Consumer Goods • Asia

Kose Corporation

HEADQUARTERS: USA Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1933

DESTRUCTION SCORE 40/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Kose Corporation maintains a complex global operation spanning Asia. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 51 Mt 33 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 697 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 663 Incidents $1635.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $314.2M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 299 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Kose Corporation contract supply boundary in Saudi Arabia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

Germany consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 676 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Kose Corporation's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Jennifer Martinez

Chief Executive

James Miller

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Kose Corporation Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics