Sustainability Topics

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

Kao Sustainability Data Book 2019

Corporate Citizenship Activities Report--Fiscal 2018

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)

Kao Sustainability Data Book 2018

Corporate Citizenship Activities Report--Fiscal 2017

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

The 8th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2017), including the report of the award ceremony held on December 9

Introducing FSC Certification on Attack Laundry Detergent Boxes

Kao Announces Winners of the Eighth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children

Kao Revises its Guidelines for Supplier's Assessment to Further Promote Use of Sedex

Kao Corporation Has Become a Bluenumber Partner

Kao Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Fourth Consecutive Year

Kao Group Pink Ribbon Campaign Raises Awareness of Early Detection of Breast Cancer

INFORMATION Kao selected for the new ESG indices "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" and "MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index" selected by GPIF

Kao Sustainability Data Book 2017

Corporate Citizenship Activities Report fiscal 2016

The Kao Group Presented in Asia's Environmental Tradeshows Eco-Products International Fair 2017

Kao Named to Euronext Vigeo Eiris World 120 Index

Entries Now Open for the Eighth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children

INFORMATION Kao Promotes the Sixth Consecutive Year of 'Nationwide Cleanliness and Water-saving Initiatives' with China's Ministry of Environmental Protection

Kao Named One of the 'World's Most Ethical Companies' for Eleven Consecutive Years

Kao Received Award of Merit at the 20th Environmental Communication Awards

Kao Awarded Bronze Class in RobecoSAM's Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA)

The 7th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2016), including the report of the award ceremony held on December 10

Kao's response to RSPO's decision to lift the suspension of RSPO certification for the entire IOI Group

FY2015 Report on Corporate Citizenship Activities

Kao Presented in Asia's Environmental Tradeshows Eco-Products International Fair 2016

Kao's Position on Plastic Microbeads, new content

Kao's actions following the suspension of RSPO certification of the IOI Group

The 6th Kao International Environmental Painting Contest for Children (2015), including the report of the award ceremony held on December 12

Kao Selected as Top Public Disclosure Company in CDP

FY2014 Report on Corporate Citizenship Activities

Sustainability Report Kao Sustainability Report 2015 (For the year ended December 31, 2014)

Pilipinas Kao, Inc. (Philippines) Received Environmental Performance Award

Activities for safer use of chemicals (SAICM promotion activities), new content