Henkel Adhesive Technologies, a global provider of adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings, has joined the Global Impact Coalition (GIC). GIC is a CEO-led platform driving collaborative solutions for a net-zero and circular future.

Together, the partners aim to collaboratively unlock new potential to cut emissions and close material loops across the chemical value chain. The entry of Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies business unit extends GIC’s reach downstream by connecting raw-material innovation with industrial market and customer expertise.

Founded by leading global chemical producers and incubated at the World Economic Forum, GIC was created to turn sustainability challenges into commercially viable solutions. With the addition of Henkel as a value chain partner, GIC expands beyond producers to include major users of chemical products. This serves a critical bridge between molecules and markets.

The path forward

“At a time when the industry is redefining itself under the weight of climate commitments and cost pressure, collaboration is the only credible path forward,” says Charlie Tan, CEO of the Global Impact Coalition. “Henkel’s participation marks a turning point — connecting upstream innovation with downstream demand to make sustainability a source of competitive advantage, not a cost.”

By joining GIC, Henkel Adhesive Technologies will further strengthen and intensify its collaboration activities with chemical producers and recyclers . Here, they will design scalable, cross-industry projects that reduce Scope 3 emissions, promote safer chemistry, and keep valuable materials in circulation. One such initiative — GIC’s Automotive Plastics Circularity project — brings together leading polymer producers, recyclers, and OEMs to redesign how end-of-life vehicle plastics are recovered and reused.

Henkel’s involvement can help transfer insights from industrial adhesives and coatings into broader circularity models that can be replicated across sectors. The business unit builds on its company-wide Climate Connect program. This serves as a supplier engagement initiative that drives joint decarbonization measures and fosters transparency and innovation along the value chain.

“Circularity and decarbonization are no longer just environmental imperatives,” adds Tan. “They’re also economic enablers — and partnerships like this show how the industry can respond with both purpose and pragmatism.”