[1] Period covered

April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008

[2] Organizations covered

Sharp Corporation and consolidated subsidiaries. Note that the category "production sites (companies)" includes non-consolidated subsidiaries and affiliated companies.
Production sites (companies): 39 (17 domestic, 22 overseas)
Non-production sites (companies): 34 (10 domestic, 23 overseas)

[3] Calculation method for environmental performance indices

Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2007 Version) published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment were used as references.

	Environmental performance indices			Unit	Calculation method
INPUT	Energy consumption			TJ	Electricity purchased annually (kWh) x units of heat used *1 + Σ [ Annual consumption of each fuel x heat value per unit *2 ] *1: 9.76MJ/kWh based on regulations of the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy (enforced April 1, 2006) *2: Based on the heat value per unit per energy source used by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (February 2002) - City gas (13A): 41.1GJ/km3, City gas (7C): 18.5GJ/km3, LPG: 50.2GJ/t, Fuel oil: 39.1GJ/kl, Kerosene: 36.7GJ/kl, Light oil: 38.2GJ/kl, Gasoline: 34.6GJ/kl, Steam: 2.926GJ/t
	Electricity purchased			million KWh	Electricity purchased annually
	City gas purchased			1,000 m3	City gas purchased annually
	LPG purchased			t	LPG purchased annually
	Fuel oil, kerosene, light oil, and gasoline purchased			kl	Fuel oil purchased annually
	PFCs purchased			10,000 GWPt-CO2	PFCs purchased annually
	Chemical substances handled			t	Among the substances covered under the Law Concerning Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements in Their Management (PRTR Law), the total amount of substances handled in quantities greater than 500 kg annually at each production site.
	Water consumed			1,000m3	Annual consumption of water supply, well water, and water for industrial use
	Packaging materials			t	Packaging materials consumed annually
	Resources consumed			10,000 tons	Total weight of products in the 13 major categories shipped in fiscal 2007 (estimate) and waste , etc generated from production sites
	Logistics		Energy consumption	GJ	Revised ton-km system
	Use of products		Energy consumption	TJ(million KWh)	Energy consumption of products in the 12 major categories shipped in fiscal 2007 was calculated based on electricity consumed by each product
	Recycling		Home appliances (four kinds)	t	Amount of used home appliances (four kinds) recycled into new home appliances
			Copiers		Amount of recycled copiers
			PCs		Amount of recycled PCs
			Amount of closed-loop material recycling of plastics		Amount of closed-loop material recycling of plastics
OUTPUT	CO2 emissions			10,000 t-CO2	Σ [Electricity purchased annually x CO2 emission coefficient * + annual consumption of each fuel x CO2 emission coefficient for each *] * : <Electricity> Japan Based on the values officially announced by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan Fiscal 2006: 0.410 (t-CO2/MWh) / fisical 2005: 0.423 (t-CO2/MWh) / fiscal 2004: 0.418 (t-CO2/MWh) / fiscal 2003: 0.433 (t-CO2/MWh) Overseas Using the fiscal 2003 coefficient of each country from the Report on the CO2 Emissions Intensity of the Power Sector of Various Countries that was compiled by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (June 2006) <Other> Based on the values officially announced in the Guidelines for Calculation Method of Greenhouse Gas Emissions published by the Ministry of the Environment City gas (13A): 2.080 (t-CO2/km3), City gas (7C): 0.796 (t-CO2/km3), LPG: 3.000 (t-CO2/t), Heavy oil: 2.710 (t-CO2/kl), Kerosene: 2.489 (t-CO2/kl),Gasoline: 2.322 (t-CO2/kl) ,Light oil: 2.619 (t-CO2/kl)
	PFC emissions			GWPt-CO2	Σ [Annual emissions of each PFC gas x global warming potential of each PFC gas *] * Based on the IPCC's Third Assessment Report Sulfur hexafluoride: 22,200. The coefficient corresponding to segmentalized gas are used for HFC and PFC.
	SOx emissions			t	SOx emissions per hour (Nm3/h) x annual operation hours of facility (h) x (64kg - SO2/22.4m3N) x 10-3
	NOx emissions			t	NOx emissions per hour (Nm3/h) x annual operation hours of facility (h) x (46kg - NO2/22.4m3N) x 10-3
	Drainage			1,000m3	Annual drainage into public body of water and sewer system
	Chemical oxygen demand			t	COD concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m3) x 10-6
	Nitrogen emissions			t	Nitrogen concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m3) x 10-6
	Phosphorus discharged			t	Phosphorus concentration (mg/l) x drainage into public body of water (m3) x 10-6
	Waste discharged			t	Industrial waste discharged + general waste discharged from business activities
	Waste, etc. discharged			t	Industrial waste discharged + general waste discharged from business activities + amount of valuable resources
	Final landfill disposal			t	Final landfill disposal of industrial waste + final landfill disposal of general waste discharged from business activities
	Chemical substances (PRTR) released and transferred			t	Appropriate management of specific chemical substances released and transferred covered by the PRTR Law, handled in quantities greater than 500 kg in a year at each produetion site
	Logistics	CO2 emissions		t-CO2	Revised ton-km system
		Total shipment weight from the Logistics Center		1,000 ton-km	Revised ton-km system
	Product use	CO2 reductions		10,000 t-CO2	Amount of annual power generated (kWh) by Sharp's solar cells shipped in 2007 X 0.410kg-CO2/kWhX10-3
		CO2 emissions		10,000 t-CO2	Annual energy used by products in the 12 major categories in fiscal 2007 (kWh) X 0.410kg-CO2/kWhX10-3
	Recycling	Weight collected that was not recycled into new products or materials, or reused		t	Weight of four kinds of home appliances, PCs, and copiers collected - Weight recycled into new products or materials, or reused