Henkel partakes at Walmart Sustainability Forum

The forum's main objective was for participants to exchange and promote best practices in sustainability. Participants were asked to identify and share success stories, challenges, opportunities and latest trends.

Major players in the industry, such as Procter & Gamble, Colgate and Unilever were also invited to Walmart’s Sustainability Forum. It was an opportunity for the companies, including Henkel, to come together and collaborate on how companies in Mexico and Central America can adapt the best sustainability practices. So far, Henkel is leading the pack by not offering phosphate based detergents.

Henkel participated in two discussion forums; the first “Products Sustainability Index” was covered by the Henkel expert Pete He, who stressed the importance of creating alliances as a factor. "For Henkel, the value equation is related to reducing the impact of our products, leading us to take action and make phosphate-free formulas, liquid concentrates and powders more compact," he said.

The second discussion forum, “Expectations and Strategies for Greening Value Chain” focused on the importance of developing sustainable strategies for the benefit of all and was covered by the President of Henkel Mexico, Central America and Caribbean, Oriol Bonaclocha. "We are convinced that sustainability is not a goal apart, but integral to the development and strategy of the company,” said Oriol.

Henkel plans to differentiate itself, by staying ahead of the curve and making an impact globally and creating a relationship with customers like Walmart, to work together to help educate consumers. Pete He also emphasized the opportunity to learn from Mexico and Central America, like adapting the use of pouches to hold detergents versus using bottles to help reduce the use of plastic.

To end the event, several companies signed an agreement which seeks to promote and encourage the adoption of sustainable initiatives and business strategies that would have a positive impact on the environment and the companies operations.

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