Magazine
– Summer –
2024.08.30
The Cornerstone for Addressing Social Challenges
Using Technology for Society and to Allow Customers to Live Their Best
At the Panasonic Group, our aim is to use technology to create a healthy Earth and to bring happiness to people’s lives, and in turn contribute to society. In this issue, we shine a light on the passion of Panasonic engineers and how they address real social challenges and use their accumulated expertise for continuous innovation.
COVER: Steven Vazquez, Shohei Taniguchi, Tomoko Katayama
*The Summer Edition will be regularly updated with new content between 12 July and early August
Special Features:
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Talking with Group CEO Kusumi
Making Group-wide Efforts to Stay Close to Customers and Promote Technological Innovations That Solve Their Problems: Yuki Kusumi, Group CEO, Panasonic Holdings Corporation
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History of Technologies Created by the Panasonic Group
If These Technologies Had Not Been Invented…
Technologies Making an Impact on the World -
Interview with Group CTO
Tap Water Philosophy - A Challenge to the Next-Generation
Future Lifestyle Pursued through Technology Future Vision: Tatsuo Ogawa, Group CTO, Panasonic Holdings Corporation -
Direction of PHD Corporate Technology Sector's R&D Strategies towards 2040
Technology Future Vision: An Ever Evolving Vision for A Brighter Future
A Society Where Individual Choice Naturally Leads to Caring for Each Other and the Planet
Features
2024.11.12
Shaping Forever Use: Exploring Circular Economy at Ryōsokuin, Kyoto—“→Use Forever Exhibition 2024 / MUGE”
The Design Division of Panasonic Corporation held the “→Use Forever Exhibition 2024 / MUGE” event from September 28 to October 6, 2024, at Ryōsokuin in Kyoto, where Panasonic designers explore circular economy and business transformation. The Panasonic Group is examining various aspects of achieving a circular economy, including new product designs and delivery methods. This exhibition was positioned as an opportunity to think about the concept of “Use Forever” with our customers and to nurture it as a “culture.”
2024.11.11
Year 4 of Panasonic Transformation: Accelerating Collaboration Within the Group, Continuing to Be a Transformative Company
Panasonic Transformation is a group-wide initiative aimed at strengthening competitiveness by boldly transforming IT systems, business processes, operating models, and corporate culture, with Digital Transformation at its core. Launched in full in May 2021 and now entering its fourth year, this project is steadily advancing changes in how business is conducted and how people work, while accelerating collaboration with the various business units within the group. In September 2024, Hajime Tamaoki, Executive Officer and Group CIO of Panasonic Holdings Corporation, spoke about the latest developments as well as achievements to date.