CSR efforts range widely in the relationship between all business processes of Sharp and its stakeholders. Having sorted its activities into four large categories, Sharp pursues them by overseeing and ensuring well-balanced progression among the activities and the categories, while also communicating with and engaging with society and stakeholders.
Sharp also advances the activities in each category from the standpoint of putting into practice its corporate vision of becoming an “Eco-Positive Company.”
With growing environmental problems, economic globalization, and disasters like the recent unprecedented earthquake, the situation surrounding businesses nowadays is becoming increasingly diverse and complex.
Against this background, I believe that the key to achieving sustainable development in unison with society is for a company always to be thinking about—and steadily taking action on—CSR in the conduct of its business activities.
The introduction and revision of guidelines pertaining to CSR and the establishment of laws affecting the promotion of CSR have been expanding on a global basis. In November 2010, ISO 26000*1 went into effect; in May 2011, an update to the OECD*2 Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises was adopted; and this year the conflict minerals provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in the United States is scheduled to go into effect.
CSR efforts encompass a diverse range of activities. Taking into account the aforementioned global situation and the opinions of the general public and stakeholders, Sharp will continue to actively carry out its CSR efforts by having all relevant divisions work closely together and act based on our business philosophy, business creed, and our corporate vision of becoming an “Eco-Positive Company.”