Environment Brochure - Canon

Canon –committed tothe environmentOUR COMMITMENTTO KYOSEISince 1988 Canon hasmade Kyosei – “living andworking together for thecommon good” – a livingprinciple by requiringemployees to make acommitment to responsibleworking practices. We seekto demonstrate it in everyaspect of our corporatemission, goals, cultureand behaviour.OUR COMMITMENT TOENERGY CONSERVATIONAs part of our long-termwork towards environmentalimprovement, we haveintroduced a number ofnew technologies whichimprove the energyefficiency of our products,ensuring that in every casethey consume less energythan their predecessors.OUR COMMITMENTTO FACTOR 2Canon has set a quantifiableenvironmental goal, calledFactor 2, which we aim toachieve by 2010.This commitment will reduceour environmental burdenby doubling our resourceefficiency through anincrease of the ratio of netsales to life cycle CO 2emissions by a factor of 2.When achieved, this will bedue to meeting our targets inthe following areas:• Resourceconservation• Energy conservation• Elimination ofhazardoussubstancesBy achieving this Canonaims to secure its position asan industry leadingenvironmental company.