April 2009
Helping consumers conserve the environment, Canon has announced the revival of its Canon Forest Program, working with Arbor Day Foundation on Earth Day.
Beginning May 1 and running through August 31, for every ten Canon Generation Green products registered on the Canon U.S.A. website, Canon will plant a tree through the Arbor Day Foundation.
Introduced on Earth Day last year, the Canon Forest Program was so successful that the original target date was met three weeks early and 20,000 trees were planted throughout the U.S.
In addition to the product registration campaign, Canon will plant one tree for every new hardware item purchased from the Canon eStore from April 23–May 7.
"Canon's commitment to the environment is an inherent part of our corporate philosophy of Kyosei–all people, regardless of race, religion, or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future," said Yuichi Ishizuka, SVP and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A.
"The smallest of efforts can add up significantly when everyone participates, ultimately helping us achieve our collective goal of a sustainable environment."
Canon's Generation Green line of products, which includes its PIXMA Inkjet Printers, imageFORMULA DR-Series scanners, imageCLASS printer products and CanoScan and LiDEscanners, offers paper-saving technology and energy-saving measures, as well as minimal product packaging, all helping to contribute to the overall sustainability of the environment.
Canon believes that accountability is vital to its sustainability initiatives; this is why Canon, along with the Arbor Day Foundation, will enable customers to keep track of the program's progress by visiting www.usa.canon.com/green, when the program commences on May 1.
Here visitors can register their new and existing Generation Green purchases, view a tree counter that will show where and how many trees have been planted, learn more about how they can maximize the efficiency of their Canon Generation Green Products and other features on the site.
In addition to Generation Green, Canon U.S.A. protects future generations by helping to preserve nature's most valuable resources through the support of a wide range of environmental education and conservation initiatives, including the Canon Envirothon, one of North America's largest high school environmental education competitions; the PBS NATURE series; and scientific research and educational programs at Yellowstone National Park. Canon also established the industry's first and longest-running Toner Cartridge Return Program in 1990.
To date, more than 150,000 tons of toner cartridges have been diverted from landfills.
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