Canon Asia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Message
Canon’s corporate philosophy is kyosei, which means ‘to live and work together for the common good’. This is what Canon does every day with its corporate activities. We understand that our business is supported by the development of society as a whole. This is why, as a Good Corporate Citizen, Canon aims to contribute to the realization of a better society by engaging in sound and fair business activities. In addition, we realize that we have an increasingly important role to play in addressing complex social issues that include climate change, frequent natural disasters, poverty and inequality as expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations.
Canon’s sales companies in Asia abide by the basic CSR statement of the Canon Group. In addition, we draw on Group resources such as advanced technological capabilities, global business deployment expertise, and diverse, specialized human resources to engage in activities tailored to characteristics and issues specific to the Asian countries and regions we operate in. Besides reinvesting business profits into local communities, we are also committed to addressing social issues, as we believe such activities are essential to sustainable development. Canon Asia’s social contribution activities are focused on education, community care, environment, and cultural improvement. In times of need, we provide humanitarian support to people facing harsh conditions and natural disasters. Under the umbrella message “Imaging for Good”, we aim to do our part in creating a better and sustainable society with fair chances for all, creating and capturing smiles wherever we go.
The perfect outdoor classroom to raise awareness for biodiversity preservation.
In collaboration with ReMind Singapore, Canon Singapore Sponsors Postcards to Promote Mental Wellness.
Canon Singapore is proud to be part of the Community Chest Fu Dai 2021 event.
Canon Singapore provided several large format stickers and labels to APSN Chaoyang and APSN Katong to help communicate the importance of safe distancing to special needs students.
Since 2014, the EOS Academy school programme offers a wide array of photography and videography courses to all schools and institutions based in Singapore.
Canon contributes to the community wellbeing through its strong support for sports activities.
To Mom with Love
As a tribute to the unwavering love of mothers, Canon Singapore partnered APSN to organise a virtual craft workshop for a group of special needs beneficiaries. The group created hand-crafted cards for their mothers on 16 April 2022.
Two Mother’s Day templates were chosen from Canon Creative Park https://creativepark.canon/ and pre-printed using PIXMA Printer. External trainers were engaged to virtually guide the beneficiarie as they proudly flashed their completed artwork on screen at the end of the session.
Canon Singapore advocates inclusiveness for all segments of the society.
Nature Tour with APSN
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve was the perfect outdoor classroom for 20 special-needs beneficiaries and their caretakers. On the first weekend of November 2022, the beneficiaries were joined by 10 Canon staff volunteers and two Singapore Tourism Board accredited nature guides. The event was organised by Canon Singapore to raise awareness on the preservation of biodiversity, with a special emphasis on migratory birds in the area. The group had an exciting, fun-filled excursion and spotted numerous cranes and wildlife from the observation pavilion. In addition, the 12x32 IS binoculars and the Powershot Zoom were deployed to take the action right before the eyes of thrilled participants, creating an immersive experience on this learning journey.
Postcards to Promote Mental Wellness
We are doing our part to promote mental wellness among youths. Through a collaboration with ReMind Singapore, 6000 postcards were printed using the Canon’s VarioPrint i300 machine. These postcards were then distributed to students of 3 local high schools. Students can personalise their messages or pen down words of encouragement for their peers. Coping with school and adjustments brought by COVID-19 restrictions put the students at risk of increased mental burden. A simple encouragement goes a long way to help provide hope, support, and build mental resilience among youths.
Celebrating Lunar New Year with a Heart
Canon Singapore is proud to be part of the Community Chest Fu Dai 2021 event. Four units of our temperature screening solutions, the Facial Access Control Temperature System (FACTS) were deployed during the 3-days event to help screen volunteers and provide easy TraceTogether token check-ins. While the event volunteers work hard to spread joy to the beneficiaries, we are also doing our part to keep everyone safe and healthy.
Contributing to Safe Distancing Practice
At Canon, we promote inclusion and embrace diversity. This ethos formed an intrinsic part of Canon’s core philosophy, kyosei. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, we firmly believed that no one should be left behind.
In October 2020, Canon Singapore provided several large format stickers and labels to APSN Chaoyang and APSN Katong to help communicate the importance of safe distancing to special needs students. These stickers were printed using the Canon's Colorado 1650 Large format printer and the large format stickers were installed onsite by the staff of Canon Singapore.
EOS Academy School Programme
Since 2014, the EOS Academy school programme offers a wide array of photography and videography courses to all schools and institutions based in Singapore ranging from fundamental technique training to advance courses on top of complimentary programmes - “Introduction to Photography” and “Introduction to Videography”. The workshops expose students to the world of photography with new knowledge in handling cameras and enhance the learners’ skills in storytelling.
Partnership with Singapore Bowling Federation
Canon also contribute to the community wellbeing through its strong support for sports activities.
One excellent example is the long-standing partnership with Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF) since 2008, which helps local bowlers realise their full potential at international events like the Asian Games Champion and the World Bowling Women’s Championships.
This long term sponsorship over a decade enables SBF to develop more customised programmes to help athletes, and at the same time elevate the popularity of bowling as a national sport in Singapore.