Kimberly-Clark (K-C), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of personal care and hygiene products, has announced that its manufacturing site in Koblenz, Germany has become the company’s first tissue manufacturing facility globally with a pathway to transition its operations to 100% renewable energy. The site will electrify its heating needs as well as source its electricity demand via a portfolio of European power purchase agreements of offsite renewables. The transition is intended to be completed by 2029 latest. The move has been made possible by a Carbon Contract for Difference…
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Kimberly-Clark Awards Bright Futures Scholarships to 47 College-Bound Students
Kimberly-Clark has announced it has awarded Bright Futures college scholarships to 47 children of Kimberly-Clark employees across North America. The high school seniors were selected based on academic achievement, leadership, work experience and extracurricular activities. Now in its 32nd year, Bright Futures provides scholarship grants worth up to $20,000, or $5,000 per school year, for full-time students attending accredited colleges and universities. The program is administered by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation and has awarded $47 million in scholarships to more than 2,300 students since its inception. “This class of Bright Futures…
Read MoreKimberly-Clark Reports Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals
Kimberly-Clark recently published its annual sustainability report, including an update on the company’s progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals and a new ambition to be 100% Natural Forest Free across its portfolio beyond 2030. Over the past decade, the company has made significant investments in developing more sustainable products as part of the company’s innovation strategy and focus on delivering products with enhanced consumer benefits while striving to lower its environmental footprint. “Sustainability is woven into the fabric of our 152-year-old company’s innovation strategy and purpose, serving as a guiding principle…
Read MoreBaby2Baby Launches Partnership with Huggies-maker Kimberly-Clark to Provide Millions of Diapers and Wipes to Mothers In Need and Triple Their Maternal Health & Newborn Supply Kit Initiative
Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit organization, and Huggies diapers are joining forces to provide crucial support to new mothers and babies with a program that will launch timed to Mother’s Day 2024. In an effort to address rising diaper need in America and combat the tragically rising maternal mortality rate, Huggies, through the Kimberly-Clark Foundation, has committed to tripling the reach and impact of Baby2Baby’s initiative with The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Through a multi-million-dollar grant including funds and an in-kind product donation of its diapers, wipes and…
Read MoreKotex Global Study Finds Nearly 60% of Women Feel Progress is Lacking and Launches #ProgressFeelsLike Movement to Ignite Action on International Women’s Day
Kimberly-Clark‘s Kotex, creator of the period care category, is marking International Women’s Day (March 8) by releasing eye-opening data from a study around how women worldwide feel about progress. Kotex uncovered that nearly 60% of women believe that the speed of women’s progress is either stagnant or moving slowly. Half of the women polled indicated that the world is a more uncomfortable place for them than ever before. Furthermore, the study showed that these sentiments are relatively stronger among the younger generation. With this data top of mind, Kotex is…
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