Contributing to SDGs

Contributing to Achievement of SDGs via Materiality Issues

Canon is contributing to the achievement of the SDGs through various business activities. The chart below plots each SDG according to stakeholder expectations as gauged via our survey, versus the degree of relevance for Canon’s activities based on the three materiality themes. While gauging any shifts in societal expectations as accurately as possible, Canon contributes to the achievement of SDGs through the effective utilization of our proprietary technology and solutions.

Goal 17 (Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development) is omitted from the above matrix because it relates to all business activities.

Creating New Value and Solving Social Issues

• We are creating new businesses by combining Core Technologies, Fundamental Technologies, and Value Creation Technologies.
• We are working to create new value and address social issues through the business activities of the Printing, Imaging, Medical, and Industrial groups.

Creating New Value and Solving Social Issues

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Protecting and Conserving the Environment

• We are working throughout product lifecycles to achieve net-zero CO₂ emissions by 2050.
• We are reducing resource consumption and realizing advanced resource recycling.
• We are promoting management of the entire supply chain, including management of chemical substances in products.
• We are disclosing information to meet the needs of our stakeholders, including content in line with TCFD Recommendations.

Protecting and Conserving the Environment

Materiality-based Approach

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Responding to People and Society as a Good Corporate Citizen

• We respect human rights, including by formulating “Canon human rights policy” and identifying human rights-related risks.
• We support the active participation of women, including providing training to elevate women to roles in senior management.
• We work to improve quality by building QA systems that combine our own thinking with international quality management standards.
• In Africa, we provide support for youth to earn an income by acquiring technical skills related to imaging and printing.

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