Every year, Henkel receives numerous awards. Here is a selection of the recognition that Henkel has received from customers, distributors, institutes, and other stakeholders over the last years in North America.
Awards and Recognition
Proof points of our performance culture.
Corporate Reputation and Community Engagement
2022 America’s Best-in-State Employers by Forbes
Henkel has been recognized on Forbes 2022 Best-In-State Employers list for the state of Connecticut, for the second year in a row. Best-In-State Employers were identified in an independent survey of 70,000 U.S. employees across 25 industry sectors.
2022 America's Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes
Henkel has been recognized by Forbes for the second year in a row as one of America's Best Employers for Diversity. The Best Employers for Diversity were chosen based on an independent survey of over 60,000 employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people in their U.S. operations.
2022 Canada’s Top Employers for Young People
Henkel Canada is a 2022 winner of the Greater Toronto's Top Employers competition. This prestigious annual list of top employers is chosen based on criteria including training and skills development, community involvement and forward-thinking workplace policies.
2022 Greater Toronto's Top Employers
Henkel Canada is a 2022 winner of the Greater Toronto's Top Employers competition. This prestigious annual list of top employers is chosen based on criteria including training and skills development, community involvement and forward-thinking workplace policies.
Corporate Equality Index 2022
Henkel has earned a 95 in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, the nation's foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality.
2021 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
Copy: Henkel’s adhesive production sites in Richmond, Missouri, and Tlalnepantla, Mexico, were honored by General Motors for meeting or exceeding a stringent set of quality performance criteria including consistently delivering quality products on time and with zero disruptions throughout 2020.
2021 America’s Best-in-State Employers by Forbes
Henkel has been recognized on Forbes 2021 Best-In-State Employers list for the state of Connecticut. Selections were determined via an independent survey, fielded among approximately 80,000 Americans working for companies with more than 500 U.S. employees across 25 industry sectors.
2021 Handshake Early Talent Award
Out of over 500,000 employers using Handshake’s platform, Henkel ranked in the top 120 organizations – the top 10 among CPGs – based on the following 4 characteristics: student interest, message engagement, brand resonance, and virtual event participation.
2021 WayUp Top 100 Internship Programs
Henkel was recognized by WayUp, the leading platform for employers to recruit diverse, qualified talent, as one of the 100 best internship programs in the U.S. Companies were selected by a panel of industry expert judges and thousands of public votes.
2021 America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes
Henkel has been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2021. Best Employers for Diversity were chosen based on an independent survey of over 50,000 employees working for companies employing at least 1,000 people in their U.S. operations.
Products & Innovations
Semiconductor Packaging Innovations earn Material Supplier of the Year Award
Henkel Adhesive Technologies earned the Material Supplier of the Year distinction in the recent 3DInCites Awards program for its launch of groundbreaking products for semiconductor package designers and manufacturers. Formulations addressing device complexities and challenges include robust underfills for leading-edge flip chip devices, versatile die attach film, and high thermal die attach pastes.
Henkel recognized by Lowe’s as Paint Division Vendor of the Year 2022
Henkel Adhesive Technologies’ Consumers and Craftsmen business earned recognition for its high level of partnership and commitment with Lowe’s, the second largest home improvement retailer in the world. The award recognizes Henkel for bringing new products and solutions to market, introducing successful marketing strategies, and generating sustained sales growth.
Henkel Beauty and Laundry brands win 2022 POY
Henkel brands Persil®, Dial® and göt2b® brands were awarded 2022 Product of the Year (POY) USA awards in their respective categories. Sunlight® Rinse Aid was also a winner in “Household Cleaning Product” category for the 2022 POY Canada awards!
Bergquist microTIM product wins 2021 NPI award
Henkel's Bergquist Micro-Thermal Interface Material Coatings win Circuits Assembly magazine 2021 NPI Award. Henkel's microTIM product was named the winner in the thermal interface materials category.
Henkel Beauty and Laundry brands win 2021 POY
Henkel brands all free clear pure, Schwarzkopf Color Boost and Snuggle SuperCare Scent Booster were awarded 2021 Product of the Year (POY) USA awards in their respective categories. Persil ProClean OXI Power DISCS were also awarded a POY Canada in the “Laundry Detergent” category!
Sustainability
Henkel ranked 2023 Global 100
Henkel has been ranked amount the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’ by Corporate Knights in 2021, 2022 and 2023, most recently ranking 4th among the personal product companies.
Henkel wins 2022 Environmental Sustainability Award
Henkel was recognized with an award from the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment for the use of the Pallumina thin-film process on the 2021 Toyota Tacoma and Tundra.
Henkel ranked 2022 Global 100
Henkel has been ranked among the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World’ by Corporate Knights in both 2021 and 2022, most recently taking 2nd place among the personal product companies.
2021 Henkel Awarded Platinum Assessment
As a member of the “Together for Sustainability” initiative, Henkel’s sustainability management was again assessed by the international rating agency EcoVadis. Henkel received the “Platinum Recognition Level,” which is the highest assessment category for this corporate social responsibility rating in both 2020 and 2021.
CDP Supplier Engagement Leader 2021
Henkel has been recognized as a 2021 Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP. CDP's annual Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) evaluates corporate supply chain engagement on climate issues.
2021 Altair Enlighten Award
The Altair Enlighten Award honors innovation in sustainability within the auto industry. Henkel Adhesive Technologies claimed second place in 2021, in the category of sustainable process, for its Next Generation Metal Pretreatment.