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Canon and the Further Education Sector 2010. 23 rd March 2010 David Lucioni BSc.(Hons) AIEMA Environment & Product Safety Manager, Canon UK & Ireland. Today’s Presentation. Get to know Canon Energy Consumption (during manufacture and operation)
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Canon and the Further Education Sector 2010 23rd March 2010 David Lucioni BSc.(Hons) AIEMA Environment & Product Safety Manager, Canon UK & Ireland
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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!
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
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!
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
Thank You Any Questions? david_lucioni@cuk.canon.co.uk 01737-220385 07967-751927