/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) 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.
“Our inclusion in this global best corporate citizens list is the result of the exceptional talent and collaboration of our more than 56,000 employees worldwide,” said Suhas Apte, Vice President of Global Sustainability at Kimberly-Clark. “Being responsible stewards of the environment and positive contributors to our communities is an essential part of our culture at K-C. Receiving this recognition again with an improved rating this year is a testament to our
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