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Tree Planting Activities in Cooperation with Customers
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Ricoh Hong Kong Limited (RHK), a sales subsidiary, has engaged in the restoration of woodland in Tai Lam Country Park, ravaged by forest fire in 2006. The kick-off ceremony held on June 9, 2007 was attended by more than 100 people in total, including RHK employees, their family members and staff from 12 customer companies. More than 10,000 trees will be planted on two hectares of land over the next three years. RHK believes that to preserve the environment, it is also important to raise the awareness of employees and customers through environment-conscious social contribution activities. |
Support for Restoration of Forests Destroyed in Large-Scale Fire
 (Ricoh Americas Corporation/U.S.)
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| Large-scale fire in San Bernardino in Southern California |
In October 2007, a large-scale fire broke out in southern California and destroyed vast areas of forest. Ricoh Americas Corporation (RAC), Ricoh's regional sales headquarters for the Americas, donated $10,000 in March 2008 for the restoration of approximately 100 million acres* of woodland in the San Bernardino National Forest destroyed in the fire. This gift of money will be used to grow seedlings of endangered species. Nursery trees will be planted in fiscal 2009.
*One acre is about 4,047 m2
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Support for Mangrove Planting in a National Park
 (Ricoh (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd./Malaysia)
Ricoh (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (RMS), a sales subsidiary, planted mangrove seedlings in Tanjung Piai National Park from November 10 to 12, 2007. Looking out on the Straits of Malacca, the national park serves as a corridor that connects two important marshlands. The activity attracted 70 RMS employees, 59 students and volunteers and five customers. They listened to a talk on the roles played by mangrove forests and marshlands in the ecosystem and then planted 500 mangrove seedlings.
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Expanding the Network of Tree Planting Activities
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The Auckland office of sales subsidiary Ricoh New Zealand Ltd. (RNZ) started its tree planting program on Motuihe Island in 2004. Thus far, the Ricoh Auckland staff have planted 6,500 trees. For its 2007 activities, its fourth visit to the Island, the office invited customers and their families in addition to its employees and their families. Ninety-six participants completed the planting of 1,500 seedlings in a record-breaking one hour. Afterwards, they had a good time and enjoyed a barbecue. The children also enjoyed playing in the tree planting area and on the beach. Later, the office received words of gratitude from the customers who were invited.
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We are expanding the network of local environmental conservation activities through environmental awareness building and vegetable garden experience programs for children.
(Ricoh Distribution Center/Uruguay)
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Organically grown vegetables donated to a local elementary school
At Ricoh Distribution Center (RDC), a distribution site in Uruguay, employees grow squashes, onions, cabbages and other vegetables organically, using organic waste generated from employees' leftover meals. This effort is promoted by volunteer employees as a part of Ricoh's Zero-Waste-to-Landfill activities. RDC started reclaiming land in fiscal 2003, sowed seeds in October 2004 and harvested vegetables for the first time in March 2005. Harvested vegetables are always donated to Villa Castellana Elementary School, as a contribution to the local community.
Raising children's awareness of environmental conservation
Exchanges with the elementary school began before the vegetable donation program. Since 2003, RDC has put together books on global warming and water, read them to students and donated the books on a continuous basis to raise awareness of environmental issues in the local community. Moreover, since fiscal 2007, RDC has invited students at EYTAC, a school for disabled children in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, to visit RDC's vegetable garden and offered them the opportunity to try vegetable gardening and interact with nature, which cannot be experienced through ordinary school programs. In fiscal 2008, RDC plans to keep bees, harvest the organic honey and donate it to the school.
Calling for support for environmental conservation
RDC informs the local community of its environmental activities and calls for support for its activities through local newspapers in an effort to expand the network of environmental conservation. As a result, more companies have started support activities in the Free Zone area where RDC is located.
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