Polaris™ is the First Exam Glove and
Personal Protective Equipment Product to receive the
Ecolabel
ROSWELL,
Ga., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark
Professional™ announced today that its recently launched Kimtech™
Polaris™ Nitrile Exam Glove has earned the Accountability,
Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) Environmental Impact Factor
Label from My Green Lab®, a non-profit environmental organization
dedicated to building a global culture of sustainability in
science. The ACT Label is the world's premier ecolabel for
laboratory products. The program ensures accountability,
consistency, and transparency in the reporting of environmental
impact data to enable sustainable laboratory procurement.
Since 2017, more than 1,100 lab products have received an ACT
Label from My Green Lab. Not only is
the Polaris Nitrile Glove the first exam glove and personal
protective equipment (PPE) product to earn an ACT Label, but
Kimberly-Clark Professional is also the first PPE supplier to have
earned an ACT Label.
"At Kimberly-Clark Professional, we are focused on bringing our
customers value-added innovation in an environmentally friendly
fashion," said Anuj Sinha, General Manager, Global
Scientific. "To bring more transparency to the market, we chose to
go through the ACT certification process with our Polaris Nitrile
Glove to give customers visibility into our supply chain
integrity."
The criteria for receiving an ACT Label, also known as the
Environmental Impact Factor (EIF) criteria, entails third-party
verification of the environmental impact of a product, its
operations, and its end of life. Completing this process and
achieving certification for a product offers a baseline and
framework for continuous improvement for product manufacturers,
while also enabling customers to make more informed decisions on
the products they purchase for their labs.
In many work environments, it is critical for workers to utilize
single-use PPE products, such as nitrile gloves, to protect
themselves and their processes. Kimtech Polaris Nitrile Exam
Gloves' high-quality nitrile formulation offers not only
uncompromised protection, strength, and comfort, but also keeps
customers' sustainability goals at the forefront.
For more information, including how to purchase Kimtech Polaris
Nitrile Exam Gloves, please visit
https://kimtech.kcprofessional.com/en-us. To view Kimtech Polaris
Nitrile Exam Gloves ACT Label in more detail, please visit
https://actdatabase.mygreenlab.org.
About Kimberly-Clark Professional™
Kimberly-Clark Professional™ partners with businesses to create
Exceptional Workplaces, helping to make them healthier, safer, and
more productive. Key brands in this segment include Kleenex, Scott,
WypAll, KleenGuard and Kimtech. To see how Kimberly-Clark
Professional is helping people around the world to work better,
please visit https://www.kcprofessional.com/en-us/.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB) and its trusted brands are an
indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries.
Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's
most essential needs, we create products that help individuals
experience more of what is important to them. Our portfolio of
brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle,
Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve,
Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, hold No. 1 or No. 2
share positions in approximately 70 countries. We use sustainable
practices that support a healthy planet, build strong communities,
and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. We are proud
to be recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies
by Ethisphere for the sixth year in a row. To keep up with the
latest news and to learn more about the company's 150-year history
of innovation, visit
https://www.kimberly-clark.com/en-us.
About My Green Lab®
My Green Lab® is a non-profit
environmental organization with a mission to build a global culture
of sustainability in science. The organization is the world leader
in developing internationally recognized sustainability standards
for laboratories and laboratory products, bringing sustainability
to the community responsible for the world's life-changing medical
and technical innovations. Laboratories are one of the most
resource-intensive spaces in any industry, but they don't have to
be. By introducing both a new perspective and proven best practices
within a carefully crafted framework, My
Green Lab has inspired tens of thousands of scientists to
make a positive change in their labs by reducing the environmental
impact of their work.
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