TOKYO, April 7, 2016 – Ricoh today announced the launch of the "Ricoh Sustainable Products Program" from April 2016, which assesses and evaluates the environmental performance and usability of its products against a defined number of strict standards. Ricoh will certify only those products that are both environmentally-friendly and user-friendly.
This program evaluates Ricoh products in two dimensions, namely environmental-friendliness and user-friendliness. Then Ricoh self-certifies those products that satisfy the specific standards of environmental performance and usability as "Sustainable Products". Those products that demonstrate the industry's top performance will be certified as "Sustainable Products Premium". read the rest here