Casper will discuss how the company faced the challenge of building and optimizing sustainable business practices and sustainable packaging innovation as a driver of growth in a challenging economy.  Casper will share how Henkel’s commitment to a systems approach to responsible business practices and sustainable packaging innovation generates value for customers, social empowerment for consumers, and a sustainability best-practices path that the fast-moving consumer goods industry can follow.

Casper will speak on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 a.m.  The Sustainable Packaging Forum will take place at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta.  For more information and registration details, visit http://www.bnpevents.com/PS/SPF/index.htm

Casper has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. since April 2005.  He oversees business operations of some of America’s most trusted consumer products, including Dial® soaps and body washes, Purex® laundry detergents, Renuzit® air fresheners, and Right Guard® antiperspirants. 

Henkel has received numerous awards and recognition for its sustainability programs, including the 2009 Wal-Mart Sustainability Award, Germany’s “Most Sustainable Brand” Award in 2008, and inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index in the fast-moving consumer goods sector.

Henkel in North America:

Henkel markets a wide range of well-known consumer and industrial brands in North America, including Dial® soaps, Purex® laundry detergents, Right Guard® antiperspirants, got2b® hair gels, and Loctite® adhesives. Henkel has been committed to making people’s lives easier, better and more beautiful for more than 130 years.  A Fortune Global 500 and Germany’s most admired company according to a recent Fortune survey, Henkel offers strong brands and technologies in three areas of competence: Home Care, Personal Care, and Adhesive Technologies.  Each day, more than 52,000 employees in 125 countries are dedicated to fulfilling Henkel’s claim “A Brand Like a Friend.”  In fiscal 2008, Henkel generated sales of 14.131 billion euros and adjusted operating profit of 1.46 billion euros.