Panasonic Corporation
Panasonic Corporation
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Utilization of IoT-linked electrically-assisted bicycles for sharing service
Panasonic Corporation
A business model is our “sharing service.” The service consists of bicycle parking areas
The service offers "food refrigeration" as a value with refurbishment scheme
Panasonic Corporation
As a model for “products as a service,” we have implemented a scheme to provide display cases with refrigerators/freezers, combined with a refurbishment service for those refrigerators and freezers
A lighting leasing service "Akari E Support"
Panasonic Corporation
A IoT-based service that we offer is the Akari E Support*1 service, a lighting leasing service for corporate customers. By paying a monthly fee, customers can enjoy the LED lighting of their choice, as well as additional services such as repairs, without owning the lighting.
A service for laptop users called "Battery Life Cycle NAVI"
Panasonic Corporation
A example is the offer for an optional service for Panasonic laptop users called Battery Life Cycle NAVI.*1 The service is designed to prolong the life and increase the value of our products.
Building renovation "TENNOZ Rim"
Panasonic Corporation
We are promoting the following activities based on a circular economy concept. One example is building renovation: A building that we had used as a showroom and for other purposes for nearly 20 years was renovated through a joint effort with our partners.
Revalue Project to create new value from factory waste
Panasonic Corporation
We are promoting the Revalue Project to create new value from factory waste in the form of totally new products, through creative design.
Enhanced use of recycled resin
Panasonic Corporation
To efficiently utilize resin recovered from used home appliances in addition to metals such as iron, copper, and aluminum, our recycling factory, Panasonic Eco Technology Center Co., Ltd. (PETEC), and Kato Plastic Recycling Factory of the Appliances Company work together for resin recycling.
Development and use of new sustainable material: cellulose fiber composition material
Panasonic Corporation
Cellulose fiber can be derived from various natural resources, such as wood residues from forest thinning, and other organic wastes, and it is now drawing attention as a resource with low environmental impact.
Development and use of new sustainable material: an eco-conscious flooring substrate
Panasonic Corporation
In the area of housing materials, we exclusively developed an eco-conscious wood-based flooring substrate that utilizes 100% recycled wooden materials (excluding glue) made from construction waste.
Building a recycling scheme for scrap iron
Panasonic Corporation
Jointly with Tokyo Steel Co., Ltd., we started a recycling scheme for scrap iron in July 2013. In this scheme, we recover the scrap iron from used home appliances and Tokyo Steel makes it into steel sheets. We then purchase the sheets back as a material for our products.
リサイクル技術開発・環境配慮設計によるマテリアルリサイクル率向上
Association for Electric Home Appliances Panasonic Corporation TOSHIBA CORPORATION Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation SHARP CORPORATION Sony Corporation
A system for the collection and recycling by manufacturers(Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi GLS, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Sony, etc.) of four home appliances* handed over from retailers.
Panasonic is introducing the idea of circular economy and moving forward in efforts to promote effective utilization of resources and maximization of customer value. The circular economy activities we promote have two aspects: 1) creation of circular economy businesses, and 2) evolution of recycling-oriented manufacturing. In order to realize the new value of using only product functionalities, instead of using or owning the whole product, we will strive to create circular economy businesses. These include a “Sharing service”, where multiple users use the same individual product, a “Product as a service” where services are fulfilled based on functions, and “Repair and Maintenance, Refurbish and Remanufacturing”, where functions, values, and the life cycle of a product are utilized in the most efficient manner by recycling or reusing the product itself or the components used in the products. Alongside this, we continue to implement recycling-oriented manufacturing by reducing the total amount of resources used, utilizing sustainable materials, and striving towards zero waste emissions. Furthermore, we will develop recycling-oriented manufacturing to a higher level by using innovative materials and the latest digital technologies.
With all these activities, we aim to realize both “A better life” and a “Sustainable global environment” towards our Environmental Vision 2050, based on an eco-design concept which maximizes customer value in use by increasing resource efficiency at each process in design, procurement, and production.
As specific activities, we will take actions to meet our targets regarding resources in Green Plan 2021. First, in order to create circular economy businesses, we will complete mapping of the relationships between our existing businesses and the circular economy, and then, to shift the existing businesses to circular economy businesses based on the mapping. Next, we aim to use at least 42,000 tons of recycled resin (cumulative from FY2020-2022), by considering component features, securing stable amounts of supplied components, and developing recycling technologies. Lastly, on zero waste emission, we will strive to work towards achieving 99% or more for factory waste recycling rate at each factory by fiscal 2022.
To accelerate these activities, Panasonic started the ‘Global Circular Economy Project’ in April 2020 with Panasonic Europe as the project lead.
Reference
https://www.panasonic.com/global/corporate/sustainability/eco/resource.html
