Abstract
Protection of the global environment, including measures to prevent climate change and improvement of resource productivity, are fields where the Ricoh Group can contribute greatly through its own business activities. In 1998, Ricoh established the idea of “environmental management” to simultaneously realize environmental protection standards and business growth. In an effort to conduct its “environmental management” policy, that aims to recognize society as a whole, Ricoh has put into place long-term, mid-term and short-term goals. The company is also working to develop concrete 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) strategies to fulfill these goals. In this paper, which focuses on resource circulation, index, target setting and specific examples of Ricoh′s efforts to achieve its targets are introduced.
