Environmental & Social Report 2005 (booklet / PDF:7.7MB)

(Number) The numbers in parentheses denote the pages in the booklet

Compiling This Report   Sites (companies) covered by the environmental performance data   GRI content index (1) Financial results (8,9)

1 The Challenge of Broadening the Use of Solar Energy   Solar power generation systems (13,14)   Decentralized solar power project in the village of Noyon in Mongolia (13,15) 2 The Next Phase of Sharp’s LCD Business 3 The Environment, Health and Safety─“One-of-a-Kind” Products in the Years to Come   Water Oven (Superheated Steam Oven) (24,25,26,27)   Plasmacluster (24,25,26,27)

Fundamental Orientation and Vision Concerning the Environment   The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate Behavior (full text) (31)   The Sharp Code of Conduct (full text) (31) Major Objectives and Fiscal 2004 Results Advancing Super Green Management   Table of ISO 14001-certified sites (companies) (35)   Examples of Sharp’s environmental education (36) How Business Activities Relate to the Environment Developing Super Green Technologies   Environmental technology development examples (41,42) Creating Super Green Products and Devices   Super Green Product examples (43,44)   Green Device examples (43,44)   Green procurement assessment items (43,44)   Data on environmental label products (43,44) Achievement of a Super Green Factory   Environmental efforts at the Mie Plant (45,46)   Environmental efforts at the Kameyama Plant (45,46) Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions   Examples of reductions in greenhouse gases (47)   Data on greenhouse gases (47) Minimizing and Recycling Waste   Examples of reductions in the discharge of waste (48)   Data on waste (48)   Examples of effective water use (48)   Data on water usage (48) Appropriate Management and Reductions in the Discharge Risk of Chemical Substances   Data on chemical substance management (49)   Data on the atmosphere and water quality (49) Promoting Risk Management   Examples of risk communication activities (50) Environmentally Conscious Logistics and Packaging Recycling Used Products   Data on recycling of used products (53,54) Promotion of Environmental Communication   Exchanges with local communities (55)

Fulfilling Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR)   Carrying out business with “Sincerity and Creativity” at all times (57)   Sharp Group’s efforts to firmly establish CSR (57)   Structuring a PDCA cycle of CSR (57)   CSR efforts in sales and marketing activities in Japan (57)   The Sharp Group Charter of Corporate Behavior (full text) (57)   The Sharp Code of Conduct (full text) (57) For Customers : Enhancing Customer Satisfaction   Quality guarantee system and quality guarantee activities (59,60) For Customers : Reinforcing Information Security   ISMS efforts and authorization, acquisition of privacy certification (61)   Information security audits (61)   Employee security training (61)   Information leak prevention measures using information technology (61)   Improved cooperation with business partners (61) For Shareholders and Investors : An Appropriate Return of Profits   Investor relations (62) For Business Partners : Mutual Prosperity with Suppliers and Dealers   Basic Purchasing Principles (full text) (63,64) For Employees : A Fair and Rewarding Workplace   SHINE program (65,66)   Commendation system (65,66)   Respect for intellectual property rights (65,66)   For Employees : A Fair and Rewarding Workplace   Sharp Corporation’s employee personnel structure For Employees : A ‘Safety First’ Work Environment   Encouraging smoke-free workplaces (67)   Accident risk management (67) For Local Communities   More examples of social contribution activities ( Japan and overseas ) (69,70)

Third-Party Review* Environmental data on Sharp Corporation’s production sites Environment-related history and awards

* The information in the report has been reviewed by an independent third party

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