Many rankings and awards acknowledge Henkel as a global leader in sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Henkel has categorized its business activities in five overarching focal areas.

Henkel’s company-wide objectives in the area of sustainability for the years 2007 to 2012.

From our Vision and our ten Corporate Values, Henkel has formulated globally binding behavioral rules which are specified in a series of codes.

Henkel employees from around the world talk about the opportunities offered by sustainability and how the topic can be linked to their daily work.

Henkel facilities all over the world are participating in initiatives for sustainable business practices. They continue to receive awards and recognition from local and national environmental, business and government organizations.

The following list provides a variety of product examples, which can be sorted according to their contributions to Henkels focal areas. The brands referred to have been selected on the basis of their innovativeness, their relevance, and the way in which they reflect the work of the business units:

Henkel has used ingredients based on renewable raw materials for many years to optimize the overall characteristics of the products.

The packaging of our branded consumer products becomes household waste after use. Throughout the Company, therefore, we follow three principles – prevention, reduction, recycling.

Climate change is a complex environmental issue and one of the major challenges of our time for Henkel.

Henkel has over 50 years experience in the field of water and water pollution prevention.

Henkel Smile provides the umbrella for the company’s corporate citizenship activities extending beyond direct business interests.

One building block of success is diversity in our company.

For Henkel, leading brand-name quality includes taking responsibility for people and the environment.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
The website provides several publications: