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Tokyo, March 31st, 2025 – Ricoh has again been named among the “Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 2025” announced today by Clarivate Plc, a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate innovation. This recognition is awarded to organizations that consistently demonstrate exceptional innovation excellence and are at the top of the global innovation ecosystem. This marks Ricoh's sixth selection overall and its fourth consecutive inclusion since 2022.

Clarivate identified the Top 100 Global Innovators through a rigorous analysis of global invention data, assessing the strength of every patented idea based on its innovative impact. To determine the organizations that consistently and frequently generate high-quality innovations, Clarivate applies two threshold criteria and evaluates each potential candidate's patented innovation output over the past five years.

Intellectual property is a key driver of technological advancement and one of Ricoh's most valuable management assets. As Ricoh continues its transformation into a digital services company, it actively integrates intellectual property into its business and technology strategies. Ricoh also acquires intellectual property, contributing to the competition and collaboration with multiple stakeholders and promoting its effective utilization.

Under the 21st Mid-Term Management Strategy, launched in fiscal 2023, Ricoh is enhancing its data-driven intellectual property processes and developing talent capable of driving innovation. A key ESG target for fiscal 2025 is for digital services-related patent applications to account for more than 60% of total filings—aligning with Ricoh's goal for digital services to contribute the same percentage to overall sales.

Ricoh remains committed to innovation excellence by creating, acquiring, and leveraging intellectual property that protects and drives the growth of its business.

Tokyo, March 25th, 2025– Ricoh Company, Ltd. and RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. have won this year's iF DESIGN AWARD 2025 for RICOH Pro VC80000 and PENTAX 17 in the "Product" category. Every year, iF International Forum Design GmbH, based in Hannover, Germany, the oldest independent design organization in the world, organizes the iF DESIGN AWARD.

RICOH Pro VC80000 - high-speed, roll-fed inkjet printer

A high-end continuous inkjet printer for the commercial printing market. Downtime is reduced with automated pre-print preparation such as cleaning and density adjustment, and the printer's workload is reduced with the press's ability to detect and troubleshoot potential print quality issues in real-time. The equipment automates the checking and adjustment of print quality, which are usually tasks carried out by specialists. This achieves high quality of print quality, productivity, and stable operation regardless of the skill of the people, which favors a better work style for customers.

Compact Fixed Focal Length Camera – Pentax 17 (RICOH IMAGING)

The design of the PENTAX 17 incorporates the knowledge and technology that contributed significantly to the development and success of Ricoh and Pentax cameras during the decades of analog photography. As a reminiscence of many successful products of the past, the PENTAX 17 features many details from RICOH and Pentax history, e.g. the shutter release, the lens construction, the transport lever, or the rewind crank. For this purpose, we have reviewed drawings of earlier models. Some things were difficult to understand from today's point of view. Thanks to the help of former colleagues who have already retired, it became easier to understand.

About the iF DESIGN AWARD

Since 1954, the iF DESIGN AWARD has been globally recognized for design excellence. The iF Design brand is internationally established as a symbol of outstanding achievements in design. The iF DESIGN AWARD is one of the most important design awards in the world. It recognizes design achievements in all disciplines: product design, packaging, communication and services, architecture, and interior design, as well as professional concepts, user experience (UX), and user interface (UI). All the award-winning works are presented at https://ifdesign.com/en/ 

Tokyo, March 18th, 2025 – Ricoh today announced that it has been ranked 39th in the Carbon Clean 200™, a list of 200 publicly traded companies around the world that are leading the way to a clean energy future. This marks the seventh consecutive year that Ricoh has been included in the Clean200 since its inception in 2019, moving up ten places from position 49 last year. This recognition reflects a strong commitment to Ricoh's expanding sales of products, solutions, and services that help customers reduce their environmental impact by leveraging technologies such as energy and resource conservation, and power generation services.

The Clean200 list is an annual ranking published annually by Corporate Knights, a Canadian research and media company, in collaboration with As You Sow, a U.S.-based nonprofit that promotes ESG investments. Using the Corporate Knights database, which investigates the proportion of a company's revenue generated by businesses that contribute to the clean economy, the top 200 companies from 35 countries were selected from a pool of 8,359 companies globally in 2025. 32 companies in the IT sector, including Ricoh, earned a spot on the 2025 list.

Ricoh's approach to sustainability is to achieve a sustainable society through the balance of the three P's: prosperity (economic), people (society), and planet (environment). To make this desired partnership a reality, Ricoh has identified seven material issues in two areas: "Solving Social Problems through Business" and "Robust Management Infrastructure", and has set 16 ESG targets to work on solving these issues. Under the policy of aligning ESG with business growth, Ricoh will continue to enhance sustainability efforts.

