Henkel AG & Co. KGaA — Ethics Grade B-

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA receives an overall ethics grade of B- (68/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 60
• privacy: 90
• consumer: 75
• environment: 65
• humanRights: 55

Documented incidents (3)

• Laundry Detergent Cartel (medium, 2011) — The European Commission fined Henkel as part of a laundry detergent cartel that colluded on prices across eight EU countries.
• Deforestation in Supply Chain (high, 2016) — Amnesty International reported that palm oil used by Henkel was linked to severe labor abuses in Indonesia, including child labor and forced labor.
• Delayed Russia Withdrawal (medium, 2022) — Faced global criticism for initially continuing operations in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine before eventually announcing an exit months later.

Documented good deeds

• Plastic Bank Partnership — Partnered with Social Enterprise Plastic Bank to collect ocean-bound plastic and establish collection centers in Haiti, the Philippines, and Egypt.

Ethical alternatives

• Beiersdorf AG — Superior palm oil traceability and stronger independent labor audit scores.