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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 201391
San-Ai Dream Center
PENTA X Q7
RICOH Pro C900
A global company
Ricoh’s overseas expansion began in the 1970s, when the company began selling on an original
equipment manufacturer basis. U.K.-based Gestetner became part of the Group in the late 1990s
as part of efforts to build a global sales support structure. The company has since expanded its
operational scope, entering the production printing market and reinforcing its solutions business while
deploying network appliances linked to cloud services.
2001฀ ฀imagio฀Neo฀350฀series฀wins฀the฀Energy฀
Conservation Grand Prize from the
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Acquires Lanier Worldwide, Inc. (U.S.).
2002 Given the world’s highest ranking for
corporate social responsibility by oekom
Research AG (also in 2005 and 2006).
Signs the United Nations Global Compact.
2003 The Ricoh Group receives a Gold Medal
from the World Environment Center.
Establishes Ricoh China Co., Ltd.
2004 Acquires Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd.,
which is renamed Ricoh Printing Systems.
2005 Given highest (AAA) evaluation in
the environmental ranking organized
by Deloitte Tohmatsu Evaluation and
Certification Organization (also in 2006).
Given the world’s highest ranking for
corporate social responsibility by oekom
Research AG (also in 2005 and 2006).
2006 Lights up a major billboard atop the
San-Ai Dream Center in Ginza, Tokyo.
2007 InfoPrint฀Solutions฀Company,฀a฀Ricoh-IBM฀
joint venture, starts operation.
2008 I ntroduces the Pro C900 color
production printer.
Acquires IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (U.S.).
2009 Releases its first reconditioned color MFP,
the฀MP฀C3500RC/C2500RC฀series,฀in฀Japan.฀
Produces the world’s first commercial
biomass toner, used in the MP 6001GP MFP.
Establishes Ricoh Manufacturing (Thailand)
Ltd.
2010 Sets up a 100% eco-powered billboard in
New York’s Times Square.
Launches the Projection System business.
2011 Launches the Unified Communication
System that seamlessly integrates video,
voice and other forms of data.
Establishes PENTAX Ricoh Imaging
Company, Ltd.
Receives an award from the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry for dry
washing technology that removes residue
without the use of solvents or water.
2012 Selected by oecom Research AG as the
world’s best performing business for
sustainability in the IT industry.
Establishes Ricoh Innovations Private
Limited, an R&D facility, in India.
Releases MP 9002/7502/6002/6002GP
series, the industry’s first digital high-speed
monochrome MFPs to feature parts made
from steel scrap.
Ricopy 101, the diazo copier launched in
1955, is included in the list of Japan’s
Mechanical Engineering Heritage.
2013฀฀฀ ฀The฀Ichimura฀Nature฀School฀Kanto฀wins฀the฀
Philanthropy Grand Prize.
Included in the Global 100 Most
Sustainable Corporations in the World by
Corporate Knights (Canada) for the ninth
year in a row.
Selected as one of the World’s Most Ethical
Companies by Ethisphere Institute (U.S.) for
the fifth year in a row.
Establishes Ricoh Technologies Company,
Ltd. and Ricoh Industry Company, Ltd.
Selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good
Global Index, a leading stock index for
sustainability investment, for 10 years in a
row.
฀Becomes฀a฀component฀of฀the฀Dow฀Jones฀
Sustainability World Indices for socially
responsible investment.