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Risk factors

Source: Annual Securities Report
(The 123rd Business Term)
(Filing Date: June 26, 2023)

Matters concerning the status of business and performance that may have a material effect on the decisions of shareholders and investors are as follows.

While the risks that management recognizes as having a material impact on Ricoh's financial position, operating results, and cash flows are as below, they are not all-inclusive. Ricoh's business may be affected in the future by other risks that are currently unknown or not considered significant. Business and other risks are based on Ricoh's assessment as of March 31, 2023.

(1) Ricoh Group's material management risks

Managerial strategic risks

Managerial operational risks

(2) Significant risks specific to business domain

(3) Other risks

For definitions of urgency, impact and risk management level, see Process of determining managerial risks in Risk Management Process.

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ELSI: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
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NIST SP800-171: One of the guidelines issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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DX (digital transformation): Corporate efforts to deal with drastic changes in the business environment by transforming its products, services and business models according to the needs of customers and society, as well as its business operations, organizations, processes, and corporate culture and climate by leveraging data and digital technologies, with the aim of establishing competitive advantage
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GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
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ISO/IEC: International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission
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RBA (Responsible Business Alliance): An alliance of more than 150 leading companies that have agreed to a uniform code of conduct and audit process for their suppliers
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Contingency plan: An emergency response plan to prepare for unforeseen situations and minimize the impact on business that describes measures and action guidelines to be implemented