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Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 201479
Contribution to resolution of
social issues through business activities
Commitment to and responsibility
for social contribution
Education support program in India (p80)
Ichimura Nature School Kanto* (p82)
Ricoh Science Caravan* (p82)
Forest ecosystem conservation projects* (p84)
Environmental volunteer leader activities
“FreeWill” Social Contribution Club (p84)
Support activities for people and areas affected by
the Great East Japan Earthquake (p83)
BOP project (p81)
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Plan
Evaluate performance
with indicators
Engage
Improve
4. Contributions to solve social issues
5. Positive impact on business 1. Number of activities, number of
attendees, time, donation amount 6. Positive impact on employee
awareness
2. Partnership with stakeholders
7. Positive evaluation by society
3. Use of company resources
Contribute to
sustainable
development
of our society
and planet
Increase
the level
of activity
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Indicators
Ricoh Group social contribution activities and achievements
EmployeeparticipationinactivitiesaswellasdonationaccountsforlargeportionoftheRicohGroup’ssocial
contribution. In every region, Group companies support their employees in the planning and implementation
of community activities and biodiversity conservation programs.
PDCA cycle for social contribution activities
To ensure the effectiveness of the Group’s social
contributions, we have created an original PDCA
cycle for their evaluation and improvement.
 Evaluationitemsincludethescaleandoutcomeof
activities as well as “cooperation with stakeholders”
and “effects on business activities.” This creates an
upward spiral in our ability to share knowledge and
evolve social contribution activities throughout the
Group.
During the scal year ended March 2014, the Ricoh Group collectively made nancial contributions of 503,564,000 yen. This
amount includes monetary donations plus labor (man-hours) and donated goods converted into their monetary value.
Major corporate programs
We are engaged in a variety of social contribution programs that fall under the category of “commitment
to and responsibility for social contribution” or “contributions to resolution of social issues through business
activities.”
Total
expenses by
category
(JPY thousand)
Educationandraising
the next generation:
191,743
Sports and health:
45,868
Disaster relief
support:
75,628
Local contributions,
prevention: 64,001
Biodiversityconservation
(coveredbytheEnvironmental
Action Plan): 45,014
Social welfare:
29,841
Environmentalconservation
and environmental
beautication (excluding
amount covered by the
EnvironmentalAction
Plan): 26,230
Academia&research:7,929
Others: 5,340
Culture & arts: 3,940
BasicdonationtoNPOs:3,862
International cooperation & exchange: 3,381 Humanrights:786
Total
expenses by
type of
support
(JPY thousand)
Personnel
expenses for
activities:
181,860
Donation of
goods:21,765
Expenses:92,465
Donations:
207,474
Total
expenses by
region
(JPY thousand)
Ricoh:202,271
Group companies
in Japan: 41,801
Europe:173,511
Asia and the Pacic, China:
33,799
Americas: 52,182
Programs marked with an
asterisk are funded by Ricoh’s
social contribution reserve system,
established to ensure stable,
long-term social engagement.
Following approval at the
1998 shareholder’s meeting,
Ricoh introduced the social
contribution reserve system,
under which a portion of prots
is disbursed to the reserve’s fund
after approval by the board of
directors. Currently, the fund is
being applied to three programs:
Ichimura Nature School Kanto,
Ricoh Science Caravan, and the
ForestEcosystemConservation
projects.
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