Caring for our environment
At Kimberly-Clark Australia we take environmental sustainability very seriously. We work actively across all aspects of our business to make sure our products are environmentally responsible.
See the latest on our environmental performance in our 2007 Sustainability Report, Walking the Talk [PDF, 52 pages, 2.36 MB].
What is KCA doing to protect the environment?
Our environmental policies and practices are based on the international ISO 14000 standards for environmental management. In fact, we were one of the first Australian companies to ever have an environmental policy.
Our sound environmental management is shown in the way we:
- trailblazed innovative oxygen-based bleaching methods in Australia and introduced them to our pulp manufacture sites in 1991
- follow ISO 14000 standards in our environmental management
- meet stringent environmental standards in our fibre production
- became foundation supporters of Commonwealth Government environmental initiatives, the Greenhouse Challenge and the National Packaging Covenant
- installed a $3.4 million nappy reclaim unit to recycle manufacturing waste
- promote stringent segregation of wastes in production to ensure a high level of internal recycling (both paper and plastic wastes)
- promote a strong environmental ethic as part of our culture throughout the company.