Henkel claims UPM Raflatac Label Life Awards 2018

UPM Raflatac’s Label Life Awards recognize strong sustainable performance from its suppliers who develop sustainable business practices beneficial for both the environment and society.

Henkel’s award-winning approach consists of two initiatives; International Forscherwelt (Researcher's World) initiative and Sustainability School Project, where Henkel’s employees visit elementary schools as part of Henkel's Sustainability Ambassador Program. The jury emphasized the overall positive societal impact of Henkel’s initiatives. The initiatives have a wider societal impact on the children particularly in developing countries and countries in transition. Furthermore, the initiative was considered very motivating and engaging for the employees at Henkel.

Maria Seppälä, vice president of sourcing at UPM Raflatac, said: ‘I would like to congratulate Henkel for this great achievement. The Label Life Awards is an important opportunity for UPM Raflatac to recognize our suppliers’ sustainability performance and share best practices between the suppliers. All the initiatives that were presented by the four finalists were inspiring and something we can all learn from.’

Greg Douglas, senior key account and labels business development manager at Henkel, commented: ‘Winning the Label Life Awards means a lot to us because everything we do is created with the consumer in mind, and we have put a lot of effort into our sustainability initiatives. This award will really inspire everybody to do more.’

Ute Krupp, sustainability manager and head of Henkel Forscherwelt, added: ‘Sustainability has been part of our DNA for decades, since the beginning and ecological and social aspects are integrated into our business.’

Other finalists in the UPM Raflatac Label Life Awards 2018 were BASF SE, Delfort Dunafin and Dow Consumer Solutions.