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Our designers work to support Environmental Legislation set by government entities:
-EPA, Environmental Protection Agency
-CEPA, California Environmental Protection Agency
-CUPA, Certified Unified Program Agency for the County of Orange
-AQMD, South Coast Air Quality Management District
-EU, European Union
-RoHS, Reduction of Hazardous Substances Directive
Our goal is to help build a sustainable society by accelerating the spread of products with higher environmental performance. We aim to increase the ratio of Green Products across our entire product range and continue to achieve ever-higher targets. Therefore we draw up annual target plans in order to create our own benchmark for the future. |
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Panasonic’s environmental goals and objectives are to reduce energy usage, reduce waste, and eliminate hazardous materials in our products and business operations. Panasonic features technology that meets tomorrow’s needs to reduce environmental impact. The X Series is 30% lighter, consumes less power with more functionality. With better performance, the seat module smart display LCD is mercury (Hg) free. The components and process is compliant with EU RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances).
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Panasonic has long incorporated environment as a key part of product design.
Since 1991, we have been operating a product assessment system designed to pre-evaluate the environmental impact of our products where it really matters:
the product planning and
design stages. |
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Seiri, Seiton, Seiketsu, Seisou,
Shitsuke,
and Safety.
1. Sorting: Essential items are stored at
point
of use.
2. Simplifying: Like items in groups and
labeled.
3. Sweeping : Keep things in order.
4. Standardizing: Sorting, Simplifying,
Sweeping maintained & documented with
responsibility
shared by all.
5. Self – Discipline: Continuous follow thru.
6. Safety: Safety is first. |
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Globally accepted solutions to restricted substances are best for
Panasonic Avionics Corp., our supplier base, and ultimately our customers. We
openly share information regarding alternatives where the
sharing does not violate confidentiality agreements.
In order to
develop and demonstrate reliable and environmentally
responsible alternatives, Panasonic Avionics Corp is actively working with our supply
chain partners and others in the industry.
Panasonic Avionics Corp is an active member of the ARINC and IEC TC107 team to
provide industry worldwide recommendations to the EU
Technical Committee defining the requirements of the RoHS
Directive. This includes the list of product types to be
“Substance Free”.
Panasonic Avionics Corp complies, to the maximum extent
possible, with the decisions on RoHS compliance derived from
the committee.
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In March 1999 MEI/PAVC released our first Green
Procurement Standards (Version 4 was issued in April 2006)
and the Chemical Substance Management Rank Guidelines,
aiming at promoting the manufacture of environmentallyconscious
products in partnership with our suppliers.
We have
asked our suppliers to respect our environmental policies and
principles, to establish, maintain and improve their
environmental management systems by acquiring ISO 14001
certification and to improve the environmental performance of
the materials we purchase from them. |
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