RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
5-34-7 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8385, Japan
Tel: +81-(3) 5441-6661 Fax: +81-(3) 5441-6668
URL: http://www.riso.co.jp/english/

Sustainability ReportMessage from the President

Providing Products and Services that Improve Customer
Convenience while Reducing
Environmental Burdens
Guided by the RISO Environmental Charter, which

offer printer systems comprising hardware (such as

strict Eco Mark Standard related to the TVOC diffusionemphasizes contributing to global environmental

printers) and supplies (such as ink) that reduceand energy efficiency.

protection and ensuring a sound environment for the

resource use and exert minimal impact on thenext generation, RISO strives to reduce theenvironment.

environmental burdens associated with its operations.

This report outlines our environmental initiatives,
our relationships with customers and otherstakeholders, and our compliance and corporate

RISO is the world's first company to develop ricebran oil ink for office printers, to use for RISOGRAPH

governance framework—which is the very bedrock on

including the development, production, and sale ofdigital duplicators.

which all the structures of our corporate activities areproducts, as well as in our customers’ use of our

In addition, with our ComColor high-speed color

built. As always, we appreciate you taking the time to

products, we consume natural resources and generate

printers, we contributed to a safer and easier-to-use

read through this report.

waste. Recognizing that these activities impact the

comfortable office printing environment by

natural environment, we believe that it is our

dramatically reducing emissions of TVOCs (total

responsibility to create and continue to supply ourvolatile organic compounds), which was previously

customers with products and services that improvedifficult to achieve with high-speed printers.

convenience while reducing environmental burdens.

The ORPHIS FW series received the Product of the Year

Our products are made to be environmentallyaward at the 2016 Eco Mark Awards sponsored by the

In the course of our operations as a manufacturer,

friendly from the design and development stages. We

July 2018
Akira Hayama
President and C.E.O.
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION

Japan Environment Association because it met the

CONTENTS
Message from the President 1

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RISO KAGAKU Sustainability Report 2018

Focus 1RISO Products Span the Globe:
Meeting Today’s Education Needs

3

Focus 2

Products and Services that Save Teachers Timeand Boost Student Learning

5

Focus 3

ComColor High-Speed Color Printers:
Fast Output and Superb Environmental Performance

7

Environmental Management 9
Environmental Activities

Engagement with Society 13

Overseas Activities

16

Management

17

About RISO KAGAKU

19

Editorial Policy

21

Third-Party Evaluation

22

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Focus 1

RISO Products Span the Globe:
Meeting Today’s Education Needs

An indispensable tool in the education market, the RISOGRAPH digital duplicator debuted in 1980. Before that,teachers would use mimeograph printing devices to produce teaching materials, all the while getting theirhands dirty with ink. The revolutionary RISOGRAPH digital duplicator,—which works like a copier and keeps
the user’s hands clean—went on to become a staple in schools all over Japan. Today, it is widely usednationwide everywhere from elementary schools all the way up to universities.
Our founder, Noboru Hayama, wished to help shape children, our future leaders, by having the
RISOGRAPH digital duplicators used in schools all over the world. To make this a reality, in 1986 we began our
full-fledged push into overseas markets. Today, our products are at work in educational institutes, government
offices, companies, and community organizations in over 180 countries and regions around the world.

EuropeAmericas

Scargill Infant School (Rainham, England)Somerville High School (Massachusetts, U.S.A.)

Cost-effective, full-color printing boosts children’s understanding

Design students get reliable printing quality

The school is renowned for fostering
creativity and motivation.

This four-year public high school offers adiverse curriculum that teaches practical,
real-world skills.

Full-color printers help children acquire
knowledge.

Full-color printing with the cost-effective
ComColor

Students learn everything from design toprinting, and ComColor printers makecolor bookbinding possible.

Published materials made with ComColor

Asia
Kakatiya High School (Hyderabad, India)

Digital duplicators save significant time and effort in the printing out of a wide
range and large amount of test problems

This private high school offers an excellent
standard of education to its large student
body.

RISOGRAPH digital duplicators dramatically
cut the time needed to print out the vast
amount of weekly level-advancement tests.

AfricaRISOGRAPH
digitalduplicators use
minimalelectricity andoffer
high-speed
printing, evenon thin paper.

RISO Promotes Learning
among Students of
All Ages Worldwide
High-speed printers

ComColor
SeriesDigital duplicators

SeriesMarhulana Primary School (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Speed and consistent printing quality help the school in its daily printing of things liketeaching materials and notices for parents

This public primary school was establishedin 1957.

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The time and costs to create teachingmaterials have been cut.

RISOGRAPH digital duplicators enablehigh-speed, consistent-quality printing

the following page forJapan SeeRISO products at work in Japan.

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Focus 2

Products and Services that Save
Teachers Time and Boost Student
Learning
RISO has created products that meet the needs of teachers who
are dedicated to helping students learn and grow.

New RISOGRAPH Functions

Reading Comprehension Worksheets Provided
to Schools ahead of the Enforcement of
Education Ministry’s New Courses of StudyJapan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) will introduce New Courses of Study in 2020.
These new government curriculum guidelines are aimed atpromoting deeper learning based on independent,
dialogue-centered lessons.
Because this new curriculum stipulates the use of newspapers,
we are providing teachers at schools that use RISO printers witheasy-to-prepare and effective learning materials based on
information in the news. In collaboration with The Asahi Gakusei
Shimbun Company (newspaper), we are offering “Yomitoki” (reading
comprehension) worksheets, which put articles from the Asahi
Elementary School Student Newspaper in a special study format.
This is emailed to schools free of charge once a week.
(Japanese only)＜よみとき新聞ワークシート＞

ワークシート制作・配信

記事の提供元し ん ね ん

か ど

の

え い

こ

しょう

角野栄子さんにアンデルセン賞

すが い こ く じ ん

よ

さ ん

か

こ

だ

せ き

さ い だ いちょう え んお お た に せ ん し ゅ

は つ

大谷選手、
初打席でヒット

ま ん に ん

日本に住む外国人は２５６万人

Articles taken fromthe news summary
section of the
Asahi Elementary
School Student
Newspaper

ど

新年度予算、
過去最大９７.７兆円

.
.
. .

.

チャレンジ
月
日

年

Students answer“who, what, when,
where, why, andhow” questions
about the article,
and describe theirimpressions.