Weston, March 13th, 2025 – Ricoh celebrated International Women's Day (IWD) through a series of global and regional events that reinforced its commitment to accelerating action to achieve gender equality, and building an environment where all people, regardless of gender, have equal opportunities to grow and lead. For Ricoh, diversity is a driver of innovation, strengthening teams, decisions, and the company's future. For nearly 90 years, the company has been guided by core values that transcend time and generations: "Love your neighbor, love your country, and love your work."

"Currently, there is a certain perception that gender equality has already been achieved, especially because women have assumed increasingly prominent roles in society, leading companies, governments, and fields such as science and technology (STEM). However, reality shows us that there is still a long way to go. That is why at Ricoh LATAM we reiterate our commitment to accelerate change through programs, initiatives, and daily actions that generate a real and lasting impact," explains Lorna Hernández, Vice President of Human Resources at Ricoh LATAM.

As part of this commitment, Ricoh LATAM held the Ricoh International Women's Day Global Symposium 2025: #AcceleratingAction, an event in Puerto Rico and broadcast virtually that brought together global leaders, both women and men, to share strategies and perspectives that drive meaningful transformation within and outside organizations.

At the event, featured panelists laid out the challenges we still face and explored what we can do, as leaders, to accelerate action and forge equality for women, building a more equitable future together. The event represented a great opportunity to generate dialogue, inspire change and reinforce the purpose of promoting gender equality in the corporate world and beyond.

As a company with a diverse workforce and customers around the world, Ricoh supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5, "achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls".

Tokyo, February 10th, 2025 – Ricoh Company, Ltd. has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in its 2024 Magic Quadrant™ for Document Management, report. This is the first time Gartner has published this Magic Quadrant™.

In today's rapidly evolving workplace, effective document management and process automation have become core components for competitive differentiation. Globally, businesses are facing unprecedented challenges: managing increasing volumes of digital and physical documents, and ensuring regulatory compliance including protecting sensitive information, all whilst maintaining operational efficiency.

Gartner defines the Document Management market as the capabilities required of a provider to deliver the tools and practices used to capture, store, process, and access documents and content in support of personal, team, and enterprise needs. Ricoh is one of 15 companies positioned within this Magic Quadrant.

The Ricoh Process Automation suite of IP configurable solutions enables the company to support customers around the world in making their people's time more productive and accelerating revenue realization. This is achieved by automating document-heavy processes, expediting repetitive tasks, streamlining business complexity, and enabling a digital workplace experience.

Takahiro Irisa, Senior Corporate Officer and President of Ricoh Digital Services Business Unit, Ricoh Company, Ltd., says: “In a global market where businesses are seeking to create their customers' experience, optimizing operational efficiency, effective document management and process automation solutions are more critical than ever. We believe this recognition from Gartner underscores the effectiveness of our offerings in solving the diverse business challenges facing our customers.

We are committed to creating people-first workspaces that enhance business performance and inspire individual potential. That's why we will continue to invest in our digital services and technologies to adapt our solutions to evolving customer needs.”

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Weston, February 10th, 2025 – Investing in process automation software will be an IT priority for companies across all industries by 2025 due to the agility demanded by today's markets. According to recent studies, 94% of professionals in organizations would prefer to use a single unified platform that integrates their applications and creates automated workflows. This would avoid dependence on multiple disconnected systems, which often result in longer manual work times, loss of information, and lack of visibility.

In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial in driving continuous improvement, a key element in optimizing digital processes. Digital process automation is booming as companies look to digitize their operations to prioritize customer experience, foster innovation and drive digital transformation. Basic back-end integration, collaboration tools, and cloud-based architecture are critical to sustaining this evolution.

Aware of these challenges that affect many organizations in Latin America to accelerate their digital transformation, Ricoh LATAM has developed Ricoh Smart Flow, a comprehensive solution that transcends the concept of platform or tool, as it includes personalized consulting tailored to the specific needs of each type of company, custom digital technology design and specialized technical support. Ricoh Smart Flow has a version for small and medium-sized companies, which focuses on transforming their processes from the handling of physical documents and manual processes to more agile and secure ways of managing information, facilitating work both in the office and outside it (hybrid work).

For large enterprises, the Ricoh Smart Flow Enterprise version is now available that focuses on creating a fully unified digital process automation experience in which teams from any department within the organization (HR, sales, finance, logistics, etc.) can become more productive, collaborative, and efficient. With Ricoh LATAM's complete end-to-end automation and orchestration capabilities, business leaders eliminate application silos and improve access to processes and workflows, no matter where information is stored.

“At Ricoh LATAM we differentiate ourselves in the market because we co-create the solution with our customers. This means that we do not sell a tool or software, but rather our teams of experts and specialists, depending on the sector and size of the company, first analyze in depth the process automation needs, then custom design the Ricoh Smart Flow Enterprise solution to meet them, and, together with the client, we work at each stage to ensure a successful implementation. This holistic approach to meeting the particular digital transformation needs of companies has led us to drive the digital acceleration of multiple organizations in the region, and to be considered their strategic partner for growth in their markets.”, explains Alejandro Tomás, Vice President Strategic Sales Channels at Ricoh LATAM.

