The Ricoh Group introduced the concept of Eco Balance in fiscal 1998 to clarify the environmental impact caused by all its businesses and effectively reduce it. We have mapped out environmental action plans based upon environmental loads identified by stage under the concept of Eco Balance since fiscal 2002 and have applied the concept in the formulation of Ricoh Group Environmental Goals
Since we know that procurement of raw materials and parts is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions by studying the amount at output at each stage, we have been working hard to cut down the input of resources so as to reduce the corresponding emissions. Emissions due to the use of Ricoh products are equivalent to emissions from the business sites. Taking that into consideration, we are improving energy efficiency of our products.
Input
Unit | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | ||
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Procurement of raw materials and parts | Paper | 1000t | 248 | 227 | 202 | 196 |
Metal | 1000t | 63 | 57 | 47 | 46 | |
Resin | 1000t | 56 | 52 | 43 | 44 | |
Other | 1000t | 26 | 24 | 19 | 29 | |
Production sites | Energy | TJ | 4,416 | 4,074 | 3,631 | 3,418 |
Water | 1000m3 | 4,521 | 4,024 | 3,203 | 3,184 | |
Water reused and recycled | 1000m3 | 698 | 635 | 412 | 439 | |
Chemical substances | t | 1,673 | 1,468 | 1,112 | 1,184 | |
Logistics and transportation | Fossil fuel(oil equivalent) | 1000㎘ | 185 | 171 | 146 | 171 |
Use | Electric power | GWh | 784 | 631 | 479 | 473 |
Collection and recycling | Amount reused and material recycled to product | 1000t | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Output
Unit | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | ||
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Procurement of raw materials and parts | Greenhouse gases | 1000t-CO2 | 761 | 723 | 619 | 615 |
Production sites | Greenhouse gases | 1000t-CO2 | 375 | 339 | 280 | 253 |
Chemical substances discharge/transferred | t | 292 | 265 | 225 | 264 | |
NOx | t | 65 | 77 | 54 | 47 | |
SOx | t | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Water discharged | 1000m3 | 3,114 | 3,055 | 2,384 | 2,442 | |
BOD | t | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Total amount of discharged matter generated | 1000t | 75 | 68 | 60 | 63 | |
Total amount of landfill waste | 1000t | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
Logistics and transportation | Greenhouse gases | 1000t-CO2 | 488 | 453 | 386 | 454 |
Use | Greenhouse gases | 1000t-CO2 | 375 | 287 | 217 | 209 |
Procurement of raw materials and parts
Business sites
Logistics and transportation
Use
Collection and recycling
Change in calculation methods and data reporting
The Ricoh Group is aware of the importance of lifecycle environmental impact evaluations and has adopted its own accounting method that incorporates a lifecycle perspective since 1998. To step up its efforts, the Ricoh Group revised the accounting method in fiscal 2012 in light of the Scope 3 accounting standard of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative, which is an international accounting guideline.