11 Canon printing products earn EPEAT Climate+ designation for meeting rigorous evaluation criteria for climate change initiatives, including seven models of its imageRUNNER ADVANCE DX, MAXIFY GX3020, MAXIFY GX4020, imagePROGRAF TC-20, PIXMA TR150

Canon Inc. announced today that 11 of its printing products have earned¹ the EPEAT Climate+ designation, new evaluation criteria established for climate change initiatives under EPEAT, making Canon an EPEAT Climate+ Champion.

EPEAT is the world’s premier ecolabel for electronics which was established in 2006. Products are registered at EPEAT Gold, EPEAT Silver, or EPEAT Bronze tiers according to required criteria and their degree of compatibility with optional criteria in evaluation categories including climate change, chemical substances, and resource efficiency. Imaging equipment such as multifunction devices (MFD) and printers were added to the scope of evaluation in 2013, and this designation is currently being used to help many companies, schools, and hospitals around the world purchase products in addition to being adopted as a procurement requirement by the U.S. federal government.

The EPEAT Climate+ designation, which was initially established in October 2023, is attained by EPEAT-registered products that have met even more rigorous climate criteria. Required criteria such as disclosure of the product’s carbon footprint and energy efficiency have been established as highly reliable guidelines to help users in choosing products at a time when there is increasing interest in climate change mitigation. In addition, a company with products which have attained the EPEAT Climate+ designation becomes an EPEAT Climate+ champion, which also indicates that the company is a business partner leading the way to address climate change.

The EPEAT Climate+ designation was earned by 11 Canon printing products registered with EPEAT in the U.S. including office MFDs, inkjet printers, and large-format inkjet printers. In 2024, Canon plans to increase the number of products that satisfy the EPEAT Climate+ designation amid the wide lineup of products in its printing business.

Going forward, Canon will continue to actively promote initiatives aimed at climate change mitigation and make efforts to realize a sustainable society.

List of products with EPEAT Climate+ designation

All products shown are registered under EPEAT in the U.S. and are unreleased in Japan except for imagePROGRAF TC-20.

*See www.epeat.net for registration status and tier levels by country

Reference: Initiatives aimed at net zero CO₂ emissions

Since 1988, Canon has adopted the corporate philosophy of kyosei and based on this philosophy has been at the forefront of initiatives to protect the environment to build harmonious relationships with the Earth and the natural environment. Since 2008, the company has been working to achieve an annual average improvement of 3% in lifecycle CO₂ emissions per product. As a result, since 2008 it has achieved an average annual rate of 3.95% (2008-2023) and a cumulative improvement of 44.4%. Canon will continue working to cut its CO₂ emissions across product lifecycles and aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 through various activities.