Contact with nature offers peace of mind and enriches a child's development. Since 2000, Kao has been promoting an original Kao Creating Forests for Everyone program together with the Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure.

In 2011, the program went through a renewal and has branched out into two main fields. The first, Creating Forests, is for groups that protect and nurture greenery, and the second, Environmental Education Activities, is for groups that facilitate interactions with nature for children. Each year, about 20 organizations are selected to receive assistance from Kao over a period of three years. As of March 2018, we have supported 463 organizations.

Because the results of forest creation activities cannot be seen in a short period of time, we focus on organizations' long-term goals while providing support for 3 years. It is our intention that their activities can be continued even after our assistance ends. These efforts were recognized in Japan in 2015 when Kao received the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award for Contributions Made Towards Promoting Urban Greenery.