Kao Corp – Japan
BRANDS & DIVISIONS
COSMETIC
athletia, Curél, est, freeplus, KANEBO, KATE, MOLTON BROWN, RMK, SENSAI, SOFINA iP, SUQQU
SKIN CARE AND HAIR CARE
and and, Asience, Bioré, Blauné, Cape, Essential, GUHL, JERGENS, JOHN FRIEDA, Kao Sekken White, Liese, Merit, My Kirei by KAO, Rerise, Segreta, Success
SALON
President and chief executive officer base salary: ¥87,000,000 ($666,246)
Net sales: ¥1.55 trillion
(+9.3% vs. 2021,
+3.7% like-for-like)
Operating profit:
¥110.07 billion (-23.3%)
Net profit:
¥86.04 billion (-21.5%)
NET SALES: ¥1.42 trillion (+2.7% vs. 2020)
OPERATING PROFIT: ¥143.51 billion (-18.3%)
Net profit: ¥109.64 billion (-13.1%)
ESG Commitments
Our ESG Strategy – Kirei Lifestyle Plan
- By 2030 100% of our products will leave a full life cycle environmental footprint that science say our natural world can safely absorb
Making My Everyday more Beautiful
- Improved quality of life
- Habits for cleanliness, beauty and health
- Universal product design
- Safer healthier products
Making Thoughtful Choices for Society
- Sustainable lifestyle promotion
- Purpose driven brands
- Transformative innovation
- Responsibly sourced materials
Our Philosophy & Action on Plastic Packaging
Designing Eco-Friendly Products
Basic Policy on Biodiversity
the Kao Group Mid-term Plan 2025 (K25)
- Raising the internal carbon price to 18,500 yen/ton-CO2 to promote decarbonization
- Establishment of the ESG steering committees to strengthen ESG governance structure
- Revision of biodiversity policy
