KOSÉ

KOSÉ Group Biodiversity Policy

Our beautiful global environment is the source of healthy living for everyone. Because water and many other ingredients in cosmetics come from nature, we benefit from the natural environment every day in our business activities. Acknowledging biodiversity and conservation and restoration as a major issue for management, we incorporate biodiversity considerations into our business activities in keeping with the following KOSÉ Group Biodiversity Policy.

• We will establish frameworks for ascertaining our dependence and impact on biodiversity across the entire value chain, for assessing biodiversity-related risks, and for avoiding or mitigating negative impacts on biodiversity of our business activities, and we will work to restore or revive biodiversity by implementing these frameworks.
• Based on the results of biodiversity risk assessments and scenario analyses, we will set performance indicators and targets for integration into specific countermeasures and strategy.
• Seeking harmony with the natural environment and ecosystems in areas where we operate, we will coordinate and collaborate with all our different stakeholders to engage in activities for biodiversity conservation.
• We will promote supply and technological development of products with minor impact on biodiversity across the entire product life cycle from procurement of materials through to disposal and recycling.
• We will comply with laws, regulations, and pacts in Japan and overseas.
• We will actively disclose biodiversity-related information and initiatives.
• We will enhance the biodiversity awareness of employees through education and awareness-raising activities.

We will continue to aim for balance between aspirations for a sustainable society and business growth by contributing to the realization of a nature-positive society that exists in harmony with nature.

*This policy has been approved by the Board of Directors.

*This policy applies to the entire KOSÉ Group, suppliers, and other stakeholders.