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 Report2017Message from the President & CEO

Providing Products and Services that Improve Customer
Convenience while Reducing Environmental Burdens
We will continue to develop products and services

Guided by the RISO Environmental Charter, which

Our high-end ORPHIS GD series breaks ouremphasizes contributing to global environmental

previous record for the world’s fastest printers,that increase convenience for customers while

protection and ensuring a sound environment for theoffering high-speed color printing at 160 ppm. The

reducing environmental impact.

next generation, RISO strives to reduce thespeedy and economical GD series makes color

environmental burdens associated with its operations.

printing more accessible, which revolutionizes theour relationships with customers and otheroffice work environment.

stakeholders, and our compliance and corporate

In the course of our operations as a manufacturer,This report outlines our environmental initiatives,

Our products are made to be environmentally

governance framework—which is the very bedrock on

products, as well as in our customers’ use of ourfriendly from the design and development stages, withwhich all the structures of our corporate activities areproducts, we consume natural resources andhardware and supplies (such as ink) that reduce

built. As always, we appreciate you taking the time togenerate waste. We believe that it is ourresource use and exert minimal impact on theread through this report.

responsibility to recognize this fact, and to create andenvironment. The ORPHIS FW series received thecontinue to supply our customers with products andProduct of the Year award at the 2016 Eco Mark Awards

services that improve convenience while reducing

sponsored by the Japan Environment Association

environmental burdens.

because it met the strict Eco Mark Standard related toincluding the development, production, and sale of

RISO released the ORPHIS FW series and GD series

July 2017

Akira Hayama
President and C.E.O.

the VOC diffusion and energy efficiency.

RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION

high-speed color printers in 2016.

CONTENTS
Message from the President

1Creating Fundamentally
Unique Products:
Quality and Environmental
Consciousness

3

Focus 1

Focus 2Creating a Safer, More Comfortable
Office Environment

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RISO’s Proprietary Technologies
Lead to the World’s Fastest PrinterEnvironmental Management 9
Environmental Activities

7

Engagement with Society

13

Overseas Activities

16

Management

17

About RISO KAGAKU

19

Editorial Policy

21

Third-Party Evaluation

22

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Feature Eco Mark Award for RISO

Creating Fundamentally Unique Products:
Quality and Environmental
Consciousness
RISO contributes to the building of a sustainable society by creating high-performance,
highly environmentally friendly products that bring worldwide customers streamlined
2016 Eco Mark Awards

work processes and greater energy efficiency.

Product of the YearAward

RISO Honored for Continuous Efforts to Achieve both Product Performance and Environmental Performance2016 Eco Mark Awards judges' comments:
 Advanced collection and recycling of used ink cartridges and used products
 Easily satisfies energy consumption standards under the International Energy Star program Satisfies VOC diffusion criteria, something difficult for a high-speed printer to achieve
 Obtained certification for Germany’s Blue Angel by using the mutual recognition agreement
 The later-released high-end products*1 broke RISO’s own record for the world’s highest printing speed*2*1 ComColor GD 9630 and 9631
*2 As of September 2016, for office color printers performing sheet-fed printing (cut paper) (RISO data)

Presentation by RISO developers

Focus 1

3

Akira Hayama, RISO president & CEO (left),with Akio Morishima, president of theJapan Environment Association

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Eco Mark Award trophy
made of recycled glassfrom a fluorescent lamp

Focus 2Creating a Safer, More Comfortable Office Environment

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Focus 1

RISO’s Proprietary Technologies
Lead to the World’s Fastest PrinterRISO sought high-speed, multi-page printing, and economy in coming out with a color printer capable of
160 ppm, the world’s fastest. High-speed color printing opens up a new world of possibilities.

Oil-based Ink Ideal for High-speed Printing
With standard water-based ink, commonly used inconventional inkjet printers, the paper absorbs the water,

The ComColor high-speed color printers use an inkjet system that

resulting in deformation such as paper waves and curls,

does not require heat when fixing images on to the paper. Therefore,

which potentially can cause paper feeding issues during aelectricity consumption tends to be low, at less than 1,200W duringhigh-speed transfer of the paper.

operation, and users can utilize a regular 100V AC power outlet. For

The ComColor, on the other hand, uses dedicatedthe ComColor GD series, even when printing at maximum speed, 160

oil-based pigment ink developed by RISO. Since it does notppm, the TEC value* is 9.6Wh/week or less, or 0.15Wh or less per page.

cause deformation of the paper, it allows smooth transfer ofthe paper and thus is ideal for high-speed printing.
Oil-based pigment ink also dries quickly and boasts

Amazing Printing Speed MeansGreater Productivity

RISO’s High-Speed Printing Technologies
Change the Way You Think About Color Printing

With the high-end ComColor GD 9630, the follow-up series

RISO overturned the accepted idea that color printing wasto the Eco Mark Award-winning ORPHIS FW, we achieved a

not only time consuming but also expensive. The ORPHIS

printing speed of 160 ppm and broke our own record forseries, high-speed color printers have brought color

the world’s fastest printing speed.

printing within everyone’s reach in the business. These

Being able to print documents at four times the speed

printers incorporate all of our technologies and know-how.

printer can be kept in energy-saving mode when not in use, which
contributes to keeping down the overall energy consumption.
With ComColor high-speed color printers, users can process
printing jobs in minimal time, even when there are multiple printing
jobs lined up on the printer’s job queue. This improves the overall
productivity of the office and increases the efficiency, consequently
reducing the use of indirect energy consumed by inefficient work

Water-based ink results in deformationsuch as swelling and wavinessOil-based ink causes minimal paper
deformationelectrics, and software, we have realized a compact printerworkflow. Users get the ability to print out all kinds offor the office that offers speed equivalent to that of

documents—presentation and conference materials, ledger

industrial printers. Such high-speed printing technologies

The reliable paper-feeding mechanism paves the way forare the result of our dedication to the in-househigh-speed printing with accurate print positioning.

development of everything from the printer unit itself toPaper-feeding speed is intelligently controlled according totext and distinct

the ink it uses.

how much ink sprays from the print head, which reduces

RISO beats its own
printing speed
world record

ComColor GD9630

Experience the world’s fastest

Customers can try
it at our showroom,on our Demo Bus,or at their offices.

