External Recognition
Evaluation and certification by major certifying organizations
Indices marked with an asterisk* were adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to promote ESG investment.
FTSE4Good Index Series
Panasonic Holdings Corporation has again been selected for the FTSE4Good Index Series, one of the world’s leading ESG indices. The index was created by FTSE Russell a part of London Stock Exchange Group in 2001, and the company has been included for 23 consecutive years since its launch.
And Panasonic has become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index* since July 2017 when FTSE launched it.
MSCI ESG Indexes
As of 2022, Panasonic Holdings Corporation received an MSCI ESG Rating of AA.
The MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes is one of the world’s leading indexes selected by MSCI Inc. of the United States, and Panasonic Holdings Corporation has been a constituent member for 13 consecutive years. In addition to the above, it has been a constituent member of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index* since its inception in July 2017.
GPIF S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index*
Panasonic Holdings Corporation has been a constituent of S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, one of the environmental stock indices of the world’s largest pension fund, the Government Panasonic Group Investment Fund (GPIF) since 2018.
CDP 2022
The results of the iteration of a survey by the U.K.- based non-profit organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) which evaluates companies around the world in regard to measures against climate change and information disclosure were announced in December 2022.
Panasonic Holdings Corporation received the highest rating of “A” out of the eightgrades in recognition of its efforts for climate change such as reducing CO2 emissions and setting medium- to long-term targets, and its information disclosure.
Eco Vadis
Every year, we receive a rating from EcoVadis, an organization that assesses the sustainability of 75,000 suppliers worldwide on behalf of their client companies.
Fiscal 2023 External Awards in Environmental Fields
Panasonic received various awards as results of environmental activities implemented by whole Panasonic group in Fiscal 2023, following the previous year.
Major External Awards in Environmental Fields (Fiscal 2023)
Category |
Presenters and awards |
Award title |
Recipient companies and details |
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Products & Services |
Japan: The Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ) |
Prize of the Chairman of ECCJ , Product/Business Model category |
Heating and Ventilation A/C Company, Panasonic Corporation |
Japan: The Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) |
Home Electrical Appliances category |
Living Appliances and Solutions Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Panasonic Ecology Systems Co., Ltd. |
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Japan: Japan Gas Association 2022 Technology Award |
Gas Technology category Technology |
Panasonic Corporation and others |
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Japan: Japan Institute of Design Promotion 2022 |
Good Design Award, Best 100 |
Panasonic Corporation |
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Good Design Award |
Electric Works Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) |
Excellent Business Award |
Panasonic Holdings Corporation |
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Japan: The Promotion Foundation for Electrical |
Electrical Science and Technology Encouragement Award and (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Minister’s Award |
Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Holdings Corporation; Panasonic System |
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Electrical Science and Technology Encouragement Award |
Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Holdings Corporation |
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Japan: Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation |
Japan Patent Attorneys Association President’s Award |
Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Holdings Corporation; Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.; and others |
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Osaka Institute of Invention and Innovation Chairman’s Award |
Heating & Ventilation A/C Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: SANKEI SHIMBUN CO., LTD. |
Special Award |
Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Holdings Corporation; and Electric Works Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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Japan: Optics Design Group of the Optical Society of Japan |
Optical Design Excellence Award |
Manufacturing Innovation Division, Panasonic Holdings Corporation; and Electric Works Company, Panasonic Corporation |
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China, Japan and South Korea: 13th (2022) Asia |
Innovation Product Award |
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Japan: The Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan |
Lighting Technology Development Award |
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Japan: Ichimura Foundation for New Technology |
Contribution Award |
Panasonic Industry Co., Ltd. |
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Production Activities |
Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA) |
Committee activities |
* Company and organization names are current at the time of awards.