The Ricoh Group Environmental Activities (2000)

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The Ricoh Group's Activities 2000

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The Ricoh Group's Activities 2000
2000	December	Ricoh receives the business activity prize at the Westec Awards for its contributions toward achieving a 100% copier resource recovery rate.
	December	Ricoh receives the Environmental Goo grand prize for its ECO TODAY environmental preservation Web site.
	December	Eco-Products 2000 is held at Tokyo Big Sight.
	December	Ricoh is evaluated as number one in the Corporate Environmental Management Level Survey by the Nippon Keizai Shimbun newspaper for the third consecutive year.
	November	The Ricoh Group Environmental Report 2000 wins the Environmental Report Award for Superior Reports for the second year in a row.
	November	RUC holds the first Environmental Competition as an affiliate with approximately 350 participants.
	November	Nationwide recycling system is completed; Tohoku Recycling Center.
	November	Fukui Ricoh achieves Level 2 zero waste, the first comprehensive distribution company to do so.
	October	Ricoh Unitechno receives the 2000 Medal for Merit for its distinguished contributions toward promoting recycling activities.
	October	RTS obtains ISO 14001 certification, the first support and service division of the Ricoh Group to do so.
	October	RME awarded the Chugoku Trade and Industry Bureau Director's Prize for superior efforts in afforestation activities.
	October	Ricoh Optical Industries achieves Level 3 zero waste.
	September	Ricoh Elemex's Ena Plant achieves Level 3 zero waste.
	September	Hasama Ricoh achieves Level 3 zero waste.
	September	Issues the Ricoh Group Environmental Report 2000.
	September	Holds the 3rd Company Meeting for Environmental Volunteer Leaders.
	August	NEDO decides to grant Ricoh subsidies because of the Company's foresight to produce more energy-saving/recyclable electronic devices.
	August	Expands the biotope at Ricoh Fukui.
	June	RC receives the Environmental Steward Prize from CEP.
	June	Ricoh Industrie France (RIF) achieves Level 3 zero waste.
	June	RME becomes the tenth base in the Group to achieve zero waste and the fifth to achieve Level 3 zero waste.
	June	Tohoku Ricoh becomes the ninth base in the Group to achieve zero waste and the fourth to achieve Level 3 zero waste.
	June	Ricoh Keiki becomes the eighth base in the Group to achieve Level 2 zero waste.
	June	The Numazu Central Recycling Market.
	May	Holds the 4th Ricoh Nature Seminar.
	May	Ricoh Unitechno an academy of killifish study at the biotope.
	May	Ricoh begins overseas virgin forest restoration projects.
	May	Works with environmental volunteer leaders on a program called Taking Care of Thickets and Outdoor Cooking (Elementary Course).
	April	Holds the 2nd Company Meeting for Environmental Volunteer Leaders.
	April	Creates a biotope at Ricoh Fukui.
	April	Engages in afforestation activities organized by environmental volunteer leaders.
	April	Ricoh president, Masamitsu Sakurai, gives a lecture on environmental management at the Nikkei BP Seminar.
	April	the Hokkaido Recycling Center.
	March	Ricoh Corporation announces the results of its energy conservation activities at the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) at the U.S. Congress.
	March	Holds the 1st Global Recycling Conference.
	March	Holds the Five-Party Environment Meeting.
	March	Part Component System's Sagamino Plant (PCS) achieves a 100% resource recovery rate (level 2 zero waste).
	March	Environmental volunteer leaders at Ricoh Fukui engage in cleaning up the roads and parks in the neighboring area.
	March	Holds the 6th Ricoh Company Environmental Competition.
	February	Ricoh's digital hybrid machine, the imagio MF 6550, acquires Type III Environmental Impact Disclosure from BVQI (Sweden).
	February	Holds the 1st Nationwide Recycling Center Conference.
	February	Holds the 3rd Ricoh Nature Seminar.
	February	Carries out outdoor signboard project organized by environmental volunteer leaders.
	February	Ricoh Numazu donates three wheelchairs, which were acquired through the plant's aluminum can collection activity, to Numazu City.
	January	Ricoh Logistics starts improving and expanding collection and recycling activities.
	January	Ricoh acquires Eco-Mark certification for 28 copier models.

