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GRI content index |
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| GRI "Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002" Content Index |
| Section |
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Indicators
Note: Items in gray are additional indicators |
See page(s)
in the report |
Items published in the report
Items posted on Sharp's Web site |
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| 1. Vision and Strategy |
|
1.1 |
Statement
of the organization's vision and strategy regarding
its contribution to sustainable development |
5,6 |
A Message to
People
and the Earth |
| |
1.2 |
Statement from the CEO (or equivalent senior manager)
describing key elements of the report |
5,6 |
A Message to
People
and the Earth |
|
|
| 2. Profile |
| Organizational Profile |
2.1 |
Name of reporting organization |
1
|
Compiling
This Report |
| 7 |
Outline of the Sharp Group |
| 2.2 |
Major products and/or services, including brands if
appropriate |
7 |
Outline of the Sharp Group |
| 2.3 |
Operational
structure of the organization |
7 |
Outline
of the Sharp Group |
| 2.4 |
Description of major divisions, operating companies,
subsidiaries, and joint ventures |
Web |
Sites (companies) covered by Environmental
Performance Data |
| 2.5 |
Countries in which the organization's operations are
located |
Web |
Sites (companies) covered by Environmental
Performance Data |
| 2.6 |
Nature of ownership; legal form |
7 |
Outline of the Sharp Group |
| 2.7 |
Nature of markets served |
- |
- |
| 2.8 |
Scale
of the reporting organization (number of employees,
products produced/services offered, net sales, total
capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity,
etc.) |
7,8,9 |
Outline
of the Sharp Group |
| Web |
Financial
results |
| Number
of Sharp Group employees |
| Sharp Corporation's employee personnel
structure |
| 2.9 |
List of stakeholders, key attributes of each, and relationship
to the reporting organization |
- |
- |
| Report Scope |
2.10 |
Contact person(s) for the report, including e-mail and
web addresses |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.11 |
Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information
provided |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.12 |
Date of most recent previous report (if any) |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.13 |
Boundaries of report (countries/regions, products/services,
divisions/facilities/joint ventures/subsidiaries) and
any specific limitations on the scope |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| Web |
Sites
(companies) covered by Environmental Performance Data |
| 2.14 |
Significant changes in size, structure, ownership, or
products/services that have occurred since the previous
report |
- |
- |
| 2.15 |
Basis for reporting on joint ventures, partially owned
subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations,
and other situations that can significantly affect comparability
from period to period and/or between reporting organizations |
- |
- |
| 2.16 |
Explanation of the nature and effect of any re-statements
of information provided in earlier reports, and the
reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions,
change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement
methods) |
- |
- |
| Report Profile |
2.17 |
Decisions not to apply GRI principles or protocols in
the preparation of the report |
- |
- |
| 2.18 |
Criteria/definitions used in any accounting for economic,
environmental, and social costs and benefits |
37,38 |
Advancing Super Green Management |
| 2.19 |
Significant changes from previous years in the measurement
methods applied to key economic, environmental, and
social information |
37 |
Advancing Super Green Management |
| 2.20 |
Policies and internal practices to enhance and provide
assurance about the accuracy, completeness, and reliability
that can be placed on the sustainability report |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.21 |
Policy and current practice with regard to providing
independent assurance for the full report |
71 |
Third-Party Review |
| 2.22 |
Means by which report users can obtain additional information
and reports about economic, environmental, and
social aspects of the organization's activities,
including facility-specific information (if available) |
72 |
Information Posted on Sharp's Web Site |
|
|
| 3. Governance Structure and
Management Systems |
Structure
and Governance |
3.1 |
Governance structure of the organization, including
major committees under the board of directors that are
responsible for setting strategy and for oversight of
the organization |
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| 57 |
Fulfilling CSR |
| 61 |
Reinforcing Information Security |
| 3.2 |
Percentage
of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive
directors |
- |
- |
| 3.3 |
Process
for determining the expertise board members need to
guide the strategic direction of the organization, including
issues related to environmental and social risks and
