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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 2013 68
The world over, green spaces are an important
part of Ricoh Group offices and factories, with
some locations possessing lush green forests within
their premises. To conserve the biodiversity within
our properties, our current Environmental Action
Plan, effective for three years starting April 2011,
calls for (1) maintenance of greenery coverage
rates,฀(2)฀removal฀of฀invasive฀alien฀species,฀and฀(3)฀
minimal use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers
in keeping with the principles of Integrated Pest
Management.*3
At our office in Ohmori, Japan, employee
volunteers started a project to remove weeds by
hand to maintain their green spaces without using
chemical herbicides.
The weeding project also provides the
participants with an opportunity to interact with
nature, as well as learn about measures that can
preserve the natural environment. The weeds
removed are added to a compost pile, and the
resulting compost is recycled as fertilizer on the
premises. As a side benefit, the compost lowers
maintenance costs by reducing the amount of
organic fertilizer that needs to be purchased.
฀ In฀FY฀2013,฀landscape฀management฀with฀no฀
chemicals or only IPM-standard chemicals was
initiated at 16 Ricoh Group facilities including the
Ohmori office. We will continue using IPM methods
to incorporate sustainability in maintaining our
greenery.
*3 Integrated Pest Management
(IPM): A method of pest and
weed control that has been
internationally adopted for
agricultural operations. IPM aims
to reduce the use of pesticides
and other chemicals through
an optimal combination of
ecologically benign techniques
to minimize hazards to human
health and the environment.
Major IPM components include
(1) Use of light, sound, heat and
mechanical methods, (2) Use of
chemicals derived from natural
ingredients,฀(3)฀Introduction฀
of natural enemies of targeted
pests, and (4) Improving soil
quality through drainage,
ventilation, etc.
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
•
Loss of habitats
•
Invasion of nonnative species
•
Pollution
•
Climate change
•
Overexploitation
•
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
•
Loss of habitats
•
Invasion of nonnative
species
•
Pollution
•
Climate change
•
Loss of habitats
•
Invasion of nonnative
species
•
Pollution
•
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
•
Loss of habitats
•
Invasion of nonnative species
•
Pollution
•
Climate change
•
Overexploitation
•
Overconsumption
•Map฀of฀corporate฀activities฀and฀biodiversity฀(based฀on฀recycled฀copiers)
The฀Map฀of฀Corporate฀Activities฀and฀Biodiversity฀
(below) pictures the relationship between the effects
of our corporate activities — such as product lifecycles
and land use — and biodiversity.
The map reveals that MFPs have a large impact on
the ecosystem as they consume raw materials such as
pulp and metals during their manufacturing process
and consume natural resources in the form of paper.
Mapping these diverse activities is a great help
when it comes to coordinating our biodiversity
conservation efforts.
Using integrated pest management to conserve biodiversity in office premises
Mapping the relationship between business and biodiversity
Weeding at the Ricoh Ohmori office
Overview Action Data & Profile
Environmental Conservation
ISO26000 : •฀The฀environment฀฀•฀Consumer฀issues฀฀•฀Community฀development