Society's Recognition of Ricoh's Activities
2000	December	Works with environmental volunteer leaders on a program called Taking Care of Thickets and Outdoor Cooking (Elementary Course) in Nanasawa, Kanagawa.
	December	Ricoh Fukui organizes a third program to be led by environmental volunteer leaders to clean up prefectural roads.
	December	Holds the 6th Ricoh Nature Seminar; the number of environmental volunteer leaders total 91.
	November	Sixteen participants work with environmental volunteer leaders in the Cleaning the Yasunosato Park Area, Fukuoka, and Making Bamboo Charcoal program.
	October	Joins a program to clean the Tsurumigawa River in Yokohama and to make bamboo pipes.
	October	REI makes kites from recycled materials.
	September	Tottori Ricoh, Ricoh Tottori Technological Development, and RME participate in a program to thoroughly clean up Tottori Dunes.
	September	Holds a program in which volunteers can enjoy making sandcastles and help clean up a beach.
	September	Holds the 5th Ricoh Nature Seminar with 15 environmental volunteer leaders participating; the number of environmental volunteer leaders total 81.
	September	Ricoh's environmental volunteer activities are featured in the Ricoh Closeup newsletter.
	September	Ricoh Fukui starts collecting recyclable household waste.
	August	Volunteers distribute trash bags and pick up trash along the banks of the Tamagawa River after a fireworks display.
	August	Volunteers take part in satoyama preservation activities.
	August	An Eco-Friends program sponsored by Ricoh is held in Yokohama.
	August	Collects aluminum cans to donate to the Ibaraki Shimbun newspaper and Cultural Welfare Service Corporation.
	July	Ricoh Elemex's Okazaki Plant works with local residents in environmental conservation activities.
	June	Volunteers engage in satoyama preservation activities in Hachioji, Tokyo.
	June	Volunteers help transplant rice seedlings in one of the satoyama preservation activities held in Hachioji, Tokyo.
	June	Works with environmental volunteer leaders to preserve forests and improve ranches in Kawabamura Village in Gumma Prefecture.
	June	Ricoh Numazu participates in cleanup activities along the Shin-Nakagawa River with local children.
	June	Ricoh Fukui organizes a second program to be led by environmental volunteer leaders.
	May	Ricoh ranked top among 39 companies worldwide by ekom in the IT/Electronics Industry Division.
	May	Ricoh, Tohoku Ricoh, and Fuji Research Institute Corporation work together to study an LCA case on the Quantitative Assessment of Environmental Impact Reduction Activities, which receives the Research and Development Prize in the Foundation Division of the 14th Japan MH Awards.
	May	Ricoh Unitechno receives the 1st Saitama Environment Award.
	April	The Ricoh Group Environmental Report 1999 wins Best Report at the 3rd Environmental Report Awards.
	April	Ricoh's environmental advertisement receives the Nikkei Ecology Award at the Fiscal 1999 Nikkei BP Ecology Advertisement Awards.
	April	Ricoh awarded the Keidanren Chairman's Prize at the 9th Global Environmental Awards.
	March	Ricoh Corporation receives three awards from the Energy Star Program. They are 1) 2000 Energy Star Excellence in Consumer Education Award, 2) Labelling Partners of the Year Award, and 3) Office Equipment Partner of the Year Award (for the fifth consecutive year, the Energy Star Award).
	February	Ricoh Optical Industries' "Sweet Pea Circle" receives Grand Prize in the Corporate Division of the Iwate Prefecture Recycling Competition.
	February	Ricoh given a "B" by ekom, making Ricoh the top ranking company in the IT & Appliance Division.
	February	Ricoh receives the Energy Conservation Center Chairman's Prize, specifically, the Energy Conservation Grand Prize and Special Corporate Prize.
	February	Ricoh Numazu receives the Minister of International Trade and Industry Prize for its energy conservation activities.
	February	Awarded the Fiscal 1999 Kanto Trade and Industry Bureau Director's Prize for the plant's superiority in energy management.

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