Sample Activities in Japan
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"Ogitsuyama Nature Park" in Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture  (Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd./Taga Administrative Division)
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On January 28, 13 people, including Ricoh Group employees and their families, participated in forest ecosystem conservation activities in Ogitsuyama Nature Park sponsored by Ibaraki Forest Club and carried out tree thinning. Participants split up into teams consisting of five members respectively and cut down trees with a chain saw. |
Cleanup of Mikuni Sunset Beach in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture (Ricoh Fukui Plant)
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On September 2, 34 people, including employees of Ricoh Fukui Plant and affiliates and their families, participated in the event to clean up Mikuni Sunset Beach, which was sponsored by the Fukui Ecological Partnership Federation and the Consumer Cooperative Union. A total of 120 participants worked for about two hours, after which the sand on the beach was wonderfully clean. |
"Forests on Mt. Fuji Created by the Green Fund-Raising Campaign" in Shizuoka Prefecture (Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd., etc.)
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On September 2, 92 employees of Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd., and the Ricoh Group joined volunteers in the "Forests on Mt. Fuji Created by the Green Fund-Raising Campaign" sponsored by the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization. National forests at the foot of Mt. Fuji were seriously damaged by a typhoon in 1996. Work on the recovery of such forests started in 2000 under the "Mt. Fuji Afforestation Project by the Green Fund-Raising Campaign." Ricoh Leasing made donations through the preferential system for shareholders for social contributions, and participation in the event was in relation to such donations. |
Forest Conservation Activities at the Foot of Mt. Tarumae in Hokkaido (Hokkaido Ricoh, Ricoh Technosystems Co., Ltd., Ricoh Leasing Company, Ltd.) |
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Ricoh Group companies in Hokkaido have decided to cooperate in activities for reforestation of the national forests at the foot of Mt. Tarumae, which were seriously damaged by typhoon No.18 in September 2004, for five years from fiscal 2006. On June 3, when the first activities were conducted, 40 employees participated and planted about 200 young mountain cherry trees. They will monitor the growth of the avenue of trees, which they have named "Ricoh Cherry Street." |
Ricoh Chiba's Fureai-no-Mori in Chiba City (Ricoh Sales Co., Ltd., Ricoh Technosystems Co., Ltd., NBS Ricoh Co., Ltd., Ricoh) |
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On February 16, 16 people, including Ricoh Group employees and their families, carried out forest conservation activities in Chiba City. The activities are carried out every month, and this was the twenty-fifth time. They cut down 10 Japanese cedars that were bent over or decaying. They will plant broad-leaved trees including konara trees in the space created. |
Observation Site in the Prefectural Forest Park in Tokushima Prefecture (Shikoku Ricoh Co., Ltd., Ricoh Technosystems Co., Ltd.) |
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On October 7, 35 Ricoh Group employees thinned out unnecessary trees in areas around the Observation Site in the Prefectural Forest Park, with guidance from prefectural personnel. The day was favored with good weather, and all the participants worked up a good sweat. |
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