Canon India marks milestone with the adoption of its 10th village, Sathanuru, Karnataka, under the ‘Adopt a Village’ initiative
Canon India marks milestone with the adoption of its 10th village, Sathanuru, Karnataka, under the ‘Adopt a Village’ initiative
Karnataka, 3rd November 2025 – Strengthening its commitment towards sustainable growth across regions of India, Canon India announced the adoption of Sathanuru Village in Karnataka, marking the 10th village to join Canon’s ‘Adopt a Village’ flagship initiative. Marking this milestone, Canon aims to set forth its efforts towards continuous and inclusive growth in southern region, bringing education infrastructure, women empowerment, environmental awareness, and a vision to solidify the communities. The inaugural celebrations were led by Mr. C. Sukumaran, Senior Director, Product and Communication, Canon India, in the presence of Mr. Mattigowda Block Education Officer.
The new village adoption marks the next strategic expansion of the initiative in Southern India, where Canon has been driving holistic transformation in villages like Maharaja Katte and Annadodi near Bengaluru. Under the adoption of Sathanuru Village, Canon will focus on its key pillars of community development including Education, Eye Care, Environment, and Empowerment – bringing together a fostered, self-reliant and sustainable community ecosystem. Further, underscoring Canon India’s ongoing mission to uplift the underserved communities and contribute meaningfully to inclusive growth.
As part of the ‘Adopt a Village’ initiative launched in 2012, Canon India has been undertaking the overall development of villages across India for a certain period. Through its efforts, Canon has touched more than 300,000 lives across the country, with active involvement of over 11,500+ volunteers from Canon. This year, the initiative has successfully completed the five-year transformation journey of Parivali Village in Maharashtra and celebrated the three-year milestone of its association with Nandrampur Bass in Haryana. Both the villages stand as strong examples of Canon’s sustained interventions, which has collectively nurtured self-reliant and sustainable communities.
Speaking on the announcement Mr. C. Sukumaran, Senior Director, Product & Communications, said “At Canon, we believe real development begins when communities are empowered to shape their own futures. For over 14 years, our ‘Adopt a Village’ initiative has created pathways to education, livelihood, and sustainable progress across rural India. Today, as we mark the landmark 10th village adoption with Sathanuru in Karnataka, we are proud to extend this journey of transformation. In Southern India, villages like Maharaja Katte and Annadodi, near Bengaluru, stand as living examples that access to quality education and sustainable development can inspire self-reliance. With Sathanuru, we reaffirm our commitment to driving long-term community empowerment and nurturing change that will impact generations to come.”
About Canon’s corporate philosophy ‘Kyosei’
Canon India’s CSR endeavours are driven by their corporate philosophy of ‘Kyosei’, which indicates the ‘spirit of living and working together for the common good’, which is considered foremost in the organization’s way of working and day-to-day operations. However, their definition of the word is much broader and encompasses “all people-regardless of their race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together for the common good.” Moving forward with this philosophy, they believe in standing in unison when it comes to their commitment to the community and strive to make a positive impact in the society and the environment. The organization is involved in various community welfare programs aligned with their 4Es CSR policy implying Education, Eye Care, Environment and Empowerment, to build progressive self-reliant communities.
About Canon Inc.
Canon Inc., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leader in the fields of professional and consumer imaging equipment, industrial equipment, and information systems. Canon’s extensive range of products includes production printers, multifunction office systems, inkjet and laser printers, cameras, video and cinematography equipment, network cameras, medical systems and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. Originally established in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., a camera manufacturer, Canon has successfully diversified and globalized to become a worldwide industry leader in professional and consumer imaging systems and solutions. With about 170,000 employees worldwide, the Canon Group includes manufacturing and marketing subsidiaries in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania; and a global R&D network with companies based in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Canon’s consolidated net sales for fiscal 2024 (ended December 31, 2024) totalled USD 28.54 billion (at an exchange rate of JPY158=U.S.$1). Visit the Canon Inc. website at: global.canon
About Canon India
Canon India Pvt. Ltd. is the sales and marketing subsidiary of Canon Inc., a world leader in imaging technologies. Having started its operations in 1997, Canon India markets a comprehensive range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging products and solutions in India. The company today has offices in 10 cities across India with merchandise warehousing facilities at 4 location and employs over 1000 staff and over 850 channel partners. Canon India enjoys a vast retail presence across the country through Image Square stores, PIXMA Zones, and BIS Lounges. Canon India’s service reach extends to over 632 towns covering 19,000+ PIN codes across India – which comprises of 349+ Camera collection points, 15 Camera repair centers, 325+ Printer repair centres, 197 Copier, Scanner and 81 Large Format Printer Sales & Service dealers. (Updated as of July 2025)
In sync with its corporate tagline- ‘Delighting You Always’, reinforced by World-class technology, Canon offers an extended product portfolio, including Digital Production Printers, Large Format Printers, Commercial Printers, Multi-Functional Devices, Managed Document Services, Inkjet & Laser Printers, Document and Cheque Scanners, Digital Cameras, DSLRs, Mirrorless cameras, Cinematic Imaging Products and Surveillance cameras catering to the multiple market segments of consumer, SME, B2B, Commercial, Government & PSUs.
