Canon Inc. has announced the company has been awarded the Platinum rating for the second consecutive year for its sustainability efforts by France-based global sustainability ratings organization EcoVadis. The award places Canon within the top 1% of companies assessed globally.

EcoVadis assesses more than 150,000 companies spanning 185 countries and 250 industries according to various criteria across the four themes of "Environment," "Labor & Human Rights," "Ethics" and "Sustainable Procurement." As worldwide interest in corporate sustainability efforts increases, companies around the world now take into consideration the EcoVadis rating of potential clients and partners.

The Canon Group has made continued efforts toward sustainability, which led to high rankings in all four categories. Canon received particularly high marks in the categories of "Environment" and "Labor & Human Rights" which helped it to obtain the Platinum rating for a second consecutive year.

Canon's initiatives for sustainability

Canon is working to strengthen initiatives related to environmental and societal issues in order to contribute to societal sustainability.

In the environmental field, Canon aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout entire product life cycles (Scope 1, 2, and 3) by 2050. Canon has also set science-based GHG emissions reduction targets in line with SBTi standards: by 2030, a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 25% reduction in Scope 3 emissions (Category 1 and 11) compared to 2022 levels.

Furthermore, Canon respects the human rights of all stakeholders involved in its business activities, including employees and business partners. It has formulated the Canon Group Human Rights Policy as a declaration of its stance on human rights and implements human rights due diligence throughout the entire group while carrying out activities to spread awareness among group employees both in Japan and overseas through such methods as e-learning.

In other news, Canon Inc. has announced it received the 2025 Excellent Performance Award from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC), a semiconductor foundry. This award recognizes companies that have made significant contributions to TSMC's success and the advancement of the semiconductor industry.

Canon was presented with the award for Excellent Production Support, a category within the 2025 Excellent Performance Awards. Canon's evaluation was based on its efforts to improve TSMC's production capacity through timely equipment supply, high-quality service support and the development of new functions to meet customer requests. This is the third time Canon has received this prestigious award.

Encouraged by this award, Canon will continue to advance its semiconductor lithography technology and strengthen its support services to help drive innovation in the semiconductor industry and contribute to society.

In other news, Canon U.S.A. Inc. has announced the launch of the new imageFORMULA R40II Office Document Scanner. Building on the success of the previous iteration, the imageFORMULA R40, the new R40II is designed to help increase productivity and organization in today's offices and home workspaces. The exciting new technology delivers upgraded performance, a more compact design and enhanced image processing features to support modern document capture needs.

Ideal for environments such as accounting, legal services, education and small businesses, as well as home offices, the imageFORMULA R40II features a compact body that is smaller than its predecessor, with a foldable paper feeder. The R40II scanner can scan up to 45 ppm, both sides of a document in a single pass, in color or black-and-white. Capable of holding up to 60 sheets, it can handle a variety of document types including receipts, contracts, photos, business cards and more. A built-in monochrome LCD display with intuitive icons provides clear status updates and error notifications, helping simplify daily use.

The imageFORMULA R40II office document scanner is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems. The scanner includes Canon's CaptureOnTouch software, which offers an easy-to-use interface and includes image processing features such as Active Threshold, Highlighter Enhancement and Documents with Photo mode to help improve image quality across a variety of document types. Additionally, USB Type-C connectivity supports newer computers and laptops.

The imageFORMULA R40II scanner includes a one-year limited warranty for advanced exchange service via Canon's U.S.-based service and support. Extended warranty options are also available for purchase to help maximize uptime throughout the product life.

The Canon imageFORMULA R40II office document scanner is available for purchase through various major retailers.