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SHARP ANNUAL REPORT 2005 04
Sharp considers distributing profits to shareholders to be
one of the most important management issues. To this end,
we declared an annual dividend for fiscal 2004 of 20 yen per
share, an increase of 2 yen per share over the previous year
(an interim dividend of 10 yen per share and a year-end divi-
dend of 10 yen).
Mid-Term Management Strategy
Achieve “zero global warming impact”
Sharp embraces the high ideal of contributing to the
preservation of the natural environment through our unique
proprietary technologies, and our target is to become an “envi-
ronmentally advanced company.” More specifically, by further
emphasizing technologies related to energy-creating and ener-
gy-saving products, we have set our new corporate vision to
be a company that has “zero global warming impact by 2010.”
This means that we will strive to limit to the greatest extent pos-
sible the amount of greenhouse gas emissions resulting from
Sharp’s business activities around the world, while at the same
time, significantly increasing reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions based on the energy-creating effects of solar cells
and the energy-saving effects of new products manufactured
by Sharp. The idea is for the amount of greenhouse gas emis-
sions reduced to exceed the amount emitted by fiscal 2010.
Sharp will push assertively forward to ensure the protec-
tion of our earth by thoroughly considering all aspects of our
business activities.
Bolster Our Spiral Strategy
Over the years, Sharp’s “Spiral Strategy,” the creation of
highly distinctive products incorporating unique devices, has
propelled strong corporate growth. Moving forward, we will
continue to strengthen the development of cutting-edge
devices, driven by proprietary technologies, in particular lever-
aging our core competency in LCDs. By employing these
devices, we will accelerate the creation of unrivalled products
befitting the new era.
Through these efforts, we are committed to becoming a
valued one-of-a-kind enterprise that can outstrip the ever-
intensifying global competition to realize stable and sustainable
growth.
Fulfill Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Sharp has always endeavored to contribute to the wellbe-
ing of society through the creation of unique products and
services. We pride ourselves on having practiced environmen-
tally friendly business activities and also on having been