組
番
名
前

本教材は、理想科学工業の製品(リソグラフ,オルフィス)を利用中の学校に限って使えます。著作権法第35条をふまえて授業での利用に限ります。

MF Series

Understanding at a Glance

SF Series• Can be used for classes in Japanese, social studies, andintegrated studies, or early morning learning or
homework• Discussing the news helps children learn to engage in
two-way communication• Worksheets can be put on bulletin boards or filed tokeep a record of studies• Researching and learning from articles stimulate student
interest

The RISOGRAPH SF939G/939 offers
high-speed printing of 190 ppm. This
reduces the time needed for schools tocarry out high-volume printing of likelearning materials, tests, and notices forparents.

(See column on page 13.)
Color alerts students to themain points.

Keep Tests and Other
Information Confidential
Paper Memory Original

For upper grades of elementary school, A4-size PDF fileStudents expand their vocabulary throughnewspapers and get into the habit ofreading the news

Industry’s fastest printing:
SF Series
190 ppm

The RISOGRAPH MF Series has a color
scanning function, which allows users tocarry out automatic separation output
from color originals and therefore use
color to highlight the main points oflearning materials for students.

• Contains the latest news
• Delivered free once a week

Students complete assignment in 15-20 minutes

Printing Time Dramatically
Shortened

Precise Two-Color
Separation with a Color
Recognition Scanner MF Series

Paper Memory Print• Simply download and print out the learning materials• Effective learning in a short time

Note: Industry's fastest for office digital duplicators as
of September 2017(RISO data)

To register(Japanese only)

https://www.riso.co.jp/shinbun/
よみとき新聞ワークシート

理想科学

検索

What teachers are saying• It’s making the news a part of students’
daily lives. (Fifth grade teacher at public
elementary school, Kanagawa Prefecture)• At first, students had trouble writing the
key words and their impressions, but they
are gradually getting better at it. (Fifth
grade teacher at public elementary school,
Chiba Prefecture)• In the Japanese essay section of aprefecture-wide academic abilities test, all
my students were able to correctly answer
a question in which they had to write thetitle of an article. (Fourth grade teacher atpublic elementary school, Ibaraki
Prefecture)

Even images
and small text
are clear

Makes it safe tocarry confidential
information

MF/SF Series
RIS
O
G
RA
PH

Original data created on a PC caneasily be converted into a digitalpattern, which can be printed ona sheet of paper. This digitalpattern cannot be read until it isdecoded by a RISOGRAPH MF or
SF product. This keeps
information such as tests
confidential.

RISOGRAPH

Cooperating in at-School Environmental Lessons(See page 15 for other RISO activities.)

Converts to paper
memory original,
gives output command

Outputs the paper
memory original
with a printerRISOGRAPH decodes the paper
memory original,creates its master, and prints out

Completion<Primary Schools><Junior High Schools><High Schools>

Visit to school for environmental learning event

Environmental learning
workshop

Environmental symposium

Making business cards with ricebran oil ink

Printing: Old and new

Being eco-friendly in our daily
lives

In November 2017, we visited Masugata
Junior High School in Kawasaki City to leadan environmental learning workshop in
making a newspaper using a mimeographand a RISOGRAPH.

In February 2018, at an environmental symposium at
Kanagawa Prefectural Kanagawa Sohgoh High School,
students could see firsthand how a RISOGRAPH saves
energy during printing by affixing ink to paper without
using heat.

Efficient Separation of Documents forDifferent Grades and Classes

Dividing by Inserting Paper

MF/SF Series

Products come standard with a function to use paper in thefeeder as dividers. While printing, sheets of white paper canbe inserted between a designated number of pages. For
schools that frequently do multi-page printing and multiple
sets of documents, this makes separating printing jobs much
more efficient.

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Paper
insertion
A white sheet isinserted between
printing jobs to clarify
separation

In June 2017, we visited Obukuro Higashi Primary Schoolin Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture to give lessons aspart of the Eco Festival event.

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Focus 3

ComColor High-Speed Color Print ers:
Fast Output and Superb
Environmental Performance
Through our research and development, we have created printers and ink that offer both highperformance and environmental protection. ComColor high-speed printers offer the world’s fastest
printing speed, economical color printing, and environmental performance and bring a new level of
efficiency to office printing jobs.

ComColor GD
fa st e st
Wo rl d ’s ti n g :p ri n

*2

ppm

*1

ppm

VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are emitted from a
range of products and are subject to increasingly strictlaws around the world.
VOC restrictions stipulate that a product must
not emit more than a certain amount of VOCs during apredetermined printing period. For high-speed
printers, which output large volumes of printouts in ashort time, such restrictions are difficult to satisfy.
Through exhaustive research and measures to develop
the optimal combination of printer and ink, we havesucceeded in reducing VOCs emitted by the ComColor,thus satisfying strict VOC diffusion standards.

Certified for Worldwide
Environmental Labels
We aim to bring a safer and more comfortable printing
environment to offices all over the world.
The ComColor’s unique combination of printer andink reduces VOC diffusion, lowers environmental impact
over the product’s lifecycle, and saves energy. It has beencertified for some of the world’s leading and strictest
environmental labels.

ComColor FW
120

160

Satisfies VOC Diffusion Standards,
Previously Difficult for High-Speed Printers

Eco Mark

Blue Angel*

Energy StarEPEAT®

* Certified product: ComColor FW5230/5231

GD ink

*1 For the ComColor GD9630/GD9631. When using plain paper, single-sided A4
long-edge feed, continuous printing in standard-density setting, and GD facedown tray. World’s fastest as of March 2018 for office color printers performing
sheet-fed printing (cut paper) (RISO data).

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FW ink*2 When using plain paper, single-sided A4 long-edge feed, continuous
printing in standard-density setting, and FW face down tray.

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Environmental Management »Details can be found on our website.
“Environmental Activities and RISO's Basic Policy for Environmental Conservation”
https://www.riso.co.jp/english/company/eco/management/index.html

RISO maintains an environmental management organization system,has set medium- to long-term goals, and continues to develop activities.

Approach to Environmental Protection

Progress with the Fiscal 2021 Company-Wide Environmental Quantitative Targets

Improving Convenience while Reducing the Environmental Burden

Based on the Action Plan of the Industries of Electrical and Electronics on a Low Carbon Society initiative proposed by the industrial
community with the aim of reconciling corporate growth and global warming policies, we are setting yearly goals towards achieving
the Fiscal 2021 Company-Wide Environmental Quantitative Targets. We are also proceeding with activities that reduce our overall impact
on the environment.

Reducing
Environmental Burden

Metal

Fuel

Paper resources

Plastic Metal

We develop products that consume lessenergy at the manufacturing andlogistics stages, as well as during use bycustomers.

FasterFaster printing speed means greater
efficiency. This is a great boon in the
fast-paced world of business and any
area that demands better printing.

