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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 201335
Respect for Human Rights
Strengthening human rights initiatives
Human rights are the basic rights that every individual
is entitled to, and the issues related to them are both
far-reaching and complex.
Ricoh’s respect for human rights stretches back
to our company’s foundation, when “love your
neighbor” was set as one of the key components of
our corporate philosophy, The Spirit of Three Loves.
Exemplifying the continued application of this tenet
are measures we take to ensure there is no child labor
or forced labor, not only within our own organization
but within our supply chain as well. We mandate the
Ricoh Group Supplier Code of Conduct and regularly
monitor our suppliers to make certain they are
complying with the code through CSR self-assessment
reports. Deviations from the code are expected to be
corrected immediately.
We have also reinforced our approach to dealing
with conflict minerals* — a particularly controversial
topic — by launching a cross-organizational working
group. ➤ P51
Our respect for human rights also extends to the
health, security and safety of our customers. We
pursue this objective in various ways, from making
products easier to use to promoting “color universal
design,” which takes into account the diversity of
color vision among the people of the world.
We will continue to strengthen our commitment
to human rights, as it is at the core of our social
responsibility as a global business.
Human rights due diligence
Action Plan
Check Do
Commitment to society
Advice from external experts
Disclosure of information
● Assessment and
improvement of
systems and
activities
● Understanding of
social trends
● Establishment of
policies and targets
● Establishment of
indicators
● Review of efforts
● Assessment of
performance
● Educational activity
● Implementation in
the process of
conducting business
activities
● Remedy measures
•฀Timeline of Ricoh Group human rights initiatives
•฀Two elements in addressing human rights issues
•฀Major international standards and regulations
implemented by the Ricoh Group
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- The 10 principles of the United Nations Global Compact
- Human rights guidelines based on the United Nations
฀ ฀ Guiding฀Principles฀on฀Business฀and฀Human฀Rights฀(the฀฀
Ruggie framework)
- ISO26000 (social responsibility standard)
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- ILO international labor standards
•฀Ricoh Group human rights respect promotion framework
2000s
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
• Human Rights Commitee
established 91
• Human rights guidebook
“Hito-o Aisu” published (’94)
• Human Rights Counseling
Center established (’98)
• Database on human rights and
sexual harassment launched
• United Nations Global Compact
signed • The Ricoh Group CSR
Charter and Code of
Conduct established
• The Ricoh
Group Supplier
Code of
Conduct
established
• Organization to promote diversity
and work-life management
established
• CEO Statement for the 60th
anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
signed
• Color universal design
implemented
• Supplier CSR self-assessment
launched
• UN Women’s Empowerment Principles signed
• Stakeholder dialogues on human rights started
• Policy on conflict minerals set
• Conducted e-learning program
for all employees
• Working group on conflict
minerals launched
• Workshop on human rights
due diligence is held
1990s
“Conflict minerals” are raw
materials mined in certain parts
of the world under conditions of
armed conflict and human rights
abuses, whose trade finances
illegal armed groups and sustains
conflict. In the United States,
under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, businesses are
required to disclose their use of
tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and
other materials designated by the
Department of State as “conflict
minerals” sourced from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
or adjoining countries.
*
Risk avoidance
1. Human rights
due diligence
2. Recognition of the
extent of influence
3.฀ Avoidance฀of฀taking฀฀฀
part in conspiracy
Corporate value
improvement
1. Protection of
consumers
2. Respect for diversity
3.฀฀Coexistence฀with฀฀ ฀
communities
Respect for human rights as a fundamental
corporate stance
The global community expects companies to operate with due respect for human rights.
Beyond฀meeting฀regulatory฀requirements฀and฀social฀expectations฀in฀countries฀and฀regions฀
in which we operate, we are strengthening our commitment to human rights by proactively
introducing more rigorous international standards such as the United Nations Global
Compact and ISO26000.