Message from the Officer in charge of Sustainability Management

In promoting sustainability management at the Canon Marketing Japan Group (here in after "the Canon MJ Group"), we define material issues as key issues that need to be addressed immediately in order to maintain sustainable growth, and are implementing initiatives to meet the expectations and needs of our stakeholders. We are also conducting social contribution activities aimed at solving social issues in areas where it is difficult for our businesses to reach. By taking measures to address material issues and carrying out social contribution activities, we are working to put our corporate philosophy and Purpose into practice.
To implement these initiatives as a group, the Canon MJ Group holds discussions and makes resolutions primarily through the Sustainability Promotion Committee, which was established in February 2021. In addition to reviewing and formulating the Group’s sustainability policy, the committee also has the functions of monitoring the instillment of the Purpose, progress with addressing material issues and social contribution activities, as well as deliberation of the content to be communicated to stakeholders.
The committee also operates under the supervision of the Board of Directors. The president & representative director serves as the chairperson of the committee, and assumes overall responsibility for all sustainability-related matters.
In 2024, the committee convened four times to discuss a wide range of topics, leading to a variety of activities. For example, we redesigned our in-house recognition program with the intention of increasing the number of employees who embody our Purpose. We updated the system from honoring teams and employees that have achieved outstanding performance to honoring teams and employees that excel not only in their results, but also in embodying our Purpose. The Canon MJ Group has also established values and action guidelines for employees to follow in their work. Employees are evaluated in their annual evaluations in accordance with the values and action guidelines as well as their performance.
At the core of these values and action guidelines is the “Three Selfs” Spirit (self-motivation, self-management, and selfawareness), which has been passed down by the Canon Group since its founding. We reflected elements of the Purpose in these values and action guidelines, linking evaluations to words and actions that embody the Purpose.
We have also expanded our initiatives for promoting responsible supply chains, one of our material issues. Instead of being limited to activities within the Group, they now include conducting engagement with major suppliers on environmental and human rights issues.
Furthermore, we redesigned our social contribution activities to focus on supporting organizations aiming to obtain certification as Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Sites by the Ministry of the Environment.
We also implemented measures to raise awareness both inside and outside the Company, enhanced dialogue with NGOs and NPOs, and strengthened and expanded employee participation-oriented activities.

Building on these initiatives and under the Purpose, "Bringing together hopes and ideas with technologies to create a future beyond imagining," we will continue to evolve by deepening co-creation and collaboration with our stakeholders, thereby broadening the scope of social issues we can help resolve.