Environmental Communication

Local Environmental Contribution Activities("Panasonic Eco Relay for Sustainable Earth")

Panasonic Group has implemented various region-based environmental activities designed by its employees themselves, involving local residents, children, and employees' family.
It is named "Panasonic Eco Relay for Sustainable Earth", with the thoughts of "linking beyond generations".
We are aiming at contributing to building sustainable earth and society.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. is also participating in this activity as a member of Panasonic Group. Each and every employee around the world is implementing environmental activities as a global citizen, and is trying to contribute to regional environment.
Here are examples of such activities.

HMI Systems Business Division Tsuruga area (Fukui prefecture)

"Kehi no Matsubara" cleaning activities

On Saturday, June 2, 2024, employees, families, unions, and Shoaikai(OB Association) participated in a cleanup of Kehi no Matsubara, a scenic spot in Tsuruga City, as part of a community contribution activity sponsored by Fukui Prefecture. In addition to the participation of 140 people from the PAS Tsuruga area, many companies in Tsuruga City also participated, resulting in a total of 1,300 people.

Kehi no Matsubara (Miho no Matsubara: Shizuoka Prefecture, Niji no Matsubara: Saga Prefecture) is one of the three largest pine groves in Japan, a sandy beach stretching 1.5 km east to west. Participants walked along the 1.5 km-long beach with garbage bags and spent about 2 hours picking up driftwood, plastic pieces, PET bottles, and other debris.

On the occasion of the 50 year anniversary of the establishment of the Tsuruga district, it was a meaningful effort to interact with the government and citizens, promote health management activities, and pass on the beautiful natural environment and livable living environment to the next generation with a renewed spirit.We will continue our activities in cooperation with Tsuruga City.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. (Thailand)

Thai Panasonic Eco-Learning Program '2023

As part of PASAP's environmental activities, on February 21, 2024, in cooperation with the Environment-Safety-Energy Committee of the Panasonic Group of Thailand (PTHC, PMRTH, PASAP) the Panasonic Eco-Learning Program '2023 was held at Chumcheonwat Banglakad School.
120 people including employees, teachers and students participated.

Communication activities with the region aim to raise students' awareness of the environment, safety and energy.
They were divided into three stations for environment, safety, and energy. They learned about the types of waste in daily life and how to separate them, how to use fire extinguishers and their use, and the types of energy used. They were then taught to assemble lamp solars.

Thai Panasonic Group 2022 Earth Day Campaign

As part of PASAP's environmental activities, an Earth Day Campaign was held at the Canteen building on April 22, 2022, in cooperation with the ESEN & GA/PTHC & Environment Committee of the Thai Panasonic Group (PTHC, PMRTH, PASAP, PESTH).​​
The Earth Day Campaign uses videos, quizzes, and games to raise the environmental awareness of all employees by sorting waste and reducing plastic waste in their daily lives.​
The Panasonic Group in Thailand are also promoting the Plastic Waste Recycling Project to introduce waste sorting and reduce plastic waste.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

Panasonic Automotive Systems Malaysia (PASMY) regularly hosts eco-CSR activities, contributing to the local community.

"Earth Hour- Bersih Beach" Environmental Education

On March 30, 2019, night walks, interactive games, etc. were held at Bersih Beach as activities for Earth Hour (local time: 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm), raising awareness of climate change and energy saving. On that day, 120 employees and their families participated in the event.

Local contribution activities

On September 28, 2019, we hosted a community event at local elementary schools as a part of communication activities with the community.

We held interactive games with the theme of "environmental protection", coloring contests, and tree-planting activities.
Total 155 people including employees, their families, teachers, students and the general public participated in the event.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. Headquarters Yokohama City (Kanagawa Prefecture)

"Tsurumi River Kamoi Takamizu Shiki" Cleaning activities and vegetation conservation activities

We agreed with the purpose of vegetation conservation project of Tsurumi River Kamoi Takamizu Shiki by Kanagawa Prefectural Yokohama Flood Control Office and residents of Kanagawa prefecture, and carried out cleaning and vegetation conservation activities four times or more in collaboration with Tsurumi River Basin Networking (NPO).

In order to preserve native valuable plants such as barley, we are carrying out weeding and cleanup to protect them from exotic species.

"Clean campaign" cleaning activities , " The 112th cleanup of Kamoi Station's north-south passageway (Fureai Bridge) "

May 2008 Since the days of Matsushita Communications Industry, the predecessor of Panasonic Automotive Systems, Inc., the company has sought to strengthen ties with the local community, and on the third Friday of each month, as a joint labor-management activity, the company has been conducting a "Clean Campaign" clean-up activity around the headquarters.
We also continue to pick up litter on the banks of Tsurumi Bay in the morning and greet the community every month.

Until 8: 00 ~ 9: 15 on Sunday, September 4, 2022, the 112th Kamoi Station North-South Connecting Passage (Fureai Bridge) was cleaned up by sweeping the north-south passageway and the north and south stairs of JR Kamoi Station, picking up trash and cleaning the area around Kamoike Bridge (Midori Ward side). The cleanup was attended by members of the Ikebe branch of the labor union of Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd., their families, several members of the Kamoi Station Neighborhood Development Study Group, several members of the local community association, teachers from Kamoi Elementary School and OGs from Kamoi Elementary School who graduated last year. The Kamoi Station Area Community Development Study Group is organizing an event called “Yokohama Deai Jyuku”.
In response to this cleaning activity,We have received feedback from participants such as:

• It was hard to get up early on Sunday morning, but it ended early so I had a productive Sunday.
• Local children and junior high school students also participated this time, and it was good to see the extent of the activities.
• Even in places that looked beautiful at first glance, there were garbage and cigarette litter hidden in the bushes, so I felt that these steady activities led to the creation of a beautiful city.
• The members of the Kamoi Station Neighborhood Development Study Group talked to me in a friendly manner, and I was able to come into contact with the local people through garbage collection and feel that I have become a member of the community.

We will continue to value our connection to the community and continue to contribute to creating a clean, litter-free city every month.