Ricoh is one of the world’s most sustainable companies for the eighth year in a row
Ricoh is one of the world’s most sustainable companies for the eighth year in a row
London, 27 January 2012, Ricoh UK, 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.”
James Deacon, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Ricoh UK 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 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 UK’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.uk/about-ricoh/our-principles/environment/index.aspx to find out more.
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Global 100 Key Performance Indicators
For the list of 2012’s Global 100 visit www.global100.org
Ricoh’s approach to sustainability
About Ricoh UK
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 established an Environmental Protection Office in 1976, and has been striving to minimise the effect of its activities on the environment ever since. Ricoh UK’s environmental credentials are second to none; it operates a zero-waste policy at all of its manufacturing plants and is investing in carbon reduction technologies to reduce the environmental impact of its operations rather than merely offsetting its carbon footprint. The company operates a dedicated ‘Green Centre’, where old machines are re-commissioned and recycled in line with WEEE Directive guidelines and accredited with ISO14001:2004 for environmental management. Ricoh has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard that requires an organisation to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint and, for the seventh consecutive year, has also been named as one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" by the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Further information can be found at
www.ricoh.co.uk
Ellie Turner
Weber Shandwick
P +44 (0) 207 067 0534
eturner@webershandwick.com
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