Easier
The automated and advanced
features of RISO products offer easy,
beautiful printing, and require no
professional printing experience.

Promoting Energy Efficiency

Collecting,Reusing,andRecycling

Planning,
Development,
and Design

RISO’s Product Procurement
andLifecycle
Production

Use

Collecting and Recycling
Based on our belief that used products do
not constitute waste but rather are
valuable resources, we work to collect andrecycle used digital duplicators, full-color
inkjet printers, and other products.

Consuming Less
Sales,
Service

Logistics◆ Reducing Energy Consumption(Crude Oil-Equivalent)Throughout our domestic Japanese operations, we will:>> R educe the energy consumption rate per
non-consolidated net sales to 3.79 kl/100
million yen or less by fiscal 2021 (The average annual rate of
improvement in per-unit energy consumption between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2021
is set at 1%. The target will have been achieved if the figure for fiscal 2021 is at least
7.73% greater than the base year of fiscal 2013.)

The effective use of resources in ourbusiness activities means we use fewer
resources overall.

Energy Consumption in Japan and per Non-Consolidated Net Sales

RISO Environmental Protection Principles
1. Development of Environment-Friendly Products
When developing and designing products, we create
and execute development policies that reduce the total
environmental burden by considering the influence that
respective product life stages have on the environment in the
manufacturing, logistics, use, recycling, and disposal phases.
2. Resource and Energy Saving
We investigate the influence exerted on the environment by ourbusiness activities and try to save resources and energy to reduce
environmental burdens.
3. Local Environmental Protection
We observe local environmental regulations and investigate
possible risks of contamination to prevent such occurrences in
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4,000
3,000

4.11
2,653

4.04
2,750

3.93
2,712

3.99

3.95

3.77
2,563

3.87
2,639

4. Global Arrangements
We also consider our influence on overseas local communities
and environments when operating or exporting products,
and we try to respond to the requests of local communities asfaithfully as possible.

Established on August 28, 1998
Revised on April 1, 2007
Akira Hayama President and C.E.O.

3.70
2,523

3.69

3.79

4
3.5
3

1,000

2.5

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2020 (FY)0

Fiscal 2021 Company-WideEnvironmental Quantitative Targets
Fiscal 2019 Company-WideEnvironmental Quantitative Targets(This is the figure for energy consumption rate per non-consolidated net sales (3.79
kl/100 million yen) converted to the CO2 emissions rate per non-consolidated net
sales, plus CO2 emissions from distribution activities and RISO-owned vehicles.)For all domestic production sites, we will:>> R educe CO2 emissions per unit cost of production to 11.50
tons- CO2/100 million yen or less by fiscal 2021
(This is the figure for energy consumption rate per unit of sales (3.79 kl/100 million
yen) converted to CO2 emissions per unit cost of production.)

CO2 Emissions in Japan and per Non-Consolidated Net Sales
16,00014,000CO2 emissions (tons- CO2)

Throughout our domestic Japanese operations, we will:>> R educe the CO2 emissions rate per non-consolidated net
sales to 12.10 tons- CO2/100 million yen or less by fiscal
2021

5. Continual Improvement
We maintain a dynamic organization and system to establish
environmental objectives and targets and always work to
improve such systems.
6. Environmental Education and Information Disclosure
We educate our employees and carry out publicity activities
appropriately, in accordance with the RISO Environmental
Charter and the principles detailed above, to help employees
deepen their insight on environmental issues.
We also disclose information on environmental issues without
hesitation and work on further reducing environmental burdens
in cooperation with other community members.

3.87

Scope of calculation: Energy consumption at all RISO business bases (non-consolidated) in Japan(excluding contracted transport operations and company-owned vehiclefuel). Based on non-consolidated net sales.

◆ Reduction of Total CO2 Emissions

the case of an emergency, such as leakage.

3.91

2,000

Energy consumption per non-consolidated
net sales (kl/100 million yen)

We keep a strict watch on the hazard
levels of chemicals, and enact stringent
chemical management standards. This
allows for safe and proper use, storage,
and disposal.

RISO has established the RISO Environmental Charter and the RISO Environmental Protection Principles asclear statements of the Company’s stance on environmental initiatives. These declarations serve to guide ourcompany-wide environmental protection program.
RISO resolutely acknowledges its membership in the global
community, while following a basic philosophy of contributing
to society through the development of excellent products. RISO
endeavors to contribute to global environmental protection in order
to bestow a fair and sound environment to coming generations.

4.03

Energy consumption (kl crude oil)Managing Hazardous Chemicals

RISO’s Environmental Policy

RISO Environmental Charter

4.5

5,000

0

More Economical
RISO strives to create more
economical printers with lower
printing costs.

5

6,000

Energy consumption per non-consolidated
net sales (kl/100 million yen)

Electricity

14.00
12.89

12,00010,000

12.78

13.43

12.33
8,667

8,775

8,506

8,000

12.45

12.21

11.93

12.00

8,117

8,177

12.19

12.16

11.60

11.56

7,925

12.10

13.00
12.00
11.00
10.00

6,000

9.00

4,000

8.00

2,000

7.00

0

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

CO2 emissions (tons- CO2)
CO2 emissions per non-consolidated net
sales (tons- CO2 /100 million yen)

2017

2018

0
2020 (FY)

CO2 emissions per non-consolidated net
sales (tons- CO2 /100 million yen)

Improving Convenience

Energy consumption (kl crude oil)

Resources, energy

Fiscal 2021 Company-WideEnvironmental Quantitative Targets
Fiscal 2019 Company-WideEnvironmental Quantitative Targets

Scope of calculation: CO2 emissions attributable to energy consumption by all RISO domestic sites,
fuel consumption by company vehicles, contracted transport for products
and services by the Logistics Dept.; based on non-consolidated net sales.

Fiscal 2018 Results
We continued efforts that stressed the importance of conserving electric power in fiscal 2018. We made proactive investment with energy-efficient updates to equipment such as air conditioners and lighting, resulting in electricity savings. Compared to fiscal 2017, energy
consumption per non-consolidated net sales decreased by 4% and CO2 emissions per non-consolidated net sales decreased by 3%. In fiscal 2018, we achieved quantitative targets for both energy consumption per non-consolidated net sales and CO2 emissions per non-consolidated net sales. Moving forward, we will take appropriate PDCA measures as part of efforts towards further reducing our impact on
the environment.

