 
To achieve a sustainable society, one of the most important issues is to reduce CO2 emissions from logistics. To address this issue as a company, it is essential to reduce costs in parallel with curbing CO2 emissions. To achieve this purpose, opportunities for improvement in the logistic process are identified and logistic costs as well as CO2 emissions are visualized simultaneously to encourage improvements to be made. In addition, the effects are leveraged by rapidly spreading the improvement horizontally within the group. The Ricoh Group is striving to reduce environmental impact by optimizing Global SCM (Supply Chain Management), through modal shifts, direct delivery to each customer, improved efficiency of transportation among warehouses, the introduction of the milk run system, and so forth.
CO2 emissions from logistics in Japan (Ricoh)
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- Establishment of a direct transportation system from plants to customers
- Modal shift from truck to railway and marine transportation
- Uses of reusable packaging materials
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- Establishment of a direct collection system for used products
- Expansion and improvement of infrastructure including collection centers
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CO2emissions (fiscal 2007 results) have been calculated in compliance with the Energy Saving Law. |
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Efforts for Reducing Environmental Impact via the Supply Chain as a Whole  (Ricoh Group/Japan)
For reducing the burden caused by distribution, it is important for Ricoh, as a shipper, and logistics companies to make efforts in close cooperation with each other. Ricoh Logistics System Co., Ltd., which is in charge of sales and collection logistics for products, has established an information system to visualize CO2 emissions in transportation. This system offers detailed information on the distance between the starting point and the destination, weight, vehicle type, fuel used, and loading rate for each transport, which has allowed Ricoh Logistics System to present the shippers with effective ways to reduce environmental impact.
In addition, the Ricoh Group is promoting SCM in logistics for procurement, manufacturing, and sales, aiming to reduce costs and CO2 emissions. Other efforts that are being actively promoted include modal shifts in distribution between warehouses, route collection of parts, and improvement of the cargo-carrying efficiency through review of packaging materials.
CO2, NOx, and SOx Emissions in Transportation by Ricoh Logistics System
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CO2 (t) |
NOx (t) |
SOx (t) |
| 2005 |
1,467.7 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
| 2006 |
1,368.0 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
| 2007 |
1,383.1 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
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