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

Kao Corporation is pleased to announce the winners and winning artworks of the 15th Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children, which was held for children around the world. This year, in the 15th contest, we received 16,639 entries from all over the world.
This year's contest, the 15th, we received a record 16,639 entries from 33 countries and regions under the theme "Let's make our environment sustainable, together!". Many artworks full of diversity, powerful expressing children's thoughts and messages for the future gathered from children abroad.

Kao has been holding this contest to encourage children around the world to express their thoughts on the global environment and the future through their paintings since 2010. We have also been actively involved in exhibition activities in the hope that the children's works will inspire people over the world to think about a sustainable environment and lifestyle.

This year, we have started a donation program for children's entries to give shape to their thoughts and wishes. Kao will donate 50 Japanese yen per entry to an environmental activity organization, and the children themselves can choose one from three themes when they submit their entries. Kao donated a total of 831,950 Japanese yen to environmental organizations this year. (Donate to: World Wide Fund for Nature / OISCA International / PIRIKA)

An awards ceremony will be held in December 2024 with the top winners online.

E-certificate:
E-certificates will be available for download via Facebook: Kao Industrial (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in February, 2025 onwards.

With the corporate purpose "To realize a Kirei World in which all life lives in harmony," Kao Group established its ESG strategy, the Kirei Lifestyle Plan in April 2019, and since 2021, has been employing the Kao Group Mid-term Plan 2027 (K27) with its vision of "protecting future lives" and "sustainability as the only path."
Kao will continue seeking to build the future of our children's dreams "A world of harmony and potential for all life".

Kao creates high-value-added products and services that provide care and enrichment for the life of all people and the planet. Through its portfolio of over 20 leading brands such as Attack, Bioré, Goldwell, Jergens, John Frieda, Kanebo, Laurier, Merries and Molton Brown, Kao is part of the everyday lives of people in Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe. Combined with its chemical business, which contributes to a wide range of industries, Kao generates about 1,530 billion yen in annual sales. Kao employs about 34,300 people worldwide and has 137 years of history in innovation. Please visit the Kao Group website for updated information.