Ricoh Asia Pacific Wins the President’s Award for the Environment 2016

28 Sep 2016

Singapore, 28 September 2016 – Ricoh Asia Pacific has been awarded by the Ministry of the Environment & Water Resources for Singapore’s highest accolade, The President’s Award for the Environment 2016. This award recognizes an organisation that has made significant contributions towards the environment and water resources sustainability in Singapore. The award ceremony took place on 27th September at The Istana, the official residence and the office of the President of Singapore. Ricoh Asia Pacific is honoured and proud to be the first Japanese Multinational Corporation in the Office Imaging Equipment & Solution industry to receive the award from Singapore President Tony Tan on this day.

(left to right) Mr. Kazuhisa Goto, Managing Director of Ricoh Asia Pacific & China. Dr. Tony Tan, President of the Republic of Singapore. Mr. Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.

Mr. Kazuhisa Goto, Managing Director of Ricoh Asia Pacific and China expressed his excitement said: “We are very happy and honoured to be the first Japanese Company in our business industry to receive this highest recognition in Singapore. We began our environmental journey in 2004 and work closely with many government bodies to come out with programmes that aim to conserve the environment and enhance the environmental awareness to wider public. As a Group effort, Ricoh’s sustainable environmental management began as early as 1970s to engage and balance the environmental conservation activities with business sustainability. We are very positive of what we have achieved so far and we look forward for even more sustainability plans ahead that will continue to bring value to people and the society.”

Ricoh Asia Pacific has demonstrated an active role in supporting the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint’s theme: A Leading Green Economy, steadily and steadfastly. The company inculcated the Eco Office concept into their office environment in 2005 and since then, Ricoh actively engaged in environmental conservation activities with governmental organisations such as National Parks Board, National Environment Agency, Public Utility Board and the Nature Society (Singapore).

Annual tree planting activities in conjunction with the Clean and Green Singapore

Water Trail event for the PUB World Water Day

Eco Action Day Panel Discussion to commemorate the World Environment Day

Some of the significant activities includes adopting of the Tanjong Pagar RICOH Park in 2005, and the Marina Reservoir in 2014, the Butterfly Trail @ Orchard project in 2010, and participated in annual tree-planting activities in conjunction with the Clean and Green Singapore movement. To date, over 3,000 tree samplings have been planted since 2005.

Ricoh Asia Pacific is also the pioneer and organizer who initiated an annual Eco Action Day campaign in Singapore in 2007 to commemorate the World Environment Day. In its 10th year this year, Ricoh have rallied over 800 organisations to take positive actions to reduce environmental impact.

While there is a cross culture barrier to reach out to the Japanese community in Singapore, Ricoh Asia Pacific took the lead to engage the local Japanese community by producing Japanese Marina Barrage brochure, PUB World Water Day posters and Sustainable Singapore Blueprint storybooks.

All these commendable environmental sustainability efforts in Singapore has indeed strengthen Ricoh Asia Pacific’s position as an environmentally friendly organisation who constantly strived to and has contributed significantly in the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint’s theme: A Leading Green Economy.

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