Ricoh Group sales increased 7.3% from the previous fiscal year's level, while the integrated environmental impact in relation to corporate activities was almost the same as that in the previous fiscal year.
The areas covered are the same as those in the previous fiscal year and the achievement rate of environmental impact caused by business activities of the entire Ricoh Group was 92.45% (based upon sales). Large environmental impact is caused by business processes such as the procurement of raw materials and parts and when products are used by our customers (power and paper consumption).
Compared with the previous fiscal year, the environmental impact generated by business sectors showing favorable results, such as the imaging equipment business, increased with the procurement of raw materials and parts. However, resources used in measuring appliances (gas meters, water meters, etc.) decreased, which contributed to a reduction in the total environmental impact caused by the procurement of raw materials and parts.
As for the environmental impact caused by the use of our products by customers, both the impact caused by power consumption and that generated by paper consumption increased. The reduction in power consumption owing to the introduction of energy-saving technology could not offset the increase caused by increased sales of products.
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The figures reported in Eco Balance in the previous fiscal year's report were those for business activities for advanced nations. The figures in this report, however, represent those for all business activities, as in the previous reports excluding the last year's. Because of this, the fiscal 2006 figures shown in this report differ from those shown in the Sustainability Report (Environment) 2007. |
Achievement Rate of Environmental Impact
The achievement rate of the integrated environmental impact of the Ricoh Group in fiscal 2007 is 92.45% of all business activities. This rate is calculated based upon sales of respective business sectors in consolidated sales (excluding purchasing). As for new businesses (Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd., Yamanashi Electronics Co., Ltd., and InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC),which were acquired through M&A etc. and account for 5.87% of the entire operations, efforts will be made for comprehending the figures successively, which will be reflected in Eco Balance.
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