3 For nearly two decades, Kimberly-Clark has published an annual Sustainability Report to provide progress updates on the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters. This year, we have enhanced the ESG-related content on our sustainability website in order to provide more primary information about our overall strategy, progress and achievements. We will use this report to focus on the key highlights and developments from the past year. We believe this approach will make it easier for our stakeholders to find the information that is most relevant to them. As our reporting format continues to evolve, Kimberly-Clark’s commitment to acting with care for people, communities, and the planet remains resolute. In addition, maintaining transparency in our ESG disclosures in order to engender the trust of our investors, customers, consumers, employees, local communities, and other stakeholders remains paramount. This report and accompanying disclosures portray Kimberly-Clark’s progress through stories that highlight our work around the world as well as key data and metrics prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards “Core” level. Our reporting covers the time frame of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. For more information on the topics in this report, we invite you to visit the sustainability page on our website. Forward Looking Statements All statements in this report that are not historical, including goals for and projections of future results, the expected execution and effect of our sustainability strategies and initiatives and the amounts and timing of their expected impact, constitute forward-looking statements that are based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting the company. Many factors outside our control, including competitive pressures, evolving legal and regulatory requirements, and societal and market conditions globally and in the markets in which we do business, could cause actual results to vary. Issues identified as material for purposes of this report may not be considered material for SEC reporting purposes. There can be no assurance that these future events will occur as anticipated. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update them. Please see Kimberly-Clark’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings for a discussion of risk factors as they relate to forward-looking statements. About This Report About This Report Social Impact Our Strategy Inclusion & Diversity Environment, Health and Safety Product Quality & Safety Plastics Footprint Forest Footprint Carbon Footprint Water Footprint