Relationship with society
Providing Support for Employment of Physically Challenged Persons
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To provide assistance to challenged persons ,KOSÉ established ADVANCE CO., LTD., a company engaged principally in the production of cosmetics that was established in 1992. This was the first company in Japan in the cosmetics industry to be set up as a special corpotation under the Law concerning Employment of Disabled Persons. |
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It also holds annual beauty seminars on makeup for prospective graduates of a few schools for challenged individuals. Although the training is not a formal part of its business, the company has presented this seminer since 2002, responding to the school’s desire to help its students integrate into adult society by learning proper ways of presenting themselves in public.
Supporting the Arts and Culture
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Supporting artistic and cultural activities is yet another way KOSÉ gives back to society. Since 1990, KOSÉ has sponsored Un Nuage Talk, an event held six times a year, spotlighting celebrities from the cultural and artistic realms. KOSÉ has also provided makeup support at Soh Kuramoto’s Furano Nature Studio and underwritten various art festivals, film screenings and a wide range of other cultural activities. |
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Supporting Education
KOSÉ has provided support for a number of educational institutions, including the Cosmetology Research Foundation and the Business-Academia Collaborative Laboratory, which it jointly established with the Universities. KOSÉ has supported the activities of the Cosmetology Research Foundation since its establishment in 1990 by company founder Kozaburo Kobayashi. The organization provides support for leading research into cosmetics by researchers and research organizations.
A prime example of Business-Academia Collaborative Laboratory is the KOSÉ’s collaboration with the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tokyo. The laboratory is conducting research on antioxidant, which plays a major role in the skin’s aging.Elsewhere, KOSÉ supports educational activities by dispatching instructors on a regular basis to popular Waseda University Open College courses open to members of the public, and has also made them available to the Tokyo Hair & Make Beauty School and other institutions.
Donating to the Foundation for Earth Environment
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The KOSÉ Group is also doing its part to help preserve the environment. When a customer uses the company’s self-branded credit card “KOSÉ Card”, it donates a certain percentage of the proceeds to the Foundation for Earth Environment. This way, KOSÉ’s customers can help save the environment without any extra spending.KOSÉ also supports a number of other socially involved non-profit organizations. |
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Keeping Active in the Community
The KOSÉ Group has a large number of offices in Japan and overseas, mainly in Asia. It believes that deepening ties with communities and finding ways to coexist are crucial to a company’s success. Each of our offices participates on its own in clean-up or tree-planting campaigns.
