MELVILLE, NY, April 9, 2019 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce it has received the 2019 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award for continued leadership and significant partnerships with ENERGY STAR. Canon’s accomplishments will be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2019.
The highest honor among ENERGY STAR Awards is the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award. EPA presents the Sustained Excellence Award to partners that have already received ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year recognition for a minimum of two consecutive years and have gone above and beyond the criteria needed to qualify for recognition. Being that this year marks the second consecutive year Canon has received the Sustained Excellence Award (2018, 2019), and the company’s fifth time overall receiving the Partner of the Year Award (2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019), these recognitions highlight Canon’s great environmentally conscious efforts.
“I applaud the 2019 ENERGY STAR Award Winners,” said Bill Wehrum, EPA assistant administrator for air and radiation. “Their innovation and leadership enhance America’s economic competitiveness, while reducing costly energy waste in order to improve air quality and public health to protect the environment.”
Canon has been an ENERGY STAR partner for over 20 years, offering more than 200 ENERGY STAR certified products that incorporate advanced energy-efficient technologies without compromising features or performance. Energy-efficient technologies implemented into nearly 200 of Canon’s devices are energy-saver mode, automatic duplex settings and low sleep power consumption. One of Canon’s products that exemplify the company’s commitment to environmental sustainability is the imageRUNNER ADVANCE Solutions (MFPs)ˡ, a series with the intention to help support customers’ environmental conscious mindsets through both advanced features to help reduce waste, and technology designed to provide low energy consumption to limit emissions.
“As a company taking great pride in our environmental sustainability, we value our dedication to our philosophy ofKyosei, displaying an on-going commitment to social and environmental responsibility, and our contributions to the welfare of the communities we serve through the foundations of youth, environment and community,” says Kaz Moriguchi, vice president and general manager, Canon U.S.A. Inc. “On behalf of Canon, I thank ENERGY STAR for highlighting the company’s great work; we are honored to be recognized for the fourth consecutive year for our environmental conscious programs incorporated into our company’s culture.”
For a complete list of 2019 winners and more information about ENERGY STAR’s awards program, visit energystar.gov/awardwinners.
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