Ricoh tops Deloitte sustainable business report

- Five “maturity levels” for 65 companies assessed in Deloitte report; Ricoh in top six

 

- Ricoh has set sustainability targets to achieve by 2050 and reduce environmental impact
 
Imaging equipment and production print specialist Ricoh has been recognised as a top achiever in Deloitte’s “Towards Zero Impact Growth: Strategies of leading companies in 10 industries” report.
 
Consultancy firm Deloitte’s report on the outcome of its first-ever Zero Impact Growth Monitor (ZIG-M) identified Ricoh as being among an elite group of six global brands to have already reached the “Ecosystem” level of sustainable business.
 
Deloitte Innovation performed research on 65 companies that are seen as “leaders” in sustainability, since they are either active members of the UN Global Compact, the Global Compact Lead program, the Caring 4 Climate Program or the CEO Water Mandate.

 

Companies were assigned a “maturity level” based on their mindset towards sustainable business, from “Eureka”, for those that have identified and understand the opportunities presented by zero impact growth, to “Economy”, for those that have fully adapted a zero impact growth vision and have a clearly defined strategy in place to achieve these targets.
 
“Ecosystem” sits one level below “Economy”. Puma, Nike, Nestlé, Unilever and Natura make up the remainder of this group, which was praised for embedding policies into a long-term strategic vision, in an effort to minimise negative environmental and social impacts.
 
Of the 65 companies assessed, 45 were listed as being at the “Enterprise” maturity level, while one was in the “Eureka” bracket and none achieved “Economy”.
 
Read the full Deloitte report here.

 

By 2050, Ricoh Group has committed itself to reducing the total carbon dioxide emissions from its products and services throughout their lifecycles, and to reducing the input of new resources and use of chemical substances to one-eighth of the levels at 2000 through sustainable environmental management.
 
Stephen Palmer (pictured, top), production print director at Ricoh UK, said: ‘It is very pleasing to see Ricoh recognized for its hard work in building towards a sustainable future for its business.

 

'Sustainability is a deeply ingrained part of Ricoh’s corporate culture, evidenced by the setting of ambitious long-term targets stretching all the way to 2050 - a world-first in business.
 
Sustainability is the responsibility of us all. At the core of our own manufacturing and business activities, initiatives have been taken in the three core areas of energy conservation and prevention of global warming, resource conservation and recycling and pollution.
 
‘And, for the benefit of production print customers, Ricoh’s Carbon Balanced Printing Programme allows clients to promote an even more sustainable printing service by becoming carbon neutral for every single job completed on a Ricoh production printing machine.’

 

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