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Kao Accelerates Promotion of Women's Empowerment by Establishing and Expanding Its Child-care Support System
Winning works of the 13th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2022)
Yearly Results and Future Plans for Kao's Participation in Kobe Plastic Next: Joining Forces to Recycle Refill Packs, a Project Aimed at Horizontal Recycling
In Recognition of Kao's Commitment to Suppliers, Kao Receives Highest Award among Companies Implementing the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry's Declaration of Partnership Building
Kao Rated Triple-A for Climate Change, Water Security, and Forests for Third Consecutive Year by CDP
Initiative to Ensure Stable Product Supply and Reduce Environmental Impact by Adopting a Regular Shipping Route with RORO Ships from Wakayama Shimotsu Port
Kao Announces Winners of the Thirteenth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Utilizing Floating Linear Technology - Construction of a Resilient New Production System to Respond to Diverse Needs
China's Cleanliness and Water-saving Campaign Starts with New Content in 2022
Kao Group's Pink Ribbon Campaign Raises Awareness for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Kao Joins Geno as Founding Member of $120M+*1 Venture to Globally Scale Palm Oil Alternative
Kao Launches Grievance Mechanism for Indonesian Oil Palm Smallholders
Kao Begins Development of the Corporate Advertising Series, "Wastefulness–Mottainai. Never today, nor tomorrow."
Kao and Costco Test the Introduction of Foldable Containers as Reusable Packing Material
Kao to Support Beauty School Students by Donating Cosmetics from the Prestige Brand Lunasol
Kao and Cainz Test the Introduction of Foldable Containers as Reusable Packing Material
Kao Uses Chemically Recycled PET Material for the Inner Plate in Foundation Makeup
Kao Continues to be Included in All of the ESG Indices Used by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Kao Releases Progress Reports on its ESG Strategy—the Kirei Lifestyle Plan
Kao Releases the Kao Integrated Report 2022
Kao to Participate in a Recycling Field Test for Building a Used Packaging Collection Platform by the Japan Association of Chain Drug Stores
Kao Launches Bioré GUARD Mos Block Serum* , a Newly-developed Mosquito Repellent Product, in Thailand
Kao Participates in Cosme Bank Project as a Board Member Company
Entries Now Open for the Thirteenth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Accelerating Efforts Toward Carbon Zero by 2040 and Carbon Negative By 2050
Progress of Helping Oil Palm Smallholders in Indonesia
Kao and Lion Awarded the New Selection Committee Chairman's Commendation in the Good Practices of Consumer-Oriented Management Awards
Kao Revises the Kao Group Health Declaration
Progress of Kao, Lion and Ito-Yokado's Recycling Collaboration
Kao Included in the World's Most Ethical Companies® List for a Record 16th Consecutive Year
Kao Group: Support for Ukraine and Our Business in Russia
Kao and WOTA Partner in the Water and Sanitation Field
Kao Selected as a Health & Productivity Stock Selection Brand for the Eighth Consecutive Year
Kao Group Provides Emergency Aid to the Ukraine Emergency
Progress in Kao and Kyoto University's Verification Testing of a Used Disposable Diaper Carbonization Recycling System
Winning works of the 12th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2021)
Kao and KOSÉ to Start Cooperating on the Horizontal Recycling of Cosmetic Plastic Bottles and Recycling Cosmetics into Paints Initiative
Kao Is Participating In Pool Project Kawasaki for Horizontal Recycling of Plastic Packaging
Kao Awarded Bronze Class in S&P Global's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)
Kao Recognized as Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP for the Fifth Consecutive Year
In Support of "Ethical E-commerce," Kao Group's Products to Be Launched on the "Go Ethical" Platform
Kao Is Selected for Inclusion in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
Kao Begins Field Testing of In-store Collection and Recycling of Used Bottles
Kao Announces Winners of the Twelfth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Kao Has Ended Production of Products with Eye-catching Plastic Stickers Attached, in Order to Reduce Plastic Usage
"Collaborative Plastic Recycling Program" to Be Conducted Jointly by Four Companies as a Demonstration Project
Kao Is Participating in Pool Project Tokyo to Help Realize Sustainable Plastic Resource Circulation
Kao Rated Triple-A for Climate Change, Water Security, and Forests for Second Consecutive Year by CDP
