OREANDA-NEWS. Ricoh Company, Ltd. issued its Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 2014. Since fiscal 2012, Ricoh has released a sustainability report that integrates financial information with non-financial information on society and the environment.

This year's report introduces the Ricoh Group's activities aimed at enhancing corporate value with a focus on the 18th Mid-Term Management Plan started in April. In special feature sections titled "Creating New Customer Value," "On a Quest for New Business Domains" and "In Pursuit of a Sustainable Society," the report highlights distinctive initiatives being undertaken by the Group. Ricoh also emphasizes intelligibility, and specialized information is published on its website to supplement the Sustainability Report 2014.

The Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 2014 is available on our website and in PDF and digital book format, the latter being best suited for viewing on tablet devices.

In terms of disclosure items, Ricoh has utilized guidelines such as the International <IR> Framework by the International Integrated Reporting Council, and Sustainability Reporting Guidelines by GRI. With the release of this report, Ricoh aims to share factual information as well as the policies, strategies and concepts that underpin them to facilitate a deeper understanding of the Group's activities. Through this report, Ricoh hope to foster understanding and sympathy on the part of all stakeholders for the many facets of the Ricoh Group's business activities, and channel the resulting feedback into improving management and enhancing corporate value.