Ricoh is a charter member and ardent supporter of the EPA's Energy Star Program, a voluntary partnership between the EPA and the office equipment industry. It is the only company to have been named "EPA Imaging Partner of the Year", and "Overall Office Automation Partner of the Year" by the US EPA.
The first copier manufacturer to sign the EPA's Energy Star "Memorandum of Understanding" for copiers promoting energy conservation, Ricoh continues to advance the programs efforts through technical consultation and active promotion of the environmental and economic benefits of using energy more efficiently. Its promotional activities include the creation of nationally recognized multimedia presentations about the Energy Star program, originally distributed on CD-ROM and now posted on the World Wide Web at www.energystarexperience.com