Calculation Standards for Environmental Performance Indicators | Environmental & Social Report 2005

[1] Period covered: April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006
[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): 40 (17 domestic, 23 overseas)
Non-production sites (companies): 32 (10 domestic, 22 overseas)
[3] Calculation method for environmental performance indicators: Environmental Reporting Guidelines (Fiscal Year 2003 Version) published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, and Environmental Performance Indicators for Business (Fiscal Year 2002 Version) published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment were used as references.

	Environmental performance indicators			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 - 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 in Sharp Group as a whole.
	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 2005 (estimate) and waste generated from production sites
	Use of products		Energy consumption	kWh	Energy consumption of products in the 14 major categories shipped in fiscal 2005 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 intensity * + annual consumption of each fuel x CO₂ emission intensity for each ] : <Electricity> Japan Based on the values officially announced by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan and the Guidelines for Calculation Method of Greenhouse Gas Emissions published by the Ministry of the Environment Fiscal 2005: 0.421 (t-CO₂/MWh) / fiscal 2004: 0.421 (t-CO₂/MWh) / fiscal 2003: 0.436 (t-CO₂/MWh) / fiscal 2002: 0.407 (t-CO₂/MWh) / fiscal 2001: 0.379 (t-CO₂/MWh) Overseas Using the coefficient of each country from the Report Estimating Units of CO₂ Emissions by the Power Generation Department of All Countries that was compiled by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (March 2002) <Other> Based on the values officially announced by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan and 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 10^-3
	NOx emissions			t	NOx emissions per hour (Nm³/h) x annual operation hours of facility (h) x (46kg - NO₂/22.4m³N) x 10^-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 10^-6
	Nitrogen emissions			t	Nitrogen concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m³) x 10^-6
	Phosphorus discharged			t	Phosphorus concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m³) x 10^-6
	Waste discharged			t	Industrial waste discharged + general waste discharged by business use
	The amount of waste discharged and valuable materials			t	Industrial waste discharged + general waste discharged by business use + the amount of valuable materials
	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, handles in quantities greater than 500 kg in a year
	Logistics	CO₂ emission		t	Annual volume of transportation (tons-km) x CO₂ emission intensity (kg-CO₂/tons-km)x10^-3
		Total shipments weight from the Logistics Center		t	Based on actual measurement
		Reduction of CO₂ emission with transportation modes		t	[ CO₂ emission transported by truck] + [CO₂ emission transported by railway]
	Products use	CO₂ reduction		t	Amount of annual power generated (kWh) by Sharp's solar cells shipped in 2005 X0.421kg-CO₂/kWhX10^-3
	Products use	CO₂ emission		t	Annual energy used and amount of CO₂ emitted by products in the 14 major categories in fiscal 2005 (kWh) X0.421kg-CO₂/kWhX10^-3
	Recycling	Weight of which that was not recycled into new products or materials, or reused		t	[Waste of four home appliances, PCs and copiers-Weight recycled into new products or materials, or reused]