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Corporate Background Canon Inc. was founded in 1937. Canon Europe was established twenty years later in 1957 Canon Inc. employs more than 190,000 people worldwide. Canon Europe employs over 13,500 people across 20 local country operations in the EMEA region
Canon’s consolidated net sales for Canon Inc. for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 were ¥799.9 billion (US $10.3 billion). Dollar amount is translated solely for the convenience of the reader at JPY 78 = US $1 the approximate exchange rate on the Tokyo Foreign Exchange market as of 28 September, 2012 Canon Inc. remained profitable in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 with a net income of ¥163.4 billion (US $2.1 billion) Canon Europe contributes approximately a third of the company’s global revenue, selling to customers in more than 116 countries and regions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa Canon’s first European manufacturing site, Canon Giessen GmbH, was established in Germany in 1972 Canon’s corporate philosophy is encapsulated in the word Kyosei, meaning living and working together for the common good
Brand Canon’s Brand Promise is to help people realise the Power of Image The European Brand Strapline, You Can, was launched in 2002 and is designed to inspire and encourage customers to realise the Power of Image Canon was ranked 30th in Interbrand’s 100 Best Global Brands 2012 survey Canon has also been awarded Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Camera Brand in Europe for 12 consecutive years Canon was ranked 5th in the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies 2012 Industry ranking (‘Computers’ category)
Sustainability Canon’s commitment to sustainability is focused in three key areas: Business, Environment and Society
Business Canon provides its customers with products, services and solutions that support business efficiency and improvement, and wider economic growth
Canon has achieved worldwide ISO14001 certification, the international standard for environment management systems
Environment Canon products are highly energy efficient and almost 100% of our in scope products qualify for the EU ENERGY STAR® Programme Canon started the world’s first toner cartridge recycling programme in 1990 Canon reduced CO2 emissions in EMEA by 3% in 2010 vs. 2009 Canon improved 2010 office waste recycling rate in EMEA by more than 10% vs. 2009
Society
Technology & Innovation Canon’s Imaging Engines were created by integrating a series of technologies developed throughout Canon’s history. They are the core technologies in all of Canon’s current products: Image Capture Engine – High resolution and high image quality for lens, sensor and image processing technologies Electrophotography Engine – Electrophotography technology is at the heart of laser beam printers and copying machines that have been rated as the best in the world Inkjet Engine – Capable of delivering mircroscopic ink droplets as small as one picolitre (one-trillionth of a litre), making even DNA chip fabrication possible Photolithography Engine – Canon’s semiconductor exposure technology integrates the ultimate in optical and ultraprecision positioning technologies Display Engine – Next generation flat screen display technology delivers large screen, high quality images with low power consumption
Canon to maintain its position as the No.1 manufacturer of DSLRs Canon was the inventor of the Bubble Jet method of inkjet printing and introduced the industry’s first cartridge-type copying machine
Sponsorship Canon Europe partners with the Red Cross by supporting youth orientated projects across 13 European countries Canon Europe became the first WWF Conservation Partner in Europe, Middle East and Africa in 1998. Since 2007, Canon Europe has sponsored a WWF polar bear tracking programme designed to stop the decline of the polar bear population and raise awareness of the effects of climate change. In 2012, Canon sponsored the WWF ‘Sailing to Siku – Voyage to the Last Ice Area’ expedition Canon Europe has a 30-year history of supporting football, with past and current sponsorships including the following: Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2012™ Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008™ UEFA Cup Final, UEFA Super Cup 2007 Russian Premier Football League Africa Cup of Nations 2008
- Canon Europe is the Principal sponsor of the London and Milan Fashion Weeks and is a sponsor of Paris Fashion Week
- Canon has become an Official Partner of the IAAF World Athletics Series from 2013 to 2016 (including the IAAF World Championships)
Research and Development In fiscal 2011, the Company invested ¥307.8 billion in R&D, accounting for 8.7% of sales In 2011, the Company was granted 2,813 patents * in the United States, placing it third among all corporations Canon has ranked among the top 10 U.S patent recipients since 1984 (a 28-year period) Canon has ranked among the top 5 U.S patent recipients from 1992 to 2011 (a 20-year period) Canon has ranked among the top 3 U.S patent recipients in 22 of last 25 years
*Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Calculated based upon announcements of weekly totals.
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