Title :
Ricoh´s environmental impact information system achieves eco-balance
Author :
Ohno, Kyoko ; Noritake, Yuji
Author_Institution :
Corporate Environ. Div., Ricoh Co. Ltd., Japan
Abstract :
Concerning information about the environment, it has become indispensable to grasp relevant data from the viewpoint of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) in order to meet the growing social demand for environmental protection and measure the effects of intracompany environmental conservation activity. In order to respond to those issues properly, the Ricoh Group is building what it calls "Environmental Impact Information System" which makes it possible to quantitatively grasp the eco-balance in the entire sphere of the Group\´s business activity so that et can be used in the environmental management the Group aims to practice
Keywords :
electronics industry; engineering information systems; environmental science computing; production engineering computing; recycling; Ricoh environmental impact information system; eco-balance; environmental management; environmental protection; intracompany environmental conservation activity; life cycle assessment; Companies; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Information systems; Joining processes; Management information systems; Product design; Protection; Recycling; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1266-6
DOI :
10.1109/.2001.992460
