Ricoh awarded “Prime” status in ISS ESG Corporate Rating
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Ricoh awarded “Prime” status in ISS ESG Corporate Rating

TOKYO, December 6, 2021 – Ricoh has earned “Prime” status in the ESG Corporate Rating by ISS ESG, an investment solutions business unit of the world's leading proxy advisory firm, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS).

Ricoh awarded “Prime” status in ISS ESG  Corporate Rating

ISS ESG analyzes more than 8,000 companies from environmental, social, and governance (ESG) perspectives. It awards companies with an ESG performance above the sector-specific prime threshold, which means they fulfill ambitious absolute performance requirements.

Ricoh has also achieved the top 10% status in the Electronic Devices & Appliances industry* due to its highly recognized initiatives in the Decarbonization, Resource Conservation, Human Rights, and Health and Safety areas.

Ricoh has identified seven material issues to resolve social challenges through business and maintain a robust management infrastructure. The Group’s 17 ESG targets are linked to each material issue and embedded across all business operations. Ricoh is also committed to contributing to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

* As of November 14, 2021

Related links

ISS ESG Corporate Rating

Ricoh’s Approach to Seven Material Issues and ESG Targets

| About Ricoh |

 Ricoh is a leading provider of integrated digital services and print and imaging solutions designed to support digital transformation of workplaces, workspaces and optimise business performance. 

Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh’s global operation reaches customers in approximately 200 countries and regions, supported by cultivated knowledge, technologies, and organisational capabilities nurtured over its 85-year history. In the financial year ended March 2024, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,348 billion yen (approx. 15.5 billion USD). 

It is Ricoh’s mission and vision to empower individuals to find Fulfilment through Work by understanding and transforming how people work so we can unleash their potential and creativity to realise a sustainable future.  

For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com