Panasonic has set ambitious targets to create a positive impact on environmental sustainability. The name, Panasonic GREEN IMPACT, is our vision which incorporates all our initiatives to challenge ourselves to go beyond just reducing emissions from our own value chain. In addition, we aim to contribute avoiding emissions throughout society.
What is “Panasonic GREEN IMPACT”?
We have set ourselves ambitious targets in our commitment to reducing CO₂ emissions deriving from our business operations and value chain. This includes converting all of our approximately 250 factories into net-zero factories by 2030 and achieve net-zero CO2 emissions across our entire value chain by 2050. In addition, our goal is to help avoid society’s emissions, totaling over 300 million tons of CO₂ emissions yearly by 2050. This also incorporates the expansion of our current and future technology developments which will help society avoid CO₂ emissions.
Own IMPACT - Our Responsibility as a Business Entity
Emissions From Our Factories
Panasonic’s ~250 factories and our offices worldwide use about 5 billion kWh of electricity per year (FY2020), which amounts to approximately 2.2 million tons of CO₂ emissions per year.
Emissions by Our Product Usage
More than 1 billion people worldwide use our products every day. CO₂ emitted indirectly from consumer use (electricity consumed by these products) is approx. 86 million tons per year.
Emissions Across Our Total Value Chain
Panasonic Group's total annual CO₂ emissions amount to approximately 110 million tons per year, including from supply, transport & logistics of goods & people. We are committed to reducing all our emissions to net zero by 2050.
Our GREEN IMPACT initiatives - Panasonic Group’s Commitment
Achieve net-zero CO₂ emissions of all operating companies by 2030
With our advanced manufacturing technology and clean energy solutions, we are reducing CO₂ emissions from factories and committed to achieve net-zero emissions in manufacturing.
Reduce CO₂ emissions of our customers using our products
We will continue to expand our current and future technology portfolio to more energy-efficient products and solutions which will help customers reduce their CO2 emissions.
Increase our support to avoiding CO₂ emissions in society
Panasonic Group has a diverse range of businesses that span many different areas of society. We will accelerate the transition to clean energy and the reduction of CO2 emissions by expanding solutions which create and use clean energy efficiently, reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of business processes to our B2B and B2G customers.
Decarbonising homes and cities.
For a more sustainable life, we need residential and commercial buildings with energy-efficient technologies that contribute to decarbonisation and thus to the energy transition. Learn here how Panasonic's solutions for existing and new buildings can help you save not only energy, but also costs.
Greener manufacturing.
Achieving net zero CO₂ emissions through own energy production with our unique pilot solution consisting of hydrogen fuel cells, battery storage and photovoltaic panels. See also how Panasonic avoids pollutants and builds-up a circular economy. Learn more about our sustainable manufacturing initiatives and solutions.
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Panasonic Europe B.V
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