Consumer Goods • Asia

Kose Corporation

HEADQUARTERS: Brazil Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1908

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) 55 Mt 37 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 716 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 392 Incidents $1294.2M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $487.5M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 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 203 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Kose Corporation contract supply boundary in France.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

India 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 858 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

Robert Garcia

Chief Executive

Linda Brown

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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