Ethisphere Names Kimberly-Clark as One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®

Kimberly-Clark Corporation as one of the global personal care leaders, has been recognised as one of the 2026 World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere, one of the global leaders in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices.

Kimberly-Clark has been awarded this prestigious recognition for eight consecutive years and eleven times overall. It is one of only two honorees in the Consumer Products industry. In 2026, 138 honourees were recognised, spanning 17 countries and 40 industries. This year’s class includes 19 first-time honourees and six organisations recognised 20 times.

Being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® for the eighth consecutive year is a testament to the unwavering commitment of our teams around the world to lead with integrity. As we advance the largest transformation in our company’s 154-year history, this honour reinforces that doing what is right is not only essential to who we are, but also fundamental to driving long-term, sustainable growth and delivering better care for our customers, consumers and communities, every day.

Jeff Melucci, Chief Strategy, Business Development & Administrative Officer at Kimberly-Clark

“Congratulations to Kimberly-Clark for achieving recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®. As we mark the 20th class of honourees, the company continues to raise the bar for business integrity by embedding ethics into everyday decision-making and long-term strategy. Companies with strong ethics, compliance and governance programmes, like Kimberly-Clark, are built for better long-term performance,” said Erica Salmon Byrne, Ethisphere’s Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chair.

Methodology & Scoring
The World’s Most Ethical Companies assessment is grounded in Ethisphere’s proprietary Ethics Quotient®, which requires companies to provide 240+ documented proof points on practices that support robust ethics and compliance, including: corporate governance; programme structure & resourcing; written standards; training, awareness & communication; risk assessment & auditing; investigations, enforcement, discipline & incentives; measurement of ethical culture; third-party risk management and environmental & social impact.

That data undergoes further qualitative analysis by Ethisphere’s panel of experts who spend thousands of hours vetting and evaluating each year’s group of applicants.

This process serves as an operating framework to capture and codify best-in-class ethics and compliance practices from organisations across industries and from around the world.

About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark and its trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries and territories. Its portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Intimus, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, holds No. 1 or No. 2 share positions in approximately 70 countries. The company’s purpose is to deliver Better Care for a Better World. It is committed to using sustainable practices designed to support a healthy planet, build strong communities and enable the business to thrive for decades to come. To keep up with the latest news and learn more about the company’s more than 150-year history of innovation, visit the Kimberly-Clark website.

About Ethisphere
Ethisphere is one of the global leaders in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that strengthen corporate brands, build trust in the marketplace and deliver business success. Companies turn ethics, compliance and culture into a business advantage by leveraging Ethisphere’s data-driven programme & culture assessments featuring the latest guidance and the practices of hundreds of global organisations across the 8 pillars of an ethical culture and 240+ ethics, compliance, social and governance data points delivered through a proprietary software platform. Ethisphere also honours superior integrity programmes through World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition, brings together a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) and advances ethical business practices through the Global Ethics Summit, Ethisphere Magazine and the Ethicast podcast.

For more information, visit https://ethisphere.com.