Progress Report of Kao and Wakayama City's Cooperation Agreement to Promote the SDGs
Kao Implements a Project to Manufacture Medical PPE Suits for Combatting COVID-19 from Used Plastic Bottles in Thailand
Kao and Lion, with Welcia Yakkyoku and Hamakyorex, Begin Field Testing for Recycling of Used Refill Film Packaging
Kao Taiwan Aims to Be Using at Least 25% Recycled Plastic by 2025
Kao is Participating in Plastic Resource Recycling at a Local Human Resources Support Center in Kobe City, as a Member of a Partnership Working to Realize the Circular Economy
Resource Circulation Model Project for Material Recycling of Single-Use Plastic—Progress Made in Field Testing
Kao Commits to Better Sorting and Higher-quality Recycling Rates for Packaging in the EU with Membership of the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0
Kao and KOSÉ to Embark on Comprehensive Collaboration in the Sustainability Domain of the Cosmetics Business
In Line with the Company's Plan to Reduce Its CO2 Emissions to Zero by 2040, Kao Has Signed Its First Corporate PPA
Molton Brown Launches Recycling Scheme
Kao Announces Its Participation in the Kobe Plastic Next: Joining Forces to Recycle Refill Packs, a Project Aimed at Horizonal Recycling of Refill Packs
Kao Group's Pink Ribbon Campaign Raises Awareness for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Siam Piwat, Unilever, Kao, Tetra Pak and Partner Network Join Hands in Opening Thailand's First Ever Drive-Thru Recycle Collection Center
KAO Teams Up with 4 Partners to Launch "Collaboration Project to Reduce the Spread of Dengue Fever"
Unilever Japan and Kao Report on the Progress of the "Collaborative Plastic Recycling Program"
Progress of Kao and Lion's Recycling Collaboration
Kao's Newly Unveiled Supply Chain ESG Promotion Guidelines Includes Third-party Audits of Suppliers
Kao's Nationwide Cleanliness and Water-saving Initiatives in China Enters Tenth Year
Kao Discontinues Provision of Hair Bundle Color Samples for Hair Color Sections to Reduce Plastic Use and Is Now Utilizing AR Hair Color Simulation
Kao Announces Its Participation in the Meguru Box Project, a Pilot Project for Recycling Used Plastics, in Kitakyushu City, Japan
The Kao Group's Largest Photovoltaic Power Generating Facility, with a Power Generation Capacity of 2.8 MW, Begins Operation at Sakata Plant in Japan
Kao Continues to be Included in All of the ESG Indices Selected by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Kao Releases Progress Reports on its ESG Strategy—the Kirei Lifestyle Plan
Kao Releases the Kao Integrated Report 2021
Kao is Participating in a Project to Efficiently Recycle Plastics through Integrated Arterial and Venous Physical Distribution in Tokyo's Dai-Maru-Yu Area
Kao Aims for Material Recycling of Plastic Bottles for Cosmetics, Begins Using Chemically Recycled PET Material
Kao Receives JCIA's "JIPS Award" for the Fifth Consecutive Year for Its Chemical-Related Initiatives
Kao Is Aiming to Reduce Its CO2 Emissions to Zero by 2040, and to Be Carbon Negative by 2050
Unilever Japan and Kao Launch a Collaborative Plastic Recycling Program
Entries Now Open for the Twelfth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Kao Moves Up Its Target Year for Seeing 100% of Electricity the Company Purchases in Japan and Globally Sourced from Renewable Energy
Kao's Ongoing Activities to Establish Clean, Hygienic Practices through the Hygiene Development Program in Vietnam
Molton Brown Launches New Signature Dispenser Reducing Waste and Excess Spending
Kao to Start Using 100% Recycled Plastic for its Bottles in Japan
Kao Included in the World's Most Ethical Companies® List for a Record 15th Consecutive Year
Kao Recognized as Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Highly Durable Asphalt Modifier Made from Waste PET Developed at Kao Corporation
Kao Is Selected for Inclusion in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Which Identifies Companies That Are Committed to Transparency in Gender Reporting and to Advancing Women's Equality
Kao and Lion Begin Collaboration on Smart Logistics Initiative
Kao and Kyoto University Begin Verification Testing of a Used Disposable Diaper Carbonization Recycling System in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Winning works of the 11th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2020)
Kao Rated Triple A by CDP for Global Environmental Leadership
Kao Announces Winners of the Eleventh Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Kao Focuses on Sustainable Packaging and Innovative Products with its Iconic Haircare Brand Guhl in Europe
