Three types of environmental labels to indicate environmentally-friendly products have been established or are currently under discussion by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). The Ricoh group has been actively promoting the use of these labels to help our customers, who are concerned with environmental conservation.
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A third party organization
specifies the standards for environmentally-friendly products for
Type I label certification. Eco Mark (Japan), Blue
Angel (Germany), Environmental Choice
Program (Canada) , The Thai Green Label Scheme
(Thailand) , Environmentally Friendly Label
(Hungary) and Environmental Choice
New Zealand (New Zealand) belong to
this type. Ricoh has been actively working on certification of their
products for these environmental labels.
 Eco Mark
Blue Angel
Environmental Choice Program
The Thai Green Label Scheme
Environmentally Friendly Label
Environmental Choice New Zealand
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Eco Mark (Japan) |
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Blue Angel (Germany) |
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Environmental Choice Program (Canada) |
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The Thai Green Label Scheme (Thailand) |
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Environmentally Friendly Label(Hungary) |
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Environmental Choice New Zealand (New Zealand) |
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Type II labels indicate an environmental claim made by the manufacturer themselves, without evaluation by a third party. Ricoh has set up company standards on recyclable designs, reuse rate for parts, recovery system, resource recovery, and environmental safety. Products that meet these standards carry a Ricoh Recycle Label when shipped from the factory.
Ricoh Recycle Labels
 
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Unlike Type I and II labels, Type III labels have no standards to meet. Instead, the users themselves evaluate the level of the environmental impact of the product based on quantitative data from an LCA (Life Cycle Assessment). The Ricoh group is planning to acquire third-party certification on the quantitative data we publish in order to improve their transparency and credibility.
Type III Environmental Declaration
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