Our company received the following recognition in 2007:

Sustainability and accountability

• Named sustainability leader in the personal products sector of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes for the third successive year.
• Achieved highest global and home market ratings for the Personal Goods sector in GovernanceMetrics International global accountability ratings, which measure corporate governance and other areas of accountability.
• Ranked 13th of the top 50 U.S. companies in the inaugural LOHAS Index of companies that communicate their social responsibility. This ranking is based on research by the New Marketing Institute and research and analytics firm, KLD.
• Yuhan-Kimberly’s 2007 sustainability report was awarded 1st place in an evaluation of sustainability reports by the Economy Institute of Hankyoreh Newspaper.
• The Korean Federation for the Environment Movement ranked Yuhan-Kimberly first in their sustainable management index, based on ISO 26000.
• Yuhan-Kimberly named best company for Corporate Social Responsibility by the East Asian Institute for its environmental protection programs.
• Yuhan-Kimberly received the Grand Award for Excellence in Sustainability Management from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy two years running.
• Yuhan-Kimberly received the LOHAS Management Prize from the Green Fund Foundation for its sustainability management and social responsibility.
• K-C Argentina ranked 19th out of 150 companies in Argentina for corporate social responsibility by Valor Sostenible, a magazine focused on corporate social responsibility.

Most admired

• Ranked as one of the 100 most admired companies in Argentina, and the third most admired company in the Cosmetic and Health Care category, according to the annual Prestige Ranking of Argentine Companies compiled by Ceop Consulting and published in Clarín newspaper.
• Named China Excellent Corporate Citizenship by the China Corporate Citizenship Committee of the China Association of Social Workers – a non-governmental organization approved by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs.
• Yuhan-Kimberly named among the six most admired companies in Korea for five years running by Korea Management Association Consulting.

Environmental stewardship

• Received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership Award for work reducing fuel use and emissions in K-C’s distribution network.
• Received a Partners for Environmental Progress Community Partner Award for our recycled fiber facility at Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
• K-C Peru and its vendor, INGEMEDIOS, won an award for responsible solid waste management from CONAM, the national environment council, and DIGESA, the Health Ministry’s environmental health department. In addition, for the composting part of the project, K-C Peru and INGEMEDIOS received a Corporate Creativity Award from the Peru University of Applied Sciences (UPC), in association with the national newspaper, El Comercio, local television broadcaster, ATV, and the RPP News Group.
• Our Barton-upon-Humber, U.K. facility won the Severnside Annual Recycling Award in the Best Overall Sustainable Waste Management Solution category.
• Taejon mill in Korea received the 2007 Best Environmental Award from Taejon Metropolitan City.

Product recognition

• K-C Australia received two national Packaging Evolution Awards for packaging excellence and sustainable working practices from Packaging Magazine. The business received first place in the Personal Care and Cosmetics Packaging category and Best in Show.
• Kleenex received the Best Selling Brand award at Watson’s Health, Wellness and Beauty Awards in Thailand.
• Kotex received the Best Fit Award, voted for by shoppers of Mannings, a leading retailer of feminine care products in Hong Kong.
• Kotex received a Summer Champions Award for Best Female Protection in Summer, and a Bronze Health and Beauty Award, both from Hong Kong retailer, Watson’s.
• Scottex Cartaspugna Towels voted Product of the Year in the Italian Marketing and Innovation awards.
• KLEENGUARD A70 Chemical Spray Protection Apparel received a Commitment to Worker Safety Award from Workplace HR & Safety magazine. The award recognizes achievements and innovation in safety equipment product development. This is the third year running that K-C Professional has received this award (formerly the Compliance Magazine Commitment to Worker Safety Award).
• MICROCUFF Pediatric Endotracheal Tube won a 2007 Marketing Award for Excellence (MAX) for product innovation, marketing effectiveness and success in its market segment. The MAX Award is presented annually by the department of marketing at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, in conjunction with the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Community involvement

• K-C Spain’s Calatayud Mill received the town’s Gold Medal from the Calatayud municipality for its social and corporate commitment to the town. It was the first time the award had been given to a private company.
• HRH The Prince of Wales presented K-C with The Founders Award for its generous support over nine years for In Kind Direct, an organization that collects surplus and donated goods from manufacturers and distributes them at little cost to thousands of charities throughout the U.K.
• K-C’s Mobile, Alabama, U.S. mill received the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce Manufacturer of the Year award. The mill was chosen for its capital investment at the mill in 2007.

