Ricoh Recognised as a Sustainability Leader in Quocirca's 2025 Report

Ricoh has been named a leader in Quocirca's Sustainability Leaders 2025 report, recognising its continued leadership and progress in driving sustainable innovation across its operations, supply chain, and customer solutions.

The independent study highlights Ricoh's comprehensive approach to sustainability, combining measurable carbon reduction, circular economy innovation, and data-driven services that help customers achieve their own sustainability goals. Based on Quocirca's scoring methodology, the market research firm positions Ricoh among the office print industry's top performers for the completeness of its sustainability-led offerings and the strength of its sustainability strategy and commitments.

Key highlights from the report

• Accelerating towards net zero
  Ricoh has set an accelerated goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2040. The company has already reduced Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect from purchased energy) emissions by 59% from its 2015 baseline, achieved a 15% year-over-year total emissions reduction, and increased its renewable electricity usage to 43% globally, with a target of 100% by 2040.

• Championing the circular economy
  Ricoh devices are engineered for high energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact, achieving leading ecolabel certifications, including EPEAT, Ecologo, Blue Angel, and SuMPO. Devices are lighter and resource-efficient across their entire lifecycle – from manufacturing to end-of-life recovery. Through maximising reuse of components and expanding sales of factory-remanufactured and refurbished multifunction printers (MFPs), Ricoh continues to advance its circular economy goals.

• Empowering customers with data-driven sustainability
  Quocirca commended Ricoh's range of sustainability services for providing customers with transparent, measurable carbon data and offsetting aligned with the Oxford Offsetting Principles.

• Embedding ESG principles across the value chain
  Ricoh continues to embed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations across all aspects of its business, supported by a unified spend management platform that integrates ESG criteria into procurement processes. This approach helps Ricoh monitor supplier practices, reduce Scope 3 emissions, and prioritise sustainable sourcing.

The Quocirca report also noted that Ricoh is an active member of global sustainability initiatives, including the UN Global Compact, RE100, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Ricoh also maintains an "A" score from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for climate change and water security disclosure.

"Ricoh retains a leadership position in our 2025 Sustainability Vendor Landscape assessment", said Louella Fernandes, CEO of Quocirca. "Over the past year, the company has progressed its efforts in several areas, including increasing its global electricity consumption from certified 100% renewable sources; continuing to make operational and manufacturing changes to reduce its carbon footprint, expanding reuse and recycling initiatives; and investing in a unified spend management platform to embed ESG criteria into procurement processes."

"Ricoh is honoured to be recognised by Quocirca as a Sustainability Leader for 2025," said Kei Uesugi, Managing Director, Ricoh Asia Pacific. "This recognition reaffirms our long-term commitment to creating a positive impact for our customers, communities, and the planet."

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