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

The Twelfth Kao International Painting Contest for Children is now open for entries, as at April 26, 2021, according to Kao.

Kao conducts the Kao International Painting Contest every year since its launch in 2010 as part of its environmental initiatives. The renewed theme for this year is "Let's make our environment sustainable, together!". Kao invites children to create works that express the small steps they can take every day, their dreams, and hopes for a sustainable world. This contest has been held annually since 2010 in the hope that paintings and thoughts expressed by children around the world, on their sincere consideration of the environmental conservation around them, the earth and its future, will inspire people across the globe and lead to take action for changing lifestyles. Last year, 12,884 entries were received from children all over the world. Cumulative entries received since 2010 now total 112,308 paintings.

Prize winners will be announced on the Kao website in January 2022 and the awards ceremony will be held in Tokyo in March 2022. Winners of the "eco together"- Planet Earth Grand Prix and the "eco together"- Kao Prize will be invited to attend the awards ceremony.

Kao announced the Environmental Statement in 2009, which stipulates we promote "eco together," working with consumers, business partners and communities. In 2019, Kao also launched a new global ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) strategy, the Kirei Lifestyle Plan, based on our consumers driven principles, which aims to respond to the desire and action of people around the world for a sustainable lifestyle. Kao will continue to strive for the wholehearted satisfaction and enrichment of the lives of people globally and to contribute to the sustainability of the world.