Message from the President and CEO

Kowa Emori, established in 1906, has been contributing to social development over 100 years. We have continued our efforts in the ever-changing eras resulting from diversity in politics, economy and lifestyle, confrontation of values and technological innovations. Without the influence by the trends of the times, we have challenged new business to enhance our corporate value while always sharing the values with our stakeholders such as customers, shareholders, employees and local communities.

Taking the 120th anniversary of establishment as a milestone, Kowa Emori is about to begin a new era in our corporate history in 2026. Based on the corporate culture fostered so far, it is demanded to cultivate the organizational culture to flexibly and powerfully challenge toward the coming era. As part of it, we have formulated a new vision visual replacing “Emori’s Tree” which has been a symbol of our business activities, in order to share our future vision with our stakeholders. Depicting four kinds of stakeholders mentioned in Kowa Emori Charter such as customers, shareholders, employees and local communities, as overlapped circles, this vision visual represents sustainability, flexibility and circulation by gradation and endless lines. It is “Emori’s Clover” which embodies our concept “Customers first, happiness for all”.

There are more business opportunities everywhere in a time of great change. To find those opportunities, we should not be stuck in the past. To lead the business to success, we should not prioritize only our own benefits. Because corporations are not isolated from the society. We purpose to provide all stakeholders with benefits from our business and value altruism (Unselfishness spirit) to give back gained profits to the society. In order to further promote the efforts in the “health and environment” fields promoted by Kowa Group, we will continue to contribute to the society through creation of new industry and innovative business to reduce emission of greenhouse gases, looking ahead to the next century.

October 2025
Kowa Emori Company, Ltd.
President and CEO

Ohide IWASA