by Rebecca Walker — December 27, 2010—The Kimberly-Clark Corporation made the most environmental progress within the consumer products/car category among the top 100 companies over the past year, according to Newsweek‘s 2010 Green Rankings of the largest 500 companies.
Newsweek ranked Kimberly-Clark No. 76, up from No. 120 in 2009 among the largest 500 companies, and No. 8, up from No. 10 in 2009 among the consumer products/car category companies this year.
The second annual study by the leading weekly news magazine measures the environmental performance of the 500 largest publicly traded companies based on each company’s resource use and emission levels, environmental policies and strategies, and peer reputation.
Kimberly-Clark earned an overall Green Score of 80.65 out of 100 in Newsweek‘s 2010 Green Rankings. The score is based on the ranking of a company’s global environmental impact, based on more than 700 metrics; an extensive assessment of environmental initiatives; and a reputation survey of CEOs, environmental officers and other experts.
The complete rankings, as well as the related story and methodology, can be found on the Newsweek Web site.
The top company is Dell, and others on the list include Johnson Controls (14), 3M (22), and DuPont (140).
Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. For more information, see the Web site as well as its ad in FMLink.
