On our CSR website suppliers can submit opinions and requests by sending a message on a page titled “We welcome your comments on our CSR Activities.” Supplier evaluation and continuous survey incorporating environmental and social perspectives At the time of commencing trading with a new supplier, we review whether suppliers meet the criteria established independently by Canon from the standpoint of finance, management system (quality / cost / delivery date / manufacturing capacity), corporate ethics (legal compliance, product safety, management of confidential information, human rights, labor, occupational health and safety, and intellectual property rights protection etc.) and global environmental conservation etc.