Business Oct. 03, 2008 - 01:15AM JST ( 2 )

OSAKA —

Panasonic Corp will conduct a group-wide ecology campaign called Panasonic Eco Relay from Oct 4 to 16, 2008, during which the company’s employees around the world will carry out various environmental activities. The campaign is an implementation of an idea that won the Eco Ideas Contest held last year among Panasonic employees.

The Eco Relay event aims at fostering a global corporate environment in which each and every employee voluntarily thinks about how he/she leads the way with Eco Ideas and put it into practice, while bolstering the unity of all global employees in contribution to
harmonious coexistence with the global environment through collective wisdom.

During the designated key activity period, 342 offices and factories in 39 countries and
regions will engage in various eco-related activities such as environmental education,
cleanups and tree planting. At the same time, as a corporate citizen, Panasonic will expand environmental initiatives involving employees’ families, local residents and children.

A total of some 520 activities are planned for this year’s Panasonic Eco Relay event. Overall, the company said it aims at reducing CO2 emissions by 500 tons, mainly through tree planting activities.