Tantanoola Mill

Environmental management and policy

Kimberly-Clark Australia was one of the first Australian companies to adopt a corporate environmental policy and develop its Environmental Management System (EMS) using ISO 14001.

Our environmental policy states that Kimberly-Clark Australia will:

  • continually improve its environmental performance, prevent pollution and responsibly minimise and control its wastes
  • plan, construct and operate all operating locations to comply with applicable regulations, to meet ISO 14001 or its equivalent and to act with due diligence for environmental protection and improvement
  • regularly review and upgrade its environmental management system in Australia and incorporate the environmental elements of Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s Environmental Health & Safety Management System
  • promote throughout the company a strong environmental ethic as part of its culture
  • consider favourably, suppliers who pursue good environmental management practices

  • source its paper-products fibre from either:

    • recycled fibre recovered from waste paper or
    • virgin fibre which is made from wood out of forests which have had their operations and management certified to one of the listed forest management systems1. We shall strive for 100% compliance while accepting 70% as a minimum
  • help conserve resources by the design and production of products to reduce the use of raw materials, packaging and energy in manufacture, and by recycling production wastes
  • communicate openly and constructively with responsible environmental interests, government authorities and the community generally.

[Approved by the Managing Director, Kimberly-Clark Australia, Mark Wynne, 15 July 2008]

Environmental Management System

Kimberly-Clark Australia has an Environmental Management System based on the ISO 14000 standards for environmental management.

These comprehensive procedures help us achieve our environmental policy and cover every environmental aspect of our business and products.

Each site has an Environmental Coordinator who administers the site’s written environmental procedures and planning targets to ensure we meet all requirements. We have strict management procedures for water, noise, air, solid waste reduction, energy and greenhouse gas reduction, and safe handling of chemicals.

Three mills have independent certification to ISO 14001:2004. They are the integrated Tantanoola and Millicent pulp and paper mills and the Albury nonwoven fabric mill. Additionally, environmental auditing of manufacturing sites is conducted annually by overseas auditors.

Footnotes

  1. Forest Management Systems recognised by Kimberly-Clark Australia are:

    • FSC – Forest Stewardship Council
    • SFI – Sustainable Forest Initiative
    • CSA – Canadian Standards Association National Sustainable Forest Management Standards
    • CERFLOR – Sistema Brasileiro de Certificação Florestal in Brazil
    • AFS – Australian Forestry Standard, and
    • PEFC – Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes.