Henkel delivers overall robust business performance despite substantial impact from COVID-19 pandemic

• Focus on ensuring employee safety, supplying customers and supporting communities
• Group half-year sales reach 9,485 million euros, nominal: -6.0%, organic: -5.2%
• Operating profit* at 1,191 million euros, -27.5%
• EBIT margin* at 12.6%, -370 basis points
• Earnings per preferred share ‏(EPS)*: -29.2% to 1.96 euros, -28.2% at constant exchange rates
• Free cash flow at 938 million euros, net financial position improved
• No new full-year outlook for 2020 due to continuing market uncertainties
• Implementation of new agenda for purposeful growth on track

Henkel is speeding up in Recruitment: Applying Digitally in less than 60 seconds

Anytime, anywhere, any device – applying at Henkel has never been easier and faster. The company has introduced a new recruitment platform and a fast-track process that allows candidates to apply within only 60 seconds. As a result, the number of applicants has increased by 40 percent in recent weeks.

Schwarzkopf Launches Its First-Ever Collections Campaign on Pinterest

Schwarzkopf – one of Henkel's strongest umbrella brands –  is renowned for their expertise and innovation in hair care for over 120 years, and is now the first Australian advertiser to launch a Collections campaign on Pinterest, which goes live on 23 June 2020. Leveraging a format that elevates a range of products at once, their new campaign celebrates experimenting with hair colours from dusty lavender to shocking pink, bringing many options for people to be expressive and vibrant even as they stay at home.