ComColor high-speed color printers work fast enough toprinters. Centralizing operation at one high-speed color printer,
reduces the number of printers needed in the office and thus saves
space, lessens office equipment maintenance costs, and minimizes
standby power consumption.
* Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) value: The TEC value serves as a reference
value in order to comply with the International Energy Star Program under Japan’s
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

uneven text and images during high-speed printing. In

color and in a shorter

160 ppm:

Precise High-speed Transfer Mechanism

materials—with crisp

in the office.

process such as overtime.
handle large-volume print jobs that are typically handled by multiple

40 ppm, means dramatic time savings in the printing

greater productivity

up immediately from the sleep mode and is ready to print, so thesee-through, and facilitating high-speed duplex printing.

Bringing together our expertise in chemistry, mechanics,

time, making for

Our Inkjet printing system does not require any warm-up time,
which is needed in most standard page printers. The printer wakes

superior fixation, resulting in less bleeding andof conventional office color printers, which have a speed ofsheets, or teaching

Environmentally Conscious High-speed
Inkjet Printers

addition, multiple sensors help to constantly adjust the

In-line Inkjet Print Heads

speed to avoid paper being fed too slowly or too quickly.

Four or five in-line inkjet heads arranged in parallel allow

High-speed printing is the result of combining

speedy full-color printing of A3-size short-edge paper. Ink isnumerous RISO technologies: multiple sensors that detectapplied accurately to each sheet of the paper that passes

the paper transfer situation and adjust the timing

through the system at high speed. In the system, paper

accordingly; transfer control that minimizes load on thenever stops below the print head, and provides high-quality

paper; and shorter intervals between each sheet transferred.

reproduction of color output.

User’s Comment

High-speed Printing Eliminates Backlog,
Improves Work Processes,
and Reduces Costs
We print out large volumes every day and we often had towork overtime just to wait for the print job to be finished.

Paper

In-line inkjet print heads

To solve this problem, we got a demonstration machine of

Straight Pass Method

ORPHIS FW5230 installed at our office to try and before

In-line inkjet print heads

long we noticed it was indispensable. Large-volume print
jobs were finished in almost no time and our employees
no longer had to do overtime. Color
printing was also inexpensive,
which made our total printing costsPaper

go down by 50%.

Transfer belt

Masafumi Someya
Manager, Management Planning GroupFor needs Co., Ltd.

Cross section
Transfer belt

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Focus 2

Creating a Safer, More Comfortable
Office Environment

VOC Reduction Measure 2:

Use New Materials for ComColor Parts

certification for the new Eco Mark by complying with Eco

Organic solvents are used to make many kinds of parts

Mark criteria related to 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) design,

softer and to improve the formability of certain materials. Inenergy consumption, and operating noise.

addition, if raw materials for ink are changed, parts whosematerials match the characteristics of the ink must be

We did a thorough revamping of the entire production process for the ComColor in order to reduce theamount of potentially harmful chemical diffusion from parts, materials, and ink raw materials.

In addition, the ORPHIS FW series has acquired

found. We confirmed the raw materials contained in eachof the thousands of printer parts, and then we chose

Certification for Globally RecognizedBlue Angel

materials that diffused less VOCs and were chemically
The ORPHIS FW series obtained

compatible with the ink.

certification for Germany’s BlueAngel, which has a mutual

A Safer, More Comfortable
Work Environment

recognition agreement with Japan’s

VOC Reduction Measure 1:

Developing Ink for the New ORPHIS

Eco Mark. The Blue Angel is the

We revamped our process for producing ink starting with raw

world. It is well known throughout

A variety of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are usedmaterial selection, choosing ones with minimal VOCs. We also

Europe and has had a major impact

in paint, printing ink, adhesives, detergents, and otherincorporated new technologies in the ink production

on other environmental labeling

substances. This is because of VOC characteristics such asprocess. The result was ink that diffuses fewer VOCs.

systems around the world.

oldest environmental label in the

The environmental

easy vaporization (drying) and a good affinity to oil (i.e. areBlue Angel
Certification logo
Certified products:
ComColor FW5230/5231(ORPHIS FW series for theEuropean market)

performance of the ORPHIS takes

easy to use in solvents, easily clean away oil).
VOCs contain substances harmful to human health,

into consideration the standards and guidelines ofSome of the parts in a printersuch as styrene and benzene. In addition, there are avariety of VOCs whose effect on human health isinternational organizations such as WHO and countries suchas Germany, and it complies with globally recognized

VOC Reduction Measure 3:

unknown. To protect people’s health and contribute to a

Identify and Eliminate VOC Sources in Production Processes

safe and comfortable office environment, it is crucial tostandards and regulations regarding TVOC diffusion andresource recycling.

reduce whole-room VOC content (TVOCs: total volatile

A variety of chemicals are used in production processes

RISO will continue to bring environmentally friendly

organic compounds).

such as treating and cleaning parts. We checked if there

products to offices around the world, and contribute towere chemicals that emitted VOCs during the production

reducing the environmental burden on a global scale.

Developing ink with lower TVOC diffusion

Overcoming the Challenges ofHigh-speed Printers

we found them, we stopped using them or took other

What Is VOC?

As global environmental awareness increased, in April 2014

VOC is an abbreviation of Volatile Organic Compounds.

the Eco Mark standards related to TVOC diffusion were

VOC is the general name for organic compounds thatrevised and became stricter. The standard measures thevaporize into the air at room temperature. Specific VOCs

TVOCs diffused in a fixed time from the printer’s main unit
and from the printed materials, making compliance difficult
for a high-speed printer, which outputs large amounts in ashort time.

