Sustainability Data
【FOR THE EARTH】Environmental KPIs
Values marked with ☑ have been verified by a third party.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Company | |||
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| ENERGY | |||||||
| CO2(GHG)Emissions（t-CO2）* Total Emission | |||||||
| Scope1 | ☑6,405.8 | ☑5,991.2 | ☑5,509.9 | 5,451.1 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| Scope2 | Market-based | ☑10,770.0 | ☑8,039.7 | ☑8,650.9 | 7,321.4 | KOSÉ Group | |
| Location-based | ☑14,023.7 | ☑14,423.3 | ☑13,810.3 | 14,231.8 | |||
| Scope3 | TOTAL | ☑668,982.9 | ☑763,994.6 | ☑789,694.7 | 779,915.1 | KOSÉ Group | |
| Category 1 Purchased Product/Service |
☑293,772.3 | ☑386,756.9 | ☑358,968.1 | 368,106.4 | |||
| Category 2 Capital Goods |
☑17,171.8 | ☑16,042.0 | ☑87,655.7 | 58,548.4 | |||
| Category 3 Fuel and energy-related activities not included in SCOPE1&2 |
☑3,823.1 | ☑3,723.1 | ☑3,628.4 | 3,660.6 | |||
| Category 4 Transportation, distribution (upstream) |
☑100,213.3 | ☑79,679.8 | ☑63,070.8 | 60,174.7 | |||
| Category 5 Waste generated in operations |
☑3,554.8 | ☑3,225.8 | ☑3,190.9 | 3,355.3 | |||
| Category 6 Business trips |
☑1,873.5 | ☑1,698.0 | ☑1,694.3 | 1,705.0 | |||
| Category 7 Commuting of Employees |
☑3,892.2 | ☑3,584.1 | ☑3,497.3 | 1,699.1 | |||
| Category 8 Leased asset (upstream) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| Category 9 Transportation, distribution (downstream) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| Category 10 Processing of sold products |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| Category 11 Usage of sold products |
☑237,185.5 | ☑260,233.9 | ☑258,462.9 | 272,300.6 | |||
| Category 12 Disposal of sold products |
☑7,496.5 | ☑9,051.0 | ☑9,526.3 | 10,364.9 | |||
| Category 13 Leased asset (downstream) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| Category 14 Franchise |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| Category 15 Investment |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | ||
| Energy Consumption（MWh） | |||||||
| Purchased power (electricity) |
32,059.0 | ☑32,314.3 | ☑31,995.1 | 32,856.6 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| Portion generated using renewable energy | 9,358.2 | 13,575.4 | 13,873.7 | 17,117.6 | |||
| Cogeneration (In-house power generation) |
2,076.1 | 1,773.0 | 1,367.8 | 1,380.3 | |||
| Total Energy Consumption (GJ) | 443,498.4 | ☑481,829.7 | ☑370,072.0 | 387,761.9 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| City gas consumption (km3) | 1,808.1 | ☑1,612.5 | ☑1,555.9 | 1,575.0 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| LP gas consumption (km3) | 14.1 | ☑14.8 | ☑12.9 | 12.2 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| Gasoline consumption (kL) | 726.2 | ☑721.6 | ☑694.2 | 633.1 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| Fuel oil consumption (kL) | 224.0 | ☑210.0 | ☑182.0 | 196.0 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| Diesel oil consumption (kL) | 18.3 | ☑43.2 | ☑21.4 | 22.3 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| Kerosene consumption (kL) | 50.9 | ☑47.6 | ☑44.0 | 43.6 | KOSÉ Group | ||
| Atmospheric Emissions | |||||||
| NOx emissions (tons) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | KOSÉ Corporation Production Department |
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| SOx emissions (tons) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | KOSÉ Corporation Production Department |
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| Waste | |||||||
| Volume of waste (tons) | 2,163*1 | 2,100 | 2,055 | 2,185 | KOSÉ Group Production Department |
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| Recycling Rate (%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | KOSÉ Group Production Department |
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| Water Resources*2 | |||||||
| Water intake (1,000m3) |
TOTAL | ☑303.8 | ☑309.0 | ☑291.9 | 302.4 | KOSÉ Group Production Department |
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| Surface water (rivers, lakes, ponds) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brackish water/Sea water | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Well water (recyclable ground water) |
☑223.4 | ☑223.7 | ☑208.3 | 221.4 | |||
| Unrecyclable ground water | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Produced water /mixed water |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tap water (third party water source) |
☑80.3 | ☑85.3 | ☑83.5 | 81.1 | |||
Waste water (1,000m3) |
TOTAL | ☑187.0 | ☑194.9 | ☑193.3 | 194.3 | KOSÉ Group Production Department |
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| Rivers (Freshwater, surface) |
☑143.9 | ☑149.2 | ☑151.3 | 154.8 | |||
| Sea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ground water, well water |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sewage (waste water to third party) |
☑43.1 | ☑45.7 | ☑42.0 | 39.5 | |||
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Water intake intensity (m3/production amount, dozen) |
0.01784 | 0.01790 | 0.01749 | 0.01875 | KOSÉ Group Production Department |
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| Water intake intensity (% change YoY) |
18.2% | 0.3% | -2.2% | 7.2% | KOSÉ Group Production Department |
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| Pollution load: BOD (tons) | 7.9 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 9.6 | KOSÉ Corporation Production Department |
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| Pollution load: SS (tons) | 1.8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 6.8 | KOSÉ Corporation Production Department |
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| Pollution load: n-Hex (tons) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | KOSÉ Corporation Production Department |
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| Number of Violations of Water Intake/Drainage Laws & Regulations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Group Production Department |
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| Environmental Contribution & Biodiversity Conservation | |||||||
| SAVE the BLUE project area planted with coral reefs (m2/number of corals planted) |
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KOSÉ Corporation | ||
| External Environmental Evaluation | |||||||
| CDP【Climate Change】 | A | A | A | A | KOSÉ Group | ||
| CDP【Water Security】 | A | A | A | A | KOSÉ Group | ||
| CDP【Forests (Palm Oil)】 | B | A- | B | B | KOSÉ Group | ||
1：From FY2022, the data categories were reorganized. 2：100% coverage at domestic production sites from 2021 to 2024
◆ Only CO2, among other GHG, is the subject for KOSÉ.