opportunities |
- |
- |
| 3.4 |
Board-level processes for overseeing the organization's
identification and management of economic, environmental,
and social risks and opportunities |
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| Web |
Sharp
Group's efforts to firmly establish CSR |
| 3.5 |
Linkage
between executive compensation and achievement of the
organization's financial and non-financial goals (e.g.,
environmental performance, labor practices) |
- |
- |
| 3.6 |
Organizational
structure and key individuals responsible for oversight,
implementation, and audit of economic, environmental,
social, and related policies
|
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| Web |
Sharp
Group's efforts to firmly establish CSR |
| 3.7 |
Mission
and values statements, internally developed codes of
conduct or principles, and policies relevant to economic,
environmental, and social performance and the status
of implementation |
2 |
The
Roots of Sharp's CSR |
| 31,32 |
Fundamental Orientation
and Vision Concerning
the Environment |
| 57 |
Fulfilling
CSR |
| Web |
The
Sharp
Group Charter
of Corporate Behavior (full text) |
The Sharp
Code of Conduct (full text) |
| 3.8 |
Mechanisms
for shareholders to provide recommendations or direction
to the board of directors |
- |
- |
| Stakeholder
Engagement |
3.9 |
Basis
for identification and selection of major stakeholders |
- |
- |
| 3.10 |
Approaches
to stakeholder consultation reported in terms of frequency
of consultations by type and by stakeholder group |
55 |
Promotion
of Environmental Communication |
| 58 |
Enhancing Customer Satisfaction |
| 62 |
An Appropriate Return of Profits |
| 63,64 |
Mutual Prosperity
with Suppliers
and Dealers |
| 65,66 |
A Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| 67 |
A "Safety First" Work Environment |
| 3.11 |
Type of information generated by stakeholder consultations |
16,22, 28 |
Special
Feature (Dialogs with Stakeholders) |
| 55 |
Promotion of Environmental Communication |
| Web |
Exchanges with local communities |
| 3.12 |
Use
of information resulting from stakeholder engagements |
58,59,
60 |
Enhancing
Customer Satisfaction |
| Overarching
Policies and Management Systems |
3.13 |
Explanation
of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle
is addressed by the organization |
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| 50 |
Promoting Risk
Management |
| 57 |
Fulfilling CSR |
| 61 |
Reinforcing Information Security |
| 63,64 |
Mutual Prosperity
with Suppliers
and Dealers |
| 66 |
A Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| 67 |
A
"Safety First" Work
Environment |
| Web |
Sharp
Group's efforts to firmly establish CSR |
| Accident
risk management |
| 3.14 |
Externally
developed, voluntary economic, environmental, and social
charters, sets of principles, or other initiatives to
which the organization subscribes or which it endorses |
- |
- |
| 3.15 |
Principal
membership in industry and business associations, and/or
national/international advocacy organizations |
- |
- |
| 3.16 |
Policies
and/or systems for managing upstream and downstream
impacts, including: supply chain management as it pertains
to outsourcing and supplier environmental and social
performance; and product and service stewardship initiatives |
44 |
Creating
Super Green Products and Devices |
| 61 |
Reinforcing Information Security |
| 63,64 |
Mutual Prosperity
with Suppliers and Dealers |
| Web |
Basic Purchasing Principles (full
text) |
| 3.17 |
Reporting organization's approach to managing indirect
economic, environmental, and social impacts resulting
from its activities |
- |
- |
| 3.18 |
Major
decisions during the reporting period regarding the
location of, or changes in, operations |
- |
- |
| 3.19 |
Programs and procedures pertaining to economic, environmental,
and social performance. Include discussion of: priority
and target setting; major programs to improve performance;
internal communication and training; performance monitoring;
internal and external auditing; and senior management
review |
33,34 |
Major
Objectives and Fiscal 2004 |
35,36
|
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| 57 |
Fulfilling CSR |
| 61 |
Reinforcing Information Security |
| Web |
Structuring
a PDCA cycle
of CSR |
Information
security audits |
| 3.20 |
Status
of certification pertaining to economic, environmental,
and social management systems |
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| Web |
Table of ISO 14001-certified sites
(companies) |
| Quality guarantee system and quality guarantee activities |
ISMS
efforts
and authorization, acquisition of privacy certification |
|
|
| 4. GRI Content Index |
|
4.1 |
A table identifying location of each element of the
GRI Report Content, by section and indicator |
Web |
GRI
content index |
|
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| 5. Performance Indicators |
|
|
Systemic
indicators provide an understanding of the degree to
which the organization's performance may influence the
performance of a larger economic, environmental, or
social system |
- |
- |
|
|
