21 Mar, 2024
TOKYO, March 8, 2024 –Ricoh is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) through a series of global and regional events reinforcing its commitment to creating a more equitable world through this year’s IWD theme of “Inspire Inclusion.”
International Women’s Day is a global day, marked annually on March 8th, celebrating all women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements and raising awareness for accelerating gender parity.
To highlight the importance that Ricoh places on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, one of the pillars of Ricoh’s management strategy, and launch global celebrations, this year, Ricoh celebrated IWD 2024 through its first groupwide livestreamed event from Tokyo on March 5th.
Titled “2024 Ricoh Global IWD Symposium - Inspiring Inclusion Across Ricoh,” this global event featured external guest speaker Hanna Helin, Global Head of Technology Innovation at the London Stock Exchange Group sharing her journey as a woman leader, talks from Ricoh business and HR leaders, a panel discussion with Jody Ono, Specially Appointed Professor at School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University Business School in Tokyo, and interaction with 100 in-person audiences plus 500 remote participants joining virtually from 25 countries.
As a company with a diverse workforce and customers worldwide, Ricoh supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5, to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls," which lie at the heart of Ricoh’s business strategy. Ricoh has committed itself to the goal of 20% of global management roles to be filled by women by fiscal 2025.
Akira Oyama, President and CEO, says, “As we look to create more value for colleagues, customers, and all stakeholders, we all must embrace inclusion. Inclusion, particularly of gender as celebrated through IWD, but including all facets of diversity, is paramount to us in executing our business strategy. It will also help us achieve our Mission & Vision: Fulfillment through Work by encouraging greater collaboration amongst more diverse and inclusive teams, leading to enhanced innovation.”
