84% of Chief Executives believe that business should lead efforts to define and deliver sustainable development goals..1 Drivers behind sustainability include:
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Most organizations now recognize that sustainability is good for their bottom line, empowers their people, and is better for the environment.
Environmental sustainability best practices from an operations perspective can include facilities, such as reducing office space and real estate, resource management, using materials with the least environmental impact and recycling, e.g. reducing size and use of alternative packaging, employees’ travel and leveraging telecommuting, and of course energy efficiency.
According to a survey conducted by KPMG, 60% of companies surveyed say they have a strategy for sustainability – to primarily focus on resource and energy efficiency. In most organizations, Information Technology (IT) is one of the largest consumers of energy, and within IT, printing typically consumes the most energy and resources2. Using less power to do the same job—or even doing the job better through process re-engineering— can mean positive economic, social, and environmental gains.
One of the best examples of Ricoh’s Managed Document Services (MDS) cost savings is the direct reduction of energy consumed or purchased.
Changes in Energy Consumption*
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* Chart Calculations:
Energy conservation values are calculated as follows: ∑(1 > × Annual number of units marketed)/∑Annual number of units marketed.
1. Energy consumption when recovery time is 10 seconds: Based on TEC measured for models with a 10-second recovery time from energy-saving mode in accordance with the method defined by the International ENERGY STAR Program. (Electricity consumption in standby mode was measured for models with a recovery time of more than 10 seconds.) The above Graphs were compiled based on the number of units marketed in Japan.
Older devices draw far more power than you may realize. Ricoh technology goes beyond Auto-Off/Sleep and Energy Saver mode, with the Green Mode Activated program andexceeding Energy Star compliance requirements to help reduce your power usage – and your carbon footprint. A sound printing strategy can reduce the environmental impact by more than 60% through better fleet management.3
The benefits of environmental stewardship go beyond reducing energy consumption. Ricoh MDS sustainability design services help control capital costs, increase productivity, reduce material waste and reduce your document management footprint. Based on actual customer engagements worldwide and industry research, using services like Ricoh MDS, organizations can better control document-related costs, avoiding more capital-intensive, and evolving static infrastructure to more responsive solutions.
Implementing sustainable programs takes teamwork and experience. Ricoh has a 35 year history of corporate environmental sustainability foresight.
“Innovate on behalf of our customers and pursue sustainable business practices on behalf of every life we touch”
– Ricoh Corporate Philosophy, 1946.4
Ricoh is widely recognized as a leader in environmental sustainability and social responsibility.
The Ricoh Group itself has set aggressive targets for reducing environmental impact in three key areas:
- Energy conservation and prevention of global warming
- Resource conservation and recycling
- Pollution prevention
These plans cover whole product life-cycle assessment from part suppliers and partners to customers, Zero-waste to landfill initiatives, and reducing total CO2 footprint. For more information, please refer to the 2011 Ricoh Sustainability Report.
1 “United Nations Global Compact – Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability 2013,”http://www.accenture.com/microsites/ungc-ceo-study/Pages/home.aspx
2 Ricoh Group Sustainability Report (Environment 2011)
3 ‘Reducing Costs, Maximizing productivity with a printing strategy by Craig Miller – Business First –http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/print-edition/2011/05/06/reduce-costs-maximize-productivity.html; Primary Source: Photizo per the article)
4 Ricoh helping businesses grow by using less – The Hands on Guide to Sustainability Optimisation
