To drive its efforts internally, a dedicated sustainability team is assigned under the Building Utility Maintenance department to take management of the company’s building maintenance and execute green policy implementations. It is also tasked to oversees the office and factory’s energy and waste management.
In addition, the company’s Environmental Team, under the Internal Control Department manages the Environmental Quality Measurement and Control and upholds the ISO 14001 standards.
Sharp Indonesia measures and analyses its energy, waste management, and environmental standards against ISO energy management 50001 standards. These measurements are converted to ROI to evaluate its cost savings, and reported to the Karawang government every six months and to the Ministry of Environmental and Forestry, annually.
The company took staggered measures to replace their existing energy consumption with newer energy saving alternatives and phased the investment. These measures included installing solar panel to cover ±60 percent electricity usage within the office area, and replacing a total of 6,000 tube and mercury lamps with energy saving LED lamps. This initiative helped reduce energy consumption by 50 percent. The company also installed 48 units of energy efficient air-conditioning systems to regulate the office temperature to a constant of 24 ° C during operational hours to maximise energy efficiency.
In its manufacturing division, Sharp Indonesia undertook a water saving initiative by recycling leaked water from its washing machine production and re-using it for up to five cycles, resulting in savings of 788 m³/month.
The company’s eco-friendly technology is found in almost every Sharp product innovation. This green theme and its benefits are actively communicated through print or digitally to educate consumers of their role towards the environment. Sharp Indonesia engages with the Indonesian government, NGOs, and selected schools to spread environmental awareness through its CSR activities. Sharp Indonesia collaborates with NGOs to educate the public through the Sharp ‘Greenerator’ and has set up the Sharp Mobile Learning Station, to educate students of their role towards the environment and bio-diversity.
