Henkel controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Withdrawal from Russia
Henkel’s decision to leave Russia followed the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war. The company had operated there for more than three decades and employed up to 2,500 people across production and other sites, according to the referenced material.
1933
Henkel’s conduct during the Nazi period
Company leaders Hugo Henkel and Werner Lüps were connected to the Nazi regime, and the company received regime recognition. During the Second World War, several hundred foreign civilian forced laborers and prisoners of war worked for Henkel. These facts form a significant part of the company’s historical record.