SharpSustainability Activities around the World
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Teaching CPR and Mental Health Emergency Measures
In January 2023, 15 employees from 11 offices of SBSUK, Sharp’s sales base in the UK, completed a two-day mental health emergency measures training course conducted by Mental Health First Aid England. The purpose of this training is to teach participants to recognize the early symptoms of mental health problems and to provide the initial support and guidance mental health sufferers need.
In February 2023, 20 employees of SBSUK’s head office took part in Creating a Nation of Lifesavers, an initiative of the British Heart Foundation. In the training, videos showed simulated situations to stress the importance of CPR, and participants practiced CPR on training dummies. Online training was also provided to all SBSUK employees.
In-House Breakfast Meetings
SCEP, Sharp’s production base in Poland, holds an in-house breakfast meeting once a month. This initiative is not just about enjoying a meal together but also to promote intra-organizational communication. At these meetings, employees share important information, such as the company’s KPIs, activities, and projects, thus helping ensure everyone is aware of work progress, goals, and future challenges.
Employees also enjoy using these meetings to share ideas and recognize one another’s performance, thus helping improve workplace cohesion and employee motivation.
Reforestation Activities
UK sales base SBSUK is committed to environmentally friendly printing as part of the Forest Positive initiative. This program effectively eliminates the environmental impact of deforestation by planting more trees than is accounted for by the amount of paper used for printing.
Through its partner, PaperCut, SBSUK has planted 3,341 trees thus far. In fiscal 2023, 200 trees in total were planted across all of Sharp’s UK operations, which is equivalent to the use of 1.6 million sheets of paper. Moving forward, Sharp will continue to actively work to protect forests and contribute to reforestation projects around the world.