Development and Production Divisions
Combine to Reduce Diffused TVOCs

processes in our company as well as our suppliers. Whenfound in construction material, paint, adhesives, and othermaterials diffuse into the air and are considered to cause
photochemical smog and sick-house syndrome, and haveother harmful effects on people and the environment. VOC
safety regulations and guidelines are becoming stricter inmeasures against them.
Supplier’s Comment

Tireless Research and Measures Lead to
Dramatic Reductions in TVOC Diffusion

Creating a Safer, More Comfortable
Office Environment

The three measures

Our genuine ink matches the hardware characteristics

ORPHIS FW

mentioned above took us

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18 months to complete. As

numerous countries. The entire amount of various types ofa result of comprehensive

VOCs in a room is referred to as total VOCs, or TVOCs.

efforts including those of
our parts manufacturers,

TVOC diffusion criteria

and production divisions of RISO decided to focus theirrelated to the Eco Mark

resources to analyze and identify the individual sources ofcertification.

performance of the ComColor, we make our ink tohave less TVOC diffusion and contribute to a safer,

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a level significantly below
With the goal of reducing TVOC diffusion, the development

better printing quality. Besides maximizing themore comfortable office environment.

Main unit

we achieved reductions toof the ComColor and enables faster printing speed andInk

VOCs and take appropriate measures.

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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

Convenience
Metal

Fuel

Paper resources

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

Collecting,Reusing,
and Recycling

EasierMore Economical

Promoting Energy Efficiency
We develop products that
consume less energy at the
manufacturing and logistics stages,
as well as during use by customers.

Faster

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

Plastic

Planning,
Development,
and Design

RISO’s
Product
Lifecycle

Use

Sales,
Service

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

Procurement
andProduction

Logistics

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

RISO Environmental Protection Principles
1. Development of Environment-Friendly Products
When developing and designing products, we create andexecute 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
the case of an emergency, such as leakage.

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Throughout our domestic Japanese operations, we will:>> Reduce the energy consumption rate per unit of 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.)

Energy Consumption in Japan and per Unit of Net Sales
5

6,000

4.5

5,000
4,000
3,000

4.03
4.11
2,653

4.04
2,750

3.93
2,712

3.99

3.95

3.91

3.77
2,563

3.87
2,639

3.85

3.5
3

1,000

2.5

2013

2014

2015

2016

Energy consumption (kl crude oil)

2017

2018

2021 (FY)

Scope of calculation: Energy consumption at all RISO business bases (non-consolidated) inJapan (excluding contracted transport operations andcompany-owned vehicle fuel). Based on non-consolidated net sales.

◆ Reduction of Total CO2 Emissions

CO2 Emissions in Japan and per Unit of Net Sales
16,000Throughout our domestic Japanese operations, we will:

4. Global Arrangements
We also consider our influence on overseas local communities
and environments when operating or exporting products, andwe try to respond to the requests of local communities asfaithfully as possible.
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.
Established on August 28, 1998
Revised on April 1, 2007

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Fiscal 2021 Company-Wide Environmental
Quantitative Targets
Fiscal 2018 target

Energy consumption per unit of
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 andproper use, storage, and disposal.

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3.79

2,000

0

Managing Hazardous Chemicals

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 guideour company-wide environmental protection program.
RISO resolutely acknowledges its membership in the global
community, while following a basic philosophy of contributing tosociety 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.

◆ Reducing Energy Consumption(Crude Oil-Equivalent)

The effective use of resources inour business activities means we
use fewer resources overall.

RISO’s Environmental Policy

RISO Environmental Charter*The Company-Wide Environmental Objectives and Targets that we used up until fiscal 2017 were quantitative targets aimed at complying with the Act on the Rational Use of Energy andachieving a low-carbon society. For fiscal 2018 and beyond, the name has been changed to Company-Wide Environmental Quantitative Targets.

>> Reduce the CO2 emissions rate per unit of sales to12.10 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 the CO2 emissions rate per unit of sales, plus CO2 emissions from
distribution activities and RISO-owned vehicles.)

14,000CO2 emissions (tons-CO2)

Electricity

Company-Wide Environmental Quantitative Targets, and we are proceeding with activities that reduce our overall impact on the environment.

Energy consumption per unit of net sales (kl/100 million yen)

Environmental Burdenwith the aim of reconciling corporate growth and global warming policies, we are setting yearly goals towards achieving the Fiscal 2021

For all domestic production sites, we will:(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.)

Fiscal 2017 Results

12,00010,000

8,667

12.78
12.89
8,775

12.33
8,506

8,000

12.45

12.21

12.19

11.93

12.00

11.91

8,117

8,177

12.10

13.00
12.00
11.00
10.00

6,000

9.00

4,000

8.00

2,000

7.00

0

>>Reduce CO2 emissions per unit cost of production to
11.50 tons-CO2/100 million yen or less by fiscal 2021

14.00
13.43

2013

2014

2015

CO2 emissions (tons- CO2)
CO2 emissions per unit of
net sales (tons-CO2/100 million yen)

2016

2017

2018

0
2021 (FY)

CO2 emissions per unit of net sales (tons-CO2/100 million yen)

Reducing

Resources, energy

Improving

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

Energy consumption (kl crude oil)

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

Fiscal 2021 Company-Wide Environmental
Quantitative Targets
Fiscal 2018 target

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.

We continued efforts that stressed the importance of conserving electric power in fiscal
2017. We made proactive investment with energy-efficient updates to equipment such as
air conditioners and lighting, resulting in electricity savings. In fiscal 2017, energy
consumption per unit of sales was 3.87 kl/100 million yen, which fell short of our target
because of increased energy usage due to the start of production of new products.
However, we met our quantitative targets under our Fiscal 2021 Company-WideEnvironmental Quantitative Targets plan. Compared to fiscal 2016, energy consumption perunit of sales increased by 3% and CO2 emissions per unit of sales increased by 1%. Moving
forward, we will take appropriate PDCA measures as part of efforts towards further reducing

Boilers were upgraded to high-efficiency products

our impact on the environment.

