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Establishment of the Ricoh Institute of
Sustainability and Business
We established the Ricoh Institute of Sustainability and
Business as an in-house organization on April 1, 2010, with the
goal of achieving business growth through corporate activities,
and contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.
The Institute will serve dual functions: a think-tank function
to research the impact the economy and society will have on
future trends and business management, and an advisory
function whereby, based on the fruits of its research, the
Institute will give advice to and raise issues with Ricoh senior
management. In order to ensure that research findings are
linked to real corporate activities—as a research institute of a
globally active company—the advisory members consisting
of the Institute’s president and advisors will give advice to and
raise issues with Ricoh senior management, and contribute to
the realization of a prosperous and sustainable society.
Exploiting the Institute’s functions, Ricoh will gain an
accurate understanding of the structural changes taking
place in society against a backdrop of growing change in the
business environment. At the same time, we will conduct
penetrating independent analyses in light of Ricoh’s own
business conditions. We will seek a new growth model
for the direction of corporate activities, based on solving
global issues such as global warming and the depletion of
resources. We will also look at the role of business in global
competition. By reflecting these findings in our medium- to
long-term management strategies, we plan to enhance our
competitiveness as a company and at the same time “earn the
trust of the international community.”
* For details, please read the Ricoh Group Sustainability Report (Corporate Social Responsibility) 2011.
■ Consolidated number of employees by region
Japan EuropeThe Americas
China Asia-Pacific Region
40,072
34,139
17,350
11,808
5,645
(people)
(as of March 31, 2011)
A
D
B C
E
A
E
C
B
D
CSR related data
Think tank function
(provide information)
Give feedback on
management issues
Ricoh Institute of Sustainability and Business
Advisory function
(give advice and raise issues)
The Institute’s structure and concept
Advisory members
Ricoh Group
senior management
Practical use in
corporate activities
Research fields
Economy Social
structure
Industry
and
Businesses
Environment,
Resources,
Energy
President Advisors
Research findings
This institute calls upon business
executives and intellectuals with
advanced insight from outside the
company.
Advisors:
Kunio Nakamura (Chairman of the
Board, Panasonic
Corporation)
Shoei Utsuda (Chairman of the
Board of Directors,
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.)
Hiroyuki Itami (Professor,
Tokyo University
of Science)
Linkage of research and
corporate activities
2009
108,477
108,525
109,014
2011 (FY)2010
■ Consolidated number of employees
(people)
(%)
1.87 1.96 2.02
■ Rate of employees with disabilities
<Ricoh Company, Ltd.>
2009 2011 (FY)2010
(%)
1.5 1.9
1.0
■ Percentage of female managers
<Ricoh Company, Ltd.>
2009 2011 (FY)2010
■ Social contributions (disbursement managed
by Ricoh’s social contribution reserve system)
(thousand yen)
96,000
87,300
94,900
2009 2011 (FY)2010
(%)
13.7 14.0 14.0
■ Percentage of female employees
<Ricoh Company, Ltd.>
2009 2011 (FY)2010