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CANON ANNUAL REPORT 201030
Participants of the Canon PhotoMarathon Asia 2010, held in Singapore, took photos to submit to a photo contest.
Canon has begun investigations into whether or not the raw
materials the Company purchases for use in its products
include confl ict minerals. Additionally, the Company will strive
to act in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act and related
disclosure rules to be established by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Contributing to Society
Canon conducts wide-ranging social contribution activities. The
following are examples of these activities.
Canon—For a Green Vietnam
Canon has undertaken an environmental protection project,
Canon—For a Green Vietnam, since 2009 with the aim of promot-
ing environmental awareness among the people in Vietnam. As
part of this project, in 2010, Canon conducted the Canon—Green
Library for Kids initiative to donate bookshelves and more than
40,000 children’s books and textbooks to pupils across the nation.
These books were collected through the Canon—Environmental
Bag Exchange program. Through such donations, Canon is contrib-
uting to the development of school libraries in Vietnam.
Canon Foundation Decides the First Research Grant Recipients
Canon established the Canon Foundation in 2008 to commem-
orate its 70th anniversary. This foundation supports organizations
and individuals engaged in research and education in various
academic fi elds, beginning with science and technology, as
well as for cultural pursuits. In April 2010, the Canon
Foundation decided on the recipients for its fi rst research
grants, which consisted of 13 grants in the Creation of
Industrial Infrastructure category and three in the Pursuit of
Ideals category.
The Tsuzuri Project
In cooperation with an NPO, the Kyoto Culture Association,
Canon started a social contribution program called the Tsuzuri
Project (offi cial title: Cultural Heritage Inheritance Project) in
2007, aiming to preserve important Japanese cultural heritage
and promote the effective use of meticulously reproduced
original-based works. Through this project, Canon creates high-
precision reproductions of recognized Japanese cultural heri-
tage by employing its advanced digital image input, processing
and output technologies, together with gold-leaf and gold-paint