KOKUYO Sustainability
in 3 minutes
Presenting a tomorrow you can't wait for in workstyles and lifestyles.
We are always pitching new ways of working and living
...for greater freedom, greater creativity, greater individuality.
Find out about how we contribute to a more sustainable future.
The future we envisage:
A self-directed collaborative society
In a self-directed collaborative society, people embrace their individuality but
respect each other and work together as a community to create new value.
This is not about conformity. Instead, everyone shares diverse ideas and perspectives and
positively influences one another, allowing creativity to flourish.
That is the kind of society that can take on plethora of socioenvironmental challenges this world faces.
Toward a self-directed,
collaborative society
To create this self-directed, collaborative society, where socioeconomic issues can continually be addressed,
KOKUYO must increase the overlap between social value and economic value.
We use a logic model to show how our business activities contribute to this goal.
Guided by the evidence from this logic model, we will increase the positive social impacts of our businesses.
Wellbeing for individuals, communities, and the planet
KOKUYO’s material issues
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Strategy 1-1・1-2
Improve wellbeing
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Strategy 2
Transition to a management system that creates social value
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Strategy 3-1
Respond to the climate crisis
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Strategy 3-2
Contribute toward a circular economy
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Strategy 3-3
Facilitate sustainable procurement
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Strategy 3-4
Contribute toward a society that coexists with nature
WELL-
BEING
Improve wellbeing among
employees
We want our employees to develop their potential and build their career. To support this, we allow employees to try out different workstyles and provide employees with opportunities for learning and dialogue.
WELL
BEING
Improve wellbeing among communities
Our team at HOWS PARK designs products that incorporate the diverse perspectives of HOWS DESIGN, KOKUYO’s inclusive design process.
At least
100 inclusive design
workshops held*
HOWS PARK
* Total for 2022-2024.
26.6% of new product series
commercialized through the HOWS DESIGN process
HOWS DESIGN process
TRANSFOR
MATION
Transition to a management system that creates social value
We want to transform management systems and lead the way to a sustainable future with the support of all employees and businesses.
Topped 33* visionary idea (Mirai Yokoku)
experiments for balancing social value and economic value
THE CAMPUS FLATS TOGOSHI
Other ideas being accelerated include Hello! Family., pandoor, and many more.
* Total for 2022-2024.
90.2%
CLIMATE CRISIS
Respond to the climate crisis
We aim to contribute toward carbon neutrality in collaboration with many partners throughout our supply chains.
5 sites in Japan
have switched to renewable energy
- 2022 :
- Mie Plant
- 2023 :
- KOKUYO Product Shiga
- 2024 :
- Shibayama Plant, KOKUYO
MVP, Shinagawa office
GHG emissions in Japan down 54.1%
from 2013 level
our near-term targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative
RECYCLING SOCIETY
Contribute toward a circular economy
Guided by our circular economy policy SUTENAI CIRCLE, we engage with customers in creating products and services that support a waste-free world.
Percentage of new products incorporating SUTENAI CIRCLE
100％
(notebook recycling activities for elementary school students in Japan)
(around 53,000 students)*
Loopa / Loopla
(a service for collecting and recycling office materials)
FOR SUSTAINABLE
Facilitate sustainable procurement
We inform our suppliers about our belief in co-creation with empathy and engage with them to build mutual understanding and trust.
- No. of target companies
- 1,104
- No. of respondents
- 1,040
- Response rate
- 94.2%
procurement initiatives
- No. of target companies
- 566
- No. of respondents
- 501
- Response rate
- 88.5%
WITH NATURE
Contribute toward a society that coexists with nature
We aim to safeguard the planet by balancing business activities with natural capital.
