Sustainability Website Renewal

KOKUYO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka / President: Hidekuni Kuroda) announces that it has renewed its sustainability website as of August 7. The site communicates the company's sustainability policies, detailed data, as well as initiatives for solving social issues and creating social value to its stakeholders.

Since formulating its long-term vision CCC2030 in February 2021, KOKUYO has redefined its role in society as a "WORK & LIFE STYLE Company" and has been expanding its business fields beyond stationery and furniture. In the fourth medium-term plan, Unite for Growth 2027, which starts in 2025, the company is leveraging its value creation strengths, the "wow-factor creation cycle" composed of "Co-creation with empathy," "A culture of experimentation," and "Designing experiences," to expand even further into new domains as well as growth in existing businesses.
On the Sustainability website, in order to provide a deeper understanding of KOKUYO's sustainable management and sustainability initiatives centered on material issues, the company has posted detailed information along with relevant data. The KOKUYO Group envisages a "self-directed, collaborative society," where people find personal fulfillment in their work and homelife and enjoy connections with others. Without being limited to stationery or furniture businesses, KOKUYO will create fulfilling lifestyles and workstyles in the domains of work, study, and homelife.

(1)Introduction of a Quick Overview Page
A new page titled "KOKUYO Sustainability in 3 Minutes" has been created to clearly summarize and present the overall picture of KOKUYO's sustainability activities. The page incorporates illustrations to visually convey the sustainability initiatives in an easy-to-understand manner.

(2)Publication of the Logic Model
A logic model has been developed to expand the overlap of social value and economic value created by KOKUYO toward creating of a self-directed, collaborative society. Defining "To create this self-directed, collaborative society, where socioeconomic issues can continually be addressed" as the social value, or impact, generated by KOKUYO, the company will continue to verify the logic and work to enhance its impact on society.

(3)Review of Page Structure and Design
The page structure has been revised to make the relationships among contents easier to understand, with a layout designed for intuitive information grasp. A green color scheme that evokes familiarity and empathy toward the Earth and the environment has been adopted, combined with visually engaging elements and a design that emphasizes white space.