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

The Fourteenth Kao International Painting Contest for Children is now open for entries, as of April 21, 2023, according to Kao.

Kao conducts the Kao International Painting Contest every year since its launch in 2010 as part of its environmental initiatives. This year, under the theme of "Let's make our environment sustainable, together!", we invite children to create works that express what they think about and what they can do to protect the global environment. This contest has been held annually since 2010 so that the children around the world seriously think about the environment and future of the planet and express them as paintings, also the Kao Group conveys their works and thoughts to as many people as possible, thereby inspiring people to take actions toward sustainable lifestyles. Last year, 13,214 entries were received from children all over the world. Cumulative entries received since 2010 is 132,531 in total.
Prize winners will be announced on the Kao website in November 2023 and the awards ceremony will be held in December 2023.

Kao announced the Environmental Statement in 2009 and a new global ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) strategy, the Kirei Lifestyle Plan in 2019, based on our consumers driven principles, which aims to respond to the desire and action of people around the world for sustainable lifestyles. Kao will continue to listen to children's thoughts for the future and contribute to realize a Kirei World^* in which all life lives in harmony.