Press release:

Canon U.S.A. Receives The U.S. EPA Smartway Excellence Award For The Second Consecutive Year

2020 Award Recipients are Top Environmental Performers and Leaders for Freight Supply Chain Efficiency

MELVILLE, NY, November 5, 2020 – Recognized for its corporate commitment to sustainability and energy-conservation efforts, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, was awarded a SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the second consecutive year. This honor distinguishes Canon as one of 17 shipper and logistics companies to receive this distinction, representing the best environmental performers of SmartWay’s 3,700 participating companies and organizations. Additionally, this award again establishes Canon as an industry leader in the freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency by effectively hauling all freight with environmentally and energy-efficient SmartWay® carriers. Also for the second consecutive year, Canon was recognized by the EPA as a 2020 SmartWay® High Performer, an honor that acknowledges partner companies or partner fleets that exceed performance standards of efficiency and air quality among various sustainability benchmarks.

“As part of Canon’s corporate commitment to sustainability, it is our goal to implement eco-friendly measures as part of our transportation management operation, and we are honored to have our efforts recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the second year in a row,” said Kazuhiko Sasahara, vice president and general manager, Logistics Division, Canon U.S.A., Inc. “The SmartWay® Excellence Award further exemplifies Canon’s dedication to maintaining global environmental efforts, and directly aligns with our corporate philosophy of Kyosei, which we define as ‘all people, regardless of race, religion, or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future’.”