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History and Awards Related to Environmental and Social Activities

Year	Activities
1971	Establishes the Environmental Technology Center
1972	Establishes 10 Consumer Information Centers around Japan
1973	Formulates the Business Philosophy and Business Creed
1979	Establishes the First Synthetic Energy Committee
1987	Establishes the CFC Regulation Countermeasure Committee
1988	Establishes the Legal Affairs Division
1991	Appoints a Corporate Director for Environmental Management Establishes the Environmental Activities Promotion Department
1992	Enacts the Sharp Environmental Charter and Basic Environmental Conservation Guidelines
1993	Holds the First Environmental Strategy Conference Announces the Voluntary Plan on the Environment Begins registration of persons in charge of environmental management at overseas bases
1994	Phases out ozone-depleting chemicals in the cleansing process of all operations Phases out vinyl chloride in all packaging Establishes the C-PA (Chemical Product Assessment) system
1995	Revises the Product Assessment Guidelines
1996	Achieves the Waste Reduction Voluntary Plan goal Starts an all-company effort to create Green Products
1997	Holds the Global Environmental Conference Establishes the Environmental Protection Group
1998	Begins the environmental 3G-1R strategy Green Products Guidelines published Sharp Green Seal system introduced Green Mind Campaign started Institutes the Sharp Business Standards and Action Guidelines Establishes the Investor Relations Office
1999	Environmental Report published Kansai Recycling Systems Co., Ltd. established Trial introduction of the environmental accounting system
2000	All Japanese sites introduce the Green Procurement System Introduces environmental accounting system Launches environmental solutions business Establishes company-wide chemical substance management committee Issues Green Factory Guidelines
2001	Launches Green Engineering training Starts Super Green Initiatives Acquires ISO 14001 certification at major bases of all sales and service companies in Japan Establishes the BRM(Business Risk Management) Committee
2002	Achieves zero discharge to landfill at all Japanese production sites Establishes the Environmental Compliance Committee
2003	Puts closed-loop plastic material recycling technology to practical use Establishes the Sharp Green Club Starts Super Green Strategy Certifies the Kameyama Plant as Sharp's first Super Green Factory Revises the Sharp Business Standards and Action Guidelines into the Sharp Charter of Conduct Begins renewed R-CATS small-group activities Establishes the CSR Promotion Department Reorganizes the BRM Committee into the CSR/BRM Committee
2004	Formulates the corporate vision of "Sharps' energy-creating and energy-saving products will more than balance out Sharp's greenhouse gas emissions" Establishes the mid-term objective of becoming an "environmentally advanced company" Begins certification of Super Green Products Begins certification of Green Devices Begins creation of Sharp Forests in Japan Establishes the Information Security Promotion Department and Personal Information Protection Promotion Department Revises the Basic Purchasing Principles from the viewpoint of CSR Establishes the Corporate Equal Partnership Project Team
2005	Develops practical plant-based paint and adopts them for use in AQUOS LCD TVs Begins certification of Super Green Devices Certifies SMF in France as the first Super Green Factory outside of Japan Establishes the Committee for Compliance with the Energy Conservation Law as a Shipper Revises the Sharp Charter of Conduct into the Sharp Group Charter of Corporate Behavior and the Sharp Code of Conduct Revises the Basic Purchasing Principles Expands coverage of the social dimention of Sharp's CSR activities in the Environmental Report and changes its title to "Environmental and Social Report"
2006	Begins environmental education for elementary schools in cooperation with the Weathercaster Network NPO Kansai Recycling Systems begins operation of a second plant Introduces an Integrated Management System for the first time in the industry Establishes the Internal Control Committee
2007	Begins purification of reservoir water, a new environmental social contribution activity Publishes the Sharp Supply-Chain CSR Deployment Guidebook Establishes the Sharp Voluntary Product Safety Action Policy
2008	Reorganizes the CSR Promotion Department and the Legal Affairs Division to establish the CSR Promotion Group Introduces the executive officer system Begins environmental education for elementary schools overseas

Sites

Year/Month	Sites and Awards
2000 . 2	Sharp Corporation, Japan Special Corporate Award, Energy Conservation Awards
2001 . 4	TFT LCD Group, Mie, Japan Encouragement Prize, 3rd Japan Water Award
2001 . 10	West Japan Logistics Center 2nd Railway Freight Promotion Award
2001 . 12	Sharp Office Equipments (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (SOCC), China Changshu City Green Company Award
2002 . 5	Sharp Office Equipments (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (SOCC), China Changshu City Green Company Award
2002 . 10	AVC Liquid Crystal Display Group, Mie, Japan; Mobile Liquid Crystal Display Group, Tenri, Japan Chairman's Prize from Recycling Promotion Association; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Promotion Achievement Award
2002 . 10	Appliance Systems Group, Yao, Japan Chairman's Prize from Recycling Promotion Association; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Promotion Achievement Award
2003 . 4	Sharp Office Equipments (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (SOCC), China Jiangsu Province Green Company Award
2003 . 5	Sharp Office Equipments (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (SOCC), China Changshu City Green Company Award
2003 . 5	Sharp Manufacturing Company of America (SMCA), Tennessee, US Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award
2003 . 6	Sharp Corporation, Japan Third Prize, 6th Green Reporting Awards (sponsored by Toyo Keizai Inc.)
2004 . 2	Sharp Corporation, Japan Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister's Prize; 13th Global Environment Awards
2004 . 2	Mie Site, Japan Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director's Prize; Tokai Area Commendation; 2003 Energy Conservation Month
2004 . 2	Fukuyama Site, Japan Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director's Prize; Chugoku Area Commendation; 2003 Energy Conservation Month
2004 . 5	Sharp Corporation, Japan Third Prize, 7th Green Reporting Awards (sponsored by Toyo Keizai Inc.)
2004 . 11	Mie Site, Japan Business Activity Category Prize, 2004 WASTEC Award
2004 . 12	Kameyama Site, Japan Grand Prize, Nikkei Monozukuri Awards
2005 . 2	Mie Site, Japan Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director's Prize; Chubu Area Commendation; 2004 Energy Conservation Month
2005 . 4	Sharp Corporation, Japan Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Prize; 14th Global Environment Awards
2005 . 5	Sharp Corporation, Japan First Prize, 8th Green Reporting Awards (sponsored by Toyo Keizai Inc.)
2005 . 5	Sharp Corporation, Japan 2005 Outstanding Improvement Case Award, All-Japan Convention for Logistics Improvement Case Studies
2005 . 6	Sharp Corporation, Japan Best Technology Award, Japan Society of Polymer Processing (for the development of closed-loop plastic material recycling technology)
2005 . 6	Kameyama Site, Japan Sustainable Management Pearl Award, Japan Sustainable Management Awards
2005 . 6	Sharp Office Equipments (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (SOCC), China Changshu City Green Company Award
2005 . 11	Hiroshima Branch, Nishinihon Logistics Center, Japan Excellent Shipper in Shifting Transportation Mode, Commendation for Outstanding Shippers Promoting Modal Shift, Chugoku District Transport Bureau
2006 . 1	Fukuyama Site, Japan Grand Prize, 2nd PRTR Awards
2006 . 1	Sharp Corporation, Japan Award of Excellence, Environmental Report Category, 9th Environmental Communication Awards (sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum)
2006 . 2	Fukuyama Site, Japan Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Award, 2005 Energy Conservation Month
2006 . 4	Mie-Kameyama Logistics Center, Japan 2006 Outstanding Improvement Case Award, All-Japan Convention for Logistics Improvement Case Studies
2006 . 5	Kameyama Site, Japan Energy Conservation Encouragement Award, 4th Japan Cogeneration Center Award
2006 . 5	Kameyama Site, Japan Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Prize; 8th Japan Water Award
2006 . 5	Sharp Corporation, Japan Industrial Technology Award, Osaka Industrial Research Association (for the development of plant-based resin paint)
2006 . 5	Sharp Corporation, Japan Grand Prize, Readers' Choice Category, 22nd Yomiuri Advertising Awards (for a series of environmental newspaper ads)
2006 . 5	Sharp Corporation, Japan 2nd Prize, 9th Green Reporting Awards (sponsored by Toyo Keizai Inc.)
2006 . 7	Sharp Office Equipments (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (SOCC), China Suzhou City Eco-Friendly Company Award
2006 . 7	Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), US Excellence Award, SmartWay Transport Program
2006 . 10	Sharp Corporation, Japan Certificate of Appreciation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) (for continuously supplying highly reliable solar cells for outer space)
2006 . 10	Mie-Kameyama Logistics Center, Japan 2006 Outstanding Improvement Case Award, Kansai Convention for Logistics Improvement Case Studies
2006 . 10	Hiroshima Branch, Nishinihon Logistics Center, Japan Excellent Shipper in Shifting Transportation Mode, Commendation for Outstanding Shippers Promoting Modal Shift, Chugoku District Transport Bureau
2006 . 10	Sharp Office Equipments (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (SOCC), China Energy-Saving Contribution Award, China Standard Certification Center
2006 . 11	Sharp Manufacturing Company of U.K. (SUKM) Silver Prize, Commerce and Industry Category, Green Apple Awards
2006 . 12	Sharp Corporation, Japan Inverse Manufacturing Contribution Award, Inverse Manufacturing Forum (for activities including the development of technology to recycle electronic components)
2007 . 1	Mie Site, Japan Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Award, 2006 Commendation for Outstanding Plant Energy Management
2007 . 1	Sharp Appliances (Thailand) Ltd. (SATL) Award of Excellence, Evaluation of Corporate Energy Conservation Activities, Thai Ministry of Energy
2007 . 3	Sharp Corporation, Japan Award of Excellence, Environmental TV Commercial Category, 10th Environmental Communication Awards (sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum)
2007 . 3	Sharp Electronics Sales (China) Co., Ltd. (SESC) China Electronics and Information Equipment Green Manufacturing Commendation
2007 . 5	Sharp Corporation, Japan 3rd Prize, 10th Green Reporting Awards (sponsored by Toyo Keizai Inc.)
2007 . 6	Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), US Best CSR Program Award (in the category of companies with 100 to 2,500 employees), American Business Awards
2007 . 6	Sharp Corporation, Japan 2007 Nara Prefecture Environmental Merit Award
2007 . 6	Sharp Manufacturing Company of U.K. (SUKM) Green Hero Award
2007 . 8	Sharp Corporation, Japan Award of Excellence, 2nd Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award (for the practical application of plant-based resin paint)
2007 . 9	Sharp Corporation, Japan Prize for Industrial Technology, Japan Society of Colour Material (for the development of plant-based resin paint)
2007 . 9	Sharp Appliances (Thailand) Ltd. (SATL) Award for Relationship Between Employer & Employee About Right & Duty, Thai Government
2007 . 9	Sharp (Phils.) Corporation (SPC), Philippines Silver Award of Excellence in Service and Repairs, Philippine government's Department of Trade and Industry
2007 . 10	Sharp Manufacturing Company of U.K. (SUKM) 10th Wales Business & Sustainability Awards
2007 . 10	Sharp Corporation, Japan 1st Place, 3rd Quality Management Ranking Survey (sponsored by the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers)
2007 . 11	Sharp Corporation, Japan Partnership Prize, 5th Partnership Awards (sponsored by the Partnership Support Center) (for elementary school environmental education)
2007 . 12	Sharp Corporation, Japan Environmental Business Award, Eco Japan Cup 2007 (for solar power generation business)
2007 . 12	Kameyama Site, Japan Minister of the Environment Award, 2007 Commendation for Outstanding Measures Against Global Warming (sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment)
2008 . 1	Fukuyama Site, Japan Certificate of gratitude, 49th Fukuyama Public Health Rally
2008 . 2	Sharp Corporation, Japan Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Director-General’s Prize, 2007 New Energy Awards (sponsored by the New Energy Foundation) (for elementary school environmental education)
2008 . 3	Sharp Corporation, Japan Award of Excellence, Environmental Report Category, 11th Environmental Communication Awards (sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum)
2008 . 3	Sharp Corporation, Japan Award of Excellence, Environmental TV Commercial Category, 11th Environmental Communication Awards (sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum)
2008 . 3	Sharp Corporation, Japan Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Director-General’s Prize, Energy-Related Public Relations Commendation (sponsored by the Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development) (for elementary school environmental education)

Products

Year/Month	Products and Awards
2000 . 1	Refrigerator [made at Shanghai Sharp Electronics Co., Ltd. (SSEC)] Ozone Protection Award from China's Environmental Protection Agency
2000 . 2	20-Inch LCD TV Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize, 1999 Energy Conservation Awards
2000 . 2	Refrigerator Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize, 1999 Energy Conservation Awards
2000 . 2	Environment-Friendly Housing Complexes Equipped with Photovoltaic Power System International Trade and Industry Minister's Prize, 1999 New Energy Awards
2000 . 11	Non-Volatile Memory Cell Read-Out Circuit Logic 2000 Kinki Regional Invention Prize
2001 . 2	Refrigerator Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize, 2000 Energy Conservation Awards
2001 . 2	Residential Photovoltaic Power System New Energy Foundation Chairman's Prize, 2000 New Energy Awards
2001 . 2	Photovoltaic Power System at Nippon Institute of Technology New Energy Foundation Chairman's Prize, 2000 New Energy Awards
2002 . 2	Apartment Equipped with High-Density Photovoltaic Power System Economy, Trade and Industry Minister's Prize, 2001 New Energy Awards
2002 . 2	Residential Photovoltaic Power System for Hipped Roof New Energy Foundation Chairman's Prize, 2001 New Energy Awards
2002 . 2	Micowave Oven (RE-VC1) Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize, 2001 Energy Conservation Awards
2004 . 1	Digital Multifunctional System (AR-266) Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize, 2003 Energy Conservation Awards
2006 . 8	Simple Guide for DVD/HDD Recorder (DV-ARW15) Award of excellence, consumer electronics brochure manual category (AV products), 2006 Japan Manual Contest
2006 . 8	Simple Operation Guide for Digital Full-Color MFP Award of excellence, office equipment brochure manual category, 2006 Japan Manual Contest
2006 . 10	Easily Foldable Packaging for AQUOS LCD TV Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, 2006 Japan Packaging Contest
2006 . 10	Proposal for Returnable Pallet Specifications for Large Products Logistics Award, 2006 Japan Packaging Contest
2006 . 11	Digital MFP (made at SOCC, China) Environmental Label Certification, China Commission for Certification of Environmental Label Products
2006 . 12	Easily Foldable Packaging for AQUOS LCD TV AsiaStar Awards, Asian Packaging Federation WorldStar Competition, World Packaging Organisation
2006 . 12	LCD TV (LC-52GX1W) Eco Products Awards Council Chairman’s Prize, 3rd Eco Products Awards
2007 . 12	Solar-LED Lighting module (LN-LW3A1) Eco Products Awards Council Chairman’s Prize, 4th Eco Products Awards