Kimberly Clark : 2024 Appendix Financial Results (KMB2024SustainabilityReport APPENDIX)

Published: 2025-06-16 09:21:55 ET KMB

Published on 06/16/2025 at 09:21

Appendix

Appendix A

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index

Water Management

Total water withdrawn, (2) total water consumed; percentage of each in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress

CG-HP-140a.1 1) 86,361,346 m3/yr; 7.1%

2) 7,966,591 m3/yr; 25%

Description of water-management risks and discussion of strategies and practices to mitigate those risks

CG-HP-140a.2

Overview of our strategy on water-management risks and mitigation can be viewed on our website: https://www.kimberly-clark.com/en-us/esg/2030-ambition/esg-article/water-use-and-stewardship

Product Environmental, Health, and Safety Performance

Revenue from products that contain substances of high concern

CG-HP-250a.1

$602,9091

Discussion of process to identify and manage emerging materials and chemicals of concern

CG-HP-250a.3

Product Quality & Safety

Revenue from products designed with green chemistry principles

CG-HP-250a.4

We are members of the Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3), a multistakeholder collaborative that drives the commercial adoption of green chemistry by catalyzing and guiding action across

industries, sectors, and supply chains.

Packaging Lifecycle Management

(1) Total weight of packaging, (2) percentage made from recycled or renewable materials, and (3) percentage that is recyclable, reusable, or compostable

1) 817,193 MT

CG-HP-410a.1 2) 9.8%

3) 99.4%

Discussion of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of packaging throughout its lifecycle CG-HP-410a.2 Product, Packaging & Circular Systems

Environmental & Social Impacts of Palm Oil Supply Chain

Amount of palm oil sourced, percentage certified through the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) supply chains as (a) Identity Preserved, (b) Segregated, (c) Mass Balance, or (d) Book & Claim

CG-HP-430a.1

0% c) 6%

0% d) 0%

Activity Metrics

Units of products sold, total weight of products sold

CG-HP-000.A

4,609,664 MT

Number of manufacturing facilities

CG-HP-000.B

These products are not sold in Europe and have been since discontinued globally.

Appendix B

Alignment with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Index

We have adopted recommendations from the TCFD for evaluation of our climate risks and opportunities. Our TCFD Report published in 2021 continues to reflect our relevant climate-related risks and opportunities, and we regularly assess our approach with updates as needed. A summary of updated information to key portions of that report is included below and throughout this report.

Climate Governance

Our Board has established and approved the framework for our sustainability-related policies and procedures, including environmental stewardship, energy and climate, fiber sourcing, waste, and water management. As part of their oversight roles, the Board, including the Nominating and

Corporate Governance Committee and the Sustainability Subcommittee, receives regular reports from management on these topics, our goals, and our progress toward achieving them.

For more details, see Our Approach to Sustainability Governance in our 2024 Sustainability Report.

Our Sustainability Steering Committee oversees our sustainability strategy and its deployment.

Additionally, climate- and sustainability-related initiatives are operationalized through our Sustainability function, which is led by our Chief Sustainability Officer. The function's team comprises global program leaders who work cross-functionally to coordinate the execution of programs supporting our climate, energy, environmental stewardship, fiber sourcing, water management, health and safety, human rights, and other sustainability efforts. This team collaborates with Kimberly-Clark's business unit and sector teams and conducts periodic reviews to assess team targets and align actions for each pillar of our 2030 sustainability ambitions, including GHG reduction and climate-related goals.

For more details, see Our Approach to Sustainability Governance in our 2024 Sustainability Reportand the Governance section of our 2021 TCFD Report.

For more details regarding our Climate Strategy, see our 2021 TCFD Report.

In 2021, we began identifying, assessing, and quantifying our climate-related transition, as well as physical risks and corresponding opportunities. In assessing the time to 2030, 11 transition risks related to policy/legal, technology, market, and reputation were identified that could potentially impact our operations, facilities, and workforce. We began work in 2023 to update and refresh our transition risks, and we completed that work in 2024.

Policy and legal risks, including increased regulation governing how our products are manufactured, are key considerations in our ambition to transition to a lower-carbon economy. We also anticipate growing consumer demand for sustainable products and rising cost of raw materials over the coming decade. We are already beginning to operationalize mitigation strategies for these challenges across Kimberly-Clark, guided by the elements of our 2030 goals that aim for 50% reductions in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and use of Natural Forest Fibers, new petroleum-based plastics, and water in water-stressed regions.2 Our assessment's identification of key impact areas affords us strategic opportunities to further optimize our climate-mitigation investments.

"Water stress" is defined as a condition in which the demand for water exceeds the amount available during a certain time period or when poor quality (due to pollution, saline intrusion, etc.) restricts its use.

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