Kao and Lion Begin Collaboration on Recycling Field Testing
Kao Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Seventh Consecutive Year
Molton Brown New Partnership with Loop in London
Kao and Wakayama City Conclude Cooperation Agreement for Promotion of the SDGs
Kao, Apical and Asian Agri Launch 'SMILE' Program to Help Oil Palm Smallholders Improve Yields, Acquire Certifications, and Secure Premiums
Innovative Packaging Using 50% Less Plastic Launched by John Frieda Hair Care
Kao Group's Pink Ribbon Campaign Raises Awareness for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Working Toward Resource Circulation for Plastic Packaging Kao and Lion Begin Collaboration on RecyCreation Activities
Kao's "Nationwide Cleanliness and Water-saving Initiatives" in Collaboration with China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment Enters Ninth Year
Kao Starts Demonstration of Resource Circulation Model Project for Material Recycling of Single-Use Plastic
Launch of the Raku-raku Switch for Dispensing a Fixed Amount from Film Packaging with One Light Push
Molton Brown Starts Refillable Program
2020, 6, 26, 10th Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children movie now available
Kao Continues to be Included in All of the ESG Indices Selected by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
Kao Sustainability Data Book 2020
Kao Offers "Multiunit Packages of Kao Products" for Healthcare to Medical Professionals on the Frontline of the Battle Against the Novel Coronavirus Infection
The Refill Revolution: Kao's efforts and innovations on plastic reduction featured in film series by Cosmetics Europe and BBC StoryWorks
Kao's participation in the "ESG Disclosure Study Group"
Kao's Odawara Office Is Awarded Business Location in Harmony with Nature Third-party Certification from ABINC for Its Biodiversity-friendly Initiatives
Kao Releases Progress Reports on its ESG Strategy, the Kirei Lifestyle Plan
Kao Had Succeeded in Having 50% of All Electricity that the Company Purchases in Japan Generated from Renewable Energy Sources as of the End of 2019
Kao USA, Inc announces the launch of MyKirei
Entries Now Open for the Eleventh Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Kao Is Promoting the Elimination of the Use of Eye-Catching Plastic Stickers on Products
Kao Is Working to Accelerate the Shift Away from Rigid Plastic Bottle Use The Full-Scale Launch of In-Store Smart Holder Sales Starts This Spring in Japan
Kao Receives Highest Award, the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau Director-General's Award, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, at the 16th LCA Japan Forum Awards in FY2019
Kao Wins a Place in the Carbon Clean 200 for the Second Year in a Row
Kao Receives a Gold Award in the Ministry of the Environment's ESG Finance Awards, Environmentally Sustainable Corporations Section
Kao Makes the World's Most Ethical Companies® List for 14 Straight Years
Kao Recognized as Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP for the Third Consecutive Year
Kao Receives the Highest Evaluation from CDP for Climate Change and Water Security
Kao Is Selected for Inclusion in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, Which Identifies Companies That Are Committed to Transparency in Gender Reporting and to Advancing Women’s Equality
Kao Wins a Place in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World List
Kao Conducts Menstrual Hygiene Management Project in Indonesia
The 10th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2019), including the report of the award ceremony held on December 7
Kao Received the EcoPro 2019 Executive Committee Chairman's Award at the 2nd EcoPro Awards
Kao Receives 2019 Environment Minister's Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity in the Implementation and Dissemination of Countermeasures Category
Kao Announces Winners of the Tenth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Kao's RecyCreation Project Gives Back in Kitami, Hokkaido
Kao Begins Phase Two of FURUSATO Environment Conservation Project in North Thailand
Kao Receives Highest Award, the Prime Minister's Prize, in the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (3Rs) Promotion Merit Awards
Kao Implements Activities to Establish Cleanliness and Hygiene Practices as Part of the Hygiene Development Program in Vietnam
Kao Holds Dialogue with Small Oil Palm Farmers as Part of Efforts to Establish a Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain
Kao included in stock indices for ESG investing: MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
