In 2005, Canon set a goal of Factor 1.7 for 2008 as a milestone on the way to achieving Factor 2. Since 2006, we have been focusing on reinforcing our environmental assurance activities and attaining industry-leading levels for energy efficiency, model size, and weight reduction and managing chemical substances throughout our product range. In 2006, the first year of this phase, we recorded Factor 1.38.
In product-related environmental activities, we largely achieved our goals for making most new products more energy-efficient, smaller and lighter. We also operate a system for managing chemical substances in products to comply with the EU’s RoHS Directive, the Chinese version of RoHS and other regulations.
At operational sites, energy-saving measures, such as the introduction of high-efficiency facilities, have enabled us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalent) by 9% per unit of sales compared with 2000.
To strengthen the Group’s environmental management, in 2005 we commenced a three-year plan to acquire ISO 14001 consolidated certification for the Group. By the end of 2006, this had extended to 13 Canon Inc. operational sites and 66 affiliated companies.
We must reconsider strategies for achieving factor targets and promote measures to attain our goals. Specifically, the entire Canon Group is working as one through such measures as designing more energy efficient, smaller and lighter products, reducing energy consumption and waste amounts at operational sites, and cutting back on the use of air freight in distribution activities.
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| Factor 2 | More than 1.7 times the ratio of net sales to lifecycle CO2 emissions, using 2000 as the baseline year | 2008 | Achieved Factor 1.38 (1.96 had selling prices remained the same) |  |
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| Environmental Assurance System | Establish an environmental assurance system throughout the lifecycle of the products | 2007 | Created and implemented a system and rules for the expansion of product EMS (Developed product chemical substance assurance system, revised and established rules to counter product environmental risk, etc.) |  |
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| Expand the scope of ISO 14001 consolidated certification (Step 3) | 2007 | Proceeding with acquisition of ISO 14001 consolidated certification (three-year plan: 2005-2007) Completed Step 2 of consolidated certification (13 Canon Inc.sites, and 66 subsidiaries and affiliates) |
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| Material Flow Cost Accounting | Globally implement material flow cost accounting | 2007 | Newly introduced to Canon Suzhou and Canon Dalian (total Japan: 12 sites, overseas: 8 sites) | |
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| Eco-products | Establish a new information disclosure system | 2007 | • Product Environmental Information Provision System: In February 2007, inkjet printers product information was publicized on the Web site of Japan’s Ministry of the Environment • J-Moss Mark: In February 2006, was an industry leader in displaying this mark on products |
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| Global Warming Prevention and Energy Conservation | Achieve top-level energy conservation in each product group | 2008 | Goals achieved for new products in 2006 (cameras, copying machine, laser beam printers, inkjet printers, optical products (2 product lines), large-format inkjet printers, medical equipment) | |
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| Resource Conservation | Achieve top-level size and weight reduction in each product group | 2008 | Goals achieved for new products in 2006 (cameras, copying machine, laser beam printers, inkjet printers, optical products (2 product lines), large-format inkjet printers, medical equipment) | |
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| Revise 3R design standards | 2007 | Carried out regular revision of environmental consideration design guidance |  |
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| Chemical Substance Management | Fully operate product chemical substance management systems | 2006 | Confirmed state of compliance with RoHS Directive, all relevant products from all business groups confirmed as compliant for Europe. Confirmed state of compliance with China RoHS. | |
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| Grasp total volume of 24 environmental impact substances and perform phased-in reductions | 2008 | Implemented worldwide survey of amount of 24 substances contained in products | |
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| Paper | Promotion of environmentally conscious paper | 2008 | Sold forest certification paper, recycled paper, ECF (elemental chlorine free) bleached paper | |
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| Global Warming Prevention and Energy Conservation | Reduce operational site CO2 emissions per unit of net sales by 10% or more from 2000 level | 2008 | 9% reduction (Calculated using coefficient for converting electricity to CO2 in Japan from 2000) | |
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| Resource Conservation | Reduce waste consigned to outside processing company per unit of net sales by 44% from 2000 level (*1) | 2008 | Waste consigned to outside processing company was 64,573 tons, a reduction of 33% per unit of net sales from 2000 level | |
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| Deploy Phase 2 of zero landfill waste activity (Reduce landfill of general waste produced by business activities by 20% from 2004 level) |
2008 | Waste to landfill was 963 tons, a 47% reduction from 2004 level | |
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| Reduce water use per unit of net sales by 25% from 2000 level | 2008 | Water use was 8.7 million m3, a 22% reduction per unit of net sales from 2000 level | |
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| Reduce paper use in offices per unit of net sales by 10% from 2005 level | 2008 | Paper use was 770 tons, a 3.7% reduction per unit of net sales from 2005 level | |
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| Chemical Substance Management | Reduce discharge volume of controlled chemical substances by 60% from 2000 level | 2008 | Discharge volume of controlled chemical substances was 784 tons, a 37% reduction from 2000 level | |
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| Reduce discharge volume of PRTR substances by 78% from 2000 level | 2008 | Discharge volume of PRTR substances was 84 tons, a 78% reduction from 2000 level | |
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| Reduce discharge volume of priority-control chemical substances by 15% from 2004 level (Chlorobenzene, toluene, methanol, IPA) |
2008 | Discharge volume of priority-control chemical substances was 395 tons, a 33% increase from 2004 level | |
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| Establish a controlled chemical substances management system for regional HQ sales companies | 2007 | Grasped state of management of chemical substances | |
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| Eco-factory | Set up a Canon Eco-factory certification system and expand it globally | 2007 | Established a proposal for certification standards and intend to implement on trial basis starting in 2007 | |
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| Employee Training | Globally, provide environmental training through e-learning | 2007 | • Started Global Environmental Education Self-Awareness Program (in Japanese, English, and Chinese) • Started environmental training for sales and marketing divisions (in Japanese and English) |
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| Carry out environmental professional staff developing programs | 2008 | Created new content for environmental management training for managers | |
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| Green Procurement | Revise the Green Procurement Standards (purchased goods) and achieve full compliance | 2008 | Introduced globally revised proposal considerations | - | - |
| Transportation | Reduce CO2 emissions in transportation by 20% per unit of net sales from 2000 level (global) | 2008 | 11% reduction against 2000 level | |
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| Increase the rate of introducing low-emission commercial vehicles to 90% (in Japan) (*2) | 2008 | 96% are low-emission vehicles; 237 low-emission vehicles, including 22 hybrids, in use. | |
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Evaluation of results for 2006: 100% or more achieved=, 70% or more achieved=. For qualitative goals: comprehensive achievement=; in progress (improved over previous year)=
*1 Excluding used products collected from the market and internally recycled waste.
*2 Outside Japan: Set a voluntary goal where low-emission vehicles are defined by national standards.