| 6. Environmental Performance
Indicators |
| Materials |
EN1. |
Total materials use other
than water, by type |
39,40 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| EN2. |
Percentage
of materials used
that are wastes (processed
or unprocessed) from sources external to the reporting
organization |
39,40 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| 42 |
Developing
Super Green Technologies |
| EN3. |
Direct
energy use segmented
by primary source |
39,40 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| Web |
Data on
greenhouse gases |
| EN4. |
Indirect energy use |
- |
- |
| Water |
EN5. |
Total water use |
39 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| 48 |
Minimizing
and Recycling Waste |
| Web |
Data
on water
usage |
| Biodiversity |
EN6. |
Location
and size of land
owned, leased, or managed in biodiversity-rich habitats |
- |
- |
| Biodiversity |
EN7. |
Description
of the major
impacts on biodiversity associated with activities
and/or products and services
in terrestrial, fresh-water,
and marine environments |
- |
- |
| Emissions, Effluents, and Waste |
EN8. |
Greenhouse
gas emissions
(CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs,
PFCs, SF6)
Direct
emissions from sources owned or controlled by the reporting
entity
Indirect
emissions from imported electricity heat or
steam |
39,40 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| 47 |
Reducing
Greenhouse
Gas Emissions |
| Web |
Data
on
greenhouse gases |
Data on
chemical substance management (includes
HFCs
for China
and Asia) |
| EN9. |
Use
and emissions of ozone-depleting substances |
Web |
Data
on
chemical
substance management (includes
HFCs
for China
and Asia) |
| EN10. |
NOx,
SOx, and other
significant air emissions by type |
39 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| 49 |
Appropriate Management and Reductions in the Discharge
Risk of Chemical Substances |
| Web |
Data
on the atmosphere
and water quality |
Local
laws and regulations |
- |
Stockholm
POPs
Convention - persistent
organic pollutants |
- |
Rotterdam
Convention on
Prior Informed Consent (PIC) |
- |
Helsinki,
Sofia, and Geneva Protocols to the Convention
on Long-Range Trans-boundary Air Pollution |
- |
| EN11. |
Total
amount of waste by type and destination |
48 |
Minimizing
and Recycling Waste |
| Web |
Data
on waste |
| EN12. |
Significant
discharges to water
by type |
39 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| 48 |
Minimizing
and Recycling Waste |
| Web |
Data on water usage |
| EN13. |
Significant
spills of chemicals, oils, and fuels in terms of total
number and total volume |
- |
- |
| Products and Services |
EN14. |
Significant
environmental impacts of principal products and services |
12,20,
21,26 |
Special Feature |
| 43,44 |
Creating
Super Green Products and Devices |
| Web |
Super
Green Product
examples |
| Green
Device examples |
| EN15. |
Percentage
of the weight of products sold that is reclaimable at
the end of the products'
useful life and percentage that is
actually reclaimed |
40 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| 42 |
Developing
Super Green Technologies |
| 53,54 |
Recycling Used Products |
| Web |
Data on recycling
of used products |
| Compliance |
EN16. |
Incidents
of and fines for non-compliance with all applicable
international declarations/ conventions/treaties,
and national, sub-national, regional, and
local regulations associated with environmental issues |
- |
- |
| Energy |
EN17. |
Initiatives
to use renewable energy sources and to increase energy
efficiency |
21 |
Special
Feature 2 |
| 32 |
Fundamental
Orientation
and Vision
Concerning
the
Environment |
| 45,46 |
Achievement
of a Super
Green Factory |
| 47 |
Reducing
Greenhouse
Gas Emissions |
| Web |
Environmental efforts at
the Mie Plant |
Environmental efforts
at the Kameyama Plant |
| Examples of reductions in greenhouse
gases |
| EN18. |
Energy consumption footprint (i.e., annualized lifetime
energy requirements) of major products |
40 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| EN19. |
Other
indirect (upstream/downstream) energy use and implications,
such as organizational travel, product lifecycle management,
and use of energy-intensive materials |
- |
- |
| Water |
EN20. |
Water
sources and related ecosystems/habitats significantly
affected by use of water |
- |
- |
| EN21. |
Annual
withdrawals of ground and surface water as a percent
of annual renewable quantity of water available from
the sources |
- |
- |
| EN22. |
Total
recycling and reuse of water |
48 |
Minimizing
and Recycling
Waste |
| Web |
Data on water usage |
| Biodiversity |
EN23. |
Total amount of land owned, leased, or managed for production
activities or extractive use |
- |
- |
| EN24. |
Amount
of impermeable surface as a percentage of land purchased
or leased |
- |
- |
| Biodiversity |
EN25. |
Impacts
of activities and operations on protected and sensitive
areas |
- |
- |
| EN26. |
Changes
to natural habitats resulting from activities and operations
and percentage of habitat protected or restored |
- |
- |
| EN27. |
Objectives,