Akira Hayama President and C.E.O.
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Environmental Activities

RISO works towards reducing a number of burdens on
the environment through all of our business activities.

At Our Development and Production Facilities
Improving Durability and Ease of
MaintenanceThrough Sales and Service Activities

Using Recycled Materials

Expanding Efforts to Convert Used Products
and Components into Reusable Parts

Collecting and Recycling
Used Ink Bottles

RISO strives to reduce environmental impact by

We contribute to the circulation of resources by wherever

RISO does everything possible to reuse products and

We do everything possible to collect and recycle ink

lengthening the service life of products. The ComColor GD

possible using recycled plastic in our printers. This improvescomponents. Some components are collected and theirbottles, a printer consumable. The collected ink bottles areseries incorporates parts such as highly wear-resistantthe environmental performance of our products.

consumables are replaced at the RISO Parts Center. They arecrushed and pelletized as recycled resin. These pellets arethen used again in the market after undergoing quality testing.

formed into a range of different plastic products and useddiamond-coated rollers and ball bearings, extending theservice life from 6 million pages to 10 million pages. It is also

In fiscal 2017, we actively engaged in the expansion ofeasier to replace parts and carry out other maintenance onreusing parts from collected used products, exchanged service

this series. As a result, users can benefit from a long service

parts, and more. We also promoted the use of such parts.

to make a part of certain RISO products, or to makepromotional goods or shipping pallets.

life of high-speed, high-volume printing.

Bottle collection

Customer

Used
products

Intermediate
processing
company

RISO Parts
CenterComponents
collection

Customer

Serviceparts

QualitytestingService baseComponents
provision

An example of a recycled plastic part used in the ComColor GD series
An example of the highly durable parts of the ComColor GD series

Flow of collection and reuse of products and components

Through Procurement and Logistics
Milk Runs at Overseas Plants in
Thailand, China

Cap parts

Formed into
recycled products

Pelletizing(recycled resin)

Flow of recycling for ink bottles

At Our Work Sites

Expanding the Use of
Returnable Racks

Participating in the Light Down
Campaign

Cool Biz

In Japan and at our overseas plants, we have switched from

When shipping products, we use returnable racks that can

RISO participates in the Japan-wide “CO2 reduction/LightAs a way of counteracting global warming through energy

having each supplier deliver materials and parts to RISO

be collected and used repeatedly, thus reducing the

Down Campaign” every summer. We support thisconservation, and in accordance with the action policies set

plants to a system called Milk Run System in which a RISO

amount of material such as cardboard and Styrene foam

campaign, which is part of a larger initiative by the Ministry

forth by industry associations related to electronics andtruck goes around to multiple suppliers to pick up or deliverthat we use. We have expanded the use of these returnableof the Environment to halt global warming.

electricity, every summer we set the air conditioning

these supplies. Thisracks to include shipments

system not only
improves loading
efficiency but also

Supplier
B
SupplierA

SupplierC

reduces transport
Parts, Emptyrawmaterials boxes

reduces the amount of
CO2 emissions from

Milk run truck

delivery trucks, andthus reduces
environmental impact.

In fiscal 2017 as well,temperature at 28˚C andof the ORPHIS FW and GD

RISO turned off all theencourage employees toseries released in fiscal

lights at the Tsukuba anddress lightly at work in a2017 (in Japan).

Ube sites for two hours

campaign known as Cool Biz.

from 8PM to 10PM on two

costs. In addition, it

Parts,
raw materials
Empty boxes

Milk run system

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Consumables
exchange

Flow ofrecycling forink bottles

RISO KAGAKU Sustainability Report 2017

Furthermore, we ask ourseparate days: the summer

clients who visit us tosolstice on June 21 andcooperate in dressing lightly.

Cool Earth Day on July 7.

RISO is increasing theawareness of each employee
along with creating posters

RISO
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Returnable racks for the ORPHIS FW series

Light Down Campaign posterthat notify and educate thepublic about Cool Biz.

Cool Biz poster

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Engagement with Society

In order to fulfill our responsibilities to society, we do everything possible to communicate
and closely coordinate with stakeholders in implementing a variety of activities.

Customer Satisfaction
Elevating CE Technical Ability andSupport through Technical Contests

Building Fulfilling Work Environments
Remote Monitoring of Equipment
Prevents and Quickly Solves Problems

Maintaining a Support System
Enriches Work-Life Balance

Customer engineers (CEs) are responsible for the task of swift

Through the RISO Remote Agent service, the status of a

responses to repairs and maintenance inspections whilecustomer’s ComColor is monitored via the Internet, and theconnected to the activity of the whole organization, RISO

returning to work after taking childcare leave are able toproviding a better printing environment. At RISO, we holdinformation is sent to a maintenance server to ensure

maintains childcare leave, family care leave, and other systems

alleviate their concerns through advisory sessions with

the RISO TECHNICAL CHAMPIONSHIP with the purpose ofhigh-quality maintenance. Under the Remote Maintenanceso that employees don’t have to choose between their jobs

employees who have been through the same experience.

improving CEs’ specialized knowledge, technical prowess,Call Service, when the RISO Remote Agent sends an error

and their family even when things like maternity, childcare,

The fiscal 2017 seminar welcomed six women and one man

and customer relations.

report to the maintenance server, RISO Contact Center will

and nursing care necessitate the alteration of work hours or

who planned to return to the workplace following

phone the customer, thus ensuring quick response andwork duties. We are striving to create an environment wherechildcare leave. Participants felt positive following thesolutions to problems.

women and men can work with peace of mind.

event, commenting that they understood what it would be

In 2011, RISO received recognition as being a corporationthat offers childcare support. After obtaining the “Kurumin”

like returning to work and that they were looking forward

The 14th Japan National Championship in January 2017
saw participation by 22 individuals chosen from over 1,500
participants in regional qualifying events all over the country.
Competitors fought through each test’s practical skills

Customerportion, which involved taking a written test, solving

RISO

ComColor
seriesCounter information
Supplies information
Error information

At the annual Return-to-Work Seminar, employees

to coming back.

mark, which is given to companies that support childrearingWebmechanical problems, and giving a speech.

