Kimberly-Clark Tops Class of Personal Care Products with A+ GRI Rating

摘要

Huggies and Kleenex top the list ofKimberly-Clark's iconic brands of personal care products. This year marks the company's 140th in existence and its first A+ rating on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) report. In order to secure the A+ rating, Kimberly-Clark fulfilled all 79 indicators established by GRI under the sections Economic Performance, Labor Practices, Human Rights, Environmental Practices, Society Performance, and Product Responsibilities. Sustainability: The Journal of Record spoke with Kimberly'-Clark's director of sustainability strategy, Peggy Ward, on some of the highlights from the report—such as a Huggies diaper composting initiative in New Zealand and zero manufacturing waste-to-landfill goals.Peggy Ward: The reporting process is a collaborative effort between our corporate communications team and our sustainability team. Our corporate communications team owns the document, so they are ultimately responsible for it, but it is really a partnership of the reporting process and the sustainability content with these two groups. For my part, I helped write and contribute to every report that we have done since 2003, and we have included elements of GRI for many years.