A signatory to international agreements and policy guidelines, the Ricoh Group is fully committed to achieving a sustainable society.
April 2002 | Becomes the second Japanese company to sign the UN Global Compact |
June 2007 | Signs Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform of the UN Global Compact |
May 2008 | Signs the Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity |
December 2008 | Signs the CEO Statement for the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN (Ricoh) |
July 2009 | Participates in the Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership as a founding member |
December 2010 | Announces its support for The Cancun Communiqué on Climate Change |
February 2011 | Signs a statement of support for the Women’s Empowerment Principles by the UN Global Compact |
November 2012 | Announces its support for The Carbon Price Communiqué to counter climate change |
September 2014 | Announces its endorsement of the Initiative to Support the World Bank Group’s Carbon Pricing |
September 2014 | Announces its support for The Trillion Tonne Communiqué, a call to keep cumulative CO2 emissions below a trillion tonnes |
February 2017 | Joins Ikuboss Alliance (Ricoh Japan) |
April 2017 | Becomes the first Japanese company to join the RE100, a collaborative, global initiative of influential businesses |
August 2018 | Commits to recommendations of Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures |
October 2018 | Signs Japan Climate Action Summit declaration*1 |
November 2018 | Joins Ikuboss Alliance (Ricoh Industrial Solutions) |
August 2019 | The first Japanese company to participate in the Business for Inclusive Growth initiative (Ricoh) |
The Ricoh Group has earned regard externally for its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. ESG indexes in Japan and abroad have included Ricoh’s stock.
April 2018 | Recognized as “Prime” on the oekom sustainability rating |
July 2018 | Selected for the FTSE4Good Index Series, a socially responsible investment index, for the 15th consecutive year |
September 2018 | Awarded Bronze Class in sustainability ratings of RobecoSAM, a basis for inclusion in Asia Pacific Index of Dow Jones Sustainability Indices |
November 2018 | Awarded the top “Gold Rating” in EcoVadis supplier survey for the fourth straight year |
June 2019 | Continued to be included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, which measures the ESG practices of Japanese companies for a third straight year |
June 2019 | Included in MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index for a second straight year |
Many international awards attest to the excellence of Ricoh Group products and business operations.
April 2018 | Receives 2017 Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity |
April 2018 | RICOH SC-10A (H) work assistance camera system wins bronze price in 15th Image Information Awards (Ricoh Industrial Solutions) |
May 2018 | New returnable eco packaging for copier machines receives the 2018 WorldStar Award (Ricoh Technologies) |
August 2018 | Receive 5th Female Engineer Training Success Award |
August 2018 | No. 1 in J.D. Power 2018 Color Laser Printer Customer Satisfaction Survey (Ricoh Japan) |
September 2018 | Placed first for fourth consecutive year in two IT-related J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey categories (Ricoh Japan) |
September 2018 | Ricoh products chosen as finalists at US-based IDEA 2018 |
October 2018 | PENTAX K-1 Upgrade Service receives Good Design Best 100 award |
October 2018 | Receives Buyers Lab 2019 PRO Awards for its color production printers |
October 2018 | Ricopy 101, released in 1955, is first copier machine to receive Mechanical Engineering Heritage certification |
November 2018 | RICOH THETA 360° camera wins Patent Office Commissioner Prize in the Kanto Regional Invention Awards (Ricoh) |
November 2018 | Receives Director-General for Technology Policy Coordination and Industrial and Product Safety prize in 2018 Product Safety Awards of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
December 2018 | RICOH Eco Business Development Center wins New Energy Foundation Chairman’s Award in 2018 New Energy Awards |
January 2019 | Wins Silver and Special Jury prizes in 70th National Calendar Contest |
February 2019 | Receives Grand Award in nano tech Awards 2019 |
February 2019 | Receives Environmental Report Excellence Award in 22nd Environmental Communication Awards |
February 2019 | Recognized under 2019 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program, also known as White 500 (Ricoh, Ricoh Leasing, Ricoh Japan) |
March 2019 | Gifu Branch of Ricoh Japan acquires Nearly ZEB certification for using renewable energy and conserving energy (Ricoh Japan) |
April 2019 | High-end RICOH GR III compact digital camera and RICOH THETA Z1 win prizes in their categories in 2019 TIPA Photo & Imaging Awards (Ricoh Imaging) |
April 2019 | Receives Contribution Award in 51st Ichimura Technology Awards for creating slim 360° camera employing twin lens folded optics |
May 2019 | Receives Special Encouragement Award in Nikkei DUAL’s Childraising-Friendly Companies Grand Prix 2019 |
June 2019 | RICOH Pro VC70000 wins EDP Award 2019 |