How does Ricoh Smart Flow Enterprise work?

Ricoh Smart Flow Enterprise uses workflow rules to collect information from and store it in various backend systems. Business professionals no longer need to switch between multiple interfaces; instead, they interact with a single, centralized interface. Once fully implemented, workflows from a single department within an organization, multiple areas or even multiple organizations are automatically integrated and all users access the same information at the same time.

Ricoh LATAM can manage projects from start to finish, covering every stage of the process. From the initial capture, which may include the use of multifunctional equipment, scanners, or QR and RFID reading devices, to the digitization and organization of the information, we offer comprehensive and customized solutions.

An Integrated Approach to Process Automation

As part of its service, Ricoh LATAM develops portals tailored to the specific needs of each client. An outstanding example is the case of a company for which a complete supplier portal was designed. The Ricoh LATAM team was in charge of receiving physical invoices, digitizing them and uploading the data to the portal. Subsequently, an automatic approval process was configured, and exceptions were managed, integrating everything into the company's ERP. During each stage, Ricoh LATAM provided functional and technical support, ensuring the success of the project.

This comprehensive approach is a distinctive value of Ricoh LATAM. The company does not limit itself to offering software; it ensures that it provides a complete, customized solution with continuous support from start to finish.

“Undoubtedly, one of the biggest challenges for companies today is the inefficiency generated by disconnected systems, which limits agility, productivity, and growth. At Ricoh LATAM we are experts in hyper-automation, we create connected solutions based on the particular needs of customers to make their business processes more agile and efficient. Hyper-automation allows you to integrate applications and bypass disconnected legacy systems, make faster and more informed decisions, and reallocate resources to higher-value tasks. On an organization-wide scale, this helps increase innovative thinking and break down internal silos. Most importantly, we accompany the client on every step of their process automation journey, from analyzing processes and providing recommendations for improvement, to supporting and maintaining the implemented solutions,” explains Pablo Barrantes, Regional Process Automation Manager for Ricoh LATAM.

Tokyo, January 30th, 2025 – Ricoh announces that it has been selected as one of the 100 most sustainable companies in the world by the annual “Global 100” ranking published by Corporate Knights, a Canada-based research firm focused on promoting a sustainable economy. In this 2025 edition, Ricoh ranks among the top of the group of computer and peripheral manufacturers. This is the thirteenth selection for Ricoh, which has been recognized for ten consecutive years from 2005 to 2014, and three successive years since 2023.

The Global 100 annual ranking of the world's most sustainable corporations published by Canada-based Corporate Knights. The assessment is executed across 25 key indicators that cover resource management, employee management, financial management, sustainable revenue and sustainable investment, and supplier performance. The assessment results are announced yearly during the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Some 8,359 publicly traded companies with revenues of more than US$1 billion were evaluated for the 21st annual ranking, the 2025 Global 100.

Mikako Suzuki, Corporate Officer in charge of ESG and Risk Management at Ricoh Company, Ltd., says: “This recognition is a testament to Ricoh's continuous and accelerated commitment to sustainability that stems from our strategic policy to align ESG with business growth. We are honored to be recognized again, and we believe our sales expansion of sustainable products and services and long-standing commitment to advocacy activities in the field of climate change led to this selection. Ricoh is excited to continue our contribution in solving social issues and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through its business activities.”

Ricoh's approach to sustainability is to achieve a sustainable society by balancing the three Ps: prosperity (economic), people (society), and planet (environment). To realize this society, Ricoh has identified seven material issues in two areas: “Solving Social Problems through Business” and “Sound Management Infrastructure,” and has set 16 ESG subject-related targets to work toward resolving these issues. In 2020, ESG initiatives were positioned as future financial targets, one of the company's dual management objectives and regular financial targets. Since then, ESG indicators have been incorporated into Ricoh's executive compensation.

Tokyo, January 22nd, 2025 – Ricoh announced today that it has been selected for the fifth consecutive year to join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World Index), one of the world's most recognized ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) indices.

DJSI, compiled by Dow Jones & Company and sustainability investment research firm S&P Global, was the first global sustainability index to assess a company's corporate sustainability from the economic, environmental, and social development perspectives.

DJSI reviewed approximately 3,500 major companies worldwide, selecting 321 companies for this year's DJSI World Index. Ricoh has also been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for seven consecutive years.

Ricoh's approach to sustainability is to pursue a sustainable society through a Three Ps Balance—Prosperity (economic), People (society), and Planet (environment). To realize this desired society, Ricoh has identified seven material issues in two areas, “Resolving social issues through business” and “Robust management infrastructure,” set 16 ESG targets in linkage with each material issue, and is implementing specific initiatives to achieve them. Based on these initiatives, Ricoh continued to receive high evaluations in the areas of “Governance & Economic,” “Environment,” and “Social.”