The world is changing face.
Even change is changing.
Change. We can see it in our daily lives. We see it on our television sets. We see it in the changing faces of our politicians. Society has never been in such a state of flux, with global mega-trends affecting the fundamental make-up of society as a whole. The 21st century has developed its own principles and its own megatrends: globalization, emerging markets, digitalization, new generations of employees, an ageing society and new set ups of traditional roles of women and men.
Normal isn’t the norm.
Social change means a revolution of norms. And that is what we are seeing today. Gender roles are increasing overlapping; mobile workers move from country to country in pursuit of opportunity; a new class of active, affluent retirees is forming a powerful new voice in the labor market and in the shopping power.
What we are seeing is increased mobility, increased connectedness, increased flexibility and increased freedom. We can call all these developments global megatrends, but we could also equally call them Diversity in practice.
It’s society, but not as we know it.
We are becoming a society of Diversity. Diversity is influencing the very core of our society and culture. And increasingly, these social trends are being seen, not as a threat, but as an opportunity to expand our worldview, share knowledge and experiences, and come up with better approaches and innovative ideas to solving problems and living together.
So change is changing, but what does that mean for Henkel?
Diversity makes the difference.
Competition is fierce, and becoming fiercer. For today’s leading global companies, it is not enough to offer a strong product or service; now there is pressure to be the first to anticipate and adapt to the global trends and fluctuations of the marketplace, and to stay one step ahead of customer needs.
- Globalization
- Saturated markets and increasing competition
- Demographic change
- Digitization
- Social change in values
- The role of women and men in society
- Sustainability
Henkel, a global leader in brands and technologies.
Henkel has a clear vision: to be a global leader in brands and technologies. This vision can only be fulfilled through innovation.
To develop new and better – even revolutionary – solutions, we need the diversity of our employees in terms of mindsets, attitudes, competencies, and personalities.
Diversity & Inclusion at Henkel
Diversity – The potential principle
Henkel has more than 47,000 employees. Each one is different. Each one is unique. And the diversity of each one makes his valuable contribution to Henkel’s economic success.
For Henkel diversity is the connecting key between our markets and our strategic priorities and means: Leverage our potential!
Our Diversity is explicit in the variety of genders, nationalities and ages and implicit in our skills, our mindset, our attitudes, the qualities, attributes and abilities of all Henkel employees and business partners around the world.
To release the potential of our talents we need an open and inclusive corporate culture that appreciates all differences as well as all similarities. Together we build ONE Winning Culture @ Henkel.
Inclusion starts with “I”.
Inclusion is giving Diversity a place to realize its potential; this means respecting all visible and invisible differences to gain competitive business advantage and create an equitable, healthy and high-performing organization in which all individuals feel valued and their contributions are appreciated.
Latest news and recent discussions about Diversity issues can be found on our www.henkeldiversity.com blog.
