Reducing CO2 during Use
Energy Conservation during Use
Canon has targets for energy efficiency that place it at the top of its industry in each product group, such as copying machines, printers and cameras.
Sales of business equipment and semiconductor-related equipment increased broadly due to the economic recovery in 2010, resulting in CO2 emissions during customer use increasing 63% in comparison to 2009, to 1,449,000 tons.
Applying Energy-Efficient Technologies to Broader Product Ranges
Canon uses energy-efficient technologies such as induction heating (IH) and on-demand fixing to significantly reduce warm-up times in copying machines, multifunction devices (MFDs) and laser printers. We have expanded the application of these technologies to high-speed and color machines, achieving better energy efficiency across our entire range of products.
Benefits of Canon's Proprietary Energy-Efficient Technologies
Most of the environmental burden during the lifecycle of digital MFDs occurs in the raw materials/parts production and product-use stages.
Taking this into consideration, Canon has improved the energy efficiency of its digital MFDs through proprietary technologies, such as IH and on-demand fixing.
We estimate these technologies have reduced CO2 emissions by 11,000,000 tons and saved consumers ¥350 billion in electricity costs from 2003 through 2010.
Benefits of Canon's Proprietary Energy-Efficient Technologies in Office Equipment
Energy Conservation Technology in Multifunction Inkjet Printers
Product Design with Consideration for Energy Conservation
Response to the ErP Directive
The ErP* Directive is a piece of environmental legislation passed in the European Union requiring that eco-design concepts be incorporated by companies in their product development.
Issues announced under the ErP Directive that impact Canon from the end of 2010 include implementing measures that regulate off-mode and standby power consumption for electrical equipment and energy conservation for external power sources. Canon is carrying out its product design in conformance with these requirements.
In the future, the scope of regulatory control will be extended to target company design management, in addition to products themselves, with calls for the incorporation of eco-design into the environmental management structure and assessment of and disclosure of results regarding the environmental burden throughout a product's lifecycle.
Canon is stepping up its promotion of energy-efficient design and optimizing its Product Assessment Program and Product Environmental Information System in an aggressive bid to conform to ErP Directive stipulations.
- *ErP
The Directive on Energy-related Products requires the introduction of eco-design that considers a product's entire lifecycle. It extends the scope of the EuP Directive, which targeted the actual energy consumption of products, to include products that influence energy consumption, such as windows, thermal insulation materials and water-saving valves.
