Activities Focused on Tomorrow
Social Support Activities
Striving to be a globally admired and respected company through CSR activities that help build a better society.
To fulfill our social responsibility as a good corporate citizen, Canon carries out a diverse range of activities in accordance with the company's newly adopted CSR policy. These activities, which include environmental conservation, the promotion of arts and culture, and support in disaster-stricken areas, are designed to meet the needs of each region.
Canon Green Library for Kids provides textbooks and children's books. (Vietnam)
Canon PhotoMarathon (Singapore)
The Canon Group's approach to CSR is spelled out in our CSR activity policy. Leveraging our advanced technological strengths, global business deployment, and diverse, specialized human resources, we aim to contribute to the realization of a better society.
A section of Seven Sages in a Bamboo Grove, Kenninji Temple
The Tsuzuri Project is a social-contribution initiative jointly organized by Canon and the Kyoto Culture Association (NPO). Canon digital technology and traditional Japanese craftsmanship come together to create high-resolution full-scale facsimiles of Japanese cultural assets, many of which are no longer in Japan. As the works are donated to museums and the original owners, the project contributes to the passing on of important Japanese culture.
Canon Wind staff at work
Canon Wind Inc., a special subsidiary of Oita Canon Inc., was established in cooperation with the Gyoun Welfare Association to expand employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. Many of Canon Wind's employees manufacture accessories for the digital cameras produced by Oita Canon.
Mondweg Elementary School in Vienna, Austria
In 1998, Canon Europe became the first corporate Conservation Partner of WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). This alliance has enabled WWF to expand awareness of the Polar Bear Tracker project and provided imaging equipment for activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
An outdoor class on aquatic ecosystems
Since 1997, Canon U.S.A. has supported Envirothon, one of the largest environmental education competitions for high school students in North America, which attracts more than 500,000 participants every year.
In 2011, some 270 U.S. and Canadian winners from the preliminary rounds participated in the final round of the competition. Through fieldwork and presentations, Envirothon helps students deepen their understanding of nature and the environment.
Nature photography field training
Green Volunteer Action is a program for Chinese university students organized by Canon China in cooperation with the China Wildlife Conservation Association. Participants learn animal and plant photography and their photographs are used in environmental education materials. In 2011, student participants from ten universities across China visited the Dinghushan National Nature Reserve in Guangdong.
