Biodiversity and Environmental CSR
Biodiversity — plants, animals and micro-organisms — all rely on each other, as well as the air, water and soil ecosystems. Both businesses and humans are negatively affected by biodiversity loss, and the risks of jeopardizing the health of our critical ecosystems are great.
At Ricoh, we support a sustainable society. This includes not only reducing our environmental impact, but working to conserve biodiversity and enhance ecosystems. We believe these activities will not only heal the present environment, but set the stage for future repair and recovery.
Celebrate our Earth with your kids
Window decals to prevent bird strikes
Conserve biodiversity and enhance ecosystems
Marine wildlife conservation
Removing debris from shorelines is not simply a matter of clean-up, but also a critical conservation effort for marine wildlife. We encourage our employees to donate time and energy to these activities; current sites include Sandy Hook, New Jersey; Corpus Christi, Texas and Miami, Florida; as well as numerous sites across Canada, including Calgary, Ontario, Toronto and Québec City.
Forest ecosystem conservation and sustainable practices
Through a partnership with BirdLife International Tokyo, we started a three-year forest ecosystem conservation project in Mexico in Fall 2015. The selected areas represent an important habitat for many endangered species, including migratory birds. These efforts to conserve the mangrove forests are expected to spur the recovery of the local wetland system. In addition, these efforts mitigate the damage caused by natural disasters and improve the livelihood of local residents, who can use the restored mangroves in a sustainable manner.
Think and act globally and locally
To coincide with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Environment Day, we initiated Ricoh Global SDGs Action Day in 2005.
On June 5 every year, all members of the Ricoh Group worldwide are encouraged to think about and take environmental actions, wear green to show their commitment, and share eco-mindfulness with a larger audience. Additionally, we turn off our billboards and signage — except for our solar- and wind-powered ones — for the day.
Some of the local actions taken by Ricoh employees include:
Cleaning up parks and shorelines.
Planting trees and native plants.
Hosting learning programs on environmental sustainability.
To further underscore the importance of sustainability, we work with partners from government and non-government organizations, as well as our stakeholders, to achieve shared goals.
We hope we inspire you to do more, too.
Ricoh supports America Recycles Day
Every year on November 15, we help to raise awareness of responsible recycling nationwide by supporting America Recycles Day. As a part of our efforts, we host an electronics recycling event to practice and support "Zero Waste to Landfill" efforts.
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award Program
