October 2022 TOP 5 Engagement

October was a month for diversity and equality at Panasonic!
We posted feature videos of IOC Young Leaders Mirjana Ivkovic and Christel Saneh’s efforts towards equality in sports, granted 20 scholarships for Vietnamese students as part of our commitment to sustainable development and prosperity of Vietnam, and conducted our Global DEI Meeting surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion in our company. 

Click below to see our top 5 posts from October, including a quote from our founder Konosuke Matsushita about the value of a job well done!

Mirjana Ivkovic from Serbia, has been into sports since young age.
She runs a caravan activities for cricket and modified version of football encouraging greater female inclusion, building new relationships between immigrants/refugees and local school students.
“I am aiming for inclusion of refugees through sport, physical activity, and play.”

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Panasonic is a Proud Partner of the IOC Young Leaders Programme

Source: https://youtu.be/sZyiVXw3Fxk

Christel Saneh (Lebanon) has been working on long jumps.
She created “Torch Race,” a board game designed to understand the Olympic values of excellence, friendship, and respect.
“There are a million ways to make a difference in their own societies.”

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Panasonic is a proud Partner of the IOC Young Leaders Programme

Source: https://youtu.be/-SJpsCap5Oc

Panasonic grants 20 scholarships to talented Vietnamese students across the country, highlighting the highest number of students awarded for one year in 19 years of this enhanced scholarship program.

This scholarship provides students with the financial support of VND 30 million for one school year term. In this program, students can participate in various training seminars on Panasonic’s culture and identity to sharpen their soft skills and at the same time, experience a professional working environment and innovative technology through internships within Panasonic Vietnam Group companies.

With Panasonic’s ongoing commitment to contribute to the sustainable development and prosperity of Vietnam through its various initiatives, the company prioritizes its efforts in education and environmental fields.

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Source: https://www.panasonic.com/vn/en/corporate/news/articles/220927-panasonic-enhance-the-scholarship-program-offer-more-studying-opportunities-for-vietnamese-talented-students.html

Since the beginning of Panasonic, we have valued diversity of thought and today welcome employees with diverse backgrounds, outlooks, and opinions.

At our Global DEI Meeting, representatives from five countries & regions discussed and shared their DEI best practices on how diversity, equity & inclusion are driving Panasonic forward.

As a global brand, Panasonic will continue to listen to employees in all of the countries in which we operate and promote DEI initiatives at a global level, while at the same time, reflecting on issues, concerns, and priorities that are specific to those countries.

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Source: https://news.panasonic.com/global/stories/12589

“Doing a big job isn’t necessarily respectable in itself. Success at a job, however insignificant, is worthy of respect.” ©PHP – Insights from Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of Panasonic.

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Source: https://holdings.panasonic/global/corporate/about/history/words-of-wisdom.html