Environmental Activities > Report and Communication > Global Warming Countermeasures at Canon

Canon has long understood the importance of preventing global warming. In 1996, before the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, we established the Operational Site Energy Efficient Special Committee under the Global Environment Promotion Committee. Since then, we have promoted energy conservation activities across the Group, which have included developing technologies to prevent global warming, as well as making improvements to production facilities and air conditioning equipment that consume substantial amounts of energy.

In 1998, we established the Countermeasure Sub-Committee on PFCs, and by 1999 we had successfully eliminated PFCs, HFCs, and SF6, non-CO2 greenhouse gases used as cleaners, solvents, and aerosol propellants. We have also been reducing greenhouse gases emitted in the semiconductor manufacturing process by installing combustion-type removal devices.

Further, in 2005 we established medium- and long-term goals for the reduction of greenhouse gases for individual operating segments. These segments are conducting activities to achieve their targets, working in cooperation with related operating sites.