Kimberly-Clark PPE Earns ACT Label

Kimberly-Clark Professional’s Kimtech™ Polaris™ Nitrile Exam Glove recently achieved the Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) Environmental Impact Factor Label from nonprofit environmental organization My Green Lab®.

According to a press release, My Green Lab’s 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. Kimberly-Clark’s Polaris Nitrile Glove is the first exam glove and personal protective equipment (PPE) product to earn an ACT Label. In addition, Kimberly-Clark is the first PPE supplier to receive the ACT Label.

“At Kimberly-Clark Professional, we are focused on bringing our customers value-added innovation in an environmentally friendly fashion,” said Anuj Sinha, Kimberly-Clark general manager of 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.”

About Kimberly-Clark Professional
Kimberly-Clark Professional offers an array of hand hygiene and contamination-control products. Located in Roswell, Georgia, Kimberly-Clark Professional is one of Kimberly-Clark Corp.’s four business sectors. For more information, visit kcprofessional.com.