Kao Corporation, a leading manufacturer of personal care, household and cosmetics products, has been selected for inclusion in the A List for climate change and water by CDP, a leading international NPO. This is a list of companies receiving the highest evaluation for taking proactive measures in relation to the environment, based on a global survey of business enterprises' response to climate change and their activities in relation to water security. The number of respondent companies in the survey was 8,361 for climate change and 2,435 for water security. This was the first time that Kao had been chosen for inclusion in the climate change A List, but the third time that Kao had been included in the water security A List, following on from 2016 and 2019.