| |
Goals |
Environmental
Management
Goals
(Scheduled for
fiscal 2004) |
| 1. |
Improving environment-friendly
functions and promoting technological development |
|
| 1) |
Promote the use
of energy-saving technologies in products |
|
• |
Achieving energy-saving standards |
|
A |
| 2) |
Promote pollution
prevention measures with regard to products |
|
• |
Completely eliminate the
use of environmentally sensitive substances (i.e., lead,
hexavalent chromium, polyvinyl chloride, and cadmium)
in products |
|
• |
Reduce noise levels at least
2 dB (weighted average value for the number of units
sold out of the number of units marketed in fiscal 2000) |
|
• |
Observe Ricoh standards that
cover environmentally sensitive substances emitted by
products, including styrene, formaldehyde, ozone, and
dust |
|
A |
| 3) |
Develope technologies
that contribute to reducing the environmental impact
in paper production |
|
• |
Develop practical application
technologies for alternative paper or rewritable paper |
|
A |
| 2. |
Reaching the resource
conservation rate by improving the productivity of products
and materials as well as profitability in the recycling
business |
|
| 1) |
Improve the amount
of reusable parts used by at least 20 times (compared
to fiscal 2000 in Japan). |
|
A |
| 2) |
Improve collection
of the number of used products and toner cartridges
at least 10% (the Ricoh Group as a whole, compared to
fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
A |
| 3) |
Increase the
number of resource-recirculating-type products marketed
by a factor of 20 or more (Japan, compared to fiscal
2000 figures) |
|
A |
| 4) |
Improve the resource
recovery rate of used products and toner cartridges |
|
• |
The resource recovery rate
of both products and toner cartridges rises to 98%.
(Japan) |
|
• |
The resource recovery rate
of both products and toner cartridges increases to 85%.
(Europe) |
|
• |
The resource recovery rate
of products rises to 95% and that of toner cartridges
rises to 100%. (The Americas) |
|
• |
The resource recovery rate
of products increases to 85% and that of toner cartridges
rises to 90%. (China and Taiwan) |
|
• |
The resource recovery rate
of products increases to more than 85% and that of toner
cartridges rises to 85%. (The Asia-Pacific region) |
|
A |
| 3. |
Environmental conservation
activities at plants and offices |
|
| 1) |
Reduce the amount
of energy used |
|
• |
Reduce CO2 emissions at plants
and offices 62% by fiscal 2010 in terms of CO2 emissions
per sales unit and 13% in terms of total amount emitted
(Ricoh in Japan, compared to fiscal 1990 figures) |
|
• |
Reduce CO2 emissions 20%
per sales unit (all Ricoh business sites in Japan, compared
to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
• |
Reduce CO2 emissions 2% (the
Ricoh Group in Japan, compared to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
• |
Reduce the amount of energy
used 20% per sales unit (Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
outside Japan, compared to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
A |
| 2) |
Promote pollution
prevention |
|
• |
Reduce environmentally sensitive
substances (Ricoh Group's target substances for reduction)
8% of those used and 50% of those emitted. (Ricoh and
Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries in Japan and
Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries other than those
in Japan, compared to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
• |
Completely eliminate the
use of dichloromethane (Ricoh and Ricoh Group manufacturing
subsidiaries in Japan and Ricoh Group manufacturing
subsidiaries other than those in Japan) |
|
• |
Restrict the increase of
greenhouse gas (other than CO2) emissions to a maximum
of 1% (Ricoh and Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
in Japan and Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
outside Japan, compared to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
• |
Reduce the emissions of ozone-depleting
substances 60% (Ricoh and Ricoh Group manufacturing
subsidiaries in Japan and Ricoh Group manufacturing
subsidiaries outside Japan, compared to fiscal 2000
figures) |
|
B |
| 3) |
Promote resource
conservation and recycling |
|
• |
Reduce generated waste at
least 13% (Ricoh and Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
in Japan and Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
outside Japan, compared to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
• |
Improve the waste recycling
rate to 90% (Ricoh Group nonmanufacturing subsidiaries
in Japan) |
|
• |
Reduce water consumption
at least 10% (Ricoh and Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
in Japan, and Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
other than those in Japan, compared to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
• |
Reduce paper purchase at
least 10% (Ricoh manufacturing subsidiaries and Ricoh
Group manufacturing and nonmanufacturing subsidiaries
in Japan and Ricoh Group manufacturing subsidiaries
outside Japan, compared to fiscal 2000 figures) |
|
A |
| 4. |
Promoting green partnerships |
|
| 1) |
Promote green
marketing |
|
• |
Improve the recycled pulp
use rate for paper products to 60% (Japan) |
|
B |
| 2) |
Promote green
procurement |
|
• |
Identify environmental impact
at suppliers to set goals for reducing impact (Ricoh
Group purchasing divisions) |
|
• |
Completely eliminate designated
environmentally sensitive substances used in the supplier's
manufacturing process (Ricoh Group purchasing divisions) |
|
A |
| 3) |
Promote green
purchasing |
|
• |
Improve the green purchasing
rate (for office supplies, etc.) to 100% (the Ricoh
Group in Japan) |
|
B |
| 5. |
Improving the environmental management system |
|
| 1) |
Establish a new environmental
accounting system |
|
A |
| 2) |
Expand areas and locations
to collect environmental impact information |
|
A |
| 6. |
Promoting environment-conscious
social contribution activities |
|
| 1) |
Promote forest conservation
activities to preserve the ecosystem (the Ricoh Group) |
|
B |
