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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 201273
Sustainable Environmental Management
The Ricoh Group created and uses the Map of Corporate Activities and
Biodiversity that shows the relationship between corporate activities,
such as product lifecycle and land use, and biodiversity.
From the map, we learned that MFPs have a large impact on the
In February 2010, the Ricoh Group established the group-wide
Regulations of Ricoh Group Products Made of Wood. The new rules
were developed based on the 2003 Environmental Standards for Paper
Product Procurement to expand control over the procurement of wood
raw material beyond that used in paper products. And they were to be
applicable to the entire group.
These wood raw material procurement rules apply to two groups
related to products under the Ricoh or Ricoh Group company brands,
namely, paper products (plain copier paper, heat-sensitive paper, etc.)
and articles/materials made from wood (manuals and instructions,
packaging materials, cushioning materials, pallets, etc.) provided along
with any lines of products.1 Through this application, the rules aim to
help protect HCVFs2, or forests with significant and critical value in terms
of global environment and biodiversity conservation, by avoiding the
use of wood sourced from these critical forests as material for the Ricoh
To conserve the global environment, we need to take actions to maintain and improve the self-recovery capabilities of the global environment.
Recognizing that our businesses depend on the global ecosystem and that biodiversity plays an indispensable role in its health, the Ricoh Group is
engaged in various biodiversity conservation activities.
Conservation of Biodiversity
ecosystem due to procurement of raw materials (e.g., paper pulp and
metals) and manufacturing and consumption of paper. We are using the
discoveries from the mapping to enhance our biodiversity conservation
activities in close cooperation with each business division.
Group products. The rules mainly provide for the prohibition of the use
of wood sourced from HCVFs as raw material and for requirements to be
met by suppliers, including provision for the suspension of business with
noncompliant suppliers.
The Ricoh Group will use these new rules to exert control over
wood material procurement for products made from wood, mainly
paper products, thereby ensuring that the Group’s procurement process
contributes to the conservation of HCVFs.
1. Recycled materials, including used paper, leftover wood material and wood chips, are excluded, as
it is difficult to trace the original sources of such materials.
2. High conservation value forests (HCVFs), as defined here, fall under any of the following categories:
old growth forests; primary forests/virgin forests; natural forests containing habitats of endangered
species; or forests for which multiple environmental groups claim protective measures need to be
taken mainly from the perspective of biodiversity.
Biodiversity and our business activities
In March 2009, the Ricoh Group formulated a policy that specifies its commitment to working for biodiversity conservation in the course of its
business activities, and has continued an existing ecosystem conservation program and other activities since the 1990s. Following this policy, we have
implemented initiatives to reduce the impact of our business activities on, and to contribute to, the conservation of biodiversity.
■ Map of corporate activities and biodiversity (recycled copiers)
Water Wood
Natural
gas
Crude oil
(fuel)
Coal
NO x SO x CxHy dust NMVOC
CO 2 N 2 OCH 4 CO
BOD COD SS
Unspecified solid waste
Slag Sludge
Bauxite ore
Chromium ore
Nickel ore
Crude oil
(raw
material)
Iron ore
Zinc ore
Crude oil
(raw
material)
Crude oil
(raw
material)
Crude oil
(raw
material)
Crude oil
(raw
material)
Lead ore
Gold ore
Silver ore
Copper ore
Manganese ore
Tin ore
Water
MFP
Business Activities
Procurement of
raw materials
Renewable resources
t
Loss of habitats
t
Invasion of nonnative species
t
Pollution
t
Climate change
t
Overexploitation
t
Overconsumption
Energy resources
Energy resources
Chemical substance
emissions
Energy resources
Energy resources
Chemical substance
emissions
Chemical substance
emissions
Input and removal
of substances
Land change
Renewable resources
Emission of
chemical substances
into atmosphere
Land use
(Factory construction/
Landscaping)
Effluence of
chemical substances
into waters
Discharge of chemical
substances into soil
t
Loss of habitats
t
Invasion of nonnative
species
t
Pollution
t
Climate change
t
Loss of habitats
t
Invasion of nonnative
species
t
Pollution
t
Climate change
Designing/
Manufacturing Logistics/
Marketing
Use/Maintenance
Collection/
Recycling
CO 2 NO x SO x
CO 2 NO x SO x
CO 2
NO x SO x
Wood
Energy resources
Mineral resources
Renewable resources
t
Loss of habitats
t
Invasion of nonnative species
t
Pollution
t
Climate change
t
Overexploitation
t
Overconsumption
Mapping of relationship between business activities and biodiversity
Regulations of Ricoh Group Products Made of Wood
Regulations of Ricoh Group Products Made of Wood
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