With its brands, innovations and technologies, Henkel holds leading market positions worldwide in the industrial and consumer businesses. The business unit Adhesive Technologies is the global leader in the market of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. With Consumer Brands, the company holds leading positions especially in hair care and laundry & home care in many markets and categories around the world. The company's three strongest brands are Loctite, Persil and Schwarzkopf. In fiscal 2022, Henkel reported sales of more than 22 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of around 2.3 billion euros. Henkel’s preferred shares are listed in the German stock index DAX. Sustainability has a long tradition at Henkel, and the company has a clear sustainability strategy with concrete targets. Henkel was founded in 1876 and today employs a diverse team of more than 50,000 people worldwide – united by a strong corporate culture, shared values and a common purpose: "Pioneers at heart for the good of generations.”

PEFC is a leading global alliance of national forest certification systems. As an international non-profit, non-governmental organization, PEFC is dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification, and providing mechanisms to trace material from the forest to the consumer. Created by small- and family forest owners in 1999, PEFC has grown to become the world’s largest forest certification system, covering more than 280 million hectares of forest area across the globe. This forest area supplies over 22,000 PEFC Chain of Custody certified companies with responsibly sourced forest-based products. The requirements in the PEFC forest management standard ensure the protection of biodiversity and tackle deforestation and illegal logging, while promoting local employment and gender equality and protecting the rights of forest workers. PEFC Chain of Custody certification allows to trace materials from sustainably managed forests through the supply chain to the final product. Responsible sourcing from sustainably managed, PEFC-certified forests is part of the solution to achieve sustainability in consumer goods sector.