Tag: Kimberly-Clark

Kotex Global Study Finds Nearly 60% of Women Feel Progress is Lacking and Launches #ProgressFeelsLike Movement to Ignite Action on International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

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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Kimberly-Clark Goes Green in North Wales with Renewable Energy for Tissue Manufacturing

Stuart Mitchell

HYRO takes another step toward helping energy-intensive businesses by seeking consent for its first green hydrogen project at parent company of Huggies®, Andrex® and Kleenex® HYRO – a joint venture between RES and Octopus Energy Generation – has submitted a planning application to Flintshire County Council for its Coleshill Green Hydrogen Project. The scheme is one of two projects located on existing Kimberly-Clark sites which aim to assist the roll out of this reliable, and cost-competitive source of power for industrial businesses. The Coleshill Green Hydrogen Project comprises a Green…

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Kimberly-Clark Reports Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark has published its annual sustainability report, including an update on the company’s progress toward its 2030 sustainability strategy and goals. The goals address the social and environmental challenges of the next decade with a mission of improving the lives and well-being of 1 billion people in underserved and vulnerable communities around the world – while safeguarding natural systems and reducing the company’s environmental footprint by 50 percent in key areas, including plastics, forests, water and climate. “I’m proud of what our teams around the world have accomplished in the…

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Kimberly-Clark Awards Bright Futures College Scholarships to 62 Students in U.S. and Canada

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark has announced the 62 recipients of its 2023 Bright Futures Scholarships. The Bright Futures program is administered by the Kimberly-Clark Foundation and awards college scholarships to children of Kimberly-Clark employees throughout North America. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, community service, extracurricular activities, and work experience. “This year’s scholarship recipients have demonstrated an impressive commitment to academic excellence and community service, and we are inspired by their achievements,” said Jenny Lewis, Vice President of the Kimberly-Clark Foundation. “We are proud to support them as they pursue their goals…

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Kimberly-Clark Professional Announces Greenovation Awards for Sustainability Leadership and Waste Reduction

Stuart Mitchell

Kimberly-Clark Professional™, a global leader in personal protective equipment (PPE) for industrial and scientific applications, has bestowed the 2023 Greenovation Awards on 49 companies for demonstrating sustainability leadership and reducing their environmental impact by participating in landfill diversion programs. The companies were recognized for diverting a total of 439,227 pounds of PPE waste from landfills in 2022 through The RightCycle™ Program. The program helps a wide range of Kimberly-Clark Professional’s customers reduce their solid waste streams by enabling them to recycle single-use items such as garments, gloves, hoods, boot covers,…

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