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Environmental Activities

At Our Development and Production Facilities

Through Sales and Service Activities

Rice Bran Oil Ink, Made from Japanese Rice Bran Oil, Expanded to 22 Colors
be reused, which contributes to waste reduction. Non-edible
rice bran (a by-product of rice production) is the raw material
for this ink, so using it to make ink means we do not aggravate
the problem of food shortage.
When we first started selling rice bran oil ink, it camein only black, but as of 2017 we offer it in 22 colors. We canalso provide it in made-to-order colors based on customer
requests, thus contributing to their own efforts to protect theenvironment.

RISO’s efforts to minimize its impact on the environment
extend to the ink used in digital duplicators. With the idea ofusing rice bran oil ink made from rice bran oil, we created rice
ink, a consistent-quality ink that marks a world first for officeprinters.
Since the ink is made from Japanese rice bran, comparedto soy ink made from imported raw materials, we reduced CO2
emissions during raw material transport by 87% (2016 data).
In addition, the raw material rice bran can subsequently

Expanding Efforts to Convert Used Products
and Components into Reusable Parts
RISO does everything possible to reuse products andcomponents. Some components are collected for reuse andtheir consumables are replaced at the RISO Parts Center. They
are then used again in the market after undergoing quality
testing. In fiscal 2018, we increased the number of thesereusable components and made sure they were used in as
many cases as possible.

Collecting and Recycling Used Ink
Bottles
We do everything possible to collect and recycle ink bottles,
a printer consumable. The collected ink bottles are crushed
and pelletized as recycled resin. These pellets are formed intoa range of different plastic products and used to make partsof certain RISO products, or to make promotional goods orshipping pallets.
Flow of recycling for ink bottles

Bottlecollection

Customer

Brown rice

Rice plant

White rice
Used products

Food
ThreshingIntermediate
processing
company

PolishingComponents
collection
CustomerInk mixing

Refining
into oil

Rice ink manufacturing process

Rice bran

Rice bran oil

Rice ink

RISO’s rice bran oil ink has
acquired the Rice
Ink Mark and the
Vegetable Oil Ink Mark.

Service parts

Flow of recycling
for ink bottles

RISO Parts
CenterCap parts
Consumables
exchange

Formed into
recycled products

Quality testing

Service base

Pelletizing(recycled resin)

Components
provision

Flow of component reuse

Through Procurement and Logistics
Briefing for Suppliers on chemSHERPA
Chemical Substances Scheme
We require that suppliers furnish us with information on thechemicals contained in their materials and parts. In unisonwith the enactment of chemSHERPA*1 in fiscal 2017, theformat of the chemical substance survey is being shiftedfrom the substance list recommended by JAMP*2 to the
chemSHERPA format. In September 2017, RISO held a briefing
on chemSHERPA
for managers of its
suppliers in Japan.

Garbage bin

Using Pallets Made from Recycled Ink
Bottles and Ink Cartridges
In fiscal 2018, the used ink bottles and ink cartridges that we
had collected were recycled in plastic to make pallets, which
are being used at our Tsukuba Plant.

*1 A scheme for the efficient
disclosure and transfer of
information on chemicals in
products, developed by Japan’s Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry (METI).
*2 Joint Article Management
Promotion Consortium(JAMP).

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PalletAt Our Work Sites
Participating in the Light Down
Campaign
RISO participates in the Japan-wide “CO2 reduction/Light Down
Campaign” every summer. We support this campaign, which ispart of a larger initiative by the Ministry of the Environment tohalt global warming. In fiscal 2018as well, RISO turned off all the lights
at the Tsukuba and Ube sites fortwo hours from 8PM to 10PM on
the summer solstice on June 21
and Cool Earth Day on July 7.

RISO’s chemSHERPA briefing
Pallets in use at
Tsukuba Plant

BasketLight Down Campaign poster

Cool Biz
As a way of counteracting global warming through energy
conservation, and in accordance with the action policies
set forth by industry associations related to electronics andelectricity, every summer we set the
air conditioning temperature at 28°C
and encourage employees to dress
lightly at work in a campaign known
as Cool Biz.
Furthermore, we ask ourclients who visit us to cooperate in
dressing lightly. RISO is increasing theawareness of each employee alongwith creating posters that notify andeducate the public about Cool Biz.

Cool Biz promotion poster

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Engagement with Society

Customer Satisfaction

Building Fulfilling Work Environments

Elevating CE Technical Ability andSupport through Technical Contests
Customer engineers (CEs) are responsible for the task of swift
responses to repairs and maintenance inspections, whileproviding a better printing environment. At RISO, we hold the
RISO TECHNICAL CHAMPIONSHIP every year with the purposeof improving CEs’ specialized knowledge, technical prowess,and customer relations. The 15th Japan National Championshipin January 2018 saw participation by 22 individuals, chosenfrom a cumulative total of 1,650 participants, in regional
qualifying events all over the country. Competitors showed
their techniques and skills as they
fought through tests involving awritten exam, solving mechanicalproblems, and giving a speech.
We strive to improve CE’sskills on an ongoing basis andstep up our maintenance system
so that we can strengthen thebonds of trust with customers
and contribute to their businessgrowth.

Remote Monitoring of Equipment
Prevents and Quickly Solves Problems
Through the RISO Remote Agent service, the status of acustomer’s ComColor is monitored via the Internet, and theinformation is sent to a maintenance server to ensure highquality maintenance. Under the Remote Maintenance Call
Service, after receiving error information from the ComColor,
the RISO Contact Center will phone the customer, thus
ensuring quick response and solutions to problems.

Customer

RISO
Web

ComColor
seriesCounter information
Supplies information
Error information

Phone callfrom RISO
Contact
CenterRISO
maintenanceserverRISO Remote Agent and Remote Maintenance Call Service

Scene from a practical skills test

COLUMN

Easy Two-Color Printing from Paper Originals

The RISOGRAPH MF Series, released in October 2017, offers an improved function for twocolor prints from paper color originals.
The MF’s scanner reads a paper color original, identifies colors on the original andseparates them into two colors, which creates precise color separation. Optimal color
separations can be selected from five types. The final output can be confirmed by clicking
the preview on the MF’s large color LCD screen, which makes two-color printing easier andmore convenient.

Blue color separation

COLUMN

Green color separation

Paper originalWarm/cool color
separation

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Chromatic/achromaticcolor separation

With the idea that the fulfillment of each employee isconnected to the activity of the whole organization, RISO
maintains childcare leave, family care leave, and other systems
so that employees don’t have to choose between their jobs
and their families even when things like maternity, childcare,and nursing care necessitate the alteration of work hours orwork duties. We are striving to create an environment where
women and men can work with peace of mind.
In 2011, RISO received recognition as being a corporationthat offers childcare support. After obtaining the “Kurumin”
mark, which is given to companies that support childrearing forthe next generation, we implemented robust public awarenessand other action plans encouraging employees to takechildcare leave and paid timeoff. That initiative was praised,
and we again obtained the“Kurumin” mark in fiscal 2014
and fiscal 2016. We also appliedfor “Kurumin” certification in
fiscal 2018.
In fiscal 2018, there were
42 people (including four men)
who made use of the childcare
leave system for a total of 2,337
days.

