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History of Environmental Protection Activities

Numbers in brackets represents year.

Corporate historyYearPanasonic Electric Works Approaches
History of
Environmental
Conservation Activities		Awards from outside company

Company name changed to "Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd." Group products unified under "Panasonic" brand.

End of fiscal term changed from November 30 to March 31.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (now Panasonic Corporation) becomes parent company of Matsushita Electric Works.

Matsushita Electric Works Building has grand opening in Shiodome, Tokyo.

Amended Corporate Slogan to "Smart Solutions by NAIS"
 

2000s

"Lifinity Eco Management System" certificated as "Super Green Product (GP)".

Panasonic Group published 'eco ideas' Strategy.

Approved Tsu factory as Superior CF (2006)

Change to Environmental Promoting Department (2005)

Align with Matsushita Industry regarding plans (2004)

"Complete implementation of waste substances management system based on Electrical Manifest (2004)"

Enforced stakeholders meeting (2004)

Achieved lead solder free (2003)

Establish Environmental 2010 Vision and New Environmental Mid Plan

Acquired ISO14001 approval in all sales departments

Changed to Sustainable Company Promoting Department (2003)

Achieved Zero emission in 14 logistics center (2002)

Changed to Global Environmental Department (2001)

"Achieved Zero emission in all factories (Matsushita Electric Works Factories and manufacturing subsidiaries) (2001)"

Established Green Purchase Standard (2000)

Established NAIS Eco-PLAN2003 (Environmental Mid Plan) (2000)

"Achieved Zero Emission factory for the first time for Matsushita Electric Works" Hikone Factory

Panasonic Electric Works Facilities Lighting Co., Ltd. received Hyogo Environment-friendly Business Award.

"Double Eco" received the Minister of the Economy Award in the Energy Saving Grand Prize.

Received "Minister of Economy Award" at "Energy saving enforcement excellence case award in 2006" (2006)

Received "Grand Prize" at "14th Global Environmental Prize" (2005)

LED lighting equipments at Electric Facility Exhibition
"Eva letts" received "Minister of Lands Award" (2004)

"Smart Lighting Eco timer self-control received ""Eco Products Prize Promotion Chamber Chairman Award"" at ""1st Eco Products Prize"" (2004)"

Received "Electric Facility Minister of Economy Award"
Emit Total Building System (2003)
Smart Lighting Eco Series received "Electric Facility Minister of Lands Awards" (2002)

"Honored Reduce, Reuse, Recycle promotion contributors Received ""Prime Minister Awards"" (2002)"

Energy Management Excellence Factory, Niigata Factory received "Minister of Economy Awards" (2001)

Entered elderly age nursing business

Implemented Internal Company System (1998)

"Opened home page on the internet of ""A&I Comfort room"" (1995)"
 		 1990s ~Started NAIS Eco-ware approval products system (1999)

"Start publishing Environmental reports and Environmental Financial Reports (1999)"

Published Environmental Concept of "NAIS Eco-ware"

Established Environmental Policy (1996)

Acquired ISO14001 multi-sites approval for Japan's first (1996)

Prohibit usage of trichloroethane (1995)

Prohibit usage of Polystyrene package materials (1995)

Established Global Environmental Conservation Management Standard (1994)

Prohibit usage of Specified Freon (1993)

Established Matsushita Electric Works Global Environmental Charter (1992)

Prohibit usage of Vinyl Chloride package materials

Opened Global Environmental Conservation Center (1991)

Established "1st Green Strategy (Environmental Mid Plan)" (1991)

Established Environmental Conservation Management Standard (1990)		"Honored Minister of Prevention of Global Warming Activity (Recycle Department)Exterior material department received ""Director General of Environmental Agency Award"" (1998)"

Received "Energy saving awards" provided by "Ministry of International Trade and Industry"
Self control Lighting Equipments (1996)

"Kadoma Factory received ""Energy Management Excellence Factory Ministry of International Trade and Industry Awards"" (1996)"

Received "Global Environmental Awards" of "Japanese Industry Newspaper"
Received Fiji TV Awards
"Established Corporate Slogan to ""Creating Science for A&I comfort"" (1988)"

Started Business Units System (1984)		 1980s ~Established Material Saving and Energy Saving committeeReceived "Green Factory Ministry of International Trade and Industry Award"
Ise Factory

Received Environmental Prize hosted by Daily Industry Newspaper
Tsu Factory
Changed to "Matsushita Electric Works Co.,Ltd." (1945)

Split off from "Matsushita Industry" (1935)

"Founded as ""Matsushita Electric Devices Manufacturing Company"" (1918)"		 1970s ~

Pollution Prevention Control Regulations

Kadoma Factory received the Director-General of Industry Award (Electrical Appliances) for excellent energy management.
 
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