01732 759725 12 BULLETIN Kyocera achieves ESG certification Kyocera Document Solutions UK has been recognised for the transparency and maturity of its modern business practices including modern slavery, diversity and inclusion, gender pay gap, and social value initiatives, following a successful audit by the ESG Benchmark Group. ESG Benchmark operates an ESG standard and benchmarking process validated by the Green Futures team at the University of Exeter. The benchmark is founded on the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, to which both companies are signatories, relevant UK legislation and globally recognised best practice. Matthew Hayman, Head of Governance & Standards at Kyocera said: “ESG Certification marks the start of our work with ESG Benchmark Group. Our key focus is demonstrating the maturity of our CSR initiatives as positive and measurable impacts to help end customers make informed decisions during the procurement process.” www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.uk One year of partnership Konica Minolta is expanding its volunteering and fundraising programme, as it enters its second year of partnership with Cancer Research UK. Key events for 2026/27 include two major walks – a London Royal Parks seven mile walk which took place in June and the Konica Minolta Ultra Walk on October 14. These events will sit alongside additional volunteering opportunities, internal awareness campaigns and new engagement initiatives. Since launching the partnership in June 2025, Konica Minolta employees across the UK have taken part in a wide range of activities. The partnership forms a key part of Konica Minolta’s wider ESG strategy and approach to delivering social value, which focuses on creating opportunities for employees to contribute to causes that matter most to them. www.konicaminolta.co.uk Konica Minolta named a leader Konica Minolta has been recognised as a leader in Quocirca’s new ACT Print Industry Ecosystem Report 2026. The new study recognises Konica Minolta’s evolution “from hardware-centric offerings to cloud-first, analytics-driven, and AIenabled solutions for the digital workplace”. With the new ACT Framework (automation & AI, cloud, and technology ecosystems), Quocirca assesses how well vendors can support these expectations today and evolve alongside them in the future. The ACT Report is designed to help companies understand which vendors can credibly support their broader objectives around cloud adoption, AI enablement, security, compliance, and workplace transformation. In the report Quocirca states that Konica Minolta has developed a strong proposition around automation, cloud and technology ecosystems as it evolves its portfolio on a global basis. Across its portfolio, the company demonstrates a clear cloud-first and analytics-driven strategy and is positioning itself as a credible long-term partner for organisations pursuing digital workplace transformation. Ole Maaz, Head of International Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe said: “We are very proud to be named a leader in Quocirca’s very first ACT Report. For Konica Minolta it is great to see that the work we are doing around the world, to be a truly holistic long-term digital workplace transformation partner, is being recognised.” www.konicaminolta.co.uk Ole Maaz Channel revenue opportunities A new tool kit from PaperCut is set to unlock growth opportunities for its channel partners, by providing them with the solutions and support needed to resolve the print crisis created by the increasing number of ARM64-powered laptops. Working in conjunction with PaperCut’s established cloud and on-prem solutions, the tool kit – which comprises a number of high-impact sales assets – makes it easier for PaperCut’s partners to identify, pitch, and sell the most appropriate solution relative to each customer’s print environment and needs. ARM64 is a completely different processor design. Therefore, many companies and educational institutions planning to roll out the new wave of ARM64 consumer hardware – or who already have users with ARM64 laptops – struggle to get their existing printers to work with ARM64equipped client devices. PaperCut resolves this issue simply, using software that provides customers with an at-a-glance single pane of glass solution for deploying print queues to Windows‑powered ARM devices and MacBooks. Cloud-based PaperCut Hive offers Print Queue Deployment, and on‑premise PaperCut MF offers Print Deploy; both are easy ways to deploy a printer driver that works on traditional x64 laptops, ARM64 and Apple Silicon devices. The system administrator uses the PaperCut admin console to manage printer drivers across different client architectures, which avoids manual administrative workarounds. PaperCut’s client software identifies the end-user client’s architecture and automatically deploys and installs a compatible printer driver. This provides sysadmins with a seamless printer driver deployment experience when administering a mixed fleet of end-user computer architectures. Matt Lee, Product Marketing Manager at PaperCut said: “We’re already seeing customers introducing ARM64 devices to their fleets. In anticipation of an upsurge in demand, we’ve worked to support our partners through the changes ARM64 has brought to the print landscape; while equipping them with the tools they now need to support managed and previously unmanaged print devices.” www.papercut.com
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDUxNDM=