For the sixth consecutive year, Ricoh was ranked among the world’s leading corporations, underlining its leadership and innovation towards its environmental and social activities. Ricoh earned its place in the ranking by continuing to modernise work environments while meeting the sustainability needs of its customers and adding real business value. The ranking specifically highlighted Ricoh’s transparent reporting, compared to its peers, when communicating sustainability practices and initiatives.
Tom Wagland, Environmental Manager, Ricoh Europe said, "For the sixth year in a row, we are delighted to be recognised as one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. Sustainable innovation is at the heart of our research and development. We take great pride in our cradle to cradle approach to innovation, offering our customers technologically advanced solutions that contribute to environmental preservation from design to recycling."
From 2005 to 2009, the top 100 corporations in the world were selected from more than 1,800 large corporations in all business sectors, based on research and analysis of data provided by Innovest Strategic Value Advisors Inc., now owned by RiskMetrics, in the USA. In 2010, Corporate Knights collaborated with three strategic partners to identify the Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The Corporate Knights Global 100 team included Inflection Point Capital Management – a sustainability-focused asset management venture founded by Dr. Matthew Kiernan, Legg Mason's Global Currents Investment Management, and Phoenix Global Advisors LLC (a consulting and technology platform focused on sustainability).
The companies selected for the Global 100 were analysed in detail, compared to their industry peers, and evaluated as the global corporations with the best-developed abilities to effectively manage environmental, social and governance risks. Achievement in these three areas, which significantly influences their business results, was evaluated as a key indicator of management quality and long-term financial performance.
Note to Editors
Ricoh Europe PLC is the EMEA Headquarters of Ricoh Company Ltd., the leading global manufacturer of office equipment, located in London, United Kingdom and Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Ricoh’s EMEA operations comprise 35 sales subsidiaries and affiliates. In the fiscal year ended 31 March 2008, revenues from Ricoh’s EMEA operations totalled over ¥ 603.2 Billion accounting for 27.2% of the company’s global revenues. Ricoh’s worldwide sales increased by 7.3% totalling ¥ 2,219.9 billion ($ 22.2 billion).
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Ricoh – innovation and leadership in sustainability
2010 – Ricoh listed in Global 100 Most Sustainable Organisations for 6 consecutive years
2009 – Enhanced Pay-Per-Page Green - new element of Total Green Office Solutions launched
2008 – Ricoh Europe signed up to the UN Global Compact as an additional entity to its Global organisation Ricoh Company Ltd., which became a signatory in 2002
2008 – Ricoh won two Ruban d'Honneur prizes in the “Environmental Awareness” and “Corporate Sustainability” categories at the European Business Awards
2005 – First company in the industry to launch a multi-function digital copier made from 50% plant-based materials
2003 – Ricoh received the prestigious WEC Gold Medal from the World Environment Center, the first company from the Asian region to be honoured
Ricoh was the first corporation in Japan to establish a dedicated Corporate Social Responsibility division. The Division launched in 2003.
2002 – Ricoh was ranked first in the world for corporate responsibility rating by Oekom Research AG of Germany
Fiscal 2001 – the Ricoh Group achieved Zero-Waste-to-Landfill at its major global production sites
Only printer-copier member of EFQM; Board Member in recognition among European leaders for world-class approach in integrating sustainability as an inherent part of Business Excellence
Higher goals than those in Kyoto Protocol; will reduce total C02 emissions by 12% by the end of 2010
One of the few in the industry to commit to an extra long term environmental vision – by 2050, environmental impact to be reduced by 88%
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