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[Respect for People]
Realizing a corporate culture
where the unique characteristics
and capabilities of a diverse
range of people can be fully
utilized through the PDCA cycle
and continuous improvement
To become a truly global brand, Ricoh is
working hard to establish human resources
management that focuses on and values
diversity. We regularly conduct awareness
surveys for employees in Japan, Europe, the
Americas, China and Asia Pacific, and, based on
these results, make continuous efforts to realize
and improve working environments where
the diverse backgrounds of employees are
respected and all employees have the chance to
demonstrate their full potential and at the same
time achieve a fulfilling work-life balance.
<Creating an environment that
encourages involvement of women in
business: Japan>
The importance of the female workforce is
receiving increased recognition, particularly
in Japanese society, which is confronted with
the problems of a rapidly aging population and
low birth rate. As one of its priorities, Ricoh
is promoting the creation of a framework and
environment that will facilitate women’s more
active involvement in business.
Ricoh has revised its human resources
system in various ways since the 1990s to
better support female employees. Furthermore,
as a result of an awareness survey conducted
across the company, we launched a variety of
activities in 2001 aimed at creating workplaces
where ability and performance are valued
above gender, with a particular focus placed
on career development support, the creation of
a framework to support work-life balance and
flexibility in work, and the renewal of awareness.
We also introduced a career recovery program to
support women returning to work.
Thanks to these efforts, the percentage of
women promoted to managerial positions at
Ricoh increased fourfold. We also launched a
new Career Support Program in fiscal 2009 to
improve our career support system and make it
even more effective.
[Recognition from Third Parties]
Ricoh listed as one of “The Global
100: Most Sustainable Corporations
in the World”
Ricoh was named one of the “Most
Sustainable Corporations in the World” by
Canadian-based company Corporate Knights
Inc. for the fifth consecutive year. This listing
is the result of Ricoh’s active commitment to
environmental conservation based on a long-
term environmental vision.
Ricoh named among the “World’s
99 Most Ethical Companies” for the
rst time
Ricoh was selected as one of the 2009
World’s 99 Most Ethical Companies by U.S.
think tank Ethisphere Institute.
Ricoh ranked No.1 in the world in
a corporate social responsibility
survey by Oekom Research in
Germany
In March 2009, Ricoh received an overall
ranking of B+ in the corporate responsibility
survey conducted by Oekom Research AG,
a German CSR rating firm, placing us first in
the world in the IT/Electronics sector.
Employee awareness survey
Does your workplace evaluate employees fairly regardless of gender?
(Evaluation scale)
(FY)
4.00
3.50
3.00
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
* For details, please read the Ricoh Group Sustainability Report (Corporate Social Responsibility) 2009.
Ricoh signatory to United Nations
Global Compact
Ricoh signed the United Nations Global
Compact in April 2002, becoming only
the second Japanese company to join this
global initiative. Ricoh Europe Plc., Ricoh’s
subsidiary in Europe, also separately signed
the compact in December 2008.
The Ricoh Group received Toyo
Keizai’s Environmental and
Sustainability Report Awards in
three categories
In April 2009, the Ricoh Group was presented
with three awards in three different categories
at the 12th Environmental and Sustainability
Report Awards (sponsored by Toyo Keizai,
Inc. and the Green Reporting Forum). In the
environmental report category, we won the
Excellence Award for our “Sustainability
Report (Environment) 2008” and were also
awarded the Achievement Award for our
“Sustainability Report (Corporate Social
Responsibility) 2008” in the sustainability
report category. Ricoh’s Gotemba Plant also
picked the Environmental Site Report Prize. It
was the first time in the history of the awards
that one company had received awards in
three categories in the same year.
Ricoh stocks incorporated in
leading SRI indexes
Ricoh’s stocks are incorporated in many
eco funds and social responsibility
investment (SRI) funds/indexes. In Japan,
the Morningstar Socially Responsible
Investment Index has included Ricoh since its
establishment in 2003. In addition, Ricoh has
been a constituent member of the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) provided by
Dow Jones & Company (U.S.A.) and the SAM
Group (Switzerland), for seven consecutive
years. Ricoh has also been included in the
FTSE4 Good Global Index, which is published
by the FTSE Group, a joint venture between
The Financial Times (U.K.) and the London
Stock Exchange, for six years in a row.