Archive 2008

12/04/2008
Henkel supports families in Guatemala 

Special project marks anniversary of employee volunteering program

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10/21/2008
Terra Activ – from the idea to the product 

Research, develop, set new standards

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10/14/2008
Henkel contributes to protecting the rain forests 

Pioneering work: Henkel initiates trading with palm kernel oil certificates

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09/08/2008
Henkel again tops FMCG sustainability league 

Latest Dow Jones Sustainability World Index published

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05/19/2008
Donation of 150,000 euros for Chinese earthquake victims 

Henkel Smile provides immediate emergency relief

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05/13/2008
100,000 euros for MIT anniversary project 

Henkel marks ten years of employee volunteering commitment

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04/18/2008
Plasticizer-free paper and packaging adhesives from Henkel 

Diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), a plasticizer frequently used until now in adhesives for the paper converting industry, is suspected of being harmful to health. The German manufacturers and processors of paper, board and cardboard have therefore undertaken to stop using products containing DiBP. To protect consumers in the long term, Henkel has now come up with a solution – the Adhesin A 78 Series, a new generation of plasticizer-free adhesives formulations for all applications in the paper and packaging industry.

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04/17/2008
Helping to promote sustainable oil palm cultivation 

Henkel now an official member of the “Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil”

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04/15/2008
Six firms launch Product Carbon Footprint pilot project in Germany 

dm-drogerie markt, FRoSTA, Henkel, Tchibo, Tetra Pak, and T-Home to measure the Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) of selected products and services in a major new pilot project. Participating firms brought together for PCF Pilot Project Germany by consortium of WWF, the Öko-Institut, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and THEMA1.

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03/13/2008
Our commitment 

Energy consumption and emissions reduced once again – further reductions planned

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03/13/2008
Modern laundry and home care detergents offer more performance while saving on resources 
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03/12/2008
Henkel is the winner of the ESG Award 2008 

Award for Henkel’s Sustainability Performance

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03/11/2008
Henkel Celebrates Ten Years of Employee Volunteer Work  

5,875 Projekte, 108 countries, 4,000 employees and pensioners

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02/27/2008
Henkel initiates measures to increase long-term profitability 

Against the background of changing market conditions, especially with regard to ever stronger competition and increasing cost pressure, caused among others by markedly rising raw material prices, the Management Board of Henkel KGaA has decided the basics of an efficiency enhancement program.

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02/20/2008
German Federal Cartel Office imposes fine on Henkel and competitors 

In February 2008, the German Federal Cartel Office imposed a fine on Henkel and a number of its competitors for exchanging price information on manual dishwashing detergents and shower gels. Company Chairman Prof. Dr. Lehner expressed his dismay at this violation of antitrust laws: “This is simply not acceptable, and Henkel has reinforced its internal measures to make sure that it will not happen again.”

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02/20/2008
Skin sensitization tests in future without animal experiments 

Phenion, the Henkel bio-research company in Düsseldorf, Germany and the Centre for Dermatology and Venerology at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany have been awarded a grant worth some 520,000 euros by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The goal of the research project is to seek an alternative to animal experiments with which potentially allergenic substances can be assessed.

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02/01/2008
Juliane Wiemerslage new Chief Human Resources Officer at Henkel 

Dr. Juliane Wiemerslage has joined Henkel as Corporate Senior Vice President Human Resources. She reports directly to Kasper Rorsted, Vice Chairman of the Henkel Management Board.

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