Sustainability
Committed to Sustainability
Our commitment to creating sustainable infrastructure and agriculture has been an integral part of our business practice for more than two decades. From our manufacturing processes to the way we conduct our daily business, we have always strived to make a positive and meaningful impact on environmental, economic, and societal challenges facing your communities and those in which we live and work.
Sustainability Goal Priorities
The work we do as an organization complements and supports the sustainable development goals adopted at the UN Summit in 2015.
We exist to improve productivity and workflows to meet the global demand for sustainable agriculture and infrastructure.
— Topcon Positioning Systems Vision Statement, 2016
The areas where our organization can best make an impact are:
Agriculture
Zero hunger
Our tools improve the management and measurement of cropping areas and sustainable agriculture. Through automation, we are helping create more productive crops and increase harvests, which leads to an improved food system and less food shortages.
Agriculture
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
We help farmers be more productive through proven, innovative agricultural precision measurement technology, resulting in increased productivity, larger yields and reduced labor.
Healthcare
Good health and well-being
Topcon Healthcare, a business division of Topcon Corporation, creates advanced technologies for modernized patient eye care. Improving eye exams and eye health helps early detection of diseases and increases medical efficiency, enriching and even saving lives.
Infrastructure
Sustainable cities and communities
Our infrastructure solutions support urban planning and management. Topcon tools are used to design, monitor, and maintain both developed and open spaces from degradation or urban encroachment.
Infrastructure
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Using our innovative digital construction technology, infrastructure demands can be met with greater productivity and sustainability while reducing costs and labor.
Examples of Our Commitment to Sustainability
Bridges to Prosperity
Our support of Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), an organization committed to building trail bridges to improve people’s lives in rural areas worldwide, is changing lives in Africa.
CyArk
We’ve partnered with prominent non-profit organization CyArk to thoroughly and accurately document culturally significant sites, benefitting current and future generations.
Topcon Ireland Goes Electric
Topcon Positioning Ireland is replacing 100% of its company car fleet with zero-emission electric vehicles.
Topcon Solutions Store, Sustainable Living Innovations recognized with Autodesk award of ‘Most Impactful Sustainability Win’
Topcon Positioning Group announced its North American retail organization, the Topcon Solutions Store (TSS), was recently presented with the Autodesk “Most Impactful Sustainability Win” award for its sales and services work with Sustainable Living Innovations (SLI) in Seattle, Washington. The award recognizes one of three Autodesk reseller partners throughout the world that are driving both impactful and innovative uses of Autodesk solutions to help customers implement and achieve a product, process, or program which supports at least one of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Improving the Green Shortcut
We helped reduce the environmental impact in the design of one of Norway’s biggest national roads.
Association of Equipment
Manufacturers
Topcon has a long-time corporate involvement with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). In addition to infrastructure, we support their efforts around the environmental benefits of precision agriculture in the United States.
Finnegan’s Farm
Finnegan’s Farm, one of Ireland’s most prominent vegetable growers, uses Topcon technology to grow sustainably.