SUSTAINABILITY

We aim to contribute to solving global challenges through material science and know-how in bonding, sealing, and coating.
Furthermore, we want to drive systematic change in the areas of climate, circularity and safety through products and partnerships.

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To foster sustainability across industries, we are holistically transforming our portfolio and co-innovating more sustainable solutions together with our customers and partners. Putting collaboration at the core and center, we are engaging with key players along the whole value chain to promote sustainable practices, share know-how, and drive systemic solutions forward together.

WHERE WE CAN MAKE
THE BIGGEST IMPACT

The Sustainability Ambition 2030 of Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business summarizes our efforts to address global challenges and focuses on sustainability topics that matter to our planet, customers, and stakeholders. Based on our holistic understanding of trends and challenges across the industries we serve, we have identified three focus topics where we can make the biggest impact with our solutions: Climate, Circularity & Safety.

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Climate

We drive climate action by decarbonizing our operations and raw materials while enabling emission reduction at our customers

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Circularity

We close the loop by embedding circular practices in our own operations while enabling debonding and recyclability along the value chain

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Safety

We put safety first by optimizing the chemical safety of our products and going beyond legal requirements

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CREATING VALUE
IN TWO KEY WAYS

Our adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings are used in a wide range of industries around the world. All of which face enormous challenges when it comes to sustainability. To create value for our partners and the planet, we strive to optimize our own footprint and at the same time enable our customers to drive sustainability through cutting-edge technologies.

Leading by Example

We strive to optimize our own footprint by using sustainable materials while driving continuous improvement in our production and logistics.

Our ambition is to become the first global adhesives player with carbon neutral production by 2030, focusing on energy efficiency, and the shift to renewable energy sources. Additionally, we are transforming our product portfolio based on renewable materials and aim to provide all customers with net-zero or low-emission products by 2030.

Leading Through Technology

While optimizing our own footprint is important, the greatest opportunity to drive change lies in our product portfolio. With our leading technologies we can help our customers and partners to accelerate their sustainability agendas, and we strive to offer all of them solutions and services that enable emission reduction or circularity by 2030.

The sustainable transformation of our portfolio builds on a third-party audited assessment methodology, and we aim to deliver 100% end-to-end transparency on the sustainability of all our products according to leading standards by 2030.

EXPLORE HOW WE DRIVE
SUSTAINABILITY

Our success stories highlight how Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business drives sustainability across industries and applications. Find out more about how we make a positive impact in the areas of circularity, climate and safety.

Transparency – strategical pillar of the Sustainable Ambition 2030

Aug 16, 2024 - Success Story

Creating clarity about our contributions to sustainability

If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it. That is why Henkel Adhesive Technologies is driving end-to-end transparency on sustainability.

Sustainability Aerospace Automotive Building and Construction Data and Telecommunications Consumer Electronics Furniture and Interiors Industrial Maintenance and Repair Industrial Manufacturing Medical Metals Packaging and Converting Personal Hygiene Power Semiconductor Sports and Fashion Transportation

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CLIMATE

Cross Laminated Timber in Bjergsted Financial Park Norway

Nov 8, 2024 - Success Story

Bio-based, recycled and low-carbon technologies that enable more sustainable homes and buildings

The construction sector uses a large volume of the planet’s resources, while also generating a high amount of waste and CO₂ emissions. Find out how innovators at Henkel are responding.

Sustainability Urbanization Building and Construction

Key Visual TECHNOMELT Supra 079 Eco Cool

Oct 14, 2024 - Success Story

Innovative packaging adhesives boost sustainability by combining low-temperature and bio-based technologies

Almost every product comes in packaging. That’s why consumers are increasingly aware of the related environmental impact.

Sustainability Packaging and Converting

A person lacing up sports shoes bonded with solutions from Henkel Adhesive Technologies and wearing a smartwatch.

Jun 27, 2024 - Interview

Empowering big steps forward for sustainability in the sports footwear industry

Athletes are not the only people with rising demands for sports shoes. Consumers want fresh designs, extra functions, and a reduced environmental footprint.

Digitalization Sustainability Sports and Fashion

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CIRCULARITY

Circularity, Transparency and Safety icons

Apr 14, 2024 - Success Story

Driving impact with sustainable products

Henkel's Adhesive Technologies business has assessed its product portfolio to create a clear understanding about the contribution to drive impact in sustainability.

Sustainability Transparency

Engineered wood construction

Apr 21, 2024 - Interview

Henkel and Covestro's collaborations drives the transition of the chemical industry

Materials are an important factor when it comes to driving circularity as well as lowering the carbon footprint of products and entire sectors.

Sustainability Building and Construction

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SAFETY

Hydrogen ecosystem

Nov 9, 2024 - Success Story

State-of-the-art technologies are enabling rapid advances in green hydrogen infrastructure

Henkel’s innovative solutions enable safe and more cost-effective production, storage, transportation and use of green hydrogen through preventing leakages, which are the major challenge for this sustainable feedstock.

Sustainability Urbanization Building and Construction Industrial Maintenance and Repair

Person checks Loctite Pulse Rotating Equipment in a motor at the Henkel plant in Düsseldorf

Oct 14, 2024 - Success Story

LOCTITE^®Pulse: A smarter, simpler, safer and more sustainable maintenance solution

LOCTITE Pulse is a smart, digital and AI-driven solution that helps our customers worldwide to keep equipment running smoothly. It enables operators to correct irregularities in production assets quickly, before bigger problems occur.

Digitalization Sustainability Industrial Maintenance and Repair

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Apr 22, 2024 - Success Story

Game changer in the hot melt market: Easyflow®

Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business offers material science and scientific know-how to give our customers a competitive advantage and help them reach their sustainability targets. Easyflow® is a giant step towards this goal.

Sustainability Personal Hygiene Packaging and Converting Furniture and Interiors Safety

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EXPLORE HOW
WE MAKE IT HAPPEN

Discover more about the other megatrends that inspire us and explore even more success stories on how we drive innovation and sustainability.

WEBINARS

Explore how we enable sustainability at our customers and achieve end-to-end transparency for all of our products or learn more about our journey to sustainable operations and sustainable materials in our webinars. Ulla Hueppe, Head of Sustainability Adhesive Technologies at Henkel, collaborates with experts from inside and outside of Henkel to introduce sustainability topics and terminologies which are most relevant to our business and our customers.

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MORE ABOUT
HENKEL ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES

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About Us

For over 100 years, our Adhesive Technologies business has changed industries through innovative solutions. Discover how we are making an impact.

Innovation

How we translate know-how and technology expertise into impactful innovations for the future.

R&D

Find here more information about our global R&D network and how we work closely with our customers and partners to create tailor-made solutions.

SUSTAINABILITY AT HENKEL

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Transformational Impact For The Good Of Generations

As reflected in our corporate values, Henkel is committed to leadership in sustainability. As leaders, we aim to pioneer new solutions for sustainable development while continuing to shape our business responsibly and increasing our economic success.

Find here more information about our Henkel Sustainability strategy, our ambition, targets, initiatives, and our Sustainability Report.

Our Commitments & Positions

Henkel is committed to entering in dialog with others who dedicated to respecting diversity of opinion and constructive exchange of ideas. We take an active part in important socio-political debates, by taking a closer look at selected topical issues.