The Environment
Kleenex Facial Tissue promotes the sustainable management of forests and has achieved FSC certification: the highest possible standard for responsible forest management. This in turn has led Kleenex Facial Tissue to gain the Forest Stewardship Council certification and the support of WWF to continuously promote environmentally sustainable products.
In 2010 Kleenex Facial Tissue was granted certification by the Forest Stewardship Council, internationally recognised as the world’s most rigorous environmental and social standard for responsible forest management.
In addition, Kleenex Facial Tissue carton box is made from 95% recyclable board.
Kleenex Facial Tissue also designs and specifies packaging in accordance with the principles of the Australian Packaging Covenant Sustainable Packaging Guidelines and has a policy of buying recycled content for packaging where functionality allows. Read more about our efforts in recycling plastic packaging.
The Kimberly-Clark Australia environmental policy our environmental policy states that Kimberly-Clark will:
Having certification for all three of our mills under the highest international environmental standards by independent and accredited auditors
In 2010 Kimberly-Clark and Kleenex Facial Tissue received FSC certification, the only forest certification scheme endorsed by WWF and Greenpeace
Pioneering innovative, oxygen-based bleaching methods in Australia
Getting 30% of our energy from wood residues, which are greenhouse neutral and environmentally friendly
Installing a $3.4 million nappy reclaim unit to recycle manufacturing waste
For the fourth consecutive year, Kimberly-Clark has been named No. 1 in the personal products category of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). Only the top 10 percent of the world’s largest 2,500 companies qualify for this prestigious list, with companies selected according to a systematic sustainability assessment that identifies the leaders in each industry group.
Kimberly-Clark is also a foundation supporter of the