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The Ricoh Group hopes to create new markets and offer new value by paying attention to the broader society and taking on challenges in regard to social issues, thereby simultaneously realizing the development of society and the growth of the Group.
Participation in Initiatives and Advocacy
The Ricoh Group hopes to create new markets and offer new value by paying attention to the broader society and taking on challenges in regard to social issues, thereby simultaneously realizing the development of society and the growth of the Group.
For this reason, we actively support and participate in initiatives and statements both within and outside Japan that aim at the creation of a sustainable society to respond to the expectations and requests of society and to realize a sustainable society.
The Ricoh Group participates in the following initiatives and promotes activities to realize a sustainable society together with external stakeholders. (As of October 2022)
Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB)
Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)
Main Activities to Date
| April 2002 | Becomes the second Japanese company to sign the UN Global Compact |
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| 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 (JCLP) 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 |
| 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 |
| September 2018 | Ricoh President & CEO delivers keynote speech at the Climate Week NYC opening ceremony |
| October 2018 | Signs Japan Climate Action Summit declaration |
| June 2019 | Ricoh Corporate Officer in charge of ESG names board director of Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB) |
| August 2019 | The first Japanese company to participate in the Business for Inclusive Growth initiative (B4IG) |
| November 2019 | Joins the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), the world's largest industry coalition dedicated to CSR in global supply chains |
| January 2020 | Becomes the only Asian company on RE100 Advisory Committee |
| March 2020 | Revises Environmental Goals for 2030 and obtains “1.5°C” approval by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) |
| June 2020 | Endorses Uniting Business and Governments to Recover Better |
| June 2020 | Ricoh President & CEO attending a meeting with Japan’s Minister of the Environment to exchange views about climate change issues |
| October 2020 | Commits to Business Ambition for 1.5°C and Race to Zero |
| November 2020 | On behalf of Ricoh as a Japan Climate Initiative member, Ricoh President & CEO proposes renewable energy deregulation to Japan’s Minister for Regulatory Reform |
| November 2020 | Joins “30% Club Japan” aiming to increase the ratio of woman executives in companies |
| March 2021 | Joins WIPO GREEN, an international platform to promote environmental technology exchanges |
| October 2021 | Ricoh President & CEO names Co-Chair of Japan Climate Leaders Partnership (JCLP) |
| April 2022 | Participates in the 30 by 30 Alliance for Biodiversity |
| April 2022 | On behalf of Ricoh as a Japan Climate Initiative member, Jake Yamashita, Ricoh President & CEO, urges Prime Minister Kishida to accelerate the expansion of renewable energy and introduce carbon pricing to overcome climate crisis |