With the idea that the fulfillment of each employee is

Return-to-Work Support Seminar Helps
Employees Balance Work and Childcare

RISO
maintenanceserverfor the next generation, we

Phone callfrom
RISO Contact
Centerimplemented robust publicawareness and other action plans
encouraging employees to take

RISO Remote Agent and Remote Maintenance Call Service

childcare leave and paid time off.
That initiative was praised, andthen its renewal was approved in2013 and 2015 respectively.
In fiscal 2017, there were 41
people (including three men) who
The “Kurumin” next-generation
childcare support company
recognition mark

Scene from a practical skills test

COLUMN

Worldwide Sales System for Service and Supply

For customers to enjoy years of worry-free usage of RISO products, itis crucial that we offer not just reliable hardware but also a stablesupply of consumables and thorough maintenance systems.
If customers use genuine consumables and recommended parts,
and undergo maintenance performed by RISO-certified customer
engineers (CEs), they are assured of minimizing breakdowns and thus
keeping their RISO products in the best possible condition andoperating at maximum performance.
CEs undergo technical training at RISO training centers located inJapan, the U.S., the U.K., and Thailand so that they can continue toimprove their maintenance skills.

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Bangkok training center

COLUMN

made use of the childcare leave

The Return-to-Work Support Seminarsystem for a total of 3,333 days.

Advancing Women’s Roles in the Workplace

We continue striving to give our female employees a more active role
through the formulation and dissemination of an action plan based onJapan’s Act to Advance Women’s Success in their Working Life.
In May 2016, we held training aimed at encouraging women toenvision their careers at RISO. Twenty-four female participants engaged inlively discussion and opinion exchange about how to build a workplace
conducive to achieving their active and continuously advancing careers.
This was followed by an encouragement training session for the bosses ofthe female participants, with the bosses learning about how to work with
their subordinates and teach them management skills.
In addition, we have mentor training for female managers on how tooffer consultation and support as female senior employees to junioremployees who face challenges and concerns.

At an encouragement seminar

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Engagement with Society

Overseas Activities

RISO carries out a range of environmental protection,
educational, and cultural activities as part of its efforts to build strong ties
with customers and citizens in countries around the world.

Members of the Community
Supporting Kashima Antlers as
an Official Sponsor

Locally Rooted Social
Contribution Activities

Germany

ComColor FW Series Certified
for Germany’s Blue Angel
Environmental Label

professional soccer team in J League, since the 2016 season.

● ComColor Used to Print the Hakone Ekiden
Newspaper Extra

The ComColor FW series, released in March 2016, obtained

As of April 2017, there are 10 models of RISO products that

The Antlers are based in

In January 2017, RISO’s high-speed color IJ printercertification for Germany’s Blue Angel utilizing the mutual

have been registered with silver rating in the field of

Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture,

ComColor was used to quickly print newspaper extras

recognition agreement between Japan’s Eco Mark andimaging devices of Electronic Product Environmental

where RISO’s central

containing the results of the 93rd annual Hakone Ekiden

Germany’s Blue Angel. The ComColor FW series is the first

Assessment Tool (EPEAT). EPEAT is also employed by the U.S.

manufacturing and(Tokyo–Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race). Working

imaging device (copier/printer) to utilize the mutual

government to evaluate the purchase of electronics. Silver

development sites are alsowith race sponsor the Yomiuri Shimbun, RISO employees

recognition agreement.

rating recognition is earned following evaluation of data on

located.

quickly printed out a large

items including concern for the environment across thevolume of the locally edited

entire lifecycle of the product, from the use of materials andsupport of the Antlers

newspaper extras using

designs with a minimal

include a shuttle bus

ComColor printers on aenvironmental impact, toservice on their matchesdemonstration car. These werecollection and recycling, as

between Tsukuba Station

distributed to the many

well as environmental activities

and Kashima Stadium forspectators watching the race

RISO has been an official sponsor of Kashima Antlers, a

The sponsorship andtheir fans.

Poster promoting RISO’s support of a
shuttle bus service

by the inbound and outboundfinish lines.

Environmental Learning for
Junior High Schools

performed as a company.

Newspaper extras distributed at thefinish line

EPEAT (silver rating) logo

Blue Angel certification logo

● Contributing Locally Through Relief Support
Organizations

In November 2016, RISO took part in the 2016 Energy andFollowing the Kumamoto earthquakes that occurred in

Environment Education Workshop, held at Masugata Junior

April 2016, RISO offered free-of-charge replacement parts

High School, a public school in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.

to customers whose RISO products were damaged. We also

Twenty-eight students fromdonated 1 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross Society injunior high grades one to three

support of victims of this disaster.

learned about environmentally

Certified products:
ComColor FW5230/5231

Germany

Concept Product Shown at
Leading Print Fairfriendly printing by making a

In June 2016 at drupa 2016 in Dusseldorf, Germany, one ofnewspaper using a mimeographthe world’s largest trade fairs for printing technologies,

and a RISO digital duplicator.

RISO had a reference exhibit of the newly developed RISO

Junior high school students try
using a mimeograph

T1 full-color inkjet printer. Using roll paper and capable ofprinting out ledger sheets, RISO T1 opened up our new

COLUMNRISO Educational Foundation* Donates RISOGRAPH Digital Duplicatorto Community Promotion Council in the city of Rikuzentakata

business possibilities.

