Climate Change
CO2 Reduction in Logistics
We are working to reduce our logistics-related CO2 emissions at every stage, from procurement to sales. To reduce the environmental impact of transportation, we are promoting modal shifts by switching from air to maritime transport for international transport and from road transport to rail transport and coastal shipping (such as ferries) for domestic transport. Canon Vietnam, in particular has actively pursued a Canon-led modal shift from road to barge transport by utilizing river ports located near its factories. We are also implementing a "container round-use" initiative under which import shipping containers are reused for export shipments, contributing to shorter overall transportation distances by reducing container repositioning.
Furthermore, Canon China is advancing the introduction of electric trucks and has begun expanding their deployment to large trucks, in addition to existing small electric trucks.
Canon Marketing Japan is taking advantage of Japan's "2024 problem" in logistics as an opportunity to improve the logistics of consumer products such as cameras, lenses, and printers. Through repeated discussions with stakeholders, we reviewed transportation loading efficiency, delivery methods, and product return operations, which contributed to the improvement of the working environment not only for our own company, but also for logistics companies. In 2024, we streamlined the fleet of vehicles used for transport and delivery between our warehouses and those of our business partners by about 400 vehicles, and further cut this number by 50 in 2025, thereby also reducing CO2 emissions associated with logistics. Going forward, we will continue to make further improvements to logistics operations with the aim of rolling out these improvements to other Group companies.
In addition, in the area of transport packaging, we are promoting initiatives such as improving loading efficiency through package downsizing, reducing the use of plastics in packaging materials, and reusing used cardboard as cushioning material.
At our warehouses, we are working to reduce environmental impact by cutting electricity consumption through the adoption of LED lighting and by utilizing renewable energy via installation of solar panels.
