Water Resource Conservation
Reducing Water Usage
Canon collects water data by intake source (public water system, industrial water system, or groundwater) and manages water resources carefully so as not to exceed intake limits for the different regions in which it operates. We also set and manage targets for the volume of water used in production, and constantly strive to further reduce water usage by improving production processes, raising water-usage efficiency and enhancing the quality of our water management.
Use of Water Resources
In 2023, water consumption increased by 3.2% from the previous year to 8,663,000 m3. This reflected larger water volumes used in cooling for facility maintenance purposes and due to the higher prevailing temperatures, which more than offset the ongoing efforts of Canon Group sites to reduce water usage.
- * Third-party verification obtained for water consumption figures from 2018.
- * The scope of aggregation mainly includes companies that have acquired ISO 14001 consolidated certification.