In 2008, we communicated our sustainability approach internally to ensure consistent implementation throughout the company.

We distributed various supporting materials to team leaders. These included a Q&A sheet providing answers to commonly asked questions, a quick reference fact sheet, and presentations for use with employees.

Management systems

The results of our internal compliance audits are reported on the Environmental assessments performance page and the Safety, health and hygiene performance page.

Twenty-nine facilities were certified to the ISO 14001 international standard for environmental management (see box). K-C Australia’s Millicent and Tantanoola facilities achieved ISO 14001 certification for the first time.

Sustainability Advisory Board

The SAB met twice in 2008. Members discussed several important sustainability topics for K-C, gave feedback on our 2007 sustainability report and commented on our approach for this report. They also considered the types and levels of third-party assessment available for sustainability reporting, other than the review the SAB itself provides. After considering the alternatives, the SAB agreed to proceed with its own review and statement this year

Our approach to evaluating K-C’s and our suppliers’ labor practices was among the key topics discussed. We presented our new contract manufacturer evaluation procedure to the SAB and modified our Human Rights in Employment Policy to incorporate some of their comments.

The SAB also provided input for our draft climate change strategy, and encouraged us to set a realistic yet aggressive carbon reduction target. They also encouraged us to share the process we used to arrive at our proposed strategy externally. Read more in Climate change.

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