◆ Obtained third-party verifications for GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3) and water-related data (intake,
drainage, and consumption volume).
Read this for detail：
FY2024 Third-party verification for GHG Emissions and Water-related data
【FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES】 (Governance) INDEX
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Company | |||
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| Supply Chain | |||||||
| Risk Assessment (Questionnaire) Number of Suppliers |
157 | 161 | 159 | 161 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of Suppliers participated in Procurement Policy Briefing |
93 | 107 | 96 | 91 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of Suppliers Participated in Information Exchange Meetings | 16 | 24 | 13 | 42 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of Suppliers & Manufacturers Subject to Inspection/Autid | 89 | 113 | 85 | 83 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Phylanthropy | |||||||
| Research/International Exchange Grants by KOSÉ Cosmetology Research Foundation (Project/Million Yen) |
30/14,050 | 44/15,600 | 49/10,900 | 47/11,000 (Cum. Total since FY1990: |
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| Donation & Funding (Million Yen)*1 |
27,126 | 9,705 | 31,915 | 37,353 | KOSÉ Group*2 | ||
| Number of beauty workshops conducted by region (sessions/participants) | 11 | 29/1,460 | 26/1,810 | 37/1,587 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Compliance | |||||||
| Number of Participates in Compliance Training | 7,946 | 9,700 | 7,112 | 9,276 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of Reports/Calls for Compliance-Related Incident | 105 | 115 | 104 | 100 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Of reports to the Reporting and Consultation Desk for Compliance, the number judged to be compliance violations (cases) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Fines, surcharges and settlements related to corruption (10,000 yen) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Disciplinary dismissal and resignation due to compliance violations such as corruption (cases) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Disciplinary dismissal and resignation due to violation of human rights, harassment, etc. (cases) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of Violations of Laws & Regulations (serious incidents with impact on business management) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of violations of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Act or the Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Representations (cases) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of violations due to anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, monopolistic behavior, etc. (cases) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of violations of the Labor Standards Act (cases) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of violations of environmental laws and regulations (cases) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of Reports to Personal Information Protection Commission for Personal Information Leakage Incidents |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Quality Assurance | |||||||
| Number of Customer Calls*3 | 78,853 | 65,688 | 59,698 | 92,469*4 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
| Number of Voluntary Recalls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | KOSÉ Domestic Group Companies | ||
1: Donated products are converted into monetary values. 2: From FY2022, the scope has been expanded to the KOSÉ Group. 3: Customer calls include inquiries, requests, suggestions, and feedbacks 4: In FY2025, the scope was expanded to include the e-commerce site
【FOR PEOPLE】Social KPIs
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1：KOSÉ Group: KOSÉ Corporation and its 45 subsidiary companies, for a total of 46 companies. 2：Leadership Position – Person(s) in a position with subordinate(s), or equivalent positions 3：Calculated only on base salary. Excludes employees working shorter hours, those on leave, and those who joined or retired during the period. 4：Scope expanded to domestic group companies in FY2023; Only KOSÉ Corporation was covered until FY2022. 5：Non-management positions include regular employees and permanent contract employees. 6：There is no difference in the wages of men and women for equal work; overall differences occur due to differences in wage levels, gender composition, years of service, position, and grade by employment type. 7：KOSÉ Corporation & KOSÉ Sales are covered for FY2022 - 2024. 8：Six companies that are obligated to employ people with disabilities are covered. 9：Includes paid leave, maternity leave, childcare leave, personal injury and illness leave, etc. 10：Voluntary checkups 11：Company Tour – A social tour for high school/junior high school students, responding to the schools’ social study request. 12：Albion was added in FY2023 13：Not implemented in 2024
◎For the ratio of women in management positions, the gender wage gap, % of men taking parental leave, etc., see the Women’s Advancement Promotion Company Database of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
◎Health Management data
◎Some items of social data for FY2024 have been verified by a third party.
Detail data:
FY2024 Third party verification of social data