Ricoh unveils African offset scheme

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Printer giant to plant a tree for every 100,000 photocopies or prints customers produce

Printer manufacturer Ricoh yesterday joined the growing ranks of IT vendors providing schemes to offset the carbon emitted operating their equipment by donating towards a fruit tree planting project in...

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