In the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, about 7% of thecitizens of the city of Rikuzentakata lost their lives. In June 2016, RISO
donated a RISO digital duplicator to Otomo District Community
Promotional Council, one of the 11 councils in the city.
The machine is used to print out a variety of documents related to
cultural and educational activities organized by the community, andthus contributes to rebuilding of the community.
*A public interest foundation that carries out, and assists in, surveys and research related to educational
activities for schools and the community in general. Established in 1984, it became a public interest
incorporated foundation after approval from Japan’s Cabinet Office in April 2011.

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In USA

More RISO products Registeredwith EPEAT Environmental
Assessment Tool

RISO KAGAKU Sustainability Report 2017

Mr. Sakai, advisor to RISO Educational Foundation (far right)
accepts a letter of gratitude from the Otomo District
Community Promotional Council of Rikuzentakata.

RISO T1

RISO EPEAT registered models
EZ221U, SF5450, SF5130, SF9450, FW1230, FW5230, FW5231,
FW5000, GD9630, GD7330

COLUMN

ComColor Products
Support COP22
MoroccoRISO FRANCE cooperated with COP22 (the 22nd
session of the Conference of the Parties), held in
November 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco. The event
organizers at COP21 held in Paris in 2015 werepleased with how RISO products were able to print
out large volumes of conference documents andshowed high environmental performance, so again in2016 five ComColor machines were provided to printout many
documents related
to agreements andcontracts. RISO
France also carriedout maintenanceand support ofthe machines.

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Management

RISO aims to be recognized by society as a trusted, robustly managed corporation.
We work to continuously improve and enhance our management system.

Corporate Governance/Compliance/Risk Management
Corporate Governance

Information Security Risk Measures
Protect RISO’s Business

Risk Management Systems

Ongoing Compliance Education

When conducting business, RISO’s Board of Directors employs a

RISO has formulated its Regulations to Manage the Risk of Loss,

Information security risk is one of the biggest threats to

RISO holds ongoing compliance awareness and education

governance system for important decision-making through thewhich are based on Japan’s Companies Act. For major businessbusiness activities. The destruction, alteration, or external

activities to ensure that company officers and all

and work conducted by the company, the Executive

disclosure of confidential or personal information held byemployees can fully understand and implement
compliance.

monitoring and direction of an auditor.

Committee and the Board of Directors analyze associated risks

the RISO Group could cause substantial losses for theensures there is no conflict of interest with regular shareholders. ThisWe also have external directors whose independent stanceand consider measures to deal with such risk, then decideGroup, its partners, and other involved parties. To better

Every year, we offer e-learning that looks at various

guarantees a system that is sound and transparent.

which of these measures to implement. The Risk/Complianceaddress and minimize information security risk, RISO hascase studies related to compliance. The major issues with

Committee analyzes and assesses the effect that a range ofestablished an Information Management Committee.

each case are explained, and

RISO’s Internal Control Department is the branch set up torisks will have on the RISO Group and creates “risk maps” toparticipants find ways tomonitors the finances and activity at plants, business sites, and subsidiary

outline ways to deal with such risks. By formulating andproperly solve these issues. In

companies based on the Official Internal Auditing Regulations.

implementing individual programs to deal with risks that could

maintain and evaluate the internal control system. This department

Disaster Drill Simulates Oil Spill

RISO Compliance News, casereduce and avoid risks as part of integrated, systematic, and

RISO holds annual disaster drills that simulate a variety ofstudies are explained throughconstantly improving efforts.

emergencies and give participants practice in minimizing

an easy-to-understanddamage through prompt and proper reactionary measures.

comic-book style so thatRISO considers compliance fundamental to corporate

In November 2016 at Tsukuba Works, the disaster drills

Overview of Risk Management

management. We consider societal ethics and morality to bevery serious as we obey both laws and our own internal policies.

Risk Map

Furthermore, we strive to conduct business with theHighsuch as compliance and harassment. This role includes operating

Low

Our Risk/Compliance Committee leads complianceeducation and strives to continuously improve and strengthenrisk management capabilities. In addition, the committee has thea whistleblower system for dealing with incidents reported byẐẮủẾềἅὅἩἻỶỴὅἋᢌӒᾎẑửɥӮởӷ·ỆᴾᚕảễẟểẨỊẆ‫࣎ܤ‬ẲềἅὅἩἻỶỴὅἋႻᛩᆸӝồᴾ#ƞǜƷᢿፙưƸŴ൑ଐƷǑƏƴɥӮƕૼλᅈՃǛࣦᯚǓƭƚƯƍǔŵž˴ǛǍƬƯǋȀȡƳȤȄ
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ɥӮƴƸᚕƍЈƤƣŴᎰ‫ئ‬μ˳ƴൢǇƣƍᩎ‫׊‬ൢƕŵ

readers can understand how

simulated ancompliance relates to theiroil spill, andeveryday work.

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ƨŵࡇࡢ஦౛ࡣࣇ࢕ࢡࢩ࡛ࣙࣥࡍࠋRISO Compliance News

participants
A

B

C

Risk management
programrole of ensuring the effectiveness of measures related to matters

Risk incidence ratio

understanding that we are, collectively, a member of society.

ʻ‫ׅ‬ỉἘὊἰᴾᾉႻᛩᆸӝỆႻᛩẲợạᴾa monthly newsletter called

have a major impact on Group management, we strive to

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Create risk management
program to deal withmaximum impact of risk

DEpracticed

Compliance with Laws andRegulations

containing thespill using an
oil absorption

The fiscal 2017 inspection, measurement, and compliancemat.
Practice using an oil absorption mat (Tsukuba Works)

Small

Effect of risk

Largeevaluation results confirmed RISO’s full compliance withlaws and regulations. We have not received any fines or

employees and for offering consultation to employees. Thisdisciplinary action from administrative government bodies,system also protects the privacy of whistleblowers.

nor have we received complaints from local residents
regarding the environment.

Corporate Governance Structure
General Meeting of Shareholders
Election/removalElection/removal

Board of Directors
Election/removal/delegation/supervision

Executive Committee

Reporting*1

Employees*1 Whistle-Blower System: Employees can inquire or report directly to the risk/compliance officer via a compliance hotline and a harassment hotline.
*2 Developing and evaluating internal control systems related to internal audits and financial reporting: Conducted by the Internal Control Dept.

