Jacques van Wyk, CEO of Ricoh South Africa
Ricoh South Africa is moving to a new combined office and warehouse in Equites Park in Meadowview Business Estate. The move will optimize the company’s footprint, align with its sustainability goals, enhance efficiencies and embrace its hybrid work model. “The move supports our transformation and sustainability goals,” says Jacques van Wyk, CEO of Ricoh South Africa. “The new building is in the Centre of commercial industrial activity. It has excellent freeway access. And it is a new development with outstanding warehouse facilities.
“There is also green energy, an indigenous garden, it is energy efficient, uses natural light and has a sustainable potable water supply. That means we can offer our customers uninterrupted business support. They will have a better customer experience. And our employees will have a safe, comfortable and convenient workspace for the time they are in the office,” Van Wyk says.
Ricoh South Africa will move into its new premises in two stages. The first stage will see the warehouse move completed by 13 June 2022. The second stage will see the office move completed by 1 July 2022. Sustainability is a crucial aspect of Ricoh’s global mission. S&P Global recently awarded it the highest Gold Class sustainability rating. S&P Global evaluated about 7 500 companies from 61 industries. Only 75 of them made it into the Gold Class, which represents the top 1%.
Best score
Ricoh was the only Gold Class recipient in its category and got the best score of all class recipients in 10 categories. They include:
Risk and crisis management
Supply chain management
Innovation management
Environmental reporting
Product stewardship
Climate strategy
Social reporting
Talent attraction and retention
Corporate citizenship and social contribution
Living wage
This improves Ricoh’s past Silver Class award in 2021 and Bronze Class in both 2019 and 2020. “The move to new premises supports all our goals as a global business, as well as our regional drivers here in South Africa,” says Van Wyk. “Our mission is to service our customers without interruption. Customers want us to serve their digital transformation needs. This is a significant step in our campaign to take the business forward.”
About Ricoh
Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services that enable individuals to work smarter from anywhere. With cultivated knowledge and organizational capabilities nurtured over its 85-year history, Ricoh is a leading provider of digital services, information management, and print and imaging solutions designed to support digital transformation and optimize business performance.Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group has major operations throughout the world and its products and services now reach customers in approximately 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ended March 2022, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of about US$14.5-billion.
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