Return-to-Work Support Seminar Helps
Employees Balance Work and Childcare
At the annual Return-to-Work Seminar, employees returning
to work after taking childcare leave are able to alleviate theirconcerns through advisory sessions with employees who havebeen through the same experience.
The fiscal 2018 seminar welcomed four employees who
were to return to the workplace following childcare leave.
Participants felt positive following the event, commenting thathearing about the experiences of fellow employees helped
alleviate concerns they had about returning to work. Overall,
we received positive opinions from them about their return to
work.

Image from the Return-to-Work Support Seminar

MF
SeriesColor separation functions

Red color separation

Maintaining a Balance Support
System Promotes Work-Life Balance

Large color LCD monitor makes it easy topreview the final work before mastermakingAdvancing Women’s Roles in the
Workplace

We continue striving to give our female employees a more
active role. Under an action plan based on Japan’s Act toAdvance Women’s Success in their Working Life, we have set atarget of 15 years or longer for the average length of service forfemale employees as of April 1, 2021.
In May and October 2017, we held training aimed at
encouraging women to envision their careers at RISO. In the
May session, the 20 women in attendance did group workin which they examined their strengths and weaknesses andplanned projects that would actively involve their colleagues
in order to foster leadership abilities. These projects werethen implemented in their respective work places and in the
October training session, and the participants reported on the
results of these projects to their managers.

At an encouragement
seminar●A
 ction plan based on Japan’s Act to Advance Women’s Success intheir Working Life

Plan period

April 1, 2016 – April 1, 2021

TargetRaise female employees’ average length of service to 15 years or
longer as of April 1, 2021.

Details of theimplementationof the plan

From April 2016
Carry out career training for female employees
Carry out management training for female employees’ managers
Carry out cross-sectional, individual career consultation and support
for female employees provided by female managers
From April 2017
Carry out training to assist in career changes for female employees,
from general office work to career path positions

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Engagement with Society

Overseas Activities

Members of the Community
Holding Internship Program
We host an internship for vocational high school and college
students. In September 2017, The Riso Research and Design
Center in Tsukuba provided work experience opportunities asa manufacturer. Students learned how exciting mechatronics
is as they tried designing control devices themselves. The
students who attended the event commented that they
understood how rewarding it must be to manufacture
products using free and creative thinking.

The interns learn about
manufacturing products at
the RISO Research and
Design Center

Welcoming JuniorHigh School Students
In January and February 2018, RISO welcomed secondyear students from two junior high schools to learn about
working life and future career paths. The visit was part of aprogram by Japanese schools to visit companies. After hearing
a presentation on RISO and its products, the students hadquestions on things like working, labor, and the company.

Product introduction

Question and answer session

Supporting All Japan High School
Model United Nations
RISO cooperated in the 1st All Japan Educational Model United
Nations in August 2017 and the 11th All Japan High School
Model UN Conferencein November 2017. We
helped the events gosmoothly by providing
the ComColor and the
RISOGRAPH for printing
large volumes of
11th All Japan High School Model UN Conference
documents.
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RISO at PRINT 17
Locally Rooted Social Contribution
Activities● ComColor Used to Print the Hakone Ekiden Newspaper
Extra
In January 2018, RISO’s high-speed color IJ printer ComColor
was used to quickly print newspaper extras containing theresults of the 94th annual Hakone Ekiden (Tokyo–Hakone
Round-Trip College Ekiden Relay Race). Working with the racesponsor, the Yomiuri Shimbun, RISO employees quickly printed
out a large volume of thelocally edited newspaper
extras using ComColor
printers on a demonstration
car. These were distributed
to many spectators awaiting
the results of the race by
the inbound and outbound
Newspaper extras distributed at the finish
line
finish lines.
● Contributing Locally through Relief Support
Organizations
We made a monetary donation of 1 million yen to theCommunity Chest of Fukuoka and Oita Prefecture to support
victims and contribute to reconstruction following torrential
rains that hit North Kyushu in July 2017.
● Joining Blood Donor Clinic
Our employees take part in local
blood donor drives every year. In
May 2017, many employees took
part in a blood donor clinic heldat our Tsukuba Works.

Blood donor clinic at Tsukuba Works

RISO Joins Tree-Planting

In September 2017, RISO exhibited products centered aroundthe ComColor GD Series and the RISOGRAPH ME Series at
PRINT 17. RISO also displayed
the yet-to-be-released RISO
T2 high-speed full-color cutsheet inkjet printer, a concept
model for commercial use.
The product was praised foroffering high productivity
despite its compact size.

In May 2017, 10 employees and family members of RISO
Industries (Shenzhen) Ltd. took part in a tree-planting activity
held in the Guangming District of Shenzhen City, where thecompany is located. The event contributed to making the area
more green and beautiful.

Employees of RISO Industries (Shenzhen)Ltd. and their family members at thetree-planting event

The RISO booth at PRINT 17

RISO T2

RISO at FESPA 2017 andSHANGHAITEX 2017
In May 2017, RISO took part in FESPA 2017 in Hamburg,
Germany, Europe’s biggest screen printing and digital printing
industry fair. In November 2017, we took part in SHANGHAITEX
2017, an international textile industry trade fair held in
Shanghai, China. At both events, we showed our GOCCOPROQS2536 digital screen maker. At SHANGHAITEX 2017,
companies in the Chinese textile industry, which is subject toincreasingly stricter government environmental regulations,lauded the GOCCOPRO’s high print quality and superior
environmental performance.

RISO at FESPA 2017

COLUMNGOCCOPRO QS2536
Released Worldwide

In September 2017, RISO launched the GOCCOPRO*QS2536 digital screen maker in countries around theworld.
With the adoption of a newly developed line
thermal head with high perforation density of 1,200
dpi, the QS2536 makes highly precise screen making
on a variety of materials possible. In combination witha RISO digital screen master of the appropriate meshper inch, the product can print on cloth, plastic, glass,metal, and other materials.
In addition, with the ability to handle largesized standard frames, the GOCCOPRO QS2536 can beinstalled on automatic T-shirt printers, which are used
extensively in the screen-printing industry. This holds
promise for the GOCCOPRO QS2536’s wider use in thegarment industry in the U.S. and other markets.
* The GOCCOPRO Series employs the RISO Dry Thermal Screen Making System, which does not use water or chemicals to make screens. No emulsion
is used, so it does not require film positive output, exposure, or drying, thus
making it energy efficient. It also uses no washout steps, so it generates nowastewater and is environmentally friendly.

