1985 Receives the Ohkochi Memorial Production Prize for developing 2003 The Group receives a Gold Medal from the World a multi-product production system for MFPs. Develops speech Environment Center. recognition and optical character recognition technology. 2004 Acquires Hitachi Printing Solutions, Ltd., which is renamed Ricoh 1986 Adopts a new corporate logo to mark its 50th anniversary. Printing Systems, Ltd.

1987 The OHP313R overhead projector wins the Good Design Grand 2005 Given highest AAA evaluation in the environmental ranking Award. organized by Tohmatsu Evaluation and Certification Organization (also in 2006). Given the world’s highest ranking for corporate 1989 Signs a Worldwide Sponsorship contract in the facsimile machine social responsibility by oekom Research AG (also in 2006). category for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. 2006 Lights up a major billboard atop 1991 The Ricoh California Research Center develops the world's fastest the San-Ai Dream Center in color imaging compression algorithm. Establishes Ricoh Asia Ginza, Tokyo. Industry (Shenzhen) Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary in China. 2007 InfoPrint Solutions Company, a 1992 Implements the Ricoh General Principles on the Environment to Ricoh-IBM joint venture, starts spell out the Group’s conservation stance. operations. 1993 Ricoh UK Products Ltd. is the first recipient of the Queen’s Award 2008 Introduces the Ricoh Pro C900 for Environmental Achievement. color production printer. Acquires 1994 Ricoh UK Products Ltd. receives a Highly Recommended prize , Inc. from the European Better Environment Awards for Industry for 2009 Releases its first reconditioned its chlorofluorocarbon-free recycling system. color MFP MP C3500RC/C2500RC series in Japan. Produces the 1995 Launches its first digital camera, world’s first biomass toner, used in the MP 6001GP MFP. DC-1. Acquires Establishes Ricoh Manufacturing (Thailand), Ltd. Corporation (U.K.) and 2010 Sets up a 100% eco-powered billboard in New York’s Times Corporation (U.S.). DC-1 Square. Launches the Projection System business. 1996 Ricoh Corporation receives the 2011 Launches the Unified Communication System business to first of five straight ENERGY efficiently integrate video, voice and other information data. STAR awards from the Establishes Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd. (renamed Environmental Protection Energy Star logo RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD., in 2013). Receives the Award Agency of the U.S. of Director-General of the Industrial Science And Technology 1998 The Rifax BL110 Shataro2 facsimile machine receives the Japan Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Machinery Federation President’s Award at the 18th Energy Industry for its dry washing technology that removes residue Saving Excellent Awards. without solvents or water.

1999 Receives the Japan Quality Award. 2012 Releases MP 9002/7502/6002/6002GP series, the industry’s first digital high-speed monochrome MFPs featuring steel parts made Going Global from steel scrap. Ricopy 101, the diazo copier launched in 1955, is included in the list of Japan’s Mechanical Engineering Heritage. Ricoh’s overseas expansion began in the 1970s, when the Company 2013 Releases RICOH Interactive Whiteboard D5500, which allows began selling on an original equipment manufacturer basis. U.K.-based remote sites to share display-based handwritten content. Ricoh Gestetner became part of the Group in the late 1990s as part of efforts Technologies Co., Ltd., and Ricoh Industry Co., Ltd., established to build a global sales support structure. We have expanded our to reorganize domestic design/production functions. operational scope, entering the production printing market and 2014 RICOH MP C6003/C5503/C4503/C3503/C3003 series receives Energy Conservation Center Chairman’s Prize for energy-saving reinforcing our solutions business while deploying network appliances features. Listed in the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations linked to cloud services. in the World” by Corporate Knights, Inc., of Canada for the 10th straight year. Selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Global Index, a leading stock index for sustainability investment for the 2000 Obtains the Eco Mark certification for copiers, marking a first for 11th consecutive year. Installs 100% the industry. eco-powered electronic billboard at 2001 Receives the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award for Ginza 4-chome crossing in Tokyo. the advanced nvironmental features of the imagio Neo 350 Becomes a component of the Dow series. Acquires Lanier Worldwide, Inc. Jones Sustainability World Indices for 2002 Given the world’s highest ranking for corporate social socially responsible investment for the responsibility by oekom Research AG (also in 2005 and 2006). second year in a row. Joins the United Nations Global Compact. Visit the following site for details: http://www.ricoh.com/about/company/history/

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