Ricoh announces that it has been named a leader in Quocirca’s Sustainability Leaders 2025 report, recognizing 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 include:

• 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 maximizing 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 prioritize 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,” says 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.”

“We are honored to be recognized among the leaders in Quocirca’s Sustainability Leaders 2025 report,” adds Katsunori Nakata, executive corporate officer and president, RICOH Digital Products Unit, Ricoh Company, Ltd. “For decades, Ricoh has been committed to balancing environmental value and business value, advancing initiatives that place circular business models at the heart of our operations. In line with the Ricoh Group’s long−term goal of reducing virgin material use to 12% or less by 2050, we will work with our stakeholders to reduce environmental impact across the product lifecycle and help realize a sustainable society.”