GOCCOPROQS2536RISO at SHANGHAITEX 2017

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Management

Corporate Governance/Compliance/Risk Management
Corporate GovernanceRisk Management Systems

When conducting business, RISO’s Board of Directors employs agovernance system for important decision-making through themonitoring and direction of an auditor. We also have external
directors whose independent stance ensures there is noconflict of interest with regular shareholders. This guarantees asystem that is sound and transparent.
RISO’s Internal Control Department is the branch set
up to maintain and evaluate the internal control system.
This department monitors the finances and activity at plants,business sites, and subsidiary companies based on the Official
Internal Auditing Regulations.

Ongoing Compliance Education

RISO has formulated its Regulations to Manage the Risk ofLoss, which are based on Japan’s Companies Act. For major
business and work conducted by the company, the Executive
Committee and the Board of Directors analyze associated risks
and consider measures for dealing with such risk, then decide
which of these measures to implement. The Risk/Compliance
Committee analyzes and assesses the effect that a range of risks
will have on the RISO Group and creates “risk maps” to outline
ways to deal with such risks. By formulating and implementing
individual programs to deal with risks that could have a major
impact on Group management, we strive to reduce and avoid
risks as part of integrated, systematic, and constantly improving
efforts.

System to Ensure Compliance

RISO holds ongoing compliance awareness and education
activities to ensure that company officers and all employees
can fully understand and implement compliance.
Every year, we offer e-learning that looks at various casestudies related to compliance. The
major issues with each case are
explained, and participants findways to properly solve these issues.
In a monthly newsletter called “RISO
Compliance News,” case studies
are explained through an easyto-understand comic-book styleso that readers can understandhow compliance relates to theireveryday work.
“RISO Compliance News”

Overview of Risk Management

B

C

Risk management
programA

Create risk
management program
to deal with maximum
impact of risk

D
E

Small

Effect of risk

COLUMN

General Meeting of Shareholders
Election/removalElection/removal

Board of Directors

ReportingRisk/Compliance
Officer*1

ReportingPresident and C.E.O.
Reporting*1

Employees

Audit function

Direction

Board ofCorporate
Auditors

Cooperation

Internal
Control Dept.

ReportingDirectors and General Managers
Responsible for Business Execution

Direction

Risk/Compliance
Committee

Direction

ReportingExecutive Committee

Auditing
Direction

Election/removal/
supervisor

Cooperation

Election/
removalCooperation
Auditing*2*2*1 Whistle-Blower System: Employees can inquire or report directly to the risk/compliance officer via a compliance hotline and a harassment hotline.

Compliance with Laws
and Regulations

Large

Corporate Governance Structure

Election/removal/delegation/supervisor

In August 2017, prior to Japan’s Disaster Prevention Day(September 1), RISO held a company-wide drill in confirming
the safety of its permanent directors, employees in Japan,
and part-time workers. The drill assumed the occurrence of adamage-causing earthquake and tested how well RISO could
confirm the whereabouts of employees within two hours
after the earthquake occurred. We were able to confirm thewhereabouts of 97% of those covered by the drill, and after
examining the results of the drill and making adjustments, oursafety confirmation system can now respond more quickly andappropriately in case of a natural disaster.

As a result of the fiscal 2018 survey of RISO’s compliance with
relevant environmental laws and regulations, there were no
instances of our company being in serious violation of theselaws and regulations. We have not received any fines ordisciplinary action from administrative government bodies, norhave we received complaints from local residents regarding
the environment.

Risk Map

High Risk incidence ratio Low

RISO considers compliance fundamental to corporate
management. We consider societal ethics and morality to
be very serious as we obey both laws and our own internal
policies. Furthermore, we strive to conduct business with theunderstanding that we are, collectively, a member of society.
Our Risk/Compliance Committee conducts complianceeducation and strives to continuously improve and strengthenrisk management capabilities. In addition, the committee has therole of ensuring the effectiveness of measures related to matterssuch as compliance and harassment. This role includes operatinga whistleblower system for dealing with incidents reported by
employees and for offering consultation to employees. Thissystem also protects the privacy of whistleblowers.

RISO Holds Company-Wide Drill for
Safety-Confirmation System

AdviceAccounting Auditors

Environmental Communication Award

Our 2017 Sustainability Report received an award of excellence inthe environmental reporting category in the 21st Environmental
Communication Awards, sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment
and the Global Environmental Forum. This is the second time we have beenhonored following the 18th Environmental Communication Awards.
In its comments, the judging panel lauded the report for giving aclear overall picture of RISO’s environmental impacts in all business activities
including development, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and sales
and service, as well as giving a chronological and detailed account of a
wealth of environmental data for each category of business activity.
This award has inspired us to step up our efforts in protecting theenvironment and disclosing environment-related information.

Corporate Attorney*2 Developing and evaluating internal control systems related to internal audits and financial reporting: Conducted by the Internal Control Dept.

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About RISO KAGAKU
Bringing Unique Printing Solutions to the World

Environmental Initiatives

RISO KAGAKU operates a global production and sales network. We use high-speed inkjet technology and digital stencil

1992

Established Environmental Committee
Commenced ink cartridge collection and thermal recycling

1997

Commenced production of products utilizing recycled plastic from ink cartridges

1999

Commenced recycling of RISOGRAPH

2000

Tsukuba Plant obtained ISO14001 certification

2001

Ube site obtained ISO14001 certification
Launched RISO SOY INK

2004

Published Environmental Report 2004

2005

RISOGRAPH obtained the Eco Mark environmental label

2006

Obtained company-wide single registration of ISO14001 certification at domestic business sites

2007

RISOGRAPH conformed to the International Energy Star Program

2008

ComColor series obtained the Eco Mark environmental label and conformed to the International EnergyStar Program
Published Sustainability Report 2008 in English

2012

Launched Returnable Pallets for shipping ComColor series in Japan2014

The ORPHIS EX series was awarded the Energy Conservation Grand Prize in Japan

2015

EPEAT registration with RISOGRAPH

2016

Launched rice bran oil ink for digital duplicators
ORPHIS series was certified for Germany’s Blue Angel Environmental label

2017

ORPHIS FW series earned a Product of the Year Award at Eco Mark Award 2016

print technology to provide customers in over 180 countries and regions throughout the world with satisfying products
and services.

