Environmentally Conscious Management
Education and Cultivating Awareness

Environmental Education

Canon’s environmental education programs provide basic environmental training to all employees, and specialized training for employees engaged in specific types of work. The basic environmental training aims to equip employees with an awareness of the importance of environmental assurance activities and an understanding of related policies and targets, while the aim of the specialized training program is to enable employees involved in environmental assurance activities to acquire knowledge and expertise. The specialized training program consists of product environment, operational site environment and environmental audit sections. Of these, product environment training enables those responsible for product environmental assessments and product surveys to acquire knowledge and expertise. These educational programs are designed to enable employees to receive needed training at a time that suits their schedule, whether by e-learning, group discussion, group work, or other method. Among the specialized environmental training programs, we have made the courses on risk management available globally, with the training materials translated into English and Chinese. In 2023 also, we carried out training for employees involved in risk management related work (total of approximately 8,500 participants).

“Minimum Energy 360” Motto Adopted to Help Energize Environmental Initiatives

Environmental issues are all around us waiting to be addressed. To help employees develop a shared mindset of saving energy and resources, Canon has adopted the motto “Minimum Energy 360.” Emphasizing the need to minimize energy usage in every direction (360˚), this motto encapsulates our commitment to the ongoing pursuit of various activities to use the minimum amount of energy at every step across the value chain, from the time that Canon carries out development and production, to the stage of transportation and logistics, to the point at which customers use our products and when they are finally reused.

By adopting this motto throughout the Group, the idea is that staff start to view every kind of corporate activity as an opportunity to minimize energy usage, cultivating this outlook as a part of the general culture at Canon.