Ricoh named as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company for the seventh time

Ricoh Company, Ltd announced today that it has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company. 

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Ethisphere and the World’s Most Ethical Companies designation, which recognises those companies who align principle with action, work tirelessly to make trust part of their corporate DNA, and in doing so, shape future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices today.

This is the seventh time Ricoh has achieved this recognition, which underscores its strong commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices, ensuring long-term value to key stakeholders including customers, employees, suppliers, regulators and investors.

“As a global corporate citizen devoted to conducting business with honesty and integrity, we are honoured to be recognised again as a World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute,” said Rebekah Wallis, director, people & corporate responsibility, Ricoh UK and Ireland. “It is recognition of the successful initiatives we have put in place throughout our 80 years as a global technology company and supports our ethical focus. This focus remains integral as organisations look to us as a trusted partner that helps them capture, transform and manage information in today’s dynamic work environment.”

“Companies rely on Ethisphere to continually raise and measure the standards of corporate behaviour. Those that demonstrate leadership in areas like citizenship, integrity and transparency create more value for their investors, communities, customers and employees, thus solidifying a sustainable business advantage,” explained Ethisphere’s chief executive officer, Timothy Erblich. “Congratulations to everyone at Ricoh for being recognised as a World’s Most Ethical Company.” 

The full list of the 2016 World’s Most Ethical Companies can be found at: http://worldsmostethicalcompanies.ethisphere.com/honorees/.

Best practices and insights from the 2016 honourees will be released in the form of a whitepaper and infographics over the next few months (download the 2015 insights). Organisations interested in how they compare to the World’s Most Ethical Companies are invited to participate in the Ethics Quotient.