Canon

Canon, a leading company in the electrical machinery and apparatus sector headquartered in Japan, reported a total of approximately 7.77 billion kg CO2e in emissions for 2025. This figure encompasses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. The breakdown includes approximately 184.18 million kg CO2e for Scope 1, approximately 817.00 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 (market-based), and approximately 6.77 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3.

For Scope 3 emissions in 2025, the largest contributors were purchased goods and services (approximately 2.59 billion kg CO2e) and the use of sold products (approximately 2.24 billion kg CO2e).

Canon has established significant climate commitments, including a near-term target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% by 2030, using 2022 as a base year. Additionally, the company aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions (specifically categories 1 and 11, which cover purchased goods and services and the use of sold products) by 25% by 2030, also from a 2022 base year. These targets have been submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for official validation.

Looking further ahead, Canon has committed to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions across its entire product lifecycle by 2050. The company is actively implementing initiatives to reduce emissions at each stage of the product lifecycle.

In terms of progress, for the period up to 2024, Scope 1 and 2 emissions had been reduced by approximately 13.5% and Scope 3 emissions by approximately 17.0%, both compared to 2022 levels. Canon has also seen an average annual improvement rate of 3.76% in its lifecycle CO2 emissions per product unit between 2008 and 2024.