1、Annual Report 2012For the year ended March 31,2012Panasonic CorporationTo Our StakeholdersTop MessageSegment InformationHighlightsCorporate GovernanceFinancial HighlightsPerformance SummaryFinancial and Corporate DataR&DDesignDevelopmentIntellectualPropertyEnvironmentalActivitiesMajor Financial Indi
2、cators(Graphs)3Major Financial Indicators(Tables)4Since its foundation in 1918,Panasonic Corporation has been guided by its basic management philosophy,which states that the mission of an enterprise is to contribute to the progress and development of society and the well-being of people worldwide.In
3、 January 2012,Panasonic undertook a major reorgani-zation of its Group-wide businesses including Panasonic Electric Works Co.,Ltd.and SANYO Electric Co.,Ltd.Through this process of reorganization,the Company has shifted to a business model-based structure that focuses on the perspectives of its cust
4、omers.Under this new structure,every effort is channeled toward creating synergies that take full advantage of the Groups products,systems,and services.Always keeping in mind its brand slogan,Panasonic ideas for life,the Company will continue to enrich the lives of people around the world and contri
5、bute the future of the earth and the progress of society.Panasonic has positioned the environment at the heart of all its business activities as it aims to become the No.1 Green Innovation Company in the Electronics Industry.The Company will endeavor to secure a sustainable society in tandem with bu
6、siness growth by promoting Green Life Innovation that helps realize green lifestyles to enrich peoples lives,and Green Business Innovation to help reduce the environmental impact of its business activities to the greatest extent possible while recommending that this kind of business style be taken u