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28 CANON ANNUAL REPORT 2009
Through the WWF-Canon Polar
Bear Tracker Project and in
cooperation with the WWF,
Canon has developed educa-
tional materials. These
materials have been adopted
by elementary schools in
Vienna, Austria.
2009 Canon Green Volunteer Action
WWF-Canon Polar Bear Tracker Project features an environmental
education section through which Canon Europe and WWF offer
an interesting package of teaching materials on environmental
subjects to schools free of charge.
Also, through Canon Austria GmbH’s efforts, many Austrian
elementary schools offered classes on various project topics during
2009. Students at these schools enjoyed the opportunity to learn
about the impact of climate change on polar bears while studying
ways of reducing their own impact on the environment.
Making Strides against Breast Cancer—The WALK
For over a decade, Canon U.S.A. has supported the American
Cancer Society (ACS), which conducts extensive research, educa-
tion, advocacy and services for patients and their families aimed at
eliminating cancer as a major health concern. The company’s
support has taken the form of fund and product donations to help
the organization continue its research and services.
The ACS organizes an annual “Making Strides against Breast
Cancer” fund-raising campaign every October throughout the
United States. Canon U.S.A. employees and their families and
friends volunteer to participate in a walk that takes place in Jones
Beach State Park, Long Island, New York. Canon is a fl agship
sponsor of this event.
The Tsuzuri Project
Canon and the Kyoto Culture Association (NPO) jointly promote the
Tsuzuri Project aimed at preserving important Japanese cultural
properties. Using Canon’s digital SLR cameras, large-format inkjet
printers and color management technologies, skilled artisans produce
works almost indistinguishable from the originals. Reproduced works
are donated to the museums, shrines and temples that own the
originals, while the owners use the reproduced works for public and
educational events, thus ensuring better storage conditions for the
originals. During the three-year period from 2007 to 2010, a total of
15 historic items were reproduced and donated.
The Canon Institute for Global Studies and the Canon
Foundation
In areas as diverse as macroeconomics, natural resources and
energy, the environment, foreign affairs and national security, the
Canon Institute for Global Studies investigates, analyzes and
studies political, economic and social issues from a global perspec-
tive and disseminates fi ndings, information and policy proposals
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