Environment policies - Canon India

QEHS Policy

12 April 2008

The management and Staff of Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. are committed to the concept and practice of total Quality, Environment, Health and Safety (QEHS) throughout our organisation and complying with relevant legislation and other requirements.

The objective is to provide Sales, Distribution and Servicing of Canon Brand of Office Equipment and other Electronic Equipment in a manner that meets the standards and requirements of our customers. This is central to our Customer Satisfaction Philosophy to instil confidence in our customer and continually improve Quality, Productivity, Environmental, Health and Safety performance and impress upon them to engender empathy and create new values.

We are committed:

To develop, implement, maintain and improve the Company's QEHS Management System
To enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirements
Continually strive to improve processes, costs and add value
To prevent injury and ill health and to place the safety and health of all employees as top priority
To improve environmental and quality performance through conservation of natural resources, waste minimalisation and prevention of pollution
To arrange, provide, maintain and continually improve safe system of work for all employees
To plan safety-related and incident prevention activities
To provide adequate training, information and instruction on quality activities, environmental protection, workplace safety and health hazards
To provide all necessary resources for the protection of people and assets
To ensure that the requirements of environmental, occupational safety and health, legal and other requirements are complied with

Herein lies the fundamental of all work undertaken and practised by all personnel in their daily activities. It is important that all staff acknowledge their responsibility in these aspects and to provide positive contribution for quality, environment, health, safety and welfare in conjunction with the policy.

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Satoshi Kimura
President & CEO
Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Canon Group Environment Charter

1 August 2004

Corporate Philosophy
Kyosei
Achieve corporate growth and development while contributing to the prosperity of the world and the happiness of humankind.

Environmental Assurance Philosophy
In the interest of world prosperity and the happiness of humankind, pursue maximization of resource efficiency, and contribute to the creation of a society that practices sustainable development.

Fundamental Policies for Environment Assurance
Seek to harmonise environmental and economic interests in all business activities, products and services (the EQCD concept); offer products with lower environmental burden through innovative improvements in resource efficiency, and eliminate anti-social activities that threaten the health and safety of mankind and the environment.

Optimise the organisation for promoting the Canon Group's global environmental efforts, and promote environmental assurance activities for the Group as a whole
Assess the environmental impact of entire product lifecycles and explore ways to minimise environmental burden
Promote the research and development of technologies and materials essential for environmental assurance and share the achievements with society
Comply with all applicable laws in each country/region and other requirements the Canon Group agrees upon with stakeholders, and promote energy and resource conservation and elimination of hazardous substances in all corporate activities
In producing and purchasing necessary resources, give priority to materials, parts and products with lower environmental burden
Establish an Environmental Management System (EMS) to prevent environmental pollution and damage and steadily reduce environmental burden
Actively disclose to all stakeholders information on environmental burden and keep them updated on the progress of environmental measures
Raise the environmental awareness of employees and educate them to take the initiative in environmental protection
Maintain close relationships with governments, communities, and other interested parties, and actively support and participate in environmental protection activities

Fujio Mitarai
President and CEO
Canon Inc

Environmental certifications: ISO 14001

ISO 14001 certification is based on the international standards outlined by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). It is primarily concerned with environmental management systems. This certification is awarded to companies that consciously reduce harmful effects on the environment in their activities.

In August 2006, Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. was awarded the Group ISO 14001 certification. With the successful conversion from its individual certification to consolidated group certification, Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd.has demonstrated an environmental management strategy to bring about sustainable development in line with the Canon Inc Group name. Like its headquarter, Canon Singapore is concerned about the potential impact of their activities, processes, products and services to the environment.

Currently, Canon Inc.'s 47 businesses and subsidiaries, 17 marketing offices in Europe, USA and Australia and 5 offices in Asia (excluding Japan) have received ISO 14001 consolidated group certification. The company planned to completely switch to group certification that covers all overseas production sites and sales companies by 2007.

Environmental certifications: Green label certification

The Green Label certification, given by the Singapore Environmental Council (SEC), is a scheme that awards environment-friendly products.

Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd. is the first company to obtain Green Label Certification for copiers in November 2004. Currently 18 models (imageRUNNER 2200, imageRUNNER 2270, imageRUNNER 2800, imageRUNNER 3300, imageRUNNER 4570, imageRUNNER 5570, imageRUNNER 6570, imageRUNNER 3225, imageRUNNER 3235, imageRUNNER 3245, imageRUNNER 5055, imageRUNNER 5065, imageRUNNER 5075, imageRUNNER C2550i, imageRUNNER C3180i, imageRUNNER C3580i, and imageRUNNER C4580i) have obtained the eco label. The Green Label Certification attests to Canon's pro-environment approach in product design and manufacturing.