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ANNUAL REPORT 2010 20
Corporate Social Responsibility
To Our Shareholders
and Customers
Corporate Social
Responsibility
Financial
Section
Fiscal 2010 Highlights
and Progress of MTP
RICOH NOW
TOPIC (2) TOPIC (3)
The imagio MP 6001GP featuring the world’s
first*1 biomass toner
In November 2009, Ricoh released the imagio MP 6001GP,
a multifunctional monochrome copier equipped with a
biomass-based toner named “for E Toner.” With the launch
of this product, we became the world’s first manufacturer
to employ a biomass toner (25% biomass content*2). Ricoh
has been working on the development of components and
toners for copiers by utilizing biomass resins, as part of
its efforts to develop alternative materials to realize a low-
carbon and resource-recirculating society. Plant-based
biomass resins have been receiving increasing attention
recently as these substitutes for petroleum-based resins
(which carry a depletion risk) are recyclable and contribute
little to global warming.
*1 As a manufacturer’s genuine toner
*2 Percentage of plant-based resins included in the toner
Highly efficient manufacturing plant starts
operation in Thailand
In September 2009, a new manufacturing subsidiary of the
Ricoh Group, Ricoh Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd. (RMT),
started operation. Aiming at agile and flexible production
that can immediately respond to market changes, RMT
has incorporated waste elimination considerations into the
design of the plant’s production line, ranging from working
space and environmental impact to personnel allocation and
inventory control. To this end, a “vertical circulation module
production method” was selected for the new plant after the
comparison of several production methodologies utilized
at Ricoh’s other production sites. This method enables
smooth adaptation during model changeover or production
volume changes, as the length of the production line can be
changed just by inserting or removing modules. In addition,
this production system does not require the installation of a
lot of fixed equipment; therefore, a substantial reduction in
equipment operating costs and the operation’s impact on the
environment is possible compared with alternative methods.
Other features of the new plant include the environmentally
friendly design and facilities, such as natural lighting and
ventilation systems, a highly efficient air-conditioning
system, an insulated roof, heat-reflective glass panels, and
much more.
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 sixth
consecutive year. This listing is
the result of Ricoh’s sustainable
environmental management and other
related initiatives.
Ricoh named among
the “World’s 100 Most
Ethical Companies”
for the second
consecutive year
In 2010, Ricoh was selected as
one of the World’s 100 Most
Ethical Companies by U.S. think
tank Ethisphere Institute for the
second straight 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 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 seven years in a row.
[Recognition from Third Parties]
Production line at Ricoh Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd.
Biomass (plant)-based
raw materials
Resinification
Petroleum-based
resources
for E Toner Become
recycled
paper
Toner
CO
2
emissions
CO
2
absorption (photosynthesis)
(1) CO
2
Consumption
Incineration
(2)
(3)
(1) Plants absorb
CO
2
in their
growing process
(2) Produce “for E Toner”
from plant-based raw
materials and use
the product
(3) Incinerate toner ink removed
from used paper, emitting the
same amount of CO
2
as absorbed
during the process (1)