CB BureauRicoh India has received Silver ratings for 32 of its imaging equipment products marketed in India, including MFPs and printers, as qualified by the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) registry. Ricoh is the first Indian manufacturer to meet the environmental benchmarks established by the EPEAT rating system, claimed the company’s media release.
‘Ricoh believes that business development is compatible with social sustainability and we are proud that we are able to lead the way to higher, more reliable levels of environmental excellence,’ Manoj Kumar, CEO and managing director, Ricoh India, affirmed in the company’s media release shared with CauseBecause.
EPEAT makes it convenient for consumers to make green purchasing decisions as it rates products on a lifecycle basis. To be added to the EPEAT registry, an imaging device must meet at least 33 required environmental performance criteria. EPEAT ratings help companies, governments and consumers compare and purchase greener devices, resulting in significant environmental benefits.
Manufacturers register their products in EPEAT on a country-by-country basis to ensure all product and service criteria are supported and verified for local markets. EPEAT addresses the elimination of toxic substances, the use of recycled and recyclable materials, and product design for recycling, longevity, energy efficiency, corporate performance and packaging attributes. It also requires manufacturers to assume responsibility for collection and responsible recycling of all registered devices.