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KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL*
on the road to sustainability
and WYPALL* L product ranges. AIRFLEX* Fabric reduces fibre
consumption by up to 17% compared with conventional fabrics and,
when used in SCOTT® Xtra Hand Towels, the amount of fibre needed
to dry hands is reduced. The result: the amount of dry waste in the
bin is reduced by up to 28%.
“AIRFLEX* Fabric is a great example of how innovation can really
make a difference to the environment,” said Lisa Morden. “High
performance products manufactured using AIRFLEX* Fabric help
customers reduce their usage, which in turn means fewer resources
to get the job done and less waste to throw away.”
Further innovations include WYPALL* X cloths made from
HYDROKNIT material, which results in consistently strong and absorbent
wipes that can reduce usage and landfill compared with rags.
After the design process, KIMBERLY -CLARK PROFESSIONAL* takes
care to source raw materials in a responsible manner. In Europe, every
one of the company’s virgin pulp suppliers is certified under the Forest
Stewardship Council scheme. In addition, across Europe KIMBERLY-
KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL*, the
CLARK PROFESSIONAL*products contain on average 80% recycled
world’s largest supplier of washroom
fibres – equivalent to more than 174,000 metric tonnes of fibre.
products, is continuing to reduce its
KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* has also invested in new
technology and process improvements designed to reduce the use of
impact on the environment thanks to a
natural resources. At Delyn Mill in the UK for example, the company
range of measures targeting the entire
has invested in additional water cleaning equipment to improve
reliability and effluent water quality. This has also enabled the mill to
lifecycle of its products from source to recycle more water and reduce the amount of fresh water consumed.
disposal:
In addition, KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* has implemented an
Environment Management System (EMS), which has been third-party
• Product design accredited to the ISO 140001 standard, in each of its European
• Raw materials manufacturing sites. The EMS helps to ensure that each site’s most
• Manufacturing significant environmental aspects, including water and energy, are
• Transport identified and managed to reduce impact on the environment.
•Use As a result of its efforts the corporation has been able to improve
• Final disposal energy efficiency by 9% since 2005, improved water use efficiency by
Within all these areas KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* is 15% since 2000 and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 7% since 2005.
focusing on a range of issues, such as responsible forest management Recognizing that our efforts must extend beyond the shop floor,
throughout the supply chain, reduction of energy and water Kimberly-Clark company has also introduced a number of
consumption, reduction of packaging materials in carbon emissions improvements to packaging and distribution efficiencies, which will
and waste generation. result in significant reductions in transportation-related carbon
“The idea of source reduction is at the heart of our ‘REDUCE TODAY, emissions.
RESPECT TOMORROW * programme. And it is leading us to find ways In the UK, KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* has improved
which we can reduce the consumption of natural resources throughout efficiency and minimised environmental impact by reducing the
the lifecycle of our products,” said Lisa Morden, Global Sustainability occasions where trucks are running empty. The company has
Manager at KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL*.“We are proud of our introduced an integrated transport solution in which the same trucks
achievements so far, but this is not the end of the story.We will continue are used for outbound customer deliveries as well as inbound
to make improvements in our on-going pursuit of sustainability.”
To achieve its aims, KIMBERLY-CLARK PROFESSIONAL* is targeting
each stage of the product life cycle with tailored solutions.
The process starts with product design intended to reduce the
resources consumed during manufacturing, distribution and use of
products.
By embedding sustainability principles into product innovation
processes and utilising life cycle thinking, KIMBERLY-CLARK
PROFESSIONAL* is working to reduce the use of the worlds natural
resources even further.
One outcome of the innovation process is the company’s patented
AIRFLEX* Fabric, which is used in the KLEENEX® and SCOTT® Branded
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