Tag: Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark Reports Progress Toward 2030 Sustainability Goals

Stuart Mitchell

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…

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Baby2Baby 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

Stuart Mitchell

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…

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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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