Kao Releases the Kao Integrated Report 2026 and the Kao Sustainability Report 2026

The Kao Integrated Report 2026 presents Kao’s current position as it steps into its next stage of growth, focusing on both the earning power strengthened through structural reform and the growth capacity to invest in priority domains and deliver results globally. In fiscal 2025, the midpoint year of K27, the outcomes of structural reform became visible in Kao’s financial performance, progress was made in rebuilding the profit base, and earning power evolved into a repeatable structure. Building on this foundation, Kao will accelerate global growth, focusing on priority domains including cosmetics, skin care, and chemicals.

The report explains the process by which Kao draws on its Exclusive Uniqueness^* , a strength of Kao, to create value that is truly useful to society and connect it to business growth, from the perspectives of business strategy, research strategy, SCM strategy, human capital strategy, and governance. Through proprietary science and a deep understanding of consumers, Kao addresses social challenges related to cleanliness, beauty, health, and the environment, and shows through concrete examples how it seeks to grow as a company indispensable to a sustainable society.
The Kao Sustainability Report 2026 provides a detailed, data-based report on fiscal 2025 progress in initiatives promoted under the Kirei Lifestyle Plan, Kao’s ESG strategy, as Kao strengthens its Global Sharp Top strategy toward K27 and the growth beyond it. The report covers activities, outcomes, and challenges in each domain, along with Kao’s efforts to address social issues through its technologies and business operations.

Grounded in the management foundation built on the path toward K27, this message conveys Kao’s commitment to stepping into its next growth domains and becoming a company indispensable to a sustainable society.

This section presents the process by which Kao circulates research and technology, knowledge and data, and businesses and brands to translate its Exclusive Uniqueness into Social Significance that helps solve social challenges.

Kao’s proprietary technologies span multiple businesses to generate a diverse range of solutions. This section presents the breadth of Kao’s distinctive value creation in a visually accessible format.

This section shows how Kao channels the earning power built through structural reform into growth investment and concentrates resources in domains where Kao’s distinctive strengths can be leveraged. It also presents how Kao is advancing to the next stage of growth through the implementation of the Global Sharp Top strategy.

Through initiatives that create value across both financial and environmental/social dimensions, this section presents concrete examples of how ESG is being embedded as a source of competitive strength.
Through the Integrated Report and Sustainability Report, Kao is committed to communicating its medium- to long-term value creation story, growth strategy, and progress in its ESG strategy, while engaging in dialogue and information disclosure with all stakeholders.
Kao will continue working toward its Purpose, “To realize a Kirei World in which all life lives in harmony,” while pursuing both the enhancement of corporate value and contribution to society.