Kimberly-Clark (KMB)

Overall impact
B (70)

Commentary

Kimberly-Clark is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 70.1 for overall impact (82nd percentile compared to all companies), Kimberly-Clark ranks 6th out of 20 industry peers, behind Unilever, Henkel, Kao and 2 others, and ahead of Centric Brands, Tupperware Brands, Reckitt Benckiser and 11 others. On top material causes for Kimberly-Clark's industry (Consumer Discretionary Products), Kimberly-Clark performs well in Quality Lifelong Education (95.2 score), Conflict Free Mineral Production (90.9), Healthy Oceans (95.3) and 8 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (39.2 score) and Humane Treatment of Animals (22.7).
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Company
Founded
1872
Employees
38,000
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Household Products
Sub-industry
Household Products
SASB industry
Household & Personal Products
Headquarters
Tx, United States
Share classes
KMB
KCDMY
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico
Mission
We adhere to a set of simple yet insightful values established by our founders – quality, service and fair dealing.
Description
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care products in the United States. It operates through three segments: North America, International Personal Care, and International Family Care and Professional. The company North America segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Kotex, Poise, Depend, Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Wypall, and other brand names. The International Personal Care segment provides baby and child care, adult care and feminine care, including disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, reusable underwear, and other related products under the Huggies, Kotex, Goodfeel, Intimus, Depend and other brand names. The International Family Care and Professional segment offers facial and bathroom tissue, paper towels, napkins, wipers, tissue, towels, soaps and sanitizers, and other related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Wypall, and other brand names. It also sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and professional use products directly to distributors, manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through e-commerce. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Material causes
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