achieving the internal baseline score of environmental impact reduction in the total number of factories
‘eco ideas’ for Everybody, Everywhere
| Themes | Details |
|---|---|
| Love the Earth Citizens'Campaign | ・(In Japan) Number of employees' households accredited as LE families: At least 80% in fiscal 2011 ・Global promotion of the followings: Use of Household eco-account book, reduction in the use of disposable plastic bags at stores by the use of “eco bags,” and environmental volunteer activities |
| Environmental Communication | ・Promotion of ‘eco ideas’ Factories across Japan, Global implementation of eco projects |
| Social Contribution (for biodiversity etc.) | ・Promotion of the Yellow Sea Ecoregion Support Project and the Forest of Co-existence Program |
Environmental Management
| Themes | Details |
|---|---|
| Development of promotion systems and human resources | Enhancement of environmental management systems and environmental IT systems, active development of human resources, etc. |
| Measures against environmental risks | Measures against contamination by PCBs, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals |
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