Corporate Profile (as of March 31, 2018)
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION

Corporate name

(RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION)

Established

September 2, 1946

Incorporated

January 25, 1955

Head office

5-34-7 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Paid-in capital¥14,114,985,384

Number of employees

3,638 (RISO Group)

Subsidiaries

28 companies (domestic: 2; overseas: 26)

108-8385, Japan

Worldwide Facilities (as of July 1, 2018)
Overseas ▲ Sales subsidiaries ▲ Production subsidiaries

Domestic ■ Production Division ◆ R&D ● Sales Division

RISO (U.K.)
RISO Contact Center

RISO (Deutschland)

Hokkaido Sales Dept.

RISO EURASIA
LondonOfficeRISO EURASIA UKRAINERISO EURASIA KAZAKHSTANRISO FRANCERISOGRAPH ITALIARISO KOREARISO TURKEY
RISO TECHNOLOGY CHINA

Tsukuba Works
Kasumigaura Works

RISO CANADARISO, INC.
Head Office

RISO Research and Design Center

RISO LATIN AMERICA

Kanto Sales Dept.

RISO INDUSTRY SHANGHAIRISO INDIARISO INDUSTRY (THAILAND)

Chubu Sales Dept.
RISO de Mexico

RISO HONG KONG

Tohoku Sales Dept.

RISO (SG)Head OfficeUbe Works

RISO INDUSTRIES (H. K.)

RISO IBERICA

Main Products

Kansai Sales Dept.

RISO (Thailand)

RISO INDUSTRIES (SHENZHEN)RISO do Brasil

RISO AFRICA

Shikoku
Sales Dept.

Shutoken Sales Dept. 1
Shutoken Sales Dept. 2
MA Sales Dept.
Public Institution Sales Dept.
Print Creating Business Dept.

Chugoku
Sales Dept.

Kanagawa Sales Dept.

Kyushu Sales Dept.

Shutoken Sales Dept. 3

Full-Color Inkjet PrinterThese inkjet printers for business use
are capable of high-speed full-color
printing with high-volume at low
running costs.

Result Highlights (Consolidated Basis)
Net Sales

Operating Income/
Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent■ Domestic ■ Overseas(¥ Millions)
100,000
83,93885,67485,45482,995(¥ Millions)
8,000

85,50780,00033,861

36,51636,89334,0905,624

20,00037,166

2015/348,561

48,90548,341

2016/32017/3

2018/3

0

19

Japan

3,870

3,993

Europe
3,033

18.6%

2,000

The Americas
2014/3

GOCCOPRO

5,267

0

RISO KAGAKU Sustainability Report 2018

Digital Duplicator

4,578

2,724

2014/3Asia

Digital Screen Maker

40,00049,158RISOGRAPH

6,551

4,000

50,077(fiscal year ended March 31, 2018)

18.3%

6,839

6,588

6,000

60,000

Sales Ratio by Region■ Operating income ■ Profit attributable to owners of parent

2015/3

ComColor

2016/32017/3

2018/3

6.5%

56.5%

These digital screen makers use the
RISO Dry Thermal Screen Making
System, which does not use water orchemicals. Their operation is as simple
as using a printer for precise,high-resolution screen making.

These duplicators combine
proprietary RISO technologies
based on the principles of stencil
printing. The more prints that are
made from a single master, thelower is the cost of each page.

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Editorial Policy

Third-Party Evaluation● Period Covered
This report covers fiscal 2018 (the fiscal year from April 1,2017 to March 31, 2018).
Note: Certain initiatives that fall outside this period havealso been included in this report.

Since the issue of its first environmental report in 2004, RISO haspublished regular reports on its environmental protection
activities. As part of a larger initiative to communicate in aneasy-to-understand manner how the Company’s relationships
with the environment and society are reflected in its
management, the title was changed to "Sustainability Report" in
2006. The report includes concise summaries of fiscal 2018 withthe aim of giving readers an easy-to-understand look at ouractivities.
In conjunction with the introduction of the world’s first
office printer ink to use Japanese-grown rice bran, we havedecided to also use rice bran oil ink in the printing of this reportin order to be more environmentally friendly.
The information we could not include in this report, as wellas information that has been previously included, can be foundon our website (http://www.riso.co.jp/english/). Our Data Book,
which details RISO business activities, can also be found on our
website (Japanese only).

● Japanese Publication Date
July 2018
Note: RISO plans to issue its next report in July 2019.

● Guidelines Used for Reference
Ministry of the Environment “Environmental Reporting
Guidelines 2012”● Major Changes during the Fiscal Year
● October 2017
・ We launched the RISOGRAPH MF Series, which offers
simple and easy 2-color printing thanks to its built-incolor scanner.
・ We launched the RISOGRAPH SF939G/939 high-speed
digital duplicator, which has increased its
industry-leading printing speed to 190 ppm.
・ We increased to 22 the number of colors of our ricebran oil ink, which is made from rice bran oil.

● ScopeThis report covers all Japanese domestic worksites and sales
facilities belonging to RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION and RISO
OKINAWA CORPORATION. For overseas operations, thisreport covers data on environmental burdens at
manufacturing sites belonging to the RISO Group as well as
certain power, fuel (including Company-owned vehicle fuel),
and water consumption-related data for non-manufacturing
sites. The scope of data calculation may differ on acase-by-case basis. For details, see each listing.

More detailed information on RISO’s environmental management and business operations is available online.

Sustainability Report

The RISO Website

http://www.riso.co.jp/english/company/eco/report/

http://www.riso.co.jp/english/

Other Disclosure and Communication Tools

In addition to product information, the website also
includes the latest information and updates from RISO.

(booklet version)
株主通信

The booklet version (thisversion) of thesustainability report isavailable online as a PDF
file.

