YKK AP America (YKK AP), a leading manufacturer of award-winning commercial facade systems and residential doors and windows, takes an important step toward framing the future today with the appointment of Tomohisa Kato as its first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer.
The appointment reflects the company’s commitment toward building a better society through architectural products of true value which connect people, planet and the future. It is also a further step toward reinforcing efforts in North America to support YKK AP Inc.’s recently announced global statement of purpose which sets forth a calling to all YKK AP operating companies around the world, “We Build a Better Society through Architectural Products.” The new global purpose forms a framework of forward-thinking initiatives toward making positive, material impacts to society in the areas of human capital development, product innovation, as well as corporate social responsibility and carbon reduction.