Panasonic
Headquarters in Japan
The Panasonic brand is owned by Panasonic Corp., which was known as Matsushita Electric Industrial until October 2008.
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Japan: Panasonic to recognize same-sex partnerships
The Japanese company Panasonic has announced that it will recognize same-sex partnerships as marriages for the purposes of company benefits. [English summary of Japanese article, produced by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) ranks 100 brands on environmental supply chain performance in China
On October 22, 2015, the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) released its ranking of 100 brands on their environmental supply chain performance in China.
UN increases partnerships with companies to fund development & climate change programmes
Author: Inter Press Service
"UN taps private sector to fund development, advocate social causes", 6 Aug 2015...
Nepal Earthquake — Corporate Aid Tracker
Author: US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Companies are mobilizing their expertise, capabilities, and resources to assist with the recovery efforts following the earthquake in Nepal. Businesses have pledged $26.8 million in cash and additional in kind contributions in support of relief and...
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Response by Panasonic: Myanmar Foreign Investment Tracking Project
English translation approved by Panasonic. The original Japanese response can be downloaded below....
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UN Business Call to Action welcomes companies’ commitments towards Millennium Development Goals
"Multinationals reaffirm commitment to BoP business with BCtA", 24 Sep 2014...
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Are companies involved with 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi wilfully ignoring human rights?
Author: Ella Skybenko, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, in KyivPost (Ukraine)
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi start today...The multi-billion investment in prestige projects contrasts violently with the neglect of the human rights of workers who built them, the local people who have lost their homes and health, and...
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Russia: Pressure escalates on Sochi corporate sponsors
Author: Human Rights Watch
...Corporate sponsors of the Sochi Winter Olympics should act now to urge Russia to halt the rising tide of discrimination, harassment, and threats against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, 40 of the world’s leading human rights...
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