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COMMITTED TO PEOPLE AND OUR PLANET.
At Sharp, our passion for protecting the
eco-system for future generations is equaled
by our enthusiasm for improving the lives of
people today. Sharp is committed to a higher

SHARP SOLAR ACADEMY.

level of standards for energy efficiency and

SUN FOR ALL.

Being an environmentally advanced company
is part of our corporate DNA. Our portfolio

environmental sustainability, working to

consists of energy-saving and energy-

minimize waste and greenhouse gases

creating products, but we also strive to be

in all Sharp factories.

an environmental steward through initiatives
such as solar cell production, green factories,

Sustainability Guides Our Actions
As our contribution to achieving
a low-carbon society, Sharp’s
factories are designed to reduce

MANUFACTURING COMPLEX FOR THE 21ST CENTURY:
SAKAI CITY FACTORY. With a projected production capacity
of one gigawatt, Sharp’s new, state-of-the-art industrial
complex is scheduled to begin producing thin lm solar in
2010. The largest factory of its kind, the Sakai plant will also
produce its own electricity with an 18-megawatt roof-mounted
solar system.

energy-saving LCD TVs and LCD TV recycling
programs. Along with technology, Sharp
views education as a core component of our

higher levels of sustainability.

environmental stewardship. The embodiment

Powering Green Choices

of this is the Solar Academy, our worldwide

Designed in collaboration with teachers,

environmental educational program where

environmental impact and achieve

educational non-prots and engineers, Sharp

A Passion for Conservation

Evergreen Award

Sharp staff volunteers teach 4th and 5th

is proud to partner with our communities to

Sharp’s industry leadership extends to

The U.S. Government’s General Services

grade students about the realities of climate

promote conservation and teach the next

organizations which encourage our

Administration honored Sharp with their

change and the positive effects that our

generation about clean energy, the science of

Evergreen Award, recognizing Sharp’s

energy choices can make on the environment.

Utility-Scale Power

solar, and the steps we can all take to make

own company and others with strong
environmental records to go above
and beyond their legal environmental

outstanding environmental practices and

more eco-conscious decisions. To learn more

commitment to a sustainable future.

and to see if the Solar Academy is available in

requirements.

your area, please visit our website at

Plug-In to E-Cycling Program

www.SharpSolarAcademy.com

An active participant since its inception in

The Climate is Right for Change

2003, Sharp has been recognized by the EPA

From Main Street to Wall Street, people

for its performance in collecting and safely

are realizing the positive effects that our

recycling used electronic equipment.

actions have on the environment, and

Commercial Products

they’re going solar to amplify those effects
Energy-Efficient Product Transportation

by lowering their own carbon footprints.

Sharp is an award-winning member of the

With Sharp’s dedication to environmentally

EPA’s voluntary SmartWay™ Transport

sound manufacturing and operating

Partnership. This alliance has established

procedures, you can make the switch to

guidelines for fuel efficiency improvements

solar with the assurance that you’re building

to reduce greenhouse gases by limiting

a sustainable society with an experienced

unnecessary engine idling and increasing

solar partner you can trust.

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