Kimberly-Clark Professional™ Announces Greenovation Awards for Sustainability Leadership and Waste Reduction
The 2024 Greenovation Awards recognize companies for demonstrating sustainability leadership and reducing environmental impact.
The award-winning companies diverted a total of 419,689 pounds of used personal protective equipment (PPE) from landfills in 2023 through The RightCycle™ Program. The program helps a wide range of
- Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
- Catalent –
Madison, WI - Cook Medical
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Integrated DNA Technologies -
The Jackson Laboratory - MillaporeSigma
- Orca Bio
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Pall Corporation - Pfizer –
Cambridge, MA -
Promega Corporation -
Purdue University -
Department of Chemistry at theUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -
W L Gore & Associates
Since its inception in 2011, The RightCycle Program has helped customers divert more than 5.5 million pounds of PPE waste from landfills.1 The program has helped
"Our customers have displayed exceptional leadership in sustainability through this program as well as other initiatives to reduce their environmental impact," said Ashley Davis, global sustainability manager,
To learn more, visit The RightCycle Program website. While Kimberly-Clark Professional recently entered into a transaction, which is pending customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, upon the consummation of which the company would transition away from recycling programs under The RightCycle Program brand,
Kimberly-Clark has a global goal to reduce its environmental footprint by 50% by 2030 and is focused on the areas where it can make the biggest difference – climate, forests, water and plastics.
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source: 2023 WasteBits and 2023
About Kimberly-Clark Professional™
Kimberly-Clark Professional™ partners with businesses to create Exceptional Workplaces, helping to make them healthier, safer and more productive. Key brands in this segment include Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, KleenGuard and
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we create products that help individuals experience more of what's important to them. Our portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold No. 1 or No. 2 share positions in approximately 80 countries. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build strong communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. We are proud to be recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies by
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