Products -Procurement of Materials and Parts-

As part of efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its products, the Ricoh Group promotes green procurement activities that place emphasis on partnerships with suppliers. Green procurement refers to the procurement of raw materials, parts, and products with less environmental impact. Parts and products so designed are manufactured in plants that are advanced in environmental conservation. The purpose of green procurement is to reduce the environmental impact over the entire lifecycle of Ricoh products and to reduce the costs to the Ricoh Group and its suppliers by using resources and energy effectively. Moreover, by establishing these activities, we aim to contribute to global environmental protection and reinforce management practices of the Ricoh Group and its suppliers.The basic policies for our activities are to maintain and update the chemical substance management systems (CMS) and to collect information on the environmental impact in order to comply with the REACH Regulation. We have also introduced our own paper procurement standards and rules regarding the composition ratio of recycled pulp, and we carry out procurement activities by paying full consideration to biodiversity conservation.