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REDUCING CO
²
BY 300,000 TONNES BY 2010
By 2011, i.e. over the next three years, Panasonic aims to eliminate 300,000
tonnes of CO
2
emissions from its 294 manufacturing plants around the globe.
In 2011, Panasonic plans to further reduce emissions to the level of that in
2001, effectively rolling back its CO
2
emission amount to that of ten years
previously. To achieve this goal, Panasonic has established a system where
23 environmental key performance indicators (such as CO
2
emissions) are
collected each month from all 294 manufacturing sites worldwide and are
monitored. Additionally, and just as important, the reduction of CO
2
is not
only limited to manufacturing activities, but also includes: product planning,
procurement, sales, logistics and recycling.
CONTINUOUSLY SEEKING TO DEVELOP “GREEN PRODUCTS”
Our goal is to help build a sustainable society by accelerating the spread
of products with higher environmental performance. Since starting the
development of our Green Products Plan in 1997, we have worked hard
to minimise the input of energy and resources, as well as the output of
waste and emissions throughout the products’ life cycles. We constantly
increase the proportion of Green Products across our entire product range.
Our product development is based on criteria such as universal design,
which means easy-to-use design for everyone and the minimisation of
environmental impact.
ECO IDEAS FOR EVERYBODY EVERYWHERE
Panasonic is encouraging the rollout of environmental activities
worldwide by taking the initiative in promoting ecological movements on
local and global levels, collecting the insight of not only of its employees,
but also of people around the world.
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