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Canon and the Environment

Note: The information on this page is linked with information on the pages entitled "Environmentally Conscious Management," "Environmentally Conscious Products," "Return & Recycle," "Environmental Initiatives in Our Business Activities" and "Environmental Communication."
("Operational Sites Covered in the Environmental Section" are excluded.)

Environmentally Conscious Management

Environmental Assurance Activities

  • Environmental Assurance Activities in 2010
  • Action Plan

Management System

  • Environmentally Conscious Management System
  • Acquiring ISO 14001 Consolidated Certification for the Canon Group
  • Global Environmental Promotion System
  • Environmental Audit
  • Compliance with Environmental Regulations / Risk Communications
  • Environmental Education

Environmental Accounting / Material Flow Cost Accounting

  • Environmental Accounting
  • Promoting Material Flow Cost Accounting

Biodiversity Initiatives

  • Basic Approach
  • Regional Initiatives

Environmentally Conscious Raw Materials (Produce)

Management of Chemical Substances in Products

  • Eliminating Designated Chemical Substances from Products
  • Managing Chemical Substances in Products and Promoting Green Procurement
  • Managing Product Environmental Information

Reducing CO2 from Raw Materials and Procured Goods

  • Cooperating with Suppliers to Alleviate the Environmental Burden
  • Lightening the Environmental Burden through the Use of Simulations during Development

Promoting Design for the Environment

  • Development of Low-Environmental-Burden Materials
  • Introduction of a Design for the Environment Method that Considers Product Lifecycles
  • Resource-Efficient Product Design

Environmental Activities at Operational Sites (Produce)

Reducing CO2 at Operational Sites

  • Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Energy Conservation

Resource Efficiency at Operational Sites

  • Reducing Waste
  • Reducing Use of Water Resources

Management of Hazardous Substances and Legal Compliance

  • Reducing Emissions of Controlled Chemical Substances
  • Remediation of Soil and Groundwater by the Canon Group

Environmentally Conscious Logistics (Produce)

Reducing CO2 during Distribution

  • CO2 Emission Reduction in Transportation
  • Efforts to Improve Transport Efficiency
  • Promoting Modal Shifts

Improving Packaging Processes

  • Resource Efficiency when Transporting Materials
  • Resource Efficiency in Packaging

Environmentally Conscious Products (Use)

Reducing CO2 during Use

  • Energy Conservation during Use
  • Product Design with Consideration for Energy Conservation

Qualified Environmentally Conscious Products

  • Regulatory Conformance

Usage Proposals to Customers

  • Distributing Information on Environmentally Conscious Products

Improving Product Value during Use

  • Examples of Environmentally Conscious Products

Collection and Recycling (Recycle)

Recycling Systems

  • Global Collection and Recycling System

Product Collection and Recycling

  • Recycling of Used Products

Collection and Recycling of Consumables

  • Toner Cartridge Recycling
  • Ink Cartridge Recycling
  • Collection and Recycling of Small Secondary Batteries (Japan)
  • Recycling Containers and Packaging Materials (Japan)

Environmental Communication

Canon's Communication Activities Concept

Exhibiting at Environmental Exhibitions

Canon's Publications Portfolio

Operational Sites Covered in the Environmental Section

Operational Sites Covered in the Environmental Section

Environmental Activities

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