Question: Does the company provide qualitative evidence of reducing plastic use and waste in its own operations?
Answer:
Yes
19796415
World Benchmarking Alliance
Kao Corporation
2024
Verified by Steward check_circle
The company discloses that it has been expanding its range of refill packs, reducing plastic waste by approximately 78% when refilling the main container, and its Raku-raku Eco Pak Refill also reduces the quantity of plastic used by approximately 80% and is easy to refill. Further, it discloses that it adopted a new container for the launch of the improved Bioré U The Body foaming body wash in August 2022, where the brand logo was applied to the bottle itself, which allows for a smaller label area than conventional containers, thereby reducing the quantity of plastic used. Moreover, it discloses that it is able to reduce the amount of virgin plastic used by using recycled plastic for some of its products, which leads to a reduction in the use of fossil fuels, the raw material for plastic. Also, it discloses that it is promoting the adoption of refill and replacement products, implementing initiatives to replace fossil-based plastics with alternative materials such as paper and metal, and proceeding with initiatives to use plant-based plastic as an alternative for fossil-based plastics.