Kao Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Sixth Consecutive Year
Kao Group's Pink Ribbon Campaign Raises Awareness for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
The Social Entrepreneurship in Uganda Supported by Kao Presents at Side Event of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7)
Kao included in stock indices for ESG investing: FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index
Kao's GHG reduction target approved by Science Based Targets initiative
Kao Named to Euronext Vigeo World 120 Index for the Third Year in a Row and Fifth Time Total
Washing Systems, LLC receives the 2019 Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the US EPA
Corporate Citizenship Activities Report--Fiscal 2018
Kao Sustainability Data Book 2019
Kao's Raku-raku Eco Pack Refill and Smart Holder wins the Minister of the Environment Award of UMIGOMI Zero Award
Participation in Japan Sustainable Palm Oil Network (JaSPON)
Kao's RecyCreation Project Gives Back in Kamakura, Japan
Kao launches new ESG Strategy “Kirei Lifestyle Plan” to support consumer lifestyle changes
Tochigi Plant and Toyohashi Plant have started Photovoltaic power generation
Entries Now Open for the Tenth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Kao Promotes "Nationwide Cleanliness and Water-saving Initiatives" in Collaboration with China's Ministry of Environmental Protection for the Eighth Year
Kao's contribution to SDGs - short film posted on Reuters online
Kao launches sustainable packaging with its traditional haircare brand Guhl in Europe
Kao Makes World's Most Ethical Companies List for Thirteen Straight Years
Kao Recognized as Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP for the Second Consecutive Year
Kao Begins Support for Menstrual Hygiene Improvement Project in Uganda
Kao's RecyCreation Project Gives Back in Kamikatsu, Japan
Kao recognized for sustainability excellence: CDP A List for Water, Corporate Knights 2019 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, and 2019 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
The 9th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2018), including the report of the award ceremony held on December 8
Kao's action to the reported suspension of RSPO certification for FGV palm oil mill
Kao USA Inc. has started Photovoltaic power generation
Kao Announces Winners of the Ninth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Publicize Launch of the Japan Sustainable Palm Oil Network (JaSPON)
Kao resumes purchasing RSPO-certified palm oil from the IOI Group
Kao Supports the Water and Sanitation Project for Schools to Improve Environmental Hygiene in Vietnam
Kao Begins the Hygiene Development Program Aimed at Making Cleanliness and Hygiene Practices Common in Vietnam
Kao Included in the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, a Stock Index for ESG Investing, Newly Selected by the GPIF
Kao Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Fifth Consecutive Year
The Kao Group Starts Support for the Project of Cancer Education by Pink Ribbon Advisors
Kao Holds Dialogue with Small Oil Palm Farmers as Part of Efforts to Establish a Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain
Kao Announces the Forest Stewardship Council Certified Procurement Declaration in Collaboration with Six Japanese Companies
Kao Corporation Shanghai has started Photovoltaic power generation
Kao Industrial (Thailand) has started Photovoltaic power generation
Kao included in stock indices for ESG investing: FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
Corporate Citizenship Activities Report--Fiscal 2017
Kao Sustainability Data Book 2018
Kao Named to Euronext Vigeo Eiris World 120 Index for the Second Year in a Row and Fourth Time Total
Kao Penang Group* of Malaysia has started Photovoltaic power generation
Ehime Plant (Kao Sanitary Products Ehime) has started Photovoltaic power generation
Entries Now Open for the Ninth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children
Kao's RecyCreation Initiatives Are Underway: Kao's Contribution in Revitalizing Onagawacho (Miyagi Prefecture) Using Used Refill Packs
Kao Promotes "Nationwide Cleanliness and Water-saving Initiatives" in Collaboration with China's Ministry of Environmental Protection for the Seventh Year
Kao Receives the JLCA Award Incentive award
Kao Awarded Bronze Class in RobecoSAM's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)
Kao Received Award of Merit at the 21st Environmental Communication Awards
Twelfth Year Kao Named World's Most Ethical Companies
Kao recognized as Supplier Engagement leader by CDP