FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
07-01-2009
Quality & Responsibility
Henkel – For more than 130 years, our brands have combined top quality with respect for people and the environment. Our branded products offer both high performance and ecological compatibility. We manufacture them using as little water and energy as possible and under good working conditions.
We systematically focus our activities throughout the value chain on the challenges of sustainable development as they relate to our operations. We have grouped these according to five focal areas. At the heart of all our actions are our “Vision and Values. In the past ten years alone, we have achieved major improvements in our focal areas: for example, we have reduced occupational accidents by 86 percent, water consumption by 48 percent, energy consumption by 40 percent and waste generation by 37 percent. Thanks to the savings in energy consumption, we have also been able to reduce the associated carbon dioxide emissions by 33 percent. On the basis of the progress achieved, we have defined Company-wide targets for the next five years.