Kimberly-Clark Announces Progress to Sustainability 2022 Goals

SEATTLE (Waste 360): Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced its progress toward achieving its Sustainability 2022 strategy to create social, environmental and business value.

"We continue to make strides in our efforts to create positive social and environmental change," said Thomas J. Falk, Kimberly-Clark chairman and CEO, in a statement. "That's why we are committed to an ambitious set of sustainability goals that will have a lasting impact on the people we serve around the world and the communities we touch."

Kimberly-Clark's 2017 Global Sustainability Report outlines the company's strategies and results in greater detail and is organized and presented in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards, Core level.

Key outcomes include:

Social Impact – In the first two years, the lives of 4.3 million people in need worldwide have benefited through programs that increase access to sanitation, help children thrive and empower women and girls.

Forests & Fiber – Sourced 89 percent of the fiber used in tissue products from environmentally preferred sources, including FSC-certified virgin fiber and recycled fiber.

Waste & Recycling – Further increased the amount of waste diverted from landfills (includes both manufacturing and non-manufacturing facilities) to 95 percent.

Energy & Climate – Lowered absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 18 percent (from 2005 baseline) through improved energy efficiency and increased use of alternative energy sources.

Supply Chain – Invested in watershed analyses, as well as water treatment and recycling technologies, to further reduce water consumption in water-stressed areas.

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