What is Kimberly-Clark's environmental accountability evil score?

Kimberly-Clark has an ESG accountability Evil Score of 85/100, indicating severe levels of non-compliance, heavy carbon intensity, or active environmental litigation opposition.

How much carbon emissions does Kimberly-Clark produce?

Kimberly-Clark produces direct Scope 1 & Scope 2 greenhouse emissions totaling 147 Megatonnes of CO2 equivalent annually, as tracked on our persistent audit framework.

Has Kimberly-Clark been audited for deforestation or litigation fines?

Yes, our real-time audit tracks 232 hectares of satellite-detected deforestation, with compiled historical litigation fines totaling $3,044,564,272 USD. See full investigation details.

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Consumer Goods • North America

Kimberly-Clark

HEADQUARTERS: Irving, United States • FOUNDED: 1872

DESTRUCTION SCORE 85/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Kimberly-Clark maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 147 Mt 84 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 232 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1651 Incidents $3044.6M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $275.0M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2023 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 175 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Kimberly-Clark contract supply boundary in Australia.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

United Kingdom consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 611 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Kimberly-Clark's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Linda Davis

Chief Executive

Robert Miller

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Kimberly-Clark Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics