Weleda

Weleda is a multinational company that produces both beauty products and naturopathic medicines. Both branches design their products based on anthroposophic principles, an alternative medicine.

Key facts

Company.name: Weleda AG
Company.logo: Weleda Logo.png
Company.foundation: 1921
Company.location_city: Arlesheim (Basel-Landschaft)
Company.location_country: Switzerland
Company.key_people: Dr Aldo Ammendola (CRDO), Michael Brenner (CFO), Alois Mayer (COO), Nataliya Yarmolenko (CCO), Paul Mackay (President of the BOD)
Company.industry: Cosmetics
Company.num_employees: 2,512 (2020)
Company.revenue: 424,059,000 EUR (2020)

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Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