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The Ricoh Group CSR Charter
Ricoh established the Ricoh Group Code
of Conduct by revising the Ricoh Business
Code of Conduct to reflect more responsible
corporate activities that achieve harmony
with society and the global environment
together with the establishment of the
Ricoh Group CSR Charter. Please refer to
Ricoh’s Web site for details.
To grow as a respected enterprise, the Ricoh Group must fully discharge
its corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a consistent global perspective and
throughout every aspect of its operations. To ensure this, the following principles are to be observed,
with the proper social awareness and understanding, compliant with both the letter and
the spirit of national laws and the rules of international conduct.
Ricoh Group Code of Conduct
As the Ricoh Group’s role and influence as
a global citizen and a member of society
increases, so too does its social responsibilities.
As a result of the enhanced globalization
and group management of its corporate
activities, the Ricoh Group now covers
many countries around the world and is
made up of people with various values. The
Ricoh Group CSR Charter, which enshrines
the Group’s corporate activity principles,
was established on January 1, 2004 in
response to the need for common values
and activity principles that can be shared
globally across the Group.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Integrity in Corporate Activities
1. Every company in the Ricoh Group will develop and
provide useful products and services, with high quality,
safety, reliability and ease of use, while maintaining se-
curity of information and giving proper consideration to
the environment.
2. Every company in the Ricoh Group will compete fairly,
openly and freely, maintaining normal and healthy rela-
tionships with political institutions, government adminis-
tration, citizens and organizations.
3. Every company in the Ricoh Group will take
responsibility for managing and safeguarding its own
information and that of its customers.
Harmony with the Environment
4. Every company in the Ricoh Group will take
responsibility, as a citizen of the world, working
voluntarily and actively to preserve the environment.
5. Every company in the Ricoh Group, and all employees of
each company, will seek to implement technological in-
novations that reflect environmental concerns and will
participate in ongoing activities to preserve the environ-
ment.
Respect for People
6. Every company in the Ricoh Group will, quite apart from corpor-
ate group activities, maintain a working
environment that is safe and that makes it easier for its staff to
do perform their duties, respecting their richly individual charac-
teristics and encouraging their autonomy and creativity.
7. Every company in the Ricoh Group will respect the rights of
all those connected with it, and will seek to create a cheer-
ful working environment, free of discrimination.
8. No company in the Ricoh Group will permit forced labor or child la-
bor, and none will tolerate the infringement of human rights.
Harmony with Society
9. Every company in the Ricoh Group will, as a good corpor-
ate citizen, actively engage in activities that contribute to
society.
10. Every company in the Ricoh Group will respect the culture
and customs of its country or region, and will operate so
as to contribute to their development.
11. Every company in the Ricoh Group will engage in the fullest pos-
sible communications with society, seeking actively to pro-
vide the proper and unbiased disclosure of
corporate information.
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