External Ratings
Research institutes, sustainability analysts, and business journals regularly assess how companies balance economic, ecological and social factors. Henkel welcomes these external assessments of sustainability performance, which result in greater market transparency. Cross-sectoral sustainability and ethical indexes also play an increasingly important role in international capital markets.
Leader in Worldwide Ratings
Henkel’s leading role in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility is confirmed by international rating organizations and sustainability analysts.
Ongoing Dialogue
Since the assessments are carried out according to widely varying criteria, Henkel conducts an intensive dialogue with the rating departments of these institutions. This dialogue complements the long-existing exchange of views between Henkel and ecological institutions, other stakeholders, and financial circles (analysts, investors, financial journalists). These discussions inject additional innovative ideas into the company.
 Zürich/New York: SAM Indexes GmbH has reassessed the company listings for the 2008 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes: Henkel has again been named a sustainability leader in the Non-durable Household Products market sector of the DJSI World and the European DJSI STOXX indexes. The annual assessment is based on an evaluation of the economic, ecological and social performance of the individual companies. |
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New York: In June 2008, the Ethisphere Institute, New York, and Forbes business magazine rated Henkel’s business practices among the most ethical worldwide in the categories of corporate citizenship, corporate governance, innovation, industry leadership, executive leadership style, internal management systems, and reputation. Based on its score, Henkel has been included in the second edition of the “World’s Most Ethical Companies” ranking list.
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Henkel took second place in the third sustainability ranking of the largest companies in the German stock index "Deutscher Aktienindex" (DAX 30). The ranking was published by the sustainable investment research agency scoris in December 2007. The rankings are based on a comparative analysis of the following seven criteria: ethical business conduct, social commitment, management and controlling, customers and quality, employees, environment, and human rights and suppliers. Henkel was awarded 73.6 of a possible 100 points.
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London: For the seventh consecutive year, Henkel was included in the international FTSE4Good ethical index, which was introduced in 2001 by the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange.
 Munich: In 2006, for the second time, Henkel was declared to be the top sustainability performer among manufacturers of consumer goods in the “Corporate Responsibility Rating” of oekom research AG. |
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New York/Paris: In November 2007, the economic research firm Innovest Strategic Value Advisors Inc. confirmed Henkel's AAA-rating (best level). Innovest ranks more than 2,000 publicly-traded companies from the world's major stock exchanges in terms of their ability - relative to their industry peers - to manage the environmental, social and economic challenges they face. Innovest's client base spans the globe representing more than $7 trillion in assets.
 Basel: In May 2007, the Bank Sarasin updated Henkel´s sustainability profile. The Company´s top-level ranking (“high”) was confirmed. |
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Henkel occupies second place in the 2007 Good Company Ranking. The manager magazin, Deloitte and Kirchhoff Consult analyzed and rated the social responsibility performance of 120 of Europe’s leading companies. Dr. Friedrich Stara, Executive Vice President Laundry & Home Care at Henkel, accepted the award in Davos on January 25, 2007.
 Zurich/Vienna: In September 2005, INVERA Investment Ethics Research & Advisory AG updated Henkel’s rating to “ethically positive.” This confirms Henkel's inclusion in the sustainability portfolio that forms the basis for several funds, including the PRIME VALUE fund of Dr. Höller Vermögensverwaltung und Anlageberatung AG. |
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Paris: Henkel has been included in the Eurozone advanced sustainability performance index (ASPI) of the French rating agency VIGEO since 2001. Henkel’s rating was updated in the fall of 2006.
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Paris: Henkel was again included in the Ethibel Sustainability Index, which has now been renamed Ethibel Pioneer Index. This index, established in 2002, includes 200 companies on the basis of their outstanding commitment to sustainability.
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Milan: In 2007, Henkel was confirmed in the ECPI Ethical Index EURO and ECPI Ethical Index GLOBAL. E. Capital Partners has introduced both Ethical Indices as long ago as 1999.
 Zurich: In spring 2007, Henkel was again awarded the best possible grade - “AAA” - in the sustainability assessment of the Zuercher Kantonalbank (ZKB). This confirms Henkel's standing in the ZKB range of sustainable investments forming the basis for various investment products of the Swiss cantonal banks. |
Sustainability Reporting
Our 2006 Sustainability Report took the Bronze award in the ranking published for the first time in 2007 by the publishing house Econ Verlag and the Handelsblatt business newspaper. The Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication (INFU) rated our sustainability communication on the Internet as exemplary among the DAX 30 companies. And in this year’s report rankings, the IÖW Institute for Ecological Economy Research placed our report at number 14 among 150 German companies.
In November 2006, SustainAbility published its biennial report entitled “Tomorrow’s value.” Produced in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the rating agency Standard and Poor’s, this report ranks international sustainability reports in terms of their transparency and their disclosure of information relating to environmental, social, and corporate management. Henkel is number 42 among the 50 leaders and is the second best placed of the three German companies in the top 50.
