Sharp and the Environment

Operations

Advancing Environmental Sustainability Management
Sharps system for advancing environmental sustainability management is centered on the Environmental Protection Group. Under this system, Sharp is continuously making efforts to strengthen environmental sustainability management and raise employees environmental awareness by building an Integrated Management System that is incorporated into a strategic management system and by implementing environmental education programs.
Objectives for Fiscal 2008
Build Integrated Management System 5 Sharp Corporation plants in total 5 overseas plants
Expanding the Recycling of Used Products / Advancing Environmental Sustainability Management
Achievements for Fiscal 2008
5 Sharp Corporation plants*1 in total 3 overseas plants*2
Objectives for Fiscal 2009
Objectives for Fiscal 2012
5 overseas plants in total Promote environmental e-learning Hold step 1 (basics) At 56 offices in Japan At 21 plants and 21 offices overseas Hold step 2 (applied learning) At 56 offices in Japan At 21 plants and 21 offices overseas
*1 Hiroshima Plant (Hiroshima Prefecture), Yao Plant (Osaka Prefecture), Tochigi Plant (Tochigi Prefecture), Mihara Plant (Hiroshima Prefecture), Nara Plant (Nara Prefecture) *2 Three plants overseas (China): STW (Jiangsu Province), WSEC (Jiangsu Province), NSEC (Nanjing City)
Environmental Sustainability Management Centered on the Environmental Protection Group
Sharp holds biannual General Global Environmental Conferences, which are chaired by the Group General Manager of the Environmental Protection Group. The conferences discuss and set environmental guidelines, strategies, and objectives for all Sharp Group companies. And through Company-Wide GP (Green Product) and GF (Green Factory) Conferences, regional environmental conferences, various committees, and project teams, the Environmental Protection Group and members of environmental departments at all bases work closely together to further Sharps environmental measures.
Sharp Groups Environmental Sustainability Management
Executive Management Committee General Global Environmental Conference Chaired by the Environmental Protection Group General Manager
Company-Wide Special Safety Management Committee
Company-Wide GP/GF Conference Pan-American Pan-European Asia China Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental Chaired by the Environmental Conference Conference Conference Protection Group General Manager Conference
Company-Wide Product VOC Measures Workgroup REACH Measures Project Team Site VOC Measures Workgroup Risk Communicator Liaison Committee
Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental conferences/ conferences conferences conferences conferences committees at all sites (companies) at each at each at each at each in Japan subsidiary subsidiary subsidiary subsidiary
Integrated Management System Incorporated into the eS-SEM Strategic Management System
Based on Sharps proprietary environmental management system (eS-SEM*3), Sharp has merged the previously separate S-EMS*4 and QMS (quality management system) into the Integrated Management System (IMS). Through total optimization, the IMS has allowed problem solving to become easier and management to become more precise and efficient. In fiscal 2008, the Nara Plant in Japan and three plants in China adopted the Integrated Management System.
*3 eS-SEM (e-Sharp Strategic Enterprise Management): Sharps original strategic management system based on the balanced scorecard concept. *4 S-EMS (Sharp Environmental Management System): To help Sharp achieve environmental compliance and improve its environmental protection efforts, this original environmental management system is based on ISO 14001 plus an additional 49 original criteria. ISO 14001-certified sites (companies)
Structure of Integrated Management System
Partial optimization Total optimization

Management eS-SEM

Quality QMS

Environment S-EMS

Environmental Education and Training System

Master

Stepping Up Environmental Education
Sharp offers employees environmental education, divided into Master, Expert, and General courses. In fiscal 2008, Master courses were held in Japan and China to train future Environmental Master-rank employees. The training for Chinese bases made use of a videoconference system that allowed group discussions on environmental issues. For Expert courses, environmental auditors at 56 offices in Japan raised their specialized knowledge through training in environmental laws and auditing practice. Expansion of e-learning is planned for both Japanese and overseas bases in the near future.

Environmental education

Environmental Master training (Japan and overseas)

Expert

IMS auditor training S-EMS auditor training Environmental ISO trainer program Environmental laws and regulations training Recycling training Eco Best Practice Forums Company-wide Basic environmental General environmental training training (e-learning) New employee training New section chief training Overseas assigned employee training
Sharp Environmental and Social Report 2009