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COLUMNInternal
Control Dept.
Cooperation

Audit function

Internal
Control Dept.

ReportingDirection

Directors and General Managers
Responsible for Business Execution

Direction

Risk/Compliance Committee

Direction

President and C.E.O.
Reporting*1

ReportingDirection

ReportingRisk/Compliance Officer

Auditing

Election/removal/supervision

Cooperation

Election/removal

Cooperation
Auditing*2*2

AdviceAccounting Auditors

Corporate Attorney

RISO Named “FY2017 Contributing Company
to the Privacy Mark System”

Since March 2014, RISO has been granted useof the Privacy Mark for its ongoing efforts tomaintain and raise its level of personal
information protection. In 2016, in addition to
being granted use of the Privacy Mark for theseventh time, we were recognized as acompany that contributes to the Privacy Markthrough efforts to spread and promote thePrivacy Mark system. With so much focus thesedays on the risk of information leaks, we doeverything possible to prevent the leakage of
personal information and other information
through measures such as prevention ofunauthorized access.

RISO KAGAKU Sustainability Report 201718

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

1992

Commenced ink cartridge collection and thermal recycling

and services.

Corporate Profile (as of March 31, 2017)
Corporate name

RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION

Paid-in capital¥14,114,985,384

Established

September 2, 1946

Number of employees

3,604 (RISO Group)

Incorporated

January 25, 1955

Subsidiaries

28 companies (domestic: 2; overseas: 26)

Head office

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

1997

Commenced production of products utilizing recycled plastic from ink cartridges

1999

Commenced recycling of RISOGRAPH digital duplicators

2000

Tsukuba Plant obtained ISO14001 certification

2001

Ube site obtained ISO14001 certification
Launched RISO SOY INK

108-8385, Japan

2004

Published Environmental Report 2004

2005

RISO Digital Duplicator obtained the Eco Mark environmental label

2006

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

2007

RISO Digital Duplicator conformed to the International Energy Star Program

2008

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

Worldwide Facilities (as of July 1, 2017)
Overseas Facilities▲ Sales subsidiaries▲ Production subsidiaries

Domestic Facilities■ Production Division ◆ R&D ● Sales Division

RISO (U.K)

RISO
Contact Center

RISO (Deutschland)

Hokkaido Sales Dept.

RISO EURASIARISO EURASIA UKRAINE

LondonOfficeRISO EURASIA KAZAKHSTANRISO FRANCERISOGRAPH ITALIARISO KOREARISO TURKEY
RISO TECHNOLOGY CHINA

Tsukuba Works
Kasumigaura Works

RISO CANADARISO, INC.
Head Office

RISO LATIN AMERICA

Kanto Sales Dept.

RISO INDUSTRY (THAILAND)

Chubu Sales Dept.
RISO de Mexico

RISO HONG KONG

RISO IBERICARISO (SG)RISO INDUSTRIES (SHENZHEN)RISO do Brasil

RISO AFRICA

Shikoku
Sales Dept.
Chugoku Sales Dept.
Kyushu Sales Dept.

2014

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

2015

EPEAT registration with RISO Digital Duplicator

2016

Launched rice bran oil ink for digital duplicators
ORPHIS series was certified for Germany’s Blue Angel Environmental label
ORPHIS FW series earned a Product of the Year Award at Eco Mark Award 2016

Main Products

Head OfficeUbe Works

RISO INDUSTRIES (H. K.)

Launched Returnable Pallets for shipping ComColor series in Japan

Tohoku Sales Dept.

Kansai Sales Dept.

RISO (Thailand)

2012

2017

RISO Research and Design Center

RISO INDUSTRY SHANGHAIRISO INDIA

Established Environmental Committee

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

ComColor

Kanagawa Sales Dept.
Shutoken Sales Dept. 3

Full-color Inkjet PrinterThese inkjet printers for business use

Result Highlights (Consolidated Basis)
Net Sales■ Domestic(¥ Millions)
100,000
80,00075,45560,00026,817■ Overseas

83,93885,67485,45482,99533,861

36,51636,89334,090are capable of high-speed full-color
Operating Income/Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent

Sales Ratio by Region (fiscal year ended March 31, 2017)(¥ Millions) ■ Operating income
8,000

Asia

■ Profit attributable to owners of parent

6,000

6,551
5,624

4,910 4,827

5,267

4,578

3,993

4,000
40,00020,00050,07749,15848,561

48,905

0
2014

2015

2016

2017

(Fiscal years ended March 31)

RISO KAGAKU Sustainability Report 2017

17.0%

2,000

Americas

0
2013

19

Europe2,724

48,6372013

2014

running costs.

17.1%

6,839

6,588

printing with high-volume at low

2015

2016

2017

(Fiscal years ended March 31)

6.9%

Japan
58.9%

GOCCOPRO
Digital Screen Maker

RISO Digital
Duplicator
These duplicators combine
proprietary RISO technologies
based on the principles of

These digital screen makers use a fully dry

stencil printing. The more

process, with no water or chemicals. Thereprints that are made from a

operation is as simple as using a printer tosingle master, the lower is thecreate precise, high-resolution master screens.

cost of each page.
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Editorial Policy

Third-Party Evaluation● Period Covered
This report covers fiscal 2017 (the fiscal year from April 1, 2016 to
March 31, 2017).
Note: Certain initiatives that fall outside this period have also
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 withthe environment and society are reflected in its management, thetitle was changed to sustainability report in 2006. The report
includes concise summaries of fiscal 2016 with the aim of giving
readers an easy-to-understand look at our activities.
In conjunction with the introduction of the first digital
duplicator ink to use Japanese-grown rice bran, we have decided
to also use rice bran oil ink in the printing of this report in order tobe more environmentally friendly.
The information we could not include in this report, as well as
information that had been previously included, can be found on
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 2017
Note: RISO plans to issue its next report in July 2018.

