Kimberly Clark Archives - Environment+Energy Leader

Kimberly-Clark Adds Solar Roof to Singapore Manufacturing Plant

May 30, 2019April 4, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Kimberly-Clark recently started drawing power from a new solar roof at the company’s manufacturing facility in Tuas, Singapore. The plant’s 7,730 photovoltaic panels are expected to generate 3.5 gigawatt-hours of energy.

Kimberly-Clark Triangulates To Make the Business Case: Q&A with Juan Marin

January 30, 2019January 23, 2023 by Alyssa Danigelis

Juan Marin, energy solutions manager for Kimberly-Clark, discusses how the American multinational personal care corporation determines which energy-related projects to pursue.

Kimberly-Clark Invests $150 Million in Pennsylvania Mill Energy Upgrades

August 31, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is investing more than $150 million in energy upgrades for the company’s mill in Chester, Pennsylvania. The three-year project includes replacing an onsite coal-fired plant with a more efficient gas-fired one.

Kimberly-Clark Reports Water Management Progress, Sets 2022 Goals

June 28, 2018December 29, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Kimberly-Clark’s 2017 sustainability report and goals for 2022 show a continued focus on water management throughout their supply chain, especially in water-stressed areas.

Kimberly-Clark WaterLoupe Tool Pinpoints Factors Driving Water Risk

March 23, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

Kimberly-Clark and research firm Deltares have partnered to develop an interactive, web-based tool that will allow users to assess water risks for an entire watershed as well as for specific sectors and sub-groups, such as industrial users or farmers, over a 30-year time horizon. The WaterLoupe tool tracks data on ... Read more »

Major Infrastructure Push to Come During State of the Union, with Business Support

January 18, 2018June 23, 2022 by Ken Silverstein

The US Chamber of Commerice is advocating a 25-cent per gallon raise in the gas tax to fund infrastructure projects. That would be on top of the current 18.4 cents per gallon tax now for gasoline and the 24.4 cents per gallon tax for diesel fuel — something that would raise $375 billion over 10 years, it said.

Consumers & Retailers Drive Speedy Growth of Sustainable Nonwoven Market

September 6, 2017October 31, 2017 by Jennifer Nastu

Every nonwovens producer is now claiming sustainability (though there are varying degrees of certified progress). In coming days, sustainable nonwovens will continue to take market share. Should you be pressuring your suppliers to get onboard?

Kimberly-Clark, Like Other CPGs, Focuses on Supply Chain, Waste Diversion

June 30, 2017August 22, 2017 by Jennifer Nastu

CPG giant Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s just-released sustainability report indicates that the company diverted 95% of manufacturing waste from landfills and diverted more than 5,000 metric tons of post-consumer waste through partnership programs around the world; the company also says it achieved an an absolute reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 16.8% ... Read more »

Purchasing Tool IDs Wood, Paper Products with Lower Environmental Impacts

January 30, 2017February 1, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The North American Environmental Paper Network and SCS Global Services have developed a new product category rule specifying rules for life cycle assessment focused on wood and paper.

How Companies Can Create ‘Net Positive’ Products, Services and Environmental Impacts

June 8, 2016June 7, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Net Positive Project, a coalition of companies that aim to go beyond reducing their negative sustainability impacts to contribute in a “net positive” way to society, the environment and the global economy, launched yesterday. “With the recent adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the ratification of the ... Read more »

EPA Freight Industry Award Winners Revealed

October 14, 2015April 20, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA has announced the 2015 winners of the SmartWay Excellence Awards for retailers, manufacturers and logistics companies. The awards honors the top performing SmartWay partner companies that demonstrate how businesses can shrink their carbon footprints and contribute to healthier air all while saving on fuel costs as they move ... Read more »

EPA Awards SmartWay Shipping, Logistic Partners

September 26, 2014September 25, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Hewlett-Packard, Lowe’s and Home Depot are among the 2014 winners of the EPA’s SmartWay awards, which honors freight industry companies’ environmental leadership. Winners are in the top 5 percent of SmartWay performers in improving fuel efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing air pollution. The annual SmartWay Excellence Award honors ... Read more »

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