Just as the company is dependent on its employees, the community is dependent on its citizens. Drawing on many community resources in order to operate our business, it is only right that the company share some of its resources with society. Through corporate contributions and the activities of individual employees, Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America is actively involved in the local education system, Chamber of Commerce, health and charitable organizations, youth activities, and industrial, cultural, and international societies. Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America encourages personal involvement of employees and many hold leadership positions in the community.

     As the first Japanese industry in the greater Knoxville community, Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America recognized the opportunity to share its trans-Pacific culture with the citizens of Knoxville. The Panasonic Tennessee-Japan Cultural Exchange Foundation annually sends four Knox County high school students on a two week study program to Japan. Since the first trip in 1990, this program has impacted the lives and perspectives of dozens of the finest young citizens in Knox County.

    Good citizenship extends also to the world of nature around us. An Environmental Management System registered to the international environmental standards of ISO 14001 is in place in all of Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America's manufacturing facilities. Through community service and a strong sense of corporate responsibility, Panasonic Electronic Devices Corporation of America strives to contribute both as a corporation and as individual citizens. We believe, through mutual understanding and support between the company and the community, both will prosper.