Kimberly-Clark Professional (trademarked), a global personal protective equipment business, has earned an ACT certification for its Kimtech Polaris Nitrile Glove.
The ACT certification is the Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency (ACT) Environmental Impact Factor Label from My Green Lab (trademarked).
My Green Lab is a non-profit environmental organisation dedicated to building a global culture of sustainability in science.
Kimtech Polaris Nitrile Glove is the first laboratory glove and personal protective equipment (PPE) product to earn an ACT Label.
Moreover, Kimberly-Clark Professional is also the first PPE supplier to have earned an ACT Label.
This news is hot on the heels of Kimberly-Clark’s Personal Protective Equipment business over half a billion dollar acquisition by Ansell.
Kimberly-Clark Professional is also the first PPE supplier to have earned an ACT Label
The ACT Label is the world’s premier eco-label for laboratory products.
The programme ensures accountability, consistency, and transparency in the reporting of environmental impact data to enable sustainable laboratory procurement.
Anuj Sinha, General Manager of Global Scientific of Kimberly-Clark Professional, said: “At Kimberly-Clark Professional, we are focused on bringing our customers value-added innovation in an environmentally friendly fashion.”
“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,” Sinha added.
The ACT label
Since 2017, more than 1,100 lab products have received an ACT Label from My Green Lab.
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.
The ACT Label is the world’s premier eco-label for laboratory products
In many work environments, it is critical for workers to utilise single-use PPE products, such as nitrile gloves, to protect themselves and their processes.
