Weleda
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| Industry | Cosmetics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 by Rudolf Steiner and Ita Wegman |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ralph Heinisch (CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | 424,059,000 Euro (2020)  |
| 22,317,000 Euro (2020) | |
| Total assets | 284,824,000 Euro (2020) |
Number of employees | 2,000 (2017) |
| Website | www |
Weleda is a multinational company that produces both beauty products and naturopathic medicines. Both branches design their products based on anthroposophic principles. The company takes its name from the German form of the name of the 1st-century Bructeri völva Veleda. As well as being known to use green energy, Weleda uses natural ingredients grown using biodynamic methods and none of their ingredients or products are tested on animals.[1]
Weleda Group is member of the Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT).[2][3][4]
History
1920-28: Founding
In 1920 Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher, and Ita Wegman, a Dutch gynecologist founded "Futurum AG", in Arlesheim, Switzerland, and "Der Kommende Tag AG" (an incorporated company with the mission of encouraging economic and spiritual values) in Stuttgart, Germany. In 1920 "Der Kommende Tag AG" acquired the former "Colonial-Werke Paul Rumpus" in Schwäbisch Gmünd. In 1921 the two companies merged for financial reasons, and the new company was registered as "Internationale Laboratorien und Klinisch-Therapeutisches Institut Arlesheim AG" but was commonly known as Weleda. On December 10, 1928, the company officially registered under the new name Weleda AG, and it is still known as such today.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Ralph Heinisch". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "Weleda joins UEBT". befair. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "With Weleda on board, UEBT targets further biodiversity growth". Cosmetics Design. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Weleda joins Union for Ethical BioTrade". NNA News. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ http://www.weleda.de/Unternehmen/UeberWeleda/Geschichte
- ^ "Pickup Beauty". Thursday, July 19, 2018
