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Sustainability Report 2018 Henkel Sustainability Report 2018 02 About this report Henkel Sustainability Report 2018 Foreword Traditional navigation 09 More value – fewer resources Separate non-financial group report Henkel overview Read the Henkel Sustain ability Report What are our sustainability aspirations? The 2018 Sustainability Report is also the separate, combined traditionally, like a book. Start at page 1 Foreword We are committed to leadership in sustainability – this is one of Sustainability strategy our corporate values. As sustainability leaders, we aim to pioneer and navigate through until the end. Henkel overview non-financial group report for the Henkel Group and Henkel AG & new solutions while developing our business responsibly and Sustainability strategy increasing our economic success. Co. KGaA for fiscal year 2018 within the meaning of Sections Management Management 315b, 315c, andSocial 289bPerformance to 289e ofSafety the and German Commercial Code What strategy are we pursuing? Purchasing and suppliers Progress Health Purchasing and suppliers Our ambition is to achieve more with less. This means we create(HGB), which is made available to the public by publication on Production more value for our customers and consumers, for the communities we operate in, and for our company – at a reduced environmentalthe website. Logistics and transport Deliver more footprint. We focus our activities along the value chain on six focal Production Sustainability stewardship value areas. They reflect the relevant challenges and opportunities of a Reduce Adhesive Technologies Back and sustainable development for us. footprint Logistics and transport Henkel Sustainability Report 2018 Beauty Care forwardWhat targets have we set ourselves? Laundry & Home Care Our 20-year goal for 2030 is to triple the value we create for the environ- Energy and Materials Water and People Climate and Waste Wastewater Sustainability stewardship 18 Furthermore, we are committed tomental improving footprint the madeincome by ouropportuni operations,- productswe expect and services.our suppliers We and contract partners to set ambitious targets Selective navigation tiesSocial of engagementpeople who come into contactcall this with overarching our supply goal chains to become and three timesthat more are asefficient ambitious Factor as3. our own – and contribute to the reduction of ourStakeholder business, dialog such as smallholders in palm oil production CO2 along the value chain. In terms of the environmental footprint Adhesive Technologies To drive progress, we have defined specific goals in our focal areasThe to links contained in the report refer to more detailed informa- orExternal craftspeople. assessments Since 2017, we have been partnering with the along the value chain, the product usage phase has the largest impact Use the navigation bar to call up be achieved by 2020 and beyond, such as to reduce energy and water Plastic Bank organization, a social enterprise aiming to stop on our CO2 footprint. We therefore also want to leverage the potential Foreword Indicators usage, waste production, packaging and enable a circular economy,tion and, as with the annex to the Sustainability Report, are not Beauty Care specific chapters of interest. Within ocean plastic and provide opportunities for people in poverty at of our brands and technologies to help our customers and consumers Henkel overview Scope and reference framework and to improve working conditions within the supply chain. mandatory elements of the separate non-financial group report. these, internal links have been pro- the same time. to save CO2 when using our products. Sustainability strategy Laundry & Home Care vided to enable you to quickly switch Management Reduce the environmental footprint Our focus area ofSimilarly, materials and waste references also includes madethe responsible in the report to information beyond In important areas covered by our focus areas, we strive to reduce our use of resources and also our goal to reduce the volume of waste gen- to related content, whilePurchasing external and suppliers environmental footprint along the value chain: Energy and climate, erated in our company.the scopeMoreover, of we alsothe have report ambitious should goals in be seen as additional information People links will take you to websites Annex Imprint Production materials and waste, water and wastewater. relation to the developmentand do andalso use ofnot our productconstitute packaging mandatory which elements of the separate offering complementaryLogistics information. and transport we formulated in an expanded packaging strategy in 2018. With Social engagement The Paris Agreement on climate change represents a commitment by this, we plan to furthernon-financial drive the development group towards report. a circular Sustainability stewardship the community of nations to limit global warming to significantly economy. This includes developing Henkel packaging such that it is Stakeholder dialog Adhesive Technologies lessInternal than two degrees link Celsius. To achieveExternal this, CO2 emissions link must be recyclable, reusable or compostable. In addition, we have set our- Beauty Care reduced by 80 to 90 percent by 2050. Henkel is committed to the selves a target for the percentage of recycled plastic in the packages two-degree(within target. this In light of this, we have(outside developed ofthe long-termthis for consumer products. Laundry & Home Care External assessments visiondocument) of becoming a climate-positive company.document) By pursuing this People goal, we will make an active contribution to climate protection. As In the focus area of water and wastewater, it is our goal to reduce Indicators Social engagement a first step, we want to reduce the CO2 footprint of our production, water use during production and to avoid producing wastewater. Fur- using more energy from renewable sources and help our customers thermore, we focus on developing products that enable our custom- Stakeholder dialog and consumers to save CO2. ers and consumers to make their own contribution to saving water. Other features External assessments Scope and reference framework Detergents and household cleaners, cosmetics and body care prod- Indicators We are starting by focusing on our own production, which we can ucts that enter the wastewater Download after use have been developed such Scope and reference framework influence directly. We also want to continually improve our energy that they have no impact on the water quality in our waterways. efficiency and draw 100 percent of the electricity we use from renew- Wastewater fromFor industrial the plants best is pre-treatedpossible with performance cutting-edge of the link function, download able sources. The raw materials we purchase also have a decisive technologies andthe professionally PDF file disposed and of. open it in Adobe Acrobat. impact on our carbon footprint along the value chain. For this reason, Contact Search More information in Annex Imprint the annex Annex Imprint Henkel Sustainability Report 2018 03 sustainable circular economy. Our partnership with Plastic Bank is helping reduce the volume of plastic that enters the oceans, while also promoting social progress and sending an important signal. We presented the Schwarzkopf Million Chances Award for the first time, Foreword honoring four non-profit projects for their outstanding commitment to supporting women and girls. And in 2018, we also became the Henkel overview first German company to negotiate a credit facility for up to 1.5 billion Sustainability strategy euros with terms and conditions that are specifically tied to our Management sustainability performance. Purchasing and suppliers The commitment of our employees worldwide is a decisive factor in Production Henkelʼs successful development in the area of sustainability. Logistics and transport Around 50,000 of our employees have completed a training course to become a Sustainability Ambassador in the past few years. They use Sustainability stewardship their knowledge in dialog with colleagues and customers, as well as Adhesive Technologies Sustainability is a top priority for Henkel. As one of our corporate in a range of projects across communities, schools and universities. Beauty Care values, our commitment to sustainability guides us in everything we I would like to express our special thanks for this. do. This has helped us to establish a leading position in our industry. Laundry & Home Care I hope you discover interesting insights and impulses when reading People In 2018, we made significant progress in many areas as we continue our Sustainability Report. You can also regularly find new information Social engagement on our path of reducing resource consumption while also creating about how we are working to implement our commitment to sustain- value – for our employees, shareholders and for the communities we ability on our website and on social media. Stakeholder dialog operate in. Leading rating agencies have once again recognized our External assessments outstanding performance. Indicators Scope and reference framework We have been able to successfully drive many projects, initiatives and activities forward, supported by excellent collaboration with our Kathrin Menges partners. I would like to highlight a few specific examples. We Executive Vice President Human Resources and launched our new packaging targets to accelerate progress toward a Chair of Henkel’s Sustainability Council Annex Imprint Henkel