Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.

Chemical Substance Management

Management of Chemical Substances in Products

Based on Panasonic Group's view of reduction of environmental impact by chemical substances, Our company provides solutions to customers globally "to achieve a sustainable society" and "to minimize an impact on the environment" through our products, such as primary / secondary batteries and battery application products etc.

Communication in the Supply Chain (Information transmission on chemical substances)

With "Product Chemical Substance Management System," Panasonic collects information on components, devices and materials which suppliers distribute, and quickly responds to survey requests from customers on chemical substances contained in products. Panasonic makes efforts to reduce workload for information transmission among companies by using industrial standard formats as survey forms for suppliers.

Flowchart illustrating the information transmission process in the product chemical substance management system, showing how data is received from suppliers, submitted to the European Chemicals Agency via our European sales company, and used to respond to customer inquiries.

Management of Chemical Substances at Factories

Panasonic Group manages chemical substances according to "Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines (for factories)", by selecting chemical substances that are hazardous to human health and environment based on major laws and regulations on chemical substances.
In addition, Panasonic developed "Human Environment Impact (HEI)", by adding hazardousness index to each substance weighted based on its hazardousness.

Our company that uses various chemical substances in manufacturing products for wide range of industries is working on reduction of human environment impact through activities, such as use of alternative materials, development of production process to reduce transfer amount, and promotion of recycling of wastes.

Flowchart illustrating the chemical substance balance management process at factories, showing input volumes such as materials and components (IN), and output volumes including emissions to air, water, and soil, as well as waste and sewer transfers (OUT), with efforts to reduce human and environmental impact through recycling, removal treatment, and product inclusion.

Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines

To promote our initiatives clearly, we set forth "Chemical Substances Management Guidelines".
The Guidelines aims to specify which chemical substances should be prohibited for use or be controlled both for products and for factories.
The Company requests adherence to the Guidelines not only within our company but also to our suppliers based on the Green Procurement Standards.

  • Green Procurement Standards
  • Panasonic Group Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines (for Product)
  • Panasonic Group Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines (for Factory)

The above documents can be downloaded from the following Panasonic homepage.