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Panasonic

  • Technology, telecom & electronics
  • Japan

  • Panasonic Holdings Group (Panasonic) is a multinational electronics company headquartered in Japan. Panasonic manufactures home appliances, car navigation systems, digital devices, computer peripherals, telecommunications, and other products and services.

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Global Network Initiative ? Membership in the Global Network Initiative, an alliance that helps companies respect freedom of expression and privacy rights when faced with government pressure to hand over user data, remove content, or restrict communications.

UN Global Compact ? Membership in the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to take steps to support UN goals.

Transparency Report ? Reports detailing how the company processes third-party requests and enforces internal rules regarding people’s data and mitigates risks to their rights. Latest available report linked.

Human Rights Policy ? Company policy describing its approach and commitment to human rights

Business Code of Conduct ? A company code of conduct (or code of ethics) is a company document in which it sets out a set of principles that it commits itself to follow, or requires its employees and/or subcontractors to follow.
Indicator last reviewed 02-01-2024

BHRRC Project: Myanmar Foreign Investment actions ?

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BHRRC Project: Myanmar Foreign Investment Tracker

Panasonic Myanmar Response

Panasonic Myanmar Response

Source: BHRRC Survey

The original Japanese version of this response is available here.

Snapshot fetched: Feb. 11, 2015, midnight
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Survey Response

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Benchmark rankings

CHRB 2020
? The 2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assesses the human rights disclosures of 230 global companies across five sectors identified as presenting a high risk of negative human rights impacts.
6.5 / 26
CHRB 2022
12.7 / 100
Digital Inclusion Benchmark 2023
? The third iteration of the Digital Inclusion Benchmark by World Benchmarking Alliance measures and ranks 200 of the world’s most influential technology companies on their responsibility to advance a more inclusive digital society.
42 / 100
Global Child Forum Benchmark: The State of Children’s Rights & Business 2023
? The Global Child Forum global benchmark 2023 evaluates 795 companies' impact on children, based on the Children’s Rights and Business Principles.
5.9 / 10
KnowTheChain ICT 2020
? KnowTheChain is a resource for companies and investors to understand and address forced labour risks within their global supply chains.
13 / 100

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