Forests, Land and Agriculture Sourcing

Procurement Forests, Land and Agriculture Sourcing

Policy Statement

It is the policy of Kimberly-Clark to conduct its businesses with a sincere and proper regard for the need to sustain natural resources used in the manufacture of the Corporation’s products. By supporting responsible forestry and agricultural management, we aim to mitigate climate change, conserve terrestrial biodiversity, respect local communities, and ensure a resilient, healthy supply chain.

This policy is intended to:

• Source forest-, land-, and agriculturally-derived materials from legal sources

• Restrict the sourcing of goods linked to deforestation or natural ecosystem conversion

• Protect biodiversity and reduce the impacts of natural forest degradation from its supply chain

• Respect and protect Human Rights in its supply chain, including protection of the rights of Indigenous Peoples through practice of Free, Prior and Information Consent (FPIC)

Kimberly-Clark commits to responsibly source wood fiber for products and fiber-based packaging. It is Kimberly-Clark’s intent to only source environmentally responsible fiber which includes recycled fiber, sustainable alternative non-wood fibers (e.g. bamboo, wheat straw) and virgin wood fiber from suppliers that have had their forestry operations or wood fiber procurement activities certified to one of the internationally-recognized forest certification schemes such as the Forest Stewardship Council^®(FSC^®).

Supplier Fiber Certification

In the event that a supplier to Kimberly-Clark does not have certification of its forest lands or wood fiber procurement activities, the supplier will be given reasonable time to achieve certification.

If a supplier is not in compliance with any applicable provisions of this policy, we will take appropriate action to address such non-compliance, which may include (i) an action plan for compliance or (ii) termination or non-renewal of the supply contract. Upon request, supplier must provide data demonstrating compliance.

For more information, please review Kimberly-Clark’s Forests, Land and Agriculture Policy.