Kao : Qualifies for the Highest Rating in the "DBJ Employees' Health Management Rated Loan Program" by Development Bank of Japan Inc. for the 3rd Time
March 24, 2021 at 07:41 am EDT
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Kao Qualifies for the Highest Rating in the 'DBJ Employees' Health Management Rated Loan Program' by Development Bank of Japan Inc. for the 3rd Time
Kao Corporation won the Development Bank of Japan Inc.'s highest rating in its 'DBJ Employees' Health Management Rated Loan Program' as a company that is particularly superior in terms of its consideration for the health of its employees. This is the third time Kao has been given this rating; the first time was in 2012, when Kao was the first company to be recognized with the highest rating upon the program's initial introduction in 2012. Kao successfully procured financing under preferential conditions as provided by the Program.
Kao's health management initiatives
Based on the Kao Group Health Declaration established in 2008, Kao is engaged in health management. In the Kao GENKI Project, which combines internal health care expertise and visualization technologies, Kao also offers some services in its health solutions program for external use by other companies and communities in promoting health. In addition, one of the 19 Kao Actions set forth in Kao's ESG strategy established in April 2019, the Kirei Lifestyle Plan, is 'Employee Wellbeing & Safety.'
To promote health management throughout the Kao Group, health administration staff and persons with responsibility for health administration are assigned to each business location and branch office and coordinate with industrial health staff. The Heath Promotion Management System that Kao has been operating since FY 2009 collects statistical data on health (medical interviews, health check-ups, occupations, diseases, etc.) in a way that is not personally identifiable. This data is also provided to 19 health consultation rooms throughout Japan to help enable drafting and implementation of plans based on actual conditions in each area.
Based on changes in work styles and lifestyles in the future, Kao will help create the 'new normal' of using a hybrid of in-person and online services. Kao will also propose activities personalized for individuals and utilize the online community to advance efforts to connect people in far-away places and increase mutual wellbeing through its original health platform GENKI-WEB.
The Kao Group will continue striving to expand its business and provide better products and services to consumers and society by integrating ESG perspectives into management. Moreover, by conducting ESG activities unique to Kao globally, Kao will make contributions to realizing the wholehearted satisfaction and enrichment of the lives of people around the world and the sustainability of society.
About Kao
Kao creates high-value-added products that enrich the lives of consumers around the world. 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 division, which contributes to a wide range of industries, Kao generates about 1,400 billion yen in annual sales. Kao employs about 33,000 people worldwide and has 130 years of history in innovation. Please visit the Kao Group website for updated information.
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Kao Corporation specializes in manufacturing and marketing of consumer products. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by family of products as follows:
- care and beauty products (44.4%): body care products (soap, shower products), face care (brand Bioré) and hair care (shampoo, colorants, etc.; Asience, Liese, Curél and Essential);
- house cleaning and laundry care products (22.7%): detergents (brand Attack), dishwashing liquids, cleaners, stain removers, etc.;
- chemical products (21.6%): oleo chemical products (fat alcohols, fat amines, fat acids, etc.), inks, colorants, surfactants, etc. ;
- hygiene products (11.3%): feminine protection products (brand Laurier), diapers (Merries), oral hygiene products, etc. The group is also providing food products.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (58%), Asia (22%), America (10.5%) and Europe (9.5%).