To Our Readers
Editorial Policy
To meet our duty of accountability to stakeholders, Canon publishes the Canon Sustainability Report every year, offering a comprehensive description of our efforts to achieve a sustainable society.
This year we are issuing two versions of our sustainability report: a PDF edition and an HTML edition. The PDF edition focuses on items of particular reporting significance in two categories, namely items of importance to Canon and items of importance to stakeholders. The HTML edition contains all of the information in the PDF edition, and expands upon that information with more systematic and comprehensive coverage.
Reporting Scope
In principle, this report covers Canon's economic, social and environmental activities within the scope of consolidated accounting for 2011 (January 1 to December 31, 2011). The scope of Canon's environmental activities is not limited to development, production and sales operations at operational sites, but covers every stage of the product lifecycle, including raw materials and parts manufacturing by suppliers, as well as product usage by customers. Supplemental information on important targets, indicators, and initiatives prior to 2010 and beyond 2012 is referenced in this report. Information that is specific to a region or organization is indicated. In this publication, “Canon” refers to the Canon Group, while “Canon Inc.” indicates the non-consolidated parent company.
Reference Guidelines
- GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2006
- Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2007 version) from Japan's Ministry of the Environment
- Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2005 version) from Japan's Ministry of the Environment
Other Information
Previously disclosed data has been revised to reflect changes in calculation methods and the expanded scope of sites covered. Accordingly, some of the data in this report differs with the data presented in last year's report.
Disclaimer
This report contains not only past and present facts about Canon, but also future forecasts based on plans, prospects, management policies and strategies as of the publication date. These future forecasts are assumptions or estimations based on information available at the time the report was prepared. Due to a range of variables, however, the results or circumstances of our future business activities may vary from the forecasts contained herein. We ask for your understanding in this regard.
