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The Ricoh Group's Activities 1976-1998

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The Ricoh Group's Activities 1976-1998
1998	December	Holds the 1st Global Warming Prevention Business Workshop, organized by WWF Japan, at Ricoh Aoyama Head Office.
	October	Announces external cabinet plastic material recycling case at the Eco Balance International Symposium.
	October	Holds European Environment Conference sponsored by European region unification company Ricoh Europe B.V.
	October	Starts Ricoh Recycle Label System.
	October	Ricoh Fukui achieves a 100% resource recovery rate (zero waste).
	September	Ricoh OmoriUs Noise Testing Center receives first NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) international certification in Japan.
	May	Issues Ricoh Group Green Procurement Guidelines.
	April	Revises RicohUs General Principles on the Environment.
	April	Ricoh establishes the Recycling Division.
	April	Reorganizes Environment Administration Office to Corporate Environment Office.
	March	Draws Ricoh Environmental Action Plan.
	March	Holds Fourth Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
1997	October	Six copier models awarded the Nordic Swan Mark (Scandinavian environmental label).
	September	Announces eco-packaging LCA case at the Eco-Material International Symposium.
	March	Sets 79 types of management chemical substances.
	February	Ricoh Kanto Recycling Center.
	February	Holds Third Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
1996	November	Implements recyclable design level 3.
	July	Ricoh UK Products acquires BS 7750/ISO 14001 certification.
	March	Chemical substances management system RECSIS starts operations.
	February	Holds Second Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
1995	December	Ricoh Gotemba acquires ISO 14001 certification (the first certification given by a Japanese certification organization).Establishes Environmental Promotion Section.
	October	Announces International Energy Star certified products.
	August	Wastewater treatment closed system starts operations at Ricoh Yashiro.
	June	Holds First Tohoku Ricoh Environment Fair.
	March	Markets the FT4000/5000 Series resource-saving and energy-saving copier in Japan and Europe.
	February	Publishes first edition of Ricoh Environmental Management System Guidelines.
	February	Holds First Ricoh Company Environment Competition.
1994	November	Implements recyclable design level 2.
	November	Implements labeling of materials and grade on plastic parts.
	November	Markets resource-saving and energy-saving copiers around the world (marketed as the spirio 2700/3500 series in Japan).
	October	Presents a case of LCA of toner cartridge buffer material at RECY U94 in Germany.
	August	The Comet Circle concept is completed.
	March	FT6655 copier awarded the BAM (second version).
	January	Creates the Ricoh Environmental Management System Committee.
1993	December	The Ricoh Group achieves total elimination of ozone-depleteing substances (specific kinds of CFCs, specific kinds of halon, carbon tetrachloride, etc.).
	May	Launches material labeling on plastic parts.
	May	Announces the recycled product design basic policy and implements recyclable design level 1.
	March	Achieves total elimination of ozone-depleting substances (specific kinds of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), specific kinds of halon, carbon tetrachloride, etc.).
1992	October	Announces the Ricoh Environment Symbol.
	March	FT5570 copier awarded the BAM (initial version).
	February	Establishes RicohUs General Principles on the Environment.
1991	July	Markets the imagio MF 530 Series copier with energy-saving features.
1990	December	Sets up Environment Administration Office.
	September	Proposes used paper collection and recycling system using Risapost (Ricoh in-house collection system).
	September	Markets Ricoh Recycling Copy recycled paper in Germany.
	July	Markets Shigen recycled paper in Japan.
	March	Discontinues use of styrene foam plastic packaging material that contains ozone-depleting substances.
1989	April	Establishes the Committee to Address Chlorofluorocarbons.
1980		Starts manufacturing aluminum ingots at Tohoku Ricoh as part of its recycling system.
1978		Establishes Environment Measurement Center.
1976		Establishes Environmental Promotion Section.

Society's Recognition of Ricoh's Activities
1998	December	Evaluated as number one in Second Corporate Environmental Management Level Survey by the Nippon Keizai Shimbun newspaper.
	November	Ricoh ranked top of the electric and electronics industry by German environmental survey specialist company kom GmbH.
	October	Ricoh Microelectronics awarded 1998 Best Green Plant Award.
	October	Ricoh Numazu toner cartridge recycling system receives Westec Award Environment Agency Director-General Prize.
	June	Ricoh Atsugi recognized for its environmental conservation activities in Kanagawa Prefecture.
	March	Ricoh Corporation wins Energy Star Imaging Device Prize.
	February	Combined copier/facsimile device RIFAX BL110 acclaimed as a Rsuperior device for saving energyS and received the ChairmanUs Prize of the Japan Machinery Federation.
1997	June	Ricoh UK Products receives UK BSI-QA Prize.
	March	Ricoh Corporation wins Energy Star Copier Prize.
1996	June	Ricoh Corporation (United States) wins Energy Star Office Equipment Prize.
1995	March	Ricoh product environmental assessment and recyclable design promotion activities receive a Resource Recovery Development Business Commendation: the Minister of International Trade and Industry Prize.
	February	Ricoh Central Research Center receives Kanto Electricity Use Rationalization Committee Director Award for its cogeneration system.

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