"Super Green Strategy" Aiming to Become an Environment Advanced Company
Raising environmental sustainability management level through unique management systems
The Environmental Protection Group plays the key role in implementing Sharp's advanced environmental measures. Under a company-wide organization, the Group is continuously strengthening environmental sustainability management and raising employee environmental awareness with measures such as the creation of an Integrated Management System that is incorporated into a strategic management system, and the implementation of environmental education programs.
Developing unique environmental technologies that contribute to environmental conservation
To realize the corporate vision of "Sharp's energy-creating and energy-saving products equalize Sharp's greenhouse gas emissions," the development of superior environmental technologies is an essential factor in the performance of products and devices, together with the reduction of environmental impacts during production. That is why Sharp is developing critically important environmental technologies as "one-of-a-kind" environmental technologies in line with its strategy for company-wide technology development.
Sharp establishes increasingly higher objectives as it revises its guidelines every year in making ever more strict assessment standards, all with the goal of continuously improving the environmental performance of products and devices.
Factories with high environmental consciousness
Sharp is raising environmental awareness at its production sites all over the world. Using original standards to rank a factory with high environmental consciousness as a Green Factory, and one with extremely high environmental consciousness as a Super Green Factory, Sharp plans to convert all domestic and overseas Sharp Group production sites into Green Factories or higher by the end of fiscal 2007.
Recycling used products effectively
Sharp is engaged in the recycling of various used products in line with three concepts: 1) improve the recycling rate and aim for zero landfill disposal, 2) improve the efficiency of the recycling system to reduce recycling costs, and 3) incorporate recycling technologies into the development and design of products.
With the enactment on April 1, 2006 of the Revised Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Law) in Japan, the distribution sector must take further energy-saving measures. In cooperation with shipping contractors, Sharp is working to reduce environmental impact by creating a system to accurately assess environmental impact in distribution and by taking as many measures as possible to optimize transport methods and load efficiency.
To enhance environmental communication with its wide range of stakeholders, Sharp discloses environmental information through various media and exhibitions, including Environmental and Social Reports, websites, and newspaper ads. Each Sharp site is also promoting dialogue with stakeholders by holding factory tours and various events.
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