Henkel KGaA is one of the world’s oldest manufacturers of chemical-based branded products. Its activities are divided between three strategic business areas:  laundry and home care; beauty and personal care and Adhesives Technologies. The company's brand names include Persil, Dial, Teroson, Pritt, Pattex, Pril, Loctite and Schwarzkopf.

Strengths:

• comprehensive risk assessment of products and ingredients

• detailed sustainability reporting following GRI guidelines
• group-wide implementation of environment, health and safety standards and management systems
• comprehensive measures to reduce, replace and/or refine animal testing
  

Weaknesses:

• lack of transparency regarding customer information on controversial ingredients

For many years, Henkel has shown a wide-ranging commitment to sustainability, particularly in the area of resource efficiency. This is demonstrated, specifically in the areas of energy and water, through both continuous improvement of production processes and the development of water and energy-saving detergents and cleaning agents. Furthermore, the company is actively committed to constantly increasing the proportion of regenerative raw materials in its products, e.g. detergents or adhesives, and to promoting the sustainable production of such raw materials.