programs, and targets for protecting and restoring native
ecosystems and species in degraded areas |
- |
- |
| EN28. |
Number
of IUCN Red List species with habitats in areas affected
by operations |
- |
- |
| EN29. |
Business
units currently operating or planning operations in or around protected
or sensitive areas |
- |
- |
| Emissions, Effluents, and Waste |
EN30. |
Other
relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions
(CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs,
PFCs, SF6) |
- |
- |
| EN31. |
All production, transport,
import, or export of any waste deemed "hazardous" under
the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII |
- |
- |
| EN32. |
Water
sources and related ecosystems/habitats significantly
affected by discharges of water and runoff |
- |
- |
| Suppliers |
EN33. |
Performance
of suppliers
relative to environmental components of programs and
procedures described in response to Governance Structure
and Management Systems section |
- |
- |
| Transport |
EN34. |
Significant
environmental
impacts of transportation used
for logistical purposes |
40 |
How
Business Activities
Relate to the Environment |
| 51 |
Environmentally
Conscious
Logistics and Packaging |
| Overall |
EN35. |
Total
environmental expenditures by type |
37,38 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
|
|
| 7. Social Performance
Indicators |
| Labor Practices and Decent Work |
| Employment |
LA1. |
Breakdown
of workforce, where possible, by region/country, status
(employee/non-employee), employment type (full time/part
time), and by employment contract (indefinite or permanent/fixed
term or temporary). Also identify workforce retained
in conjunction with other employers (temporary agency
workers or workers in co-employment relationships),
segmented by region/country |
Web |
Number
of Sharp Group employees |
| Sharp
Corporation's employee personnel structure |
| LA2. |
Net
employment creation and average turnover segmented by
region/country |
Web |
Number
of Sharp Group employees |
Labor/
Management Relations |
LA3. |
Percentage
of employees represented by independent trade union
organizations of other bona fide employee representatives
broken down geographically or percentage of employees
covered by collective bargaining agreements broken down
by region/country |
- |
- |
| LA4. |
Policy
and procedures involving information, consultation,
and negotiation with employees over changes in the reporting
organization's operations (e.g., restructuring) |
65 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| Health and Safety |
LA5. |
Practices on recording and notification of occupational
accidents and diseases, and how they relate to the ILO
Code of Practice on Recording and Notification of Occupational
Accidents and Diseases |
67 |
A "Safety First" Work Environment |
| LA6. |
Description of formal joint health and safety committees
comprising management and worker representatives and
proportion of workforce covered by any such committees |
67 |
A
"Safety First" Work Environment |
| LA7. |
Standard
injury, lost day, and absentee rates and number
of work-related fatalities (including subcontracted
workers) |
- |
- |
| LA8. |
Description of policies or programs (for the workplace
and beyond) on HIV/AIDS |
- |
- |
| Training and Education |
LA9. |
Average
hours of training per year per employee by category
of employee |
- |
- |
| Diversity
and Opportunity |
LA10. |
Description
of equal opportunity policies or programs, as well as
monitoring systems to ensure compliance and results
of monitoring |
65,66 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| LA11. |
Composition
of senior management and corporate governance bodies
(including the board of directors), including female/male
ratio and other indicators of diversity as culturally
appropriate |
Web |
Sharp
Corporation's employee personnel structure |
| Employment |
LA12. |
Employee benefits beyond those legally mandated |
66 |
A Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
Labor/
Management Relations |
LA13. |
Provision
for formal worker representation in decision-making
or management, including corporate governance |
- |
- |
Health
and
Safety |
LA14. |
Evidence
of substantial compliance with the ILO Guidelines for
Occupational Health Management Systems |
- |
- |
| LA15. |
Description
of formal agreements with trade unions or other bona
fide employee representatives covering health and safety
at work and proportion of the workforce covered by any
such agreements |
- |
- |
| Training
and Education |
LA16. |
Description
of programs to support the continued employability of
employees and to manage career endings |
65,66 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| LA17. |
Specific policies and programs for skills management
or for lifelong learning |
65,66 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
|
|
| Human Rights |
| Strategy
and Management |
HR1. |
Description
of policies, guidelines, corporate structure, and procedures
to deal with all aspects of human rights relevant to
operations, including monitoring mechanisms and results |
65 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior
(full text) |
| HR2. |
Evidence of consideration of human rights impacts as
part of investment and procurement decisions, including
selection of suppliers/contractors |
63,64 |
Mutual
Prosperity with Suppliers and Dealers |
| Web |
Basic Purchasing Principles (full
text) |
| HR3. |
Description
of policies and procedures to evaluate and address human
rights performance within the supply chain and contractors,
including monitoring systems and results of monitoring |
63,64 |
Mutual
Prosperity with Suppliers and Dealers
|
| Web |
Basic Purchasing Principles (full
text) |
| Non-discrimination |
HR4. |
Description
of global policy and procedures/programs preventing
all forms of discrimination in operations, including
monitoring systems and results of monitoring |
65 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| Freedom
of Association and Collective Bargaining |
HR5. |
Description
of freedom of association policy and extent to which
this policy is universally applied independent of local
laws, as well as description of procedures/programs
to address this issue |
- |
- |
| Child
Labor |
HR6. |
Description
of policy excluding child labor as defined by the ILO
Convention 138 and extent to which this policy is visibly
stated and applied, as well as description of procedures/programs
to address this issue, including monitoring systems
and results of monitoring |
65 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| Forced
and Compulsory Labor |
HR7. |
Description
of policy to prevent forced and compulsory labor and
extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied,
as well as description of procedures/programs to address
this issue, including monitoring systems and results
of monitoring |
65 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| Strategy
and Management |
HR8. |
Employee
training on policies and practices concerning all aspects
of human rights relevant to operations |
65 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| Disciplinary Practices |
HR9. |
Description of appeal practices, including, but not
limited to, human rights issues |
66 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| HR10. |
Description of non-retaliation policy and effective,
confidential employee grievance system (including, but
not limited to, its impact on human rights) |
66 |
A
Fair and Rewarding Workplace |
| Security Practices |
HR11. |
Human rights training for security personnel. Include
type of training, number of persons trained, and average
training duration |
- |
- |
| Indigenous Rights |
HR12. |
Description of policies, guidelines, and procedures
to address the needs of indigenous people |
- |
- |
| HR13. |
Description
of jointly managed community grievance mechanisms/authority |
- |
- |
| HR14. |
Share
of operating revenues from the area of operations that
are redistributed to local communities |
- |
- |
|
|
| Society |
| Community |
SO1. |
Description
of policies to manage impacts on communities in areas
affected by activities, as well as description of procedures/programs
to address this issue, including monitoring systems
and results of monitoring |
- |
- |
| Bribery
and Corruption |
SO2. |
Description
of the policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance
mechanisms for organizations and employees addressing
bribery and corruption |
57 |
Fulfilling
CSR |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior
(full text)
The Sharp Code of Conduct (full
text) |
| Political
Contributions |
SO3. |
Description
of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance
mechanisms for managing political lobbying and contributions |
57 |
Fulfilling
CSR |
| Web |
The Sharp Code of Conduct (full text) |
| Community |
S04. |
Awards
received relevant to social, ethical, and environmental
performance |
Web |
Environment-related
history and awards |
| Political
Contributions |
S05. |
Amount
of money paid to political parties and institutions
whose prime function is to fund political parties or
their candidates |
- |
- |
| Competition
and Pricing |
S06. |
Court
decisions regarding cases pertaining to anti-trust and
monopoly regulations |
- |
- |
| |
S07. |
Description
of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance
mechanisms for preventing anti-competitive behavior |
Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| The Sharp Code of Conduct (full
text) |
|
|
| Product Responsibility |
Customer
Health
and Safety |
PR1. |
Description
of policy for preserving customer health and safety
during use of products and services, and extent to which
this policy is visibly stated and applied, as well as
description of procedures/programs to address this issue,
including monitoring systems and results of monitoring |
58,60 |
Enhancing
Customer Satisfaction |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| The Sharp Code of Conduct (full
text) |
Products
and Services |
PR2. |
Description
of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance
mechanisms related to product information and labeling |
58,59,
60 |
Enhancing
Customer Satisfaction |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| The Sharp Code of Conduct (full
text) |
Respect
for Privacy |
PR3. |
Description
of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance
mechanisms for consumer privacy |
61 |
Reinforcing
Information Security |
| Web |
ISMS efforts and authorization,
acquisition of privacy certification |
| The
Sharp Group Charter of Corporate Behavior (full text) |
| The
Sharp Code of Conduct (full text) |
| Customer
Health and Safety |
PR4. |
Number
and type of instances of non-compliance with regulations
concerning customer health and safety, including the
penalties and fines assessed for these breaches |
- |
- |
| PR5. |
Number
of complaints upheld by regulatory or similar official
bodies to oversee or regulate the health and safety
of products and services |
- |
- |
| PR6. |
Voluntary code compliance, product labels or awards
with respect to social and/or environmental responsibility
that the reporter is qualified to use or has received |
- |
- |
Products
and
Services |
PR7. |
Number and type of instances of non-compliance with
regulations concerning product information and labeling,
including any penalties or fines assessed for these
breaches |
- |
- |
| PR8. |
Description of policy, procedures/management systems,
and compliance mechanisms related to customer satisfaction,
including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction |
58,59,
60 |
Enhancing
Customer Satisfaction |
| Web |
The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate
Behavior (full text) |
| The Sharp Code of Conduct (full
text) |
| Advertising |
PR9. |
Description
of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance
mechanisms for adherence to standards and voluntary
codes related to advertising |
- |
- |
| PR10. |
Number
and types of breaches of advertising and marketing regulations |
- |
- |
Respect
for Privacy |
PR11. |
Number
of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of consumer
privacy |
- |
- |
|
|
| 8. Economic Performance Indicators |
| Customers |
EC1. |
Net sales |
8 |
Outline
of the Sharp Group |
| Web |
Financial results |
| EC2. |
Geographic
breakdown of markets |
Web |
Financial results |
| Suppliers |
EC3. |
Cost
of all goods, materials, and services purchased |
Web |
Financial
results |
| EC4. |
Percentage
of contracts that were paid in accordance with agreed
terms, excluding agreed penalty arrangements |
- |
- |
| Employees |
EC5. |
Total
payroll and benefits (including wages, pension, other
benefits, and redundancy payments) broken down by country
or region |
- |
- |
| Providers
of Capital |
EC6. |
Distributions
to providers of capital broken down by interest on debt
and borrowings, and dividends on all classes of shares,
with any arrears of preferred dividends to be disclosed |
- |
- |
| EC7. |
Increase/decrease
in retained earnings at end of period |
Web |
Financial
results |
| Public
Sector |
EC8. |
Total
sum of taxes of all types paid broken down by country |
- |
- |
| EC9. |
Subsidies
received broken down by country or region |
- |
- |
| EC10. |
Donations
to community, civil society, and other groups broken
down in terms of cash and in-kind donations per type
of group |
69,70 |
Social
Contribution Activities |
| Web |
Examples of social contribution
activities |
| Suppliers |
EC11. |
Supplier breakdown by organization and country |
- |
- |
| Public Sector |
EC12. |
Total
spent on non-core business infrastructure development
Infrastructure
built outside the main business activities of the reporting
entity such as a school, or hospital for employees and
their families |
- |
- |
| Indirect
Economic Impacts |
EC13. |
The
organization's indirect economic impacts
Identify
major externalities associated with the reporting organization's
products and services |
- |
- |
|
 |
|
GRI content index
| GRI "Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002" Content Index |
| Section |
|
Indicators
Note: Items in gray are additional indicators |
See page(s)
in the report |
Items published in the report
Items posted on Sharp's Web site |
|
|
| 1. Vision and Strategy |
|
1.1 |
Statement
of the organization's vision and strategy regarding
its contribution to sustainable development |
5,6 |
A Message to
People
and the Earth |
| |
1.2 |
Statement from the CEO (or equivalent senior manager)
describing key elements of the report |
5,6 |
A Message to
People
and the Earth |
|
|
| 2. Profile |
| Organizational Profile |
2.1 |
Name of reporting organization |
1
|
Compiling
This Report |
| 7 |
Outline of the Sharp Group |
| 2.2 |
Major products and/or services, including brands if
appropriate |
7 |
Outline of the Sharp Group |
| 2.3 |
Operational
structure of the organization |
7 |
Outline
of the Sharp Group |
| 2.4 |
Description of major divisions, operating companies,
subsidiaries, and joint ventures |
Web |
Sites (companies) covered by Environmental
Performance Data |
| 2.5 |
Countries in which the organization's operations are
located |
Web |
Sites (companies) covered by Environmental
