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Use of FSC-certified fiber surges 111% at K-C since 2009

08 Aug '14

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A five-year old collaboration between Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Corporation and Greenpeace has helped K-C increase use of fiber produced from sustainable sources. Due to this agreement, K-C has been able to increase use of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified fiber by 111 percent since 2009.

August 5, marked the fifth anniversary of an agreement between NYSE-listed Kimberly-Clark (K-C) Corporation and Greenpeace, which established collaboration towards long-term solutions to protect worldwide forests.

This agreement in turn, demonstrated K-C's efforts, which is present in more than 175 countries and has brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend in its fold in setting industry-leading fiber sourcing goals.

Over the last five years, the relationship helped accomplish key objectives by increasing use of fiber produced from sustainable sources. For K-C, the collaboration with Greenpeace and other stakeholders like Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) provided important insights into improving the sustainability of its products and its supply chain.

Since the partnership began, K-C has, committed to a preference for FSC-certified fiber, resulting in global growth in FSC-fiber supply through supplier partners and increased the use of FSC-certified fiber in Kimberly-Clark's global tissue products by 111 percent since 2009.

K-C has also reached its Sustainability 2015 goal of sourcing 100% of its virgin wood fiber from suppliers whose forestry operations or wood-fiber procurement activities are certified by a third-party forest certification system.

It has also increased its use of environmentally-preferred fiber, which includes FSC-certified fiber and recycled fiber, in its tissue products to 83.5 percent from 54.6 percent.

By 2025, K-C will strive to obtain 90 percent of the fiber for its tissue products from environmentally preferred sources. This includes FSC-certified wood fiber, recycled fiber and sustainable alternative fibers. Also by 2025, K-C will find substitute sources for at least 50% of wood fiber sourced from natural forests.

K-C is recognized among the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Magazine, "World's Most Ethical Companies" by Ethisphere Institute and as a component of the "Natural Capital Leaders Index" by GreenBiz Group and is a recipient of other notable citizenship distinctions.

K-C publishes an annual comprehensive review of progress against its "Sustainability 2015" framework of people, planet and products.

"Over the years, we have learned that working collaboratively helps us to continuously improve. Kimberly-Clark and Greenpeace may seem like unlikely allies, but opening a dialogue showed us that we have shared values - and that a partnership could help us accelerate our progress towards common goals," said Lisa Morden, Senior Director of Sustainability at Kimberly-Clark.

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