Founded in 1876, Henkel looks back on more than 147 years of success. In 2021, Henkel reported sales of 2.1 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.7 billion euros (adjusted for one-time gains/charges and restructuring charges). Henkel employs more than 50,000 people worldwide – a passionate and highly diverse team, united by a strong company culture, a common purpose and shared values. As a recognized leader in sustainability, Henkel holds top positions in many international indices and rankings. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX.
It all started with a dream. 147 years ago, Fritz Henkel, an entrepreneur, and courageous pioneer at heart revolutionized the everyday life of people. With that, he launched a legacy of care: for his employees, society, and environment. Long before the concept existed, he put sustainability first.
Today, the name Henkel still stands for these values. Our sense of unity has made us a diverse community of more than 50,000 that customers and consumers put their trust in. Together, we enrich and improve the lives of billions every day through our products, services, and solutions. And we have the potential to impact even more.
We will build on our pioneering spirit, knowledge, and resources to shape a purposeful future for the next generations. With our innovation and technology, we create value for customers and consumers, bring success to our teams, and are a force for good in the world.
Our values guide all our actions, decisions and behaviors. Every day, we need to make decisions in a highly volatile environment. At the same time, we are highly diverse. We come from diverse cultural backgrounds, have different experiences and we operate in a broad range of markets and industries. That’s why clear values that are shared, understood and lived by everyone at Henkel are so important for our future success.
At Henkel, we’re committed to leadership in sustainability. Due to our long history of promoting sustainable development, as well as our broad product portfolio and presence in diverse markets, we can make a contribution to almost all of the 17 SDGs. We’re actively supporting the achievement of these goals and continuously review the targets and initiatives within our own sustainability approach to ensure they reflect the priorities set out by the SDGs.
Henkel is committed to responsible management of raw materials, and especially the conservation of natural resources and biodiversity. We use ingredients based on renewable raw materials to optimize the overall characteristics of our products, wherever this is compatible with environmental, economic and social considerations. As part of this responsibility, we strive to ensure that all of the materials related to palm oil and palm kernel oil that we buy and use in our products are produced through sustainable practices.
Henkel takes a transformational approach to our leadership commitments, which are expected of all employees. This affects all aspects whether its evaluation and reward, development or selection of talent.