Environmental Initiatives

Overview of Environmental Impact

Material Balance

Sharp gathers data to gain an overview of the burden its business activities place on the environment. Measured items include the consumption of energy and materials in business activities, the emissions of greenhouse gases, and the generation of waste. Sharp then uses these values to reduce its environmental burden.

Coverage: Sharp Corporation production sites and production subsidiaries in Japan and overseas

Input

Item Unit Fiscal Year
2022
Procurement, R&D, product manufacture Energy TJ*1 21,262
Electricity Million kWh 1,816
Renewable energy*2 Million kWh 10
City gas Million m3 56
LPG, LNG Tons 5,379
Heavy oil, kerosene, gas oil, gasoline Kl 1,887
Hot water, cold water, steam TJ 727
PFCs purchased Tons 1,441
Water resources Million m3 31.4
Water withdrawal Million m3 10.2
Third-party water*3 Million m3 9.4
Groundwater Million m3 0.8
Water reused Million m3 21.4
Chemical substances handled (PRTR-listed) Tons 5,605
Chemical substances handled (VOCs) Tons 3,167
Materials consumed*4 Thousand tons 746
Recycled plastic*5 Thousand tons 1
Logistics Energy consumed (vehicle fuel)*6 TJ 152
Product use Energy consumed (electricity)*7 Million kWh 4,809

Output

Item Unit Fiscal Year
2022
Procurement, R&D, product manufacture Greenhouse gases Thousand tons CO2 1,125
CO2 Thousand tons CO2 940
Gases other than CO2 (converted into amounts of CO2) Thousand tons CO2 185
HFC Thousand tons CO2 2
PFC Thousand tons CO2 81
SF6 Thousand tons CO2 50
NF3 Thousand tons CO2 53
Effluent Million m3 7.9
Public water areas Million m3 5.8
Sewerage Million m3 2.1
Chemical substances released and handled (PRTR-listed) Tons 635
Chemical substances released and handled (VOCs) Tons 73
Atmosphere*6 NOx emissions Tons 21
SOx emissions Tons 1
Water areas*6 COD (chemical oxygen demand) Tons 17
Nitrogen pollutant load Tons 65
Phosphorous pollutant load Tons 0.4
Product shipments*8 Thousand tons 660
Waste, etc. Thousand tons 86
Final landfill disposal Thousand tons 0.4
Logistics CO2 emissions*6 Thousand tons CO2 10
Product use CO2 emissions*7 Thousand tons CO2 2,576

Recycle

Item Unit Fiscal Year
2022
Amount recycled*6 Home appliances (4 kinds) Thousand tons 69
Copiers/MFPs Thousand tons 3.2
PCs Tons 5
Amount of closed-loop material recycling of plastic Thousand tons 1
Disposal after recycling*6 Thousand tons 10
  • *1 TJ (terajoule) ＝ 1012J
  • *2 Amount of solar power generated; amount of green power certificates purchased.
  • *3 Industrial-use water and tap water.
  • *4 Total weight of product shipments and waste, etc. (estimate).
  • *5 Amount recycled through closed-loop plastic material recycling technology.
  • *6 In Japan.
  • *7 Annual energy used and amount of CO2 emitted by major products sold in the reporting year (estimate).
  • *8 Total weight of major products sold in the reporting year and packaging materials used (estimate).

Calculation Standards for Environmental Performance Data

The environmental performance data are calculated based on the following calculation standards.

Input

Environmental Performance Indicators Calculation Method
Procurement, R&D, product manufacture Energy consumed Calculated based on the Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and the Japanese Ministry of the Environment’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Calculation and Reporting Manual
PFCs purchased HFCs, PFCs, sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) purchased annually
Water resources consumed Consumption and recycled use of water purchased from third parties (industrial-use water, tap water) and groundwater
Chemical substances handled (PRTR-listed) Among the substances covered under the PRTR Law, the total amount of substances handled annually at each plant in quantities of 500 kg or more
Chemical substances handled (VOCs) Among the 20 types of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) specified by Japan’s four major electrical and electronic industry associations, the total amount of substances handled annually at each plant in quantities of 1 metric ton or more
Materials consumed Total weight of major products* sold in the reporting year (estimate), plus waste, etc. generated
Logistics Energy consumed Revised ton-km method
Product use Energy consumed Estimate of annual energy used by major products* sold in the reporting year. Calculation based on each product’s annual energy consumption rate (using a heat input per unit of 9.97 MJ/kWh).
  • * Flat-panel TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators/freezers, washing machines/dryers, air purifiers, Plasmacluster Ion generators, microwave ovens, copiers/MFPs, solar cells.

Output

Environmental Performance Indicators Calculation Method
Procurement, R&D, product manufacture Greenhouse gas emissions
  • CO2 emissions from purchased electricity
    Japan:
    Using CO2 emission coefficient by electric power company (adjusted) published by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
    Overseas:
    Using emission coefficients published in the environmental reports, etc. of electric power companies, or emission coefficients published in the IEA Emissions Factors
  • CO2 emissions from consumed fuel
    Using emission coefficient published in the Ministry of the Environment’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Calculation and Reporting Manual
  • Greenhouse gases other than CO2
    Using global warming potential published in the 4th Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Drainage Annual drainage into public water areas and sewer system
Chemical substances released and transferred (PRTR-listed) Among the substances covered under the PRTR Law, the total amount of substances (handled annually at one or more plant in quantities of 500 kg or more) that were released and transferred
Chemical substances released (VOCs) Among the 20 types of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) specified by Japan’s four major electrical and electronic industry associations, the total amount of substances (handled annually at each plant in quantities of 1 metric ton or more) that were released and transferred
NOx emissions Annual emissions
SOx emissions Annual emissions
COD (chemical oxygen demand) Drainage into public water area
Nitrogen pollutant load Drainage into public water areas
Phosphorous pollutant load Drainage into public water area
Product shipments Total weight of major products* sold in the reporting year, plus packaging material used (estimate)
Waste, etc Industrial waste + general office waste + valuable resources recovered
Final landfill disposal Final landfill disposal of industrial waste + final landfill disposal of general office waste
Logistics CO2 emissions Revised ton-km method
Product use CO2 emissions Amount of CO2 emitted by major products* sold in the reporting year, based on their energy consumption (estimate)
  • * Flat-panel TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators/freezers, washing machines/dryers, air purifiers, Plasmacluster Ion generators, microwave ovens, copiers/MFPs, solar cells.

Recycle

Environmental Performance Indicators Calculation Method
Disposal, recycling Home appliances (4 kinds)* Amount of used home appliances (4 kinds) recycled
Copiers/MFPs Amount of recycled copiers and MFPs
PCs Amount of recycled PCs
Amount of closed-loop material recycling of plastic Amount of recycled plastic used, which was produced through closed-loop material recycling
Disposal after recycling [Weight of 4 kinds of home appliances, PCs, and copiers/MFPs collected] – [Weight recycled into new products or materials, or reused]
  • * TVs (CRT TVs, flat-panel TVs), air conditioners, refrigerators/freezers, washing machines/dryers.
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