Panasonic Earns 2026 Great Place to Work Certification™ for Fifth Consecutive Year

April 8, 2026

Newark, N.J., April 8, 2026 – Panasonic Corporation of North America today announced it has received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fifth consecutive year, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture and employee experience.

“Being certified as a Great Place to Work for the fifth year reflects the trust our people place in one another and in Panasonic,” said Megan Myungwon Lee, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Panasonic Corporation of North America. “We are proud of a long-standing culture that we continue to build upon, one where innovation and respect help every employee do their best work.”

Panasonic continues to be recognized for its dedication to fairness and inclusion. In 2026, 84% of employees indicated the Company as a great place to work – up from 83% last year and 27 points higher than the average U.S. company. 96% of employees reported that people at Panasonic are treated fairly regardless of sexual orientation, up 2% from last year. Fair treatment across race and gender also improved, with 94% and 93% of employees, respectively, affirming these statements—both showing a 2% increase. Additionally, 94% of employees said they felt welcome when joining the company, a 4% improvement from 2025.

“The Great Place to Work certification reinforces the importance of listening to our people and evolving with their needs,” said Liz Almeida, Chief Human Resources Officer of Panasonic Corporation of North America. “Improvements in key areas such as inclusion and hospitality demonstrate how employee feedback directly shapes the way we show up for one another each day.”

“Great Place to Work Certification is a highly respected achievement, that uses a data-backed and market validated gauge of employees’ experiences to represent all aspects that drive being a great workplace, “said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. She highlighted that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “We applaud Panasonic for achieving this distinction for the fifth year in a row, clearly demonstrating that it ranks among the best employers by offering an exceptional work environment for its employees.”

Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading results. According to Great Place to Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified workplace, and employees at Certified organizations are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work.

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About Great Place to Work Certification™

Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work-Certified.

About Great Place to Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place to Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place to Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ list. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

About Panasonic Corporation of North America

Newark, NJ–based Panasonic Corporation of North America is a leader in B2B technology solutions and industrial components that power a smarter, more sustainable world, along with consumer technologies that elevate everyday life and wellbeing. As the primary regional subsidiary of Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Osaka, Japan), the company is advancing human centric AI, green energy solutions and next generation manufacturing technologies. Guided by its founding mission to contribute to the progress of society, Panasonic continues to invest deeply in research and development to deliver next generation solutions across key industries including energy, mobility, avionics and automotive manufacturing. The company is also advancing toward its goal of achieving net zero emissions across global operations by 2030. For more information on the company’s innovations and its vision for the future, visit na.panasonic.com.