Panasonic reveals plans to reduce environmental impact of ops

Posted on: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:10:00 EDT


Symbols: PC
SINGAPORE, Jun 8, 2009 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX) --
PC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- PANASONIC CORP. (TSE:6752)
on Friday announced plans to reduce the environmental impact of
its operations and promote environmental awareness in the
Asia-Pacific region. The Eco Ideas Declaration for Asia Pacific
calls for group factories in the region to lower their carbon
dioxide emissions in the year ending March 2010 by 30 per cent
from fiscal 2006 levels, as well as to raise the proportion of
energy-efficient eco-friendly products to 80 per cent of all
products it sells in the region by fiscal 2012, compared with
the current 24 per cent.

* In addition, the Panasonic group plans to designate some
factories in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand as Eco Ideas
Factories.

* These manufacturing facilities are expected to provide
environmental education to residents of surrounding communities
and put the firm's environmental ideas into action.

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