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classes in 25 Chinese and 21 U.S. elementary schools.
Subjects of these lessons include measures to fight global
warming, the potential of solar power and the importance
of recycling for the responsible use of the Earth’s limited
resources—reflecting our
ongoing effort to raise the
environmental awareness of
children, who will be the
leaders of the future. We
plan to continue expanding
these activities globally.
Sharp Forests
Sharp Green Club (SGC), which was established by Sharp
and its labor union, oversees Sharp Forests at 10 locations
in Japan, most of which are near Sharp business sites. The
basic concept of the Sharp Forest initiative is to foster
environmental awareness through tree-planting activities
that give people a greater understanding of the bonds they
have with forests and the creatures that inhabit them. In
addition to planting trees, Sharp is also emphasizing activi-
ties to help take care of the
trees that have already been
planted. Through these activ-
ities, Sharp employees help
restore forests while devel-
oping an awareness of the
environment.
The Lamplight Grand Prize
Sharp Tokusen Industry Co., a subsidiary of Sharp Corpora-
tion, received the 2008 Lamplight Grand Prize at a forum
for employment of people with disabilities in September
2008 held by the non-profit organization Osaka Placement
Assistance Network for Person with Disabilities. This organi-
zation gave high marks to Sharp Tokusen Industry for its
initiatives, including a pro-
gram for people with disabili-
ties to work at the company
on a trial basis. Sharp will
continue its commitment to
promoting employment of
people with disabilities.
One-of-a-kind environmental technologies
Sharp developed a closed-loop material recycling technol-
ogy that has been in use since fiscal 2001. This recycling
technique permits the repeated reuse of plastics from
discarded home appliances to make components for new
appliances. A technology we developed in fiscal 2007
increased the volume of plastic that can be reused and
enlarged the range of applications for recycled plastic.
Due to this advance, the volume of plastics that we
reused increased to approximately 1,050 tons in fiscal
2008 from approximately 850 tons in the previous fiscal
year. Sharp will continue to contribute to environmental
protection through its efforts to research and develop
one-of-a-kind environmental technologies.
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Sharp aims to coexist in harmony with society through a
variety of social contribution activities that have close links to
communities and regions in Japan and other countries. Our
activities are focused on three central themes: education,
the environment and social welfare. We have established a
framework and system so that social contribution activities
can be performed voluntarily and on an ongoing basis. We
will continue to contribute to society in a manner that lever-
ages the unique strengths of the Sharp Group.
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Environmental education for
elementary students around the world
Sharp started cooperating with a non-profit organization in
October 2006 to hold environmental classes at elementary
schools in Japan. By December 2008, this program had
covered about 1,000 schools. We extended the program
to other countries in fiscal 2008, holding environmental
Award ceremony for the Lamplight Grand Prize
An environmental class at an elementary
school in the United States
To find out more about Sharp’s CSR activities please see the Sharp Environmental and Social Report 2009 or visit our website.
http://sharp-world.com/corporate/eco/index.html
Konoyama Sharp Forest
n Three Important Fields of Social
Contribution Activities
Environment Social
Welfare
Education
Harmony and
Coexistence
with Society
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