The Ricoh

Way Corporate Biodiversity BESST June 2014

Seizing the opportunity of Natural Capital

Ricoh UK Products Ltd

Andy Whyle (Environment Officer)

The Ricoh Way – Social Contribution

Mission: Committed to Providing Excellence

Biodiversity

Conservation

Energy

Conservation

Biodiversity

Conservation

Resource

Conservation

Pollution

Prevention

The Ricoh Way: Practical Contributions to Society

From Global to Local

Think Global - Act Local (onsite & offsite projects)

Project Rules: Local – Physical - Targeted

Lead Off-Site Conservation Projects

Corporate Membership

Support for Local Conservation Projects

On-Site Conservation

Projects

Integrated

Biodiversity

Partnership

Hierarchy of Corporate Biodiversity (v.5)

• Strategy enabling organisations to

visualise and plan the level of

engagement appropriate to their

business

Hierarchy not to be reproduced without permission (Ricoh / A. Whyle)

Contract

Volunteering

Partnership

Stakeholder

Advocate

Business Value Added Biodiversity Engagement

Society

Results

Partnerships

& Resources

Leadership

Employee Engagement & Advocacy

Interest (Contract)

Supporting (Volunteer)

Environmental

Leader (Stakeholder)

Biodiversity (Advocate)

Specialist (Partnership)

Social Responsibility

Pers

onnel D

evelo

pm

ent

The RICOH Way

Production System

advocat

e believ

e

understand

Hear

Talk

Business Excellence Model

Site Map: Biodiversity Buffer Zones

Buffer zone area:

Paths:

Photo courtesy of T Jones

Learning, developing and innovating

“Bio- Drone Survey”

RPL – How Could We Improve Existing Site?

RPL2

Building

RPL1

Building

RPL3

Building

RPL

Unused

Land

RPL Land

Available

for

Possible

expansion

RPL – Our Site History – Our Responsibility

RPL

Unused

Land

RPL Land

Available

for

Possible

expansion

RPL Site Pictured in 1987 – Note how few trees and plants there are

RPL Imagine. Change. – Possible Layout

Pollution Prevention

Site Biodiversity Asset

Reduced Surface water

charges (ROI 4 Years)

R Group Exemplar

Currently

seeking RJ

approval

Business Need: WFD Compliance / Site Management

Business Need: WFD Compliance / Site Management

Winter Tree ID: Presentation and ID

Key workshop

Business Need: WFD Compliance / Site Management

Tree Management: Copicing &

Pollarding presentation and workshop.

Business Need: WFD Compliance / Site Management

Tree Management: Glade

creation, hybernaculars for

insects & reptiles, “bat flats”

Employees carryout site

management (reduction in Sub-

contractor costs)

Increases biodiversity ….

Glade creation

R SEE Green

Summarise

Enlighten

Expand

R SEE Green

Corporate Biodiversity

Deployment

This is a hierarchal

scheme where the

information and skills

gained from SWT and

other stakeholders

Allows RPL to

Document and

share this

information

with anyone.

SEE Green

Site report

Site tours

Guides

Corporate Biodiversity deployment

SWT

Biodiversity

Engineers

Ricoh

Eco Ninjas

Corporate Biodiversity related

Issue / Target

“How To….”

Corporate

Biodiversity

Guides

Knowledge Transfer

SWT

Corporate

Team

TWT

Corporate

Members

SWT

Corporate

Member

SWT

Corporate

Member

SWT

Corporate

Member

Site Management

Conservation Project

Site Management

Conservation Project

Site Management

Conservation Project

Knowledge Transfer

Ricoh – Global Eco Action Month

Sharing biodiversity

strategy and activities

Employee awareness

tours

BESST member visits

Student visits

Engaging and raising

awareness of natural

capital

Raising the next generation

Camera Traps

Water Quality – Kick sampling

June 2014: The Wildlife Trusts corporate conference

Ricoh Group Sales and Marketing Support

Sustainability presentations and

factory tours to support Ricoh

Group and customers.

Meets increasing customer

demands to demonstrate

sustainability and social

responsibility

Adds Brand value and

awareness of The Ricoh Way.

The RICOH Way

Production System

SWT Corporate Membership Support

BESST annual event

SWT annual event

BESST practice visits

Grows corporate advocacy

Linking corporate strategy & TWT to Natural Capital Investment