4. dec. 2018  Düsseldorf / Germany

International Volunteer Day

Henkel recognizes and supports voluntary employee engagement

The International Volunteer Day on December 5 highlights the large impact of individual contributions in voluntary social projects. Henkel has been supporting its employees and retired workers in their voluntary engagement for more than 20 years – with its dedicated program, the MIT initiative (“Make an Impact on Tomorrow”). In total, the company has supported over 14,000 charitable projects in more than 100 countries through the “Fritz Henkel Stiftung” foundation.

From Asia and North America to Middle East and Africa, Europe and South America: Henkel celebrates the International Volunteer Day with volunteering projects across all regions on that day – among them the collection of winter clothes for orphanages in Taiwan, a food donation activity in Rocky Hill and Stamford, USA or the building of houses to support families that lost their homes after a volcano eruption in Guatemala.

Just these few examples illustrate the enormous range of projects brought to life by Henkel employees around the world. Their voluntary engagement is supported through the “Fritz Henkel Stiftung” foundation – not just with material and financial donations, but also with time, as employees are granted paid leave to go and make a difference in the field. “Employees and former workers of the company are at the heart of the MIT initiative. We are amazed by their commitment, spirit and the impact of their contributions,” says Nadine Frey, responsible for Voluntary Engagement Henkel. Marking the MIT initiative’s 20-year-anniversary earlier this year, the foundation made a special project donation of 50,000 euros for a mother and child medical center in Nepal.

Supporting employee engagement as part of Henkel’s company culture

Voluntary social engagement, also known as corporate citizenship, has been an integral part of Henkel’s company culture since it was founded by Fritz Henkel in 1876. Through the “Fritz Henkel Stiftung” foundation, the company makes a commitment over and above its business activities – an effort that relies greatly on the voluntary engagement of its employees. When launching the MIT initiative in 1998, Henkel became one of the first companies in Germany to create a program dedicated to supporting its employees and retired workers in their voluntary engagement.

In the last 20 years, the “Fritz Henkel Stiftung” foundation supported over 14,000 charitable projects in more than 100 countries.

Jennifer Ott Henkel Corporate Media Relations Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-2756 press@henkel.com Prenesi poslovno vizitko Dodaj k Moja zbirka
Hanna Philipps Henkel Corporate Media Relations Headquarters, Düsseldorf/Germany +49-211-797-3626 press@henkel.com Prenesi poslovno vizitko Dodaj k Moja zbirka