Kao Corporation operates in the beauty and personal care industry, providing a wide range of products designed to enhance everyday experiences for consumers. Their offerings include skincare, haircare, soaps, and cosmetics, marketed under well-known brands like Molton Brown and KMS California. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes these products through various channels, including retail stores and professional salons. What sets Kao apart from its competitors is its strong commitment to integrity and understanding consumer needs, which drives its innovation and product development. With a goal to make life beautiful for consumers and communities, Kao continues to invest in expanding its operations, such as a recent $15 million investment in its Cincinnati plant.

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TOKIO  DARMSTADT, Deutschland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Die in Japan ansässige Kao Corporation, zu deren Markenportfolio Attack, Bioré, Goldwell, Jergens, John Frieda, Kanebo, Laurier, Merries und Molton Brown gehören, hat im Rahmen des Kao Nachhaltigkeitsberichts 2024 einen Fortschrittsbericht zu seiner ESG-Strategie – dem Kirei Lifestyle Plan – veröffentlicht. Da Biodiversität ein ernstes Problem von globaler Bedeutung ist, hat Kao im Jahr 2023 seine Richtlinie zur biologischen Vielfalt geändert und eine Offenlegung von Informationen gemäß des TNFD*1-Rahmenwerks durchgeführt. Kao setzte sich auch weiterhin dafür ein, Menschenrechte als Grundlage aller Unternehmensaktivitäten zu fördern. Dazu gehörte unter anderem die Formulierung einer Richtlinie für Diversity, Equity und Inclusion (DEI). Bei Palmöl, einem der wichtigsten Rohstoffe von Kao, ist das Unternehmen bestrebt, die Rückverfolgbarkeit über die gesamte Lieferkette bis hin zu den Ölpalmenplantagen sicherzustellen, um eine nachhaltige Beschaffung der Ressourcen zu gewährleisten. Der Fortschrittsbericht enthält auch quantitative Daten zu den Ergebnissen der ESG-Aktivitäten von Kao, den Finanzergebnissen und voraussichtlichem Unternehmenswachstum

Kao Veröffentlicht Fortschrittsbericht Über Seine Esg-Strategie – Der Kirei Lifestyle Plan

The Kao Corporation's innovative partnership with the University of Cincinnati's 1819 Innovation Hub has expanded globally, thanks to a unique student exchange program involving top academic institutions in the U.S. and Germany.

Transatlantic student exchange fosters global learning

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452), a Japan-based Group whose brand portfolio includes Attack, Bioré, Goldwell, Jergens, John Frieda, Kanebo, Laurier, Merries, and Molton Brown, has released a progress report on its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategy—the Kirei Lifestyle Plan in the Kao Sustainability Report 2024. In 2023, with biodiversity an urgent global-scale issue, Kao amended its policy on biodiversity and carried out information disclosure according to the TNFD*1 framework. The company also continued activities relating to respect for human rights, which is the foundation of all corporate activity, including formulating its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Policy. With regard to palm oil, one of the main raw materials used by Kao, the company is aiming to establish traceability throughout the supply chain, down to oil palm plantations, in order to ensure sustainable procurement of resources. The progress report also includes quantitative data on results of Kao’s ESG activities, contributions to its financial results and envisioned future growth, describing the contributions of its ESG strategy to its Mid-term Plan 2027 (K27). The following outlines the results of new 2023 activities for Kao’s key leadership action themes

Kao Releases Progress Reports On Its Esg Strategy—The Kirei Lifestyle Plan

The Kao Corporation has released a progress report on its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategy-the Kirei Lifestyle Plan in the Kao Sustainability Report 2024.

Kao Releases Progress Report on its Kirei Lifestyle ESG Plan

Kao Corporation teamed up with Earth Corporation to combine expertise and shorten the development period for the product.

Japanese rival companies team up to fight dengue fever

Kao Corporation was recognized, for the seventh consecutive year, as a Supplier Engagement leader for its initiatives in reducing carbon emissions and tackling climate change across its supply chain through the Supplier Engagement Rating, organized by CDP, an international nonprofit organization that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse emissions.

Kao Recognized by CDP for Carbon Reduction Efforts

L'Oréal Groupe, Kao Corporation and Natura & Co have been named in The Ethisphere Institute's 2024 World's Most Ethical Companies list.

L'Oréal and Kao Corporation among world's most ethical companies

TOKIO  DARMSTADT, Deutschland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Das Ethisphere Institute, ein führender US-amerikanischer Think-Tank, hat die Kao Corporation als eines der ethischsten Unternehmen der Welt ausgezeichnet. Kao ist das einzige asiatische Unternehmen, das es seit Beginn des Ethisphere-Rankings im Jahr 2007 jedes Jahr auf die Liste geschafft hat. * “World’s Most Ethical Companies” and “Ethisphere” names and marks are registered trademarks of Ethisphere LLC. Das Ethisphere Institute entwickelt und veröffentlicht Best Practices in den Bereichen Business Ethics und Corporate Social Responsibility. Die Liste der World's Most Ethical Companies zeichnet Unternehmen aus, die in den Bereichen Transparenz, Integrität, Ethik und Compliance herausragende Leistungen erbracht haben. Das Institut befragt und bewertet Firmen weltweit in fünf Kategorien: Ethik- und Compliance-Programme, Corporate Citizenship und Corporate Social Responsibility, Kultur der Ethik, Governance sowie Geschäftsbeziehungen

Kao Als Einziges Asiatisches Unternehmen Zum 18. Mal In Folge Auf Der Liste Der World’S Most Ethical Companies®

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ethisphere Institute, a leading US think-tank, has named Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452) one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Kao is the sole Japanese and Asian company to have made the list every year since Ethisphere began its ranking in 2007. * “World’s Most Ethical Companies” and “Ethisphere” names and marks are registered trademarks of Ethisphere LLC. The Ethisphere Institute develops and shares best practices in business ethics and corporate social responsibility. The World’s Most Ethical Companies list recognizes companies which have demonstrated outstanding performance in transparency, integrity, ethics, and compliance. The Institute surveys and evaluates companies worldwide across five categories, covering Ethics  Compliance; Environmental  Social Impact; Culture of Ethics; Governance; and Third Party Management

Kao The Sole Japanese And Asian Company Included In The World’S Most Ethical Companies® List For A Record 18Th Consecutive Year

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kao Corporation (TOKYO:4452) and Earth Corporation (TOKYO:4985) share the goal of contributing to solving the problem of mosquito-borne infectious diseases and have begun collaborating to address this issue. Applying Kao’s technology that prevents mosquitoes from flying by wetting their wings and bodies*, Kao and Earth have developed the ARS Mos Shooter, a spray that can eradicate mosquitoes “anytime, anywhere” in everyday life. It will be launched in Thailand from July 2024, where Earth has been active domestically for about 40 years. * Kao News Release dated June 20, 2023: Focusing on the Surface of the Mosquito’s Body to Control Mosquito Behavior Using a Surfactant: New Technology Development to Eradicate Mosquitoes Without Using Insecticides. Background

Kao And Earth Collaborate In The Field Of “Insect (Mosquito) Control” In Thailand

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