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Environmental Management
ISO 14001 - Green Partnerships
Minimizing Environmental Impact
To reduce environmental impact in all corporate activities, it is important to purchase materials that have minimum environmental impact. Based on the
Comet Circle recycling model, we view our materials suppliers, customers and contracted recycling companies as "Green Partners." We choose the materials we purchase carefully and have put systems in place to encourage and facilitate optimized resource recovery.
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- Green Procurement of Materials
To procure materials that have less environmental impact, the Ricoh Group has issued Green Procurement Guidelines and has sought the support of all suppliers. Together, we are working to clarify the chemical content in parts and materials. Ricoh is also providing advice on the environment, obtaining ISO 14001 certification, supplying environmental information and other environment-related areas.
- Green Procurement of General Purchases
Ricoh is also choosing office equipment, consumables, stationery, giveaways, and gifts that have less environmental impact. Preparation of an ecology-conscious product list and the establishment of an eco-product automatic ordering system are underway, led by the Green Procurement Promotion Council.
- Management of Chemical Substances
Ricoh has constructed a chemical substance management system, called RECSIS, which is used for the input and output management of chemical substances for the Ricoh Group. When selecting materials, Ricoh engineers can easily take into account the possible environmental hazards as well as the laws and regulations.
- Green Marketing
In order to reduce the environmental impact generated at the customer's site, the Ricoh Group is actively developing products that are certified with such labels as the Blue Angel Mark, Nordic Swan Mark and Energy Star Labeling. We are among the leaders in selling energy-saving products easy-to-recycle products and products made of recycled parts and materials.
- Disclosure of Environmental Impact Information of Products
The Ricoh Group discloses such product information as government parts procurement lists and green purchase networks.
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