● Guidelines Used for Reference
Ministry of the Environment “Environmental Reporting Guidelines
2012”● Major Changes during the Fiscal Year
● April 2016
Along with the release of the RISOGRAPH SF series, we beganselling rice bran oil ink, the world’s first digital duplicator ink
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, this report covers data on
environmental burdens at manufacturing sites belonging to the
RISO Group as well as certain power, fuel (including Companyowned vehicle fuel), and water consumption-related data fornon-manufacturing sites. The scope of data calculation may differ ona case-by-case basis. For details, see each listing.

● September 2016

We launched the ORPHIS GD series, which has a printing speedof 160 ppm, thus breaking our own world record for print speed.
● January 2017The ORPHIS FW series earned a Product of the Year Award at
Eco Mark Award 2016.

● Website Supplements Printed Version of Sustainability ReportMore 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/○ Sustainability Report(booklet version)

Other Disclosure and Communication Tools

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

環境経営報告書2017 データブック○ 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

環境関連データ

環境会計

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

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

水の使用量の推移

図表10

PRTR指定化学物質の排出量および移動量の内訳

図表11

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

図表12

PRTR指定化学物質排出量および移動量

図表13

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・ Social Data

・ Environmental Reporting
Guidelines
Cross-Reference Chart

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 2017

・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

21○ Annual Reviews

事業工程別（2016年度）

図表5

report content and endeavored to incorporate those opinions into the production of the reports. This fiscal 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 andreader-friendliness in its sustainability reporting, while reinforcing the quality of information it discloses.

Third party verification report for
the “RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION Sustainability Report 2017”

・IR Library・IR Event Schedule
・Stock Information

・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

July 18 2017
TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.
Tobias Schweinfurter, President

RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION
Mr. Akira Hayama, President

1. Scope, purpose, target, procedure andconclusion of the verification
TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the verificationbody), as an independent third party, verified the “RISO KAGAKUCORPORATION Sustainability Report 2017” and the “Environmental
Information on the web” prepared by RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION(hereinafter referred to as the organization) from the view point of:●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
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 GRI’s “Sustainability
Reporting Guideline” were used as reference during the verification
process. However, the statement does not imply certification orcompliance with these guidelines.
As a result of the verification that was performed in a planned
manner, the verification team concludes that the “RISO KAGAKUCORPORATION Sustainability Report 2017” 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 were required in theverification process.

2. Verification opinion

The booklet version (thisversion) of the sustainability
report is available online asa PDF file.

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With the aim of enhancing the reliability and objectivity of its sustainability reports, RISO asked a third party to offer opinions regarding

In the Eco Mark Awards 2016 sponsored by the Japan Environment
Association, RISO received the Product of the Year Award for the
ORPHIS FW series A3/ledger high-speed color printer. This productwas selected from among all the Eco-Mark certified products of2015-2016 for its outstanding environmental performance, advanced
features, and environmentally friendly design.
The ink cartridges and main unit of the ORPHIS FW series can becollected and recycled, and the product easily meets figures forstandard energy consumption under the International Energy Star
Program. It also meets standards for VOC (volatile organic
compounds) diffusion, something previously difficult for high-speed
printers. This is an outstanding example of a product that sets itself
apart from the competition with excellent product value in the formof high environmental performance and a pleasant officeenvironment for users.
The ORPHIS FW series has been lauded for achieving world-classbasic performance and environmental performance. It has obtained
certification for Germany’s influential Blue Angel utilizing the mutual
recognition agreement between Japan’s Eco Mark and Germany’s
Blue Angel. It is the first imaging device to utilize the mutual
recognition agreement.

[Environmental Management]
RISO has been improving with each passing year in the accuracy of its
environmental data. Although there was some inaccurate data in thisyear’s report, this has been corrected, so data shown in this report andon the website is reliable. While there are still room for improvementsin this respect, it has identified the issues that need to be dealt with.
We can therefore expect these issues to be dealt with in future.
The greatest mission of any manufacturer is to contribute to society
by bringing to market products that take the environment fully into
account. RISO has worked hard to make products that are energy
efficient and resource efficient and that use minimal hazardous
chemicals. In future, RISO can make further progress by using the PDCA
cycle and committing itself to taking action.
To add one more point, we can say that the company has striven to
reduce its environmental impact; for example, it has reduced its CO2
emissions. RISO should focus its environmental management oncommitting itself to reducing unit CO2 emissions when production
volume increases and reducing overall CO2 emissions when production
volume decreases.
We can say that RISO’s environmental management has resulted ingood environmental performance. I look forward to seeing the company
set even higher targets and achieve even better results in future.

[Social initiative]
At the 2015 and 2016 meetings of COP (21st and 22nd sessions of theConference of the Parties), RISO provided products that not onlyoffered high-speed printing of large volumes of documents for the
conferences, but that also did so in an environmentally friendly
manner suitable to the theme of the events. We hope that RISO makes
its mark in worldwide markets not just by obtaining a high share but
also by doing what it has done in Japan: being an integral member ofsociety, contributing to communities through outstanding products,
and taking the initiative in solving the problems in the countries
where it does business. In this way, the company can contribute in a
way that is unique to RISO.

[Environmental accounting]
The most typical ways of energy-efficient investment contribute toimproving cost structure. To achieve a company structure that is
resistant to fluctuations in energy supply and demand, a company
should invest a certain amount each year in improving energy
efficiency. RISO’s decision-making regarding periodic upgrading ofplant and equipment has taken into account energy efficiency.
However, in the previous two years the company’s investment was notenough to set a trend in energy consumption reduction, and efforts infiscal 2016 were not enough to make up for this shortcoming. Ideally,
RISO should make constant investments in energy efficiency in orderto achieve consistent reductions in energy consumption.
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Note: The full third-party report is available from the RISO website.

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