We began a program in 2007 to combine the environmental, health
and safety (EHS) management systems in our facilities. The system
guides Kimberly-Clark facilities to identify, control and reduce
EHS risks, enhance compliance and improve performance.
The program mirrors the international standards ISO 14001 for
environmental management and OHSAS 18001 for occupational health
and safety. Some of our facilities choose to become certified to
these standards as a demonstration of best practice or because of
business need. Other facilities are internally audited to standards
at least as stringent.
We require all facilities and business units to certify
quarterly their compliance with applicable environmental laws and
regulations, as well as our Vision 2010 Water Quality Standard.
These environmental compliance assurances are included in our
quarterly internal financial controls process and receive attention
at the highest levels of the company.
Sustainability Advisory Board
Our Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB), formed in 2007, is
comprised of seven external members. The SAB advises the
Global Strategic Leadership Team and Global Sustainability function
on sustainability issues, and provides a more independent view of
our sustainability programs, as well as the potential risks and
opportunities for our business.
In addition, the SAB provides an External Assessment of our Sustainability
Reports.
Sustainability Advisory Board members:
- George Carpenter, president of Fraser River
Strategies and the former director of Corporate Sustainable
Development at Procter & Gamble
- Claude Fussler, former vice president of Dow
Chemical and former director of Stakeholder Relations at the World
Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Malini Mehra, founder and CEO of the Centre
for Social Markets, a non-profit organization that has pioneered
work on sustainability and corporate responsibility in India and
its Diaspora since 2000
- Timothy Smith, senior vice president,
Environment, Social and Governance Group at Walden Asset
Management
- Ken Strassner, former vice president, Global
Environment, Safety, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at
Kimberly-Clark
- Andrew Winston, co-author of the bestseller
"Green to Gold," author of "Green Recovery" and founder of Winston
Eco-Strategies, an organization that helps leading companies use
environmental strategy to grow and prosper
- Ricardo Young Silva, former executive
president of Ethos Institute, a leading corporate social
responsibility organization dedicated to mobilizing, encouraging
and helping companies manage their business in a socially
responsible way
