The Ricoh Institute of Sustainability and Business aims to suggest new ways and directions to corporate management by estimating the movement and signs of structural changes in the marketplace with an eye on global business development.We will conduct research activities to contribute not only to the progress of the company (''business'') but also to help bring about a rich and sustainable society (''sustainability'') through our ''corporate activities.''
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The Institute applies its research findings to corporate management by making proposals and providing information for the top management of Ricoh.
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The Institute further deepens its research based on emerging issues and lessons drawn from actual business activities.
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The Institute broadly distributes its research findings to the public through online columns and other means.
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President
Takashi Kozu (Fellow, Ricoh Company, Ltd.)
Vice President
Tetsuya Nakano
Executive Advisor
Nobuo Inaba (Director, Chairman of the Board, Ricoh Company, Ltd.)
Economics Chief Research Fellow
Soichi Sato
Environment, Resource and Energy Chief Research Fellow
Hitoshi Kometani
Industry and Business Chief Research Fellow
Tetsuya Nakano
As of April 1, 2020
Research Areas
Economics
Global companies are required not only to respond to dynamic changes swiftly and appropriately in the global economy, but they also need an insight to foresee the future. The Economic Research Department analyzes the trend and risk of the global economy and financial markets. It also studies the mid-long term change of the economic structure and its impact on the corporate management.
Environment, Resource and Energy
Today, it is inevitable for global companies to achieve sustainable growth to survive. As the global environment issues are becoming serious, the Environment, Resource and Energy Research Department researches the roles companies need to play and new business related to the environment.
Industry and Business
Technologies are developing rapidly. The Industry and Business Research Department researches state-of-the-art management issues that advanced manufacturing industries should respond to by looking ahead to the IoT and the artificial intelligence (AI) era.
