Inclusive recovery: Ricoh to endorse Business for Inclusive Growth’s (B4IG) roadmap

Inclusive recovery: Ricoh to endorse Business for Inclusive Growth’s (B4IG) roadmap

(PRESS RELEASE) TOKYO, Japan, 13-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh Europe PLC, part of The Ricoh Company, a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company, has announced the Ricoh’s endorsement of Business for Inclusive Growth’s (B4IG) roadmap calling for businesses and governments to coordinate their efforts to build an inclusive recovery. B4IG, launched in 2019 at the G7 Summit in France, is a global CEO-led coalition of 40 companies fighting against inequalities of income and opportunities. Powered by the OECD as its Strategic Partner, B4IG coordinates with governments to advance inclusive growth at both local and global levels.

The annual board meeting was held on November 12 and attended by Jake Yamashita, President and CEO of Ricoh. The need for governments and businesses to tackle inequality and take action was at the heart of discussions, given the devastating impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

With new ways of working that require more digital skills and automation, members of the coalition also discussed the importance of providing upskilling and training opportunities while supporting access to the necessary infrastructures to ensure that employees and citizens are not left behind. The participants adopted a roadmap towards inclusive recovery, which is to be implemented by B4IG participating companies.

The Ricoh Group is committed to contributing to the SDGs, strengthening the ESGs, and regards Diversity and Inclusion as a priority area that should be addressed by all companies. As part of B4IG’s activities, Ricoh participated in a working group focused on bridging the digital divide to help communities that do not have adequate access to digital infrastructure, tools or skills. Together with the B4IG community, Ricoh will accelerate its efforts to resolve these social issues and support new ways of working by providing digital services, upskilling and digital training opportunities for vulnerable groups.

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|About Ricoh|

Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services enabling individuals to work smarter. For more than 80 years, Ricoh has been driving innovation and is a leading provider of document management solutions, IT services, communications services, commercial and industrial printing, digital cameras, and industrial systems.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2020, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,008 billion yen (approx. 18.5 billion USD).

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