Green Leadership Award, the first environmental recognition to Ricoh in Asia Pacific Region for its effort towards making a difference to the environment, for powering green awareness  and action through Eco Action Day Campaign in Singapore. Ricoh was one of 20 companies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand to receive the prestigious Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2013 Southeast Asia for their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Read More

Singapore, 1 July 2013:

Green Leadership Award, the first environmental recognition to Ricoh in Asia Pacific Region for its effort towards making a difference to the environment.

Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Singapore’s sole representative, is one of the 20 companies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand to receive the prestigious Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2013 Southeast Asia for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives under the Green Leadership category.

Ricoh initiated Eco Action Day as the first annual nationwide energy saving campaign with Singapore Environment Council in 2007. It is endorsed by other several government agencies such as National Environment Agency, National Climate Change Secretariat and Energy Market Authority.

Eco Action Day encourages any organization or institutions to go green and take eco action in office, in conjunction with the World Environment Day (WED) on 5th June. To date, more than 300 organizations have come together as a collective effort in playing a part to counter the climate change.

“This award means a lot to us as we have set a really good example to other Ricoh regional offices such as Europe and America to continue this green effort. This is definitely not by one effort; it is an accumulative result after so many years of continuous effort despite difficulties. The receiving of this award further motivate us to work and think even harder to bring the campaign to next level.” quoted by Mr. Nobuaki Majima, Managing Director of Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, during the interview with CNBC Asia.

Ricoh has been committed to sustainable environmental management back in 1970s. The practice involved the whole product life cycle from product design, production, marketing and customer services to end of life product. Such practices reduce the environmental impacts, and at the same time, create economic value for the investors, clients and employees.

Ricoh will continue to seek for possible collaboration with other organizations and institutions to further develop a broader outreach and publicity for the campaign.

For more information about the campaign, please visit our website at http://www.ecoaction.sg/

Ricoh wins – 20 ASEAN Companies Receive CSR Awards at AREA 2013

Singapore, 29 June 2013:

Twenty companies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand received the prestigious Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Awards 2013 Southeast Asia for their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The Awards were presented by regional non-governmental organisation, Enterprise Asia, at a closed-door awards ceremony at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

The Awards are organized by Enterprise Asia to encourage continued corporate leadership towards sustainable economic development for the region. The Awards are held in four sub-regions of Asia: Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and West Asia, with a total of 32 countries participating to promote responsible entrepreneurship in Asia.

The Awards recognize organizations for their initiatives and impact towards the society and environment through their Corporate Sustainability projects in five categories: Social Empowerment, Green Leadership, Health Promotion, Investment in People, and SME CSR.

Award nominees have to undergo a stringent evaluation and judging process spanning a period of 6 months, including compulsory on-site and project audit before being selected from amongst other highly qualified nominees from all over Southeast Asia as winners.

Among the winners included Indonesia’s PT Pertamina, which runs the “Pertamina Sehati” program, with the aim to reduce child mortality, improving maternal health as well as promoting gender equality and empowering women. Singapore’s sole representative, Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, took home an award in the Green Leadership category for their continued efforts in raising awareness on environmental conservation as well as promoting eco action in conjunction with the World Environment Day.

Malakoff Corporation Berhad once again emerged as a winner in Green Leadership Category, with a series of programs promoting the use of Clean Energy and Environmental Conservation, which are conducted throughout Malaysia, ranging from Solar Panel installation in schools, Forums & Talks on renewable energy, Coral rehabilitation, Turtle conservancy, Mangrove Replantation and the annual Malakoff UTM Eco Run.

William Ng, president of Enterprise Asia noted that through the Awards, the organisation hopes to create the awareness of the importance of responsible entrepreneurship as an important driver of change in nurturing future generations of socially responsible individuals.

He said, “More than ever, we now see the urgency to institutionalize responsible entrepreneurship as a mean to protect our market, shareholder’s value, and the sustainability of our businesses. Doing good is more than just a social obligation, it is essential to businesses”.

Ng added that this year’s submissions have improved quantitatively and qualitatively, indicating a growing awareness among corporates and increasing maturity of the Asian CSR community in project planning and delivery.

About Enterprise Asia

Enterprise Asia is a non-governmental think tank for the development of entrepreneurship across the region and in the promotion of opportunities and fair ground rules for emerging entrepreneurs. We champion honest, fair, and responsible entrepreneurship across Asia. We believe the true foundation of any nation’s economy lies in its entrepreneurial resources; which if properly nurtured can be the most potent asset for sustainable and predictable economic planning. With entrepreneurial spirit ingrained within a country’s culture, numerous social and economic issues, including urban poverty, urban-rural income disparity, racial or cultural-sensitive dynamics, labour exploitation and economic slavery can be diminished and eventually be eradicated.

We work with governments, NGOs and other organizations to promote competitiveness and entrepreneurial development, in uplifting the economic status of people across Asia and in ensuring a legacy of hope, innovation and courage for our children.

Source: www.EnterpriseAsia.org