平 成 3 0 年 3 月 期

報 告 書

平成29年4月1日～平成30年3月31日

証券コード：6413○ Corporate Profile●掲載データ一覧

Sustainability ○Report(Data Book)(Japanese only)・ Environmental Data
・ Environmental
Accounting
・ Environmental Data for
Major Plants and Offices
・ Social Data
・ Environmental
Reporting Guidelines
Cross-Reference Chart

環境関連データ2016年度環境目標と活動実績、および2017年度「全社環境取り組みの数値目標」

図表2

日本国内全体の環境負荷（2016年度）

図表3

日本国内の環境負荷

図表4

海外生産拠点の環境負荷（2016年度）
海外非生産拠点の環境負荷（2016年度）

図表6

使用済み製品と消耗品の回収量

図表7

使用済み製品の再資源化率

図表8

産業廃棄物および一般廃棄物の特殊最終処分率の推移

図表9
図表10
図表11
図表12
図表13

主要事業所の環境データ（サイトデータ）

社会関連データ

環境報告ガイドライン対照表

水の使用量の推移
PRTR指定化学物質の排出量および移動量の内訳
PRTR指定化学物質総使用量と排出量および移動量の合計の推移
PRTR指定化学物質排出量および移動量
国内全体の委託貨物輸送量内訳とモーダルシフト率の推移

図表14

委託貨物輸送によるＣＯ₂排出量の内訳

図表15

リターナブルラック使用率と使い捨て梱包材削減量の推移

図表16

環境会計

事業工程別（2016年度）

図表5

環境教育実施内容と参加人数（2015年度）

図表17

2016年度の集計結果

図表18

コスト（投資額+費用額）の推移

図表19

経済効果（収益＋費用節減）の推移

図表20

環境会計の推移

図表21

サイトデータ（筑波事業所）

図表22

サイトデータ（霞ヶ浦事業所）

図表23

サイトデータ（宇部事業所）

図表24

サイトデータ
（理想開発センター）

図表25

採用実績（国内）（新卒／中途）

図表26

採用実績（国内）
（男／女）

図表27

労働災害発生件数および度数率・強度率

図表28

延実労働時間と労働損失日数

図表29

環境省「環境報告ガイドライン（2012年版）」対照表

凡例について：

注…個別箇所の増減を説明※…図表全体に関わる注記＊…言葉の定義1

 Corporate Profile

・ Message from Management
・ RISO’s History
・ Overseas Directory Environmental Activities

 Engagement with Society (Japanese only)・ Our Customers
・ Our Suppliers・ Our Shareholders and Investors
・ Local Communities
・ Our Employees
・ General Office Worker Action Plan
・ Management System

 Investor Relations

RISO KAGAKU Sustainability Report 2018

・ Corporate Data
・ Facilities in Japan・ RISO’s Basic Policy for Environmental Conservation
・ Environmental Conservation Efforts and Results
・ Environmental Label Certified Products
・ Environmental Report

・ Management Policies
・ Shareholder Returns
・ Financial Indicators

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RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
Mr. Akira Hayama, President

1．
Scope, purpose and target of the verification
TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the verificationbody) , as an independent third party, verified the “RISO KAGAKUCORPORATION Sustainability Report 2018” and the “Environmental
Information on the web” prepared by RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION(hereinafter referred to as the organization) from the view point of :The purpose of the verification is to report the results including
verification opinions.
Ministry of Environment’s “Environmental Reporting Guidelines,
and Environmental Reporting Standard,” and the report issued by GRI
were used as reference during the verification process however, thestatement does not imply certification or compliance with theseguidelines.
As a result of the verification that was performed in a planned
manner, the verification team concludes that the “RISO KAGAKUCORPORATION Sustainability Report 2018” and the “Environmental
information on the web” provide accurate data in light of theenvironmental reporting guidelines that are generally consideredadequate as principles of reporting, providing that the organization
takes appropriate corrective actions that are required in the verification
process.

2．
Verification opinion

環境経営報告書2017 データブック

図表1

Third party verification report for
the “RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
Sustainability Report 2018”

・ Rational calculation methods, reliability of numerical values andadequacy of contents of the report in terms of the environmental
report, environmental performance and environmental accounting
・ Disclosure of all important information in environmental reporting● Website Supplements Printed Version of Sustainability Report○ Sustainability
ReportWith the aim of enhancing the reliability and objectivity of its sustainability reports, RISO asked a third party to offer
opinions regarding report content and endeavored to incorporate those opinions into the production of the reports. Thisfiscal year we used TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd., the same evaluator that conducted the third-party evaluation of last year’s
report. RISO continues to pursue accuracy and reader-friendliness in its sustainability reporting, while reinforcing thequality of information it discloses.

・ IR Library・ IR Event Schedule
・ Stock Information○ Annual Reviews

・Corporate Governance Report(Japanese only)・Financial Results
・Securities Report/Internal Controls Report(Japanese only)

RISO no Uta (PR magazine) (Japanese only)
A PR magazine focusing on
various aspects ofcommunication【General evaluation】
RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION Sustainability Report 2017 won an
excellence award for environmental reporting in the 21stEnvironmental Communication Award in February 2018, sponsored by
the Environment Ministry and Global Environmental Forum, on thebasis of the selection committee’s appreciation of sincere and continual
environmental management information. The organization
continuously provides detailed and abundant environmental data ineach business activities on a time-series basis while clarifying the whole
picture of the environmental load throughout business activities
including R&D, manufacturing, procurement, sales service and so on. It
is hoped that the environmental management information is further
enhanced with new topics which are socially expected to be disclosed.
【Environmental management】
Excellent points to be further maintained and expectations to befurther improved:

July 18, 2018
TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
Tobias Schweinfurter, President
Excellent points:- Efforts to implement the process of data aggregation that is the basefor environmental information disclosure, contribute to higher degreeof perfection, which is highly appreciated.
- Environmental targets for FY2017 are all achieved.
- Careful analysis of increase/decrease of the environmental load
deserves appreciation as the load changes year to year.
Expectations:- Shifting the viewpoint from scope 1 (business) to scope 3 (customer) is
further required. It would be essential to more focus on enhancing
usability and achieving even higher performance of eco-friendly ink.
- The charts 1-29, disclosing detailed data on the website show that theorganization has long been observing secular change in data, which isvery meaningful, however, it would be preferable to consider replacing
them with the timely contents.
【Initiatives connecting users and society】
Special topics include responding to various needs from educational
field and achieving both product and environmental performance byusing genuine ink. It is praised to take up these initiatives aiming at
improving not only product performance but also usability(effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction) through deepening
connection with, an organization’s major customer, educational field. In
addition, it is commendable that the organization discloses its
consumables supply business with its representative product, genuine
ink, from the usability point of view. Given rice ink derived from ricebran oil as raw material, in particular, the color variation was increased
from 1 (black) to 22 basic colors. It is great to have a wider choice ofconsumables and it is hoped that the organization continually discloses
its environmentally concerned design and development in an easy
understanding manner so consumables remain as an option for users topromote their own eco-friendly actions.
【Environmental accounting】
It is highly evaluated that the organization effectively maintains its
environmental accounting data aggregation process and has beneficial
influence on continual improvement of its environmental management.
There is an expectation to the organization that it continues to improvethe environmental accounting system which supports environmentallyfriendly management strategy while applying the environmental
accounting principle that compares environmental performance andcurrency information.
End

Note: The full third-party report is available from the RISO website.

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