Global Reporting Initiative Index

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GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE INDEX
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GRI indicator Inclusion Location
Strategy and analysis
1.1 Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organization about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy. Yes Sustainability at K-C/A message from Tom Falk
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities. Yes Sustainability at K-C
Profile
2.1 Name of reporting organization. Yes Kimberly-Clark Home
2.2 Primary brands, products and or services. Yes Products/Customers, shoppers and users
2.3 Operational structure of the organization including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries and joint ventures. Yes Company Profile
2.4 Location of organization’s headquarters. Yes Sustainability at K-C/A message from Tom Falk
2.5 Number of countries where organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. Yes Global Locations
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form. Yes Certificate of Incorporation
2.7 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served and types of customers/beneficiaries). Yes Company Profile
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization including:
  • Number of employees
  • Net sales
  • Total capitalisation broken down in terms or debt and equity; and
  • Quantity of products or services provided
Yes Data summary

Annual Reports
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Awards and recognition 2008
Report Parameters
3.1 Reporting period for information provided. Yes Sustainability/Performance 2008
3.2 Date of most recent previous report. Yes Sustainability/Previous reports
3.3 Reporting cycle Yes Sustainability/Performance 2008
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. Yes Sustainability homepage
3.5 Process for defining report content, including:
  • Determining materiality
  • Prioritising topics within the report; and
  • Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report.
Yes Sustainability at K-C/Our approach
3.6 Boundary of the report. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Our approach
GRI content index
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard disclosures in the report. Yes Sustainability homepage/GRI index
Assurance
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, explain the scope and basis of any external assurance provided. Also explain the relationship between the reporting organization and the assurance provider. Yes Sustainability homepage/Advisory panel’s assessment

Sustainability at K-C/Managing sustainability
Governance, Commitments and Engagement
Governance
4.1 Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Governance
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and if so, their function within the organization’s management and the reasons for this arrangement). Yes Sustainability at K-C/Governance
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Governance
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance, and the status of their implementation. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Governance
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization’s identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Governance
Commitments to external initiatives
4.13 Members in associations and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization:
  • Has positions in governance bodies
  • Participates in projects or committees
  • Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or
  • Views membership as strategic
Yes Sustainability at K-C/Public policy
Stakeholder engagement
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization E.g. communities, civil society, customers, shareholders and providers op capital, suppliers and employees, other workers and their trade unions. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Our stakeholders
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.
E.g. surveys, focus groups, community panels, corporate advisory panels, written communication, management/union structures and other vehicles. Say whether any engagement was undertaken specifically as part of the report preparation process.
Partial Sustainability at K-C/Our stakeholders
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Partial Sustainability at K-C/Our stakeholders
Performance: Economic
 
Disclosure on Management approach -
  Provide a concise disclosure on the Management Approach items outlined below with reference to the following economic aspects; economic performance, market presence and indirect economic impacts Yes Sustainability at K-C/Managing sustainability
Economic Performance indicators
Aspect: Economic Performance
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Economic impacts
 
Aspect: Indirect economic impacts
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro-bono engagement. Yes Community
Performance: Environmental
 
Disclosure on Management approach
  Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following environmental aspects: materials, energy, water, biodiversity, emissions, effluents and waste, products and services, compliance, transport and overall Yes Sustainability at K-C/Managing sustainability
Environmental Performance indicators
Aspect: Energy
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Yes Operations/Energy/Performance 2008
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. Yes Operations/Energy/Performance 2008
EN5 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. Yes Operations/Energy/Performance 2008
EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. Yes Products/Life-cycle thinking/Performance 2008
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. Yes Operations/Energy
Aspect: Water
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source. Partial Operations/Water/Performance 2008
Aspect: Biodiversity
EN13 Habitats protected or restored. Partial Community/Environment
Aspect: Emissions, effluents and waste
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Yes Operations/Climate change/Performance 2008
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Yes Operations/Climate change/Performance 2008
EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. Yes Operations/Climate change/Performance 2008
EN20 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. Yes Operations/Climate change/Performance 2008
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. Yes Operations/Climate change/Performance 2008
Aspect: Products and services
EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Yes Products/Life cycle thinking

Products/Fiber procurement


Products/Synthetic fibers


Products/Packaging
Aspect: Compliance
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Yes Operations/Environmental assessments/Performance 2008
Aspect: Overall
EN30 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. Yes Operations/Environmental visions/Performance 2008
Performance: Labour Practices and Decent work
Disclosure on management approach
  Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following labour aspects; employment, labour/management relations, occupational health and safety, training and education and diversity and equal opportunity. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Managing sustainability

Employees
Labour Practices and Decent Work Performance Indicators
Aspect: Employment
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region. Yes Employees
LA2 Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender and region. Partial Employees
Aspect: Labour/management relations
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. Yes Employees/Employee relations/Performance 2008
Aspect: Occupational health and safety
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, absenteeism, and number of work related fatalities by region. Yes Occupational health and hygiene/Performance 2008
LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programmes in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. Partial Employees/health services 2008
Aspect: Training and education
LA11 Programmes for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing their careers. Yes Employees/Talent management
LA12 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. Yes Employees/Talent management
Aspect: Diversity and equal opportunity
LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership and other indicators of diversity. Partial Employees/Diversity and inclusion/Performance 2008
Performance: Human rights
 
Disclosure on management approach
  Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following human rights; investment and procurement practices, non-discrimination, freedom of association and collective bargaining, abolition of child labour, prevention of forced and compulsory labour, complaints and grievance practices, security practices and indigenous rights. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Managing sustainability

Employees
Human rights indicators
Aspect: Investment and procurement activities
HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. Partial Environment/Supplier relations/Performance 2008
Performance: Society
Disclosure on management approach
  Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following society aspects; community, corruption, public policy, anti-competitive behaviour and compliance Yes Sustainability at K-C/Managing sustainability
Society performance indicators
Aspect: Public policy
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. Yes Sustainability at K-C/Public policy
Aspect: Compliance
SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. Yes Operations/Environmental assessments/Performance 2008
Performance: Product responsibility
Disclosure on management approach
  Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following society aspects; customer health and safety, product and service labelling, marketing communications, customer privacy and compliance Yes Sustainability at K-C/Managing sustainability
Product responsibility Performance indicators
Aspect: Customer Health and safety
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. Partial Products/Product quality and safety

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