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News - Japan 1998-1976

News-Japan 1998-1976

 Introduces the Ricoh Group's Environmental Activities, Society's Recognition in Japan.

 Activities
December  1998
Holds the 1st Global Warming Prevention Business Workshop, organized by WWF Japan, at Ricoh Aoyama Head Office.
October  1998
Announces external cabinet plastic material recycling case at the Eco Balance International Symposium.
October  1998
Starts Ricoh Recycle Label System.
October  1998
Ricoh Fukui achieves a 100% resource recovery rate (zero waste).
September  1998
Ricoh Omori's Noise Testing Center receives first NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) international certification in Japan.
May  1998
Issues Ricoh Group Green Procurement Guidelines.
April  1998
Revises Ricoh's General Principles on the Environment.
April  1998
Ricoh establishes the Recycling Division.
April  1998
Reorganizes Environment Administration Office to Corporate Environment Office.
March  1998
Draws Ricoh Environmental Action Plan.
March  1998
Holds Fourth Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
October  1997
Six copier models awarded the Nordic Swan Mark (Scandinavian environmental label).
September  1997
Announces eco-packaging LCA case at the Eco-Material International Symposium.
March  1997
Sets 79 types of management chemical substances.
February  1997
Opens Ricoh Kanto Recycling Center.
February  1997
Holds Third Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
November  1996
Implements recyclable design level 3.
March  1996
Chemical substances management system RECSIS starts operations.
February  1996
Holds Second Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
December  1995
Ricoh Gotemba acquires ISO 14001 certification (the first certification given by a Japanese certification organization).Establishes Environmental Promotion Section.
October  1995
Announces International Energy Star certified products.
August  1995
Wastewater treatment closed system starts operations at Ricoh Yashiro.
June  1995
Holds First Tohoku Ricoh Environment Fair.
March  1995
Markets the FT4000/5000 Series resource-saving and energy-saving copier in Japan.
February  1995
Publishes first edition of Ricoh Environmental Management System Guidelines.
February  1995
Holds First Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
November  1994
Implements recyclable design level 2.
November  1994
Implements labeling of materials and grade on plastic parts.
November  1994
Markets resource-saving and energy-saving copiers around the world (marketed as the spirio 2700/3500 series in Japan).
August  1994
The Comet Circle concept is completed.
March  1994
FT6655 copier awarded the BAM (second version).
January  1994
Creates the Ricoh Environmental Management System Committee.
December  1993
The Ricoh Group achieves total elimination of ozone-depleteing substances (specific kinds of CFCs, specific kinds of halon, carbon tetrachloride, etc.).
May  1993
Launches material labeling on plastic parts.
May  1993
Announces the recycled product design basic policy and implements recyclable design level 1.
March  1993
Achieves total elimination of ozone-depleting substances (specific kinds of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), specific kinds of halon, carbon tetrachloride, etc.).
October  1992
Announces the Ricoh Environment Symbol.
March  1992
FT5570 copier awarded the BAM (initial version).
February  1992
Establishes Ricoh's General Principles on the Environment.
July  1991
Markets the imagio MF 530 Series copier with energy-saving features.
December  1990
Sets up Environment Administration Office.
September  1990
Proposes used paper collection and recycling system using Risapost (Ricoh in-house collection system).
July  1990
Markets Shigen recycled paper in Japan.
March  1990
Discontinues use of styrene foam plastic packaging material that contains ozone-depleting substances.
April  1989
Establishes the Committee to Address Chlorofluorocarbons.
  1980
Starts manufacturing aluminum ingots at Tohoku Ricoh as part of its recycling system.
  1978
Establishes Environment Measurement Center.
  1976
Establishes Environmental Promotion Section.


 Society's Recognition
December  1998
Evaluated as number one in Second Corporate Environmental Management Level Survey by the Nippon Keizai Shimbun newspaper.
November  1998
Ricoh ranked top of the electric and electronics industry by German environmental survey specialist company kom GmbH.
October  1998
Ricoh Microelectronics awarded 1998 Best Green Plant Award.
October  1998
Ricoh Numazu toner cartridge recycling system receives Westec Award Environment Agency Director-General Prize.
June  1998
Ricoh Atsugi recognized for its environmental conservation activities in Kanagawa Prefecture.
February  1998
Combined copier/facsimile device RIFAX BL110 acclaimed as a superior device for saving energys and received the Chairman's Prize of the Japan Machinery Federation.
March  1995
Ricoh product environmental assessment and recyclable design promotion activities receive a Resource Recovery Development Business Commendation: the Minister of International Trade and Industry Prize.
February  1995
Ricoh Central Research Center receives Kanto Electricity Use Rationalization Committee Director Award for its cogeneration system.


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