Canon and the Further Education Sector 2010

1. Canon and the Further Education Sector 2010 23rd March 2010 David Lucioni BSc.(Hons) AIEMA Environment & Product Safety Manager, Canon UK & Ireland

2. Today’s Presentation • Get to know Canon • Energy Consumption (during manufacture and operation) • Carbon Footprint (during manufacture and operation) • Management of waste (including hardware & recycling) • Lifecycle of hardware • Recycling of consumables (i.e toner cartridges) • Use of chemicals which are hazardous to the environment (in manufacture and operation) • Health and safety of users of Canon systems • Canon’s policy on transport of equipment and support personnel • Some ‘quick wins’ for you

3. Environment & Sustainability “Living and working together for the common good” Corporate Social Responsibility Conservation Partnerships Compliance Environment Green Procurement RoHS, REACH Recycling The benefits of partnering with Canon

4. Energy Consumption

5. Carbon Footprint • EcoLeaf Declaration • This is a voluntary initiative in Japan only • Not adopted outside Japan yet as no accepted international standard • Complies with a type 3 product declaration under ISO14025

6. Management of Waste WEEE Regulations 2006 – came into force 2nd Jan 2007 Canon was already taking back replaced machines Canon branded paper is chlorine free Sustainably managed (high Grade) or 100% recycled pulp (Bright Recycled)

7. Management of Waste - Recycling • Hardware • Remanufactured at Giessen, Germany • Sold via broker • Recycled using latest technology • Toner bottles • 3 year search • Guarantee 0% to landfill • Fully auditable system www.ereco.co.uk

8. Lifecycle of hardware • 9% of profit spent on R&D • Designed to be easily recycled • No surface coatings to plastic panels • Parts easily separable • No hazardous chemicals • Research into bioplastics • Reduce reliance on fossil-fuel – derived polymers • Emerging technology

9. Chemicals • Kyosei forbids Canon to use any chemical that may harm the environment • Canon released all RoHS compliant products in 2005 • In addition to the six chemicals under RoHS, Canon identified an additional seven that it has also removed

10. Health & Safety of Canon Products • All products CE marked & comply with RoHS, REACH, Batteries regulations • This means that any noise or electro-magnetic radiation emitted from Canon machines is at or well below EU limits • All user-replaceable parts are easy to remove and insert • All inks and toners are non-toxic and non-hazardous in normal use • i.e. not carcinogenic! Risk of explosion!

11. Transport • To reduce carbon footprint • Trains & Ships only used from factories • Sales Staff & Service Technicians • New vehicle fleet – VW Golf BlueMotion estate only variants offered has 129gCO2/km emissions • Canon Sustainability Report • Published since 1999 • http://www.canon.com/environment/report/pdf/report2009e.pdf

12. Some ‘quick wins’ • Decrease your margin • Use a sans serif font – e.g. Arial, Verdana • Decrease your font size • Try ‘Ecofont’ (www.ecofont.eu) • Choose presentation colours wisely • Default to double-sided printingYES! YES!

13. In summary • Canon has a long history of caring for the Environment • Canon’s products are designed to reduce their impact on the Environment over the full life cycle of the product • Canon technology is licensed for use in many applications (& competitors!) • Canon has pioneered recycling initiatives • Canon’s philosophy ensures that your own sustainability/green procurement ideals will be satisfied by partnering with Canon

14. Thank You Any Questions? david_lucioni@cuk.canon.co.uk 01737-220385 07967-751927