Ricoh is one of the world’s most sustainable companies for the eighth year in a row
London, 27 January 2012, Ricoh Europe, a specialist in office solutions, managed document services, IT services and production printing today announced the company has, for the eighth year in a row been rated one of the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”. The 2012 Global 100 was unveiled during the annual World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
Dr Terry F. Yosie, President and CEO of the World Environment Center, and speaker at a recent Ricoh event for clients to share best practice approaches to sustainable business, said, “Ricoh demonstrates an excellent and long-term approach to sustainability in the way it conducts its business, and also sets a best practice example for its customers and peers. Global recognition is well-deserved for Ricoh, with the company going beyond legal obligations by proactively looking for ways to reduce its impact on the environment and promote biodiversity through innovative business services.”
Tom Wagland, Environmental Manager, Ricoh Europe said, “Being recognised as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations for the eighth year running is strong public recognition of our commitment to sustainability. It is also a testament to the culture of the business which has focused on sustainability for more than 30 years. In 2005 we set tough targets to reduce our environmental impact, achieving a 20 per cent reduction in CO2 by 2010, and we’re well on the way to reducing our CO2 emissions by 87.5 per cent by 2050. At the same time, we’re committed to helping our clients to reduce their environmental impacts through our sustainability consultancy service which reduces the costs of managing document processes at the same time as minimising associated environmental impacts.”
The Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World is the most extensive corporate sustainability assessment in existence, with 4000 companies evaluated and inclusion limited to a select group of the top 100 large-cap companies in the world. The Global 100 2012 was announced on January 25th, 2012, at the annual Corporate Knights dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The prestigious recognition tops a year of accolades for Ricoh’s commitment to sustainability in its own business, and for its customers around the world. These include Ricoh Europe’s sustainability consultancy programme being awarded first prize in the EFQM Sustainability Good Practice Competition 2011, and the launch of Europe’s first eco-board, powered 100% by dual sources of sustainable energy.
Visit http://www.ricoh.co.za/about-ricoh/our-principles/environment/index.aspx to find out more.
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Ricoh’s approach to sustainability
Every Ricoh office worldwide holds the international standard ISO14001 for the design and implementation of effective environmental management systems
All Ricoh factories have a “zero waste to landfill” policy
Recognised by oekom research as one of the ‘World's Best Office Electronics Companies in Social and Environmental Performance’
Selected as one of the ‘2011 World’s Most Ethical Companies’ by the Ethisphere Institute for the third year running
Listed for the eighth consecutive year in the FTSE4Good Index
Awarded first prize in ‘EFQM Sustainability Good Practice Competition’ for the customer focused Sustainability Optimisation Programme
Global network of billboards powered exclusively by renewable energy
About Ricoh
Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Ricoh Company) is a Fortune Global 500 company specialising in technology and services that transform high volume, document intensive business processes into more efficient ones. This is achieved through Ricoh’s expertise in Managed Document Services, Production Printing, Office Solutions and IT Services. By working with Ricoh, businesses can streamline the way they work, become more efficient and profitable, and share knowledge more effectively within their organisations. With a global workforce of 109,014, Ricoh operates in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, China and Japan.
Ricoh Europe Holdings Plc is a public limited company and the EMEA headquarters of Ricoh Company with operations located in London, United Kingdom and Amstelveen, the Netherlands. In the fiscal year ended 31 March 2011, revenues from Ricoh's EMEA operations totalled JPY413.9 billion (approx €3.5 billion based on the US Federal Reserve exchange rate 31 March 2011). Ricoh group’s worldwide sales totalled JPY1,942 billion (approx €16.4 billion based on the US Federal Reserve exchange rate 31 March 2011).
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