Performance Data |
| 2.6 |
Nature of ownership; legal form |
7 |
Outline of the Sharp Group |
| 2.7 |
Nature of markets served |
- |
- |
| 2.8 |
Scale
of the reporting organization (number of employees,
products produced/services offered, net sales, total
capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity,
etc.) |
7,8,9 |
Outline
of the Sharp Group |
| Web |
Financial
results |
| Number
of Sharp Group employees |
| Sharp Corporation's employee personnel
structure |
| 2.9 |
List of stakeholders, key attributes of each, and relationship
to the reporting organization |
- |
- |
| Report Scope |
2.10 |
Contact person(s) for the report, including e-mail and
web addresses |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.11 |
Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information
provided |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.12 |
Date of most recent previous report (if any) |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.13 |
Boundaries of report (countries/regions, products/services,
divisions/facilities/joint ventures/subsidiaries) and
any specific limitations on the scope |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| Web |
Sites
(companies) covered by Environmental Performance Data |
| 2.14 |
Significant changes in size, structure, ownership, or
products/services that have occurred since the previous
report |
- |
- |
| 2.15 |
Basis for reporting on joint ventures, partially owned
subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations,
and other situations that can significantly affect comparability
from period to period and/or between reporting organizations |
- |
- |
| 2.16 |
Explanation of the nature and effect of any re-statements
of information provided in earlier reports, and the
reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions,
change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement
methods) |
- |
- |
| Report Profile |
2.17 |
Decisions not to apply GRI principles or protocols in
the preparation of the report |
- |
- |
| 2.18 |
Criteria/definitions used in any accounting for economic,
environmental, and social costs and benefits |
37,38 |
Advancing Super Green Management |
| 2.19 |
Significant changes from previous years in the measurement
methods applied to key economic, environmental, and
social information |
37 |
Advancing Super Green Management |
| 2.20 |
Policies and internal practices to enhance and provide
assurance about the accuracy, completeness, and reliability
that can be placed on the sustainability report |
1 |
Compiling
This Report |
| 2.21 |
Policy and current practice with regard to providing
independent assurance for the full report |
71 |
Third-Party Review |
| 2.22 |
Means by which report users can obtain additional information
and reports about economic, environmental, and
social aspects of the organization's activities,
including facility-specific information (if available) |
72 |
Information Posted on Sharp's Web Site |
|
|
| 3. Governance Structure and
Management Systems |
Structure
and Governance |
3.1 |
Governance structure of the organization, including
major committees under the board of directors that are
responsible for setting strategy and for oversight of
the organization |
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| 57 |
Fulfilling CSR |
| 61 |
Reinforcing Information Security |
| 3.2 |
Percentage
of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive
directors |
- |
- |
| 3.3 |
Process
for determining the expertise board members need to
guide the strategic direction of the organization, including
issues related to environmental and social risks and
opportunities |
- |
- |
| 3.4 |
Board-level processes for overseeing the organization's
identification and management of economic, environmental,
and social risks and opportunities |
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| Web |
Sharp
Group's efforts to firmly establish CSR |
| 3.5 |
Linkage
between executive compensation and achievement of the
organization's financial and non-financial goals (e.g.,
environmental performance, labor practices) |
- |
- |
| 3.6 |
Organizational
structure and key individuals responsible for oversight,
implementation, and audit of economic, environmental,
social, and related policies
|
35,36 |
Advancing
Super Green Management |
| Web |
Sharp
Group's efforts to firmly establish CSR |
| 3.7 |
Mission
and values statements, internally developed codes of
conduct or principles, and policies relevant to economic,
environmental, and social performance and the status
of implementation |
2 |
The
Roots of Sharp's CSR |
| 31,32 |
Fundamental Orientation
and Vision Concerning
the Environment |
| 57 |
Fulfilling
CSR |
| Web |
The
Sharp
Group Charter
of Corporate Behavior (full text) |
The Sharp
Code of Conduct (full text) |
| 3.8 |
Mechanisms
for shareholders to provide recommendations or direction
to the board of directors |
- |
- |
| Stakeholder
Engagement |
3.9 |
Basis
for identification and selection of major stakeholders |
- |
- |
| 3.10 |
Approaches
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