About Us
You’ve probably heard of the brands Schwarzkopf, Fa, Pritt, Persil, Bref,…? Did you know that these are just a few examples of brands with which Henkel is active worldwide? Yes, Henkel is a global leading FMCG manufacturer with brands & technologies in two business areas: Consumer Brands, and Adhesive Technologies. With over 47.000 employees, in 125 countries!
Our brands like Persil, Schwarzkopf, or all play a key role in our consumers’ everyday lives. We want to inspire generations to come of sustainable product solutions driven by shifts in consumer behavior. That’s why we partner with our consumers and customers to develop market-leading brands and products in areas like laundry care, dishwashing, surface cleaners, and toilet care. With our hair category, we are active in both consumer and professional hair businesses. We are passionate about hair and our brands, like Schwarzkopf or Syoss, truly reflect that. Whether it’s products for hair care, coloring or styling care for our consumers, or innovative products for hair treatment, coloring, finishing, or styling for professional hair salons – our brands are committed to quality, safety, sustainability, and high performance.
Adhesives, sealants and surface treatments from Henkel Adhesives Technologies (U-A) are everywhere – at home, at school, in the office, on the building site and in the factory. They can be found in many objects that are manufactured, which touch our lives every day: cars, books and magazines, computers, aircraft, refrigerators, cell phones, furniture, shoes, textiles, packaging, and many more. Without our products and technologies such items would look different, not last as long, cost more to produce or simply be manufactured using traditional methods. Thanks to its people, brands and technologies, As such we are able to embrace fully new trends, foresee new needs and provide the appropriate innovative solutions and sustainable products.
We want to create value – for our customers and consumers, for our teams and our people, for our shareholders as well as for the wider society and communities, in which we operate. Henkel’s employees will always put their passion, pride and enthusiasm into making this happen.
Our corporate culture and our purpose, vision, mission and values unite our diverse workforce and provide a clear framework and guidance. Globally binding behavioral rules are specified in a series of codes. They provide guidance for the behavior and actions of our employees in all our business areas around the world.
What are our sustainable initiatives?
Our sustainability strategy is inspired by our purpose: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations. With our pioneering spirit, our knowledge, our products and technologies, we want to enrich and improve the lives of billions of people every day – and shape a viable future for the next generations.
Sustainability is thus a central element in our vision of the future. We want to actively drive the transformation to a sustainable economy and society, help protect and regenerate nature, contribute to strong communities and strengthen the trust of our stakeholders.
Our 2030+ Sustainability Ambition Framework sets our long-term ambitions in the three dimensions of Regenerative Planet, Thriving Communities and Trusted Partner and links to our high aspiration of achieving a “Transformational Impact for the Good of Generations”.