Our approach to sustainability is straightforward: identify and focus on sustainability initiatives that generate competitive advantage, improve business results and fulfill our responsibilities as a member of the global community.

At the corporate level, we channel our sustainability efforts into four areas: products, operations, employees and communities. This website describes our approach in each of these areas, and contains performance pages with updates on our progress during 2008.

Our Vision 2010 program provides a structured approach to ensure we operate responsibly and improve our performance with regard to the environment, health and safety. This is the third in a series of five-year programs through which we set goals and monitor our progress so we can tackle the most significant environmental, health and safety (EHS) issues confronting our business. Read more in Operations and Safety, Health and Hygiene .

Our corporate approach, including Vision 2010, applies to all our business units. Common elements include improved operational efficiency, engagement of employees, and the use of Design for Environment and insights from customers and consumers to identify sustainability improvements.

Each business unit has also identified specific sustainability priorities that supplement the corporate approach. These are the areas most important to each business’s products, operations and stakeholders.

Our Consumer Tissue business has prioritized responsible fiber use; environmental improvements to packaging; sustainability partnerships with key customers; and reduced carbon emissions and water use.

Our Personal Care business focuses on building partnerships with environmentally progressive customers; developing environmentally sound products; manufacturing efficiency; and solid waste management.

K-C Professional aims to reduce waste and use of natural resources and be a leader in responsible fiber use.

Our Health Care business is aligning its sustainability efforts with those of its customers in the areas of waste management, health and safety, and infection prevention. It is also communicating its sustainability efforts so customers can make informed decisions about the products they buy and the partners they do business with. Finally, it aims to use its sustainability efforts to attract talent and improve employee engagement.

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