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.
Tim Taylor, , environment and compliance manager, Ricoh UK and Ireland, 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.
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About Ricoh Ireland:
Ricoh designs, develops and manufactures a complete range of print and document management, hardware, software and services which are tailored to meet individual customer needs. Its devices print, copy, scan and fax documents as an integrated part of the IT network and enterprise content management system. Software is used to audit usage, manage document flows, simplify business processes, control print expenditure and secure access. The company takes an innovative approach to research and development, having invented the first digital black & white copier and introducing the colour-capable device.
Ricoh environmental credentials are second to none. It operates a zero-waste policy at all of its manufacturing plants and maintains carbon-neutral status at its headquarters in Feltham, Middlesex. It operates a dedicated ‘Green Centre’, where old machines are re-commissioned and recycled in line with WEEE Directive guidelines.
Further information can be found at www.ricoh.ie.
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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