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Quantifying our “reduction contribution”
•฀Reduction฀contribution฀in฀FY฀2013
The฀RICOH฀PJ฀WX3340N/X3340N/WX4240N/
X4240N series of projectors boast high functionality
and high image quality data as well as innovative
energy-saving features and wired and wireless network
connectivity.฀The฀series,฀launched฀in฀January฀2013,฀
contains proprietary network control technology that
lowers standby power consumption to under 1W — a
global first*6. This means the projectors comply with
the 2019 standards of the European ErP Directive*7,
the world’s most stringent network standby power
restrictions. Power is also saved on a large scale by
automatic brightness control, which cuts lamp intensity
by 70% (compared to conventional models) when
there is no signal, and adjusts the lamp according to
the ambient light level in the room and brightness of
the image projected. ➤ WEB฀2
New projectors achieve network standby power consumption of less than 1 W — a world first
We established a scheme for quantifying values such
as “reduction contribution” as a way to evaluate
the lighter environmental impact our customers
achieve by using Ricoh products and services/
solutions. During fiscal 2012, the total reduction was
equivalent฀to฀358,000฀tons฀of฀CO2, which exceeds
all CO2 emissions produced by the Ricoh Group’s
manufacturing sites around the world.
We will continue working on increasing our
reduction contribution as part of our efforts to
minimize the environmental burden of our business
activities.
*6 Survey by Ricoh.
*7 The world’s first restrictions to
oblige manufacturers of energy-
related products to incorporate
eco-design for the entire lifecycle
of the product, from raw
materials acquisition to disposal.
The regulation becomes more
stringent in stages (2015: 6 W,
2017:฀3฀W,฀2019:฀2฀W).
➤฀WEB฀2฀Energy-saving projector : www.ricoh.com/environment/product/energy/05_01.html
➤฀WEB฀Energy conservation / prevention of global warming : www.ricoh.com/environment/product/energy/
•฀Evaluation฀targets฀and฀calculation฀method
Contribution through:
Provision of energy-saving
products
Solutions/services related
to energy conservation
Resource-conserving
production process
Evaluation targets
Amount (CO2 equivalent) reduced through the introduction of models to
customers' sites with enhanced energy-saving functions for Multi Function
Printers (MFPs), printers and other equipment as well as CLARTE (LED lamps)
to replace conventional lighting, among other energy-efficient products.
Amount (CO2 equivalent) reduced through the introduction of energy
efficient solutions/services to customers' sites, including RICOH
Unified Communication System and duplex and multipage functions of
MFPs.
Amount (CO2 equivalent) reduced associated with procurement of raw
materials and parts by lowering the input of new resources as a result of
promoting reuse of recovered equipment, use of recycled materials, and
production of more compact, lightweight models.
Calculation method
Calculations are made using relevant internal data,
including the number of units sold, and by referencing
external materials, including methodologies for
quantifying contributions to carbon emission reduction
attributable to products and services, introduced by four
Japanese electrical and electronics industry associations in
its joint Low-Carbon Society Action Plan.
Ricoh’s LCA calculation results are used.
Overview Action Data & Profile
Environmental Conservation
0 100 200 300 400
Amount of contribution
(Thousand tons, CO2
equivalent)
GHG emitted from the
Group’s manufacturing
sites around the world
Energy-saving products
− 209
Solutions
− 125
Resource
conservation
of products
− 24
Total: − 358
thousand t-CO2e
Total: 297
thousand t-CO2e
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