by Rebecca Walker — March 8, 2010—Kimberly-Clark Corporation was recently recognized as one of the “Best Corporate Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine, for the second consecutive year.
K-C, which ranked ninth in the 2009 listing, improved its score with a ranking of five, making it the top-rated non-food consumer products company on the magazine’s 2010 list. The magazine will publish its 11th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens list on March 9.
Kimberly-Clark increased its score in nearly every category of the report, ranking 11th in environment, 18th in human rights and tied for first in corporate governance. The magazine’s “100 Best Corporate Citizens” list ranks companies in the Russell 1000 Index based on publicly available information in seven key categories: Environment, Climate Change, Human Rights, Philanthropy, Employee Relations, Finance and Governance.
Also on the list are 3M Co., at 17; Johnson Controls at 22; Staples, Inc. at 79; CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. at 81; and Jones Lang LaSalle at 90. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens list was first published in 1999 in Business Ethics Magazine, and has been managed by Corporate Responsibility Magazine (formerly CRO Magazine) since 2007. The list’s open and transparent methodology is governed by a Methodology Committee of the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association (CROA).
Kimberly-Clark and its well known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people — nearly a quarter of the world’s population — trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No.1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company’s 138-year history of innovation, visit the Kimberly-Clark Web site.