Employment

• Three K-C operations recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute out of more than 1,100 Latin American employers: Ecuador (No. 1 place to work in Ecuador and third greatest place to work in Latin America), Peru (No. 1 place to work in Peru and sixth greatest place to work in Latin America), and Colombia (13th greatest place to work in Latin America).
• K-C Russia was named as one of the Top Ten Best Employers in Russia, coming in ninth among 64 international and national companies in a study by the human resources consultancy, Hewitt Associates.
• Spanish business magazine, Actualidad Económica, named K-C Spain as the second best company to work for in Spain, highlighting K-C Spain’s training and development program and work atmosphere.
• Both Hsin-Ying and Chung-Li mills received the Excellent Safety and Hygiene Unit of Taiwan Award and the 2007 Voluntary Protection Programs Unit honor.
• Ta-Yuan mill received the Safety and Health Model Award from the Industrial Development Bureau of Taiwan.
• Hsin-Ying mill acknowledged as a Friendship Workplace by the Labor Authority of Taiwan.
• Hsin-Ying mill received the LOHAS Workplace Award from the Health Department of Executive Yuan.
• K-C awarded Employer of the Year at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers U.S. national convention in October 2007.
• Robert N. Stargel, vice president of Global Nonwovens, received one of two 2007 U.S. Society of Women Engineers Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Awards. He was recognized for helping women into technical and managerial leadership positions and mentoring K-C’s next generation of engineering leaders.
• Global Health Care sector president, Joanne Bauer, named in Modern Healthcare magazine’s Top 25 Women in Healthcare, which includes well-known physicians, administrators, business executives and policy makers.
• Neenah Nonwovens, Wisconsin, U.S. received the Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award from the Wisconsin Council of Safety in recognition of workplace safety and health excellence.
• LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. facility received an Award of Excellence from the Georgia Department of Labor. This is given to any public or private sector employer that has experienced at least 250 workdays without days away from work due to workplace injuries or illnesses.
• Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. facility received a Certificate of Safety Achievement from the North Carolina Department of Labor.

Recognition from customers

• Yuhan-Kimberly received an award for supply chain management at the Efficient Consumer Response Asia-Pacific Conference.
• K-C Thailand received the Best Service Level and Collaboration Award for a Non-Perishable Vendor Managed Inventory Supplier from Tops supermarket. The award recognized achievements in respect to service, logistics, collaboration and business strategy.
• A survey of 170 Swedish retailers named K-C the Best Supplier for Tissue and Baby and Child Care in Sweden.
• Improved our ranking in the U.K. Performance Monitor survey, in which retailers rank the best suppliers to work with over the previous year, from 11 in 2006 to eight in 2007.
• Bunzl Australia Limited named K-C Professional its Supplier of the Year for the second consecutive year. Bunzl, one of K-C Professional’s largest distributors, bestows the honor based on a supplier’s alignment to their business plan, the way the supplier works with the Bunzl team, the resulting growth of the business and the supplier’s diversity performance.
• Received three awards from retailer Dollar General: 2007 HBA Division Top Vendor Award for Family Care and Personal Care, 2007 Vendor Marketing Award and 2007 Supply Chain Silver Vendor Award.
• Awarded 2007 Rite Aid Vendor of the Year. K-C is the only repeat winner in the last five years.
• Won the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS) Most Innovative on the Supply Side Award. K-C won this award for consistently finding ways to better serve customers and consumers with initiatives that reduce out of stocks that cause lost sales at retail.
• Named Wal-Mart Supplier of the Quarter for Infant/Toddler Department in Q1 and Q3 2007. Wal-Mart recognized K-C for our business leadership and understanding of consumer insights, which allowed them to better serve their customers.
• Wal-Mart International recognized K-C as the Most Improved Supplier of the Year for 2007. This is the second time in the past three years K-C has won this award.
• Received Vendor of the Year Award for Albertsons Southern California Division.
• Received retailer CVS’s 2006 Personal Care Supplier Partner of the Year Award (awarded in 2007). We were recognized for sales growth, strong improvements against their Logistics Scorecard, and our detailed analysis of their Extra Care data.
• Named Safeway’s 2006 Supplier of the Year (awarded in 2007). This award is given annually to one company across all categories reflecting performance against Strategic Alignment, Innovation, Insights and Marketing and Supply Chain excellence.
• Our United States Consumer Products business ranked eighth out of all consumer products companies in the Cannondale PoweRanking, an influential annual survey of manufacturers and retailers.
• VHA, Inc. named K-C Health Care 2007 Supplier of the Year for providing the greatest support in helping its members achieve goals.
• K-C Health Care received a Premier Purchasing Partners’ Performance Award for its outstanding performance.
• K-C Health Care received the Medical/Surgical Program: Bronze Supplier Award from MedAssets.

[ print this page ]