[1] Period covered

April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007

[2] Organizations covered

Sharp Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries. Note that the category "production sites (companies)" includes non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies.
Production sites (companies): 39 (17 domestic, 22 overseas)
Non-production sites (companies): 34 (10 domestic, 23 overseas)

[3] Calculation method for environmental performance indices

Environmental Reporting Guidelines (Fiscal Year 2003 Version) published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, and Environmental Performance Indicators for Organizations (Fiscal Year 2002 Version) published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment were used as references.

	Environmental performance indices			Unit	Calculation method
INPUT	Energy consumption			TJ	Electricity purchased annually (kWh) x units of heat used *1 + Σ[ Annual consumption of each fuel x heat value per unit *2 ] *1: 9.83MJ/kWh based on regulations of the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy (revised December 27, 2002) *2: Based on the heat value per unit per energy source used by the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (February 2002) - City gas (13A): 41.1GJ/km3, City gas (7C): 18.5GJ/km3, LPG: 50.2GJ/t, Fuel oil: 39.1GJ/kl, Kerosene: 36.7GJ/kl, Light oil: 38.2GJ/kl, Gasoline: 34.6GJ/kl, Steam: 2.926GJ/kl
	Electricity purchased			kWh	Electricity purchased annually
	City gas purchased			1,000 m3	City gas purchased annually
	LPG purchased			t	LPG purchased annually
	Fuel oil, kerosene, light oil, and gasoline purchased			kl	Fuel oil purchased annually
	PFCs purchased			t-CO2	PFCs purchased annually
	Chemical substances consumed			t	Among the substances covered under the Law Concerning Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements in Their Management (PRTR Law), the total amount of substances handled in quantities greater than 500 kg annually at each production site.
	Water consumption			1,000m3	Annual consumption of water supply, well water, and water for industrial use
	Packaging materials			t	Packaging materials consumed annually
	Resources consumed			10,000 tons	Total weight of products in the 15 major categories shipped in fiscal 2006 (estimate) and waste generated from production sites
	Logistics		Energy consumption	kl	Revised ton-km system
	Use of products		Energy consumption	kWh	Energy consumption of products in the 14 major categories shipped in fiscal 2006 was calculated based on electricity consumed for each product
	Recycling		Home appliances (four kinds)	t	Amount of used home appliances (four kinds) recycled into new home appliances
			Copiers		Amount of recycled copiers
			PCs		Amount of recycled PCs
			Amount of closed-loop material recycling of plastics		Amount of closed-loop material recycling of plastics
OUTPUT	CO2 emissions			10,000 t-CO2	Σ[Electricity purchased annually x CO2 emission coefficient * + annual consumption of each fuel x CO2 emission coefficient for each *] * : <Electricity> Japan Based on the values officially announced by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan Fiscal 2006: 0.425 (t-CO2/MWh) / fiscal 2004: 0.421 (t-CO2/MWh) / fiscal 2003: 0.436 (t-CO2/MWh) / fiscal 2002: 0.407 (t-CO2/MWh) Overseas Using the fiscal 2003 coefficient of each country from the Report on the CO2 Emissions Intensity of the Power Sector of Various Countries that was compiled by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (June 2006) <Other> Based on the values officially announced in the Guidelines for Calculation Method of Greenhouse Gas Emissions published by the Ministry of the Environment City gas (13A): 2.101 (t-CO2/km3), City gas (7C): 0.796 (t-CO2/km3), LPG: 3.004 (t-CO2/t), Heavy oil: 2.710 (t-CO2/kl), Kerosene: 2.490 (t-CO2/kl)
	PFC emissions			GWPt-CO2	Σ [Annual emissions of each PFC gas x global warming potential of each PFC gas *] * Based on the Guidelines for Calculation Method of Greenhouse Gas Emissions published by the Ministry of the Environment Sulfur hexafluoride: 23,900. The coefficient corresponding to segmentalized gas are used for HFC and PFC.
	SOx emissions			t	SOx emissions per hour (Nm3/h) x annual operation hours of facility (h) x (64kg - SO2/22.4m3N) x 103-3
	NOx emissions			t	NOx emissions per hour (Nm3/h) x annual operation hours of facility (h) x (46kg - NO2/22.4m3N) x 103-3
	Drainage			1,000m3	Annual drainage into public body of water and sewer system
	Chemical oxygen demand			t	COD concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m3) x 103-6
	Nitrogen emissions			t	Nitrogen concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m3) x 103-6
	Phosphorus discharged			t	Phosphorus concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m3) x 103-6
	Waste discharged			t	Industrial waste discharged + general waste discharged from business activities + amount of valuable resources
	Waste, etc. discharged			t	Industrial waste discharged + general waste discharged from business activities + amount of valuable resources + amount of valuable resources
	Final landfill disposal			t	Final landfill disposal of industrial waste + final landfill disposal of general waste
	Chemical substances (PRTR) released and transferred			t	Appropriate management of specific chemical substances released and transferred covered by the PRTR Law, handled in quantities greater than 500 kg in a year
	Logistics	CO2 emissions		t	Revised ton-km system
		Total shipment weight from the Logistics Center		t	Revised ton-km system
	Product use	CO2 reductions		t	Amount of annual power generated (kWh) by Sharp's solar cells shipped in 2006 X 0.425kg-CO2/kWhX103-3
		CO2 emissions		t	Annual energy used by products in the 14 major categories in fiscal 2006 (kWh) X 0.425kg-CO2/kWhX103-3
	Recycling	Weight collected that was not recycled into new products or materials, or reused		t	Weight of four kinds of home appliances, PCs, and copiers collected - Weight recycled into new products or materials, or reused