Canon’s brand focuses on sustainability, but in reality, it lags behind its peers on one of the most important indicators: its use of clean energy.
Canon’s current renewable energy target is under 5%, whereas Ricoh, Sony, Fujifilm, and others are at 100%.
Beyond its lack of meaningful targets, Canon has curious links to climate denial. The Guardian exposed its links to the Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS), which serves as a platform for some quite extreme climate change denial.
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