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| • Precision Optical Industry, Co., Ltd., the predecessor of Canon Inc., was founded in 1937. The Canon Group now employs over 130,000 people globally and is made up of 245 subsidiaries and affiliated companies
• Canon’s corporate philosophy is Kyosei – ‘living and working together for the common good’
• Canon Europe was established in 1957 and employs over 11,000 people,and serves customers in more than 110 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa. |
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| 2009 - Canon celebrates 50year anniversary of the SLR
2007 – Canon Europe celebrates 50 years in Europe at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco
2005 - Canon EXPO in Paris showcases Canon technology innovation which is shaping the way we do business and empowering imaging communication
2004 - Canon Europe is the largest sales revenue earner in the Canon Group delivering about a third of the global revenue
2001 - Canon Europe Ltd. is established in London as the strategic headquarters for Europe, working alongside the operational headquarters in Canon Europa N.V. in the Netherlands
1990 - Canon Information Systems R&D Europe Ltd. (Today, Canon Research France S.A.S) is established
1987 - Canon Foundation is established to provide assistance for research in mutual understanding between Japan and Europe
1983 - Canon Bretagne S.A. is established in France
1972 - Canon Giessen GmbH, Canon’s first European manufacturing site, is established in Germany
1968 - Canon Business Machines Sales, Inc. and Canon Amsterdam N.V. (Today, Canon Europa N.V.) is established
1957 - Canon Europa, a sole European distributor, is established in Geneva.
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| • The name Canon was derived from ‘Kwanon’, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy
• Canon was ranked 36th out of the Top 100 in the Interbrand & Business Week 2008 survey of the most valuable global brands
• Canon was ranked 4th in the Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies 2009 Industry ranking (‘Computers’ category).
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| • Canon has been awarded Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Camera Brand in Europe for 9 consecutive years. |
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| • Canon is listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo and New York stock exchanges
• Canon Inc. results showed annual net sales of ¥4,094 billion and net income of ¥309 billion in 2008
• Canon Europe contributes approximately a third of the company’s global revenue |
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| • Canon invests about 9% of sales on R&D worldwide annually
• Canon currently holds No.3 spot for patents registered in the United States
• In 2008, the Company was granted 2,114 patents* in the United States, placing it third among all corporations
• Canon is pursuing innovation in ‘prototype-less design’ - a 3D-CAD infrastructure aimed at reducing costs by decreasing the need for product prototypes
• Canon aims to promote in-house manufacturing as a means of differentiating new products
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| • Canon Group achieved stage two of the ISO 14001 Certification in 2006, recognising the company’s commitment towards environmental management and its strategy now and for the future
• Canon’s aim is to at least double overall lifecycle environmental efficiency by 2010, using 2000 as the baseline date (Factor 2)
• Canon focuses on phasing out hazardous chemicals from products wherever possible
• 95% of Canon products qualified for the International ENERGY STAR program in 2006
• In 2006, Canon achieved a 100% recycling rate (by mass) for collected toner cartridges
• In 2006, Canon achieved 1.36 on its overriding indicator for environmental performance, Factor 2
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| • Canon is involved in activities that make a positive contribution to society to fulfil its social responsibilities as a good corporate citizen
Key activities:
• Humanitarian aid and disaster relief
• Conservation of the environment
• Social welfare; local communities
• Education and science
• Art, culture and sports
Canon Europe is a leading supporter of environmental conservation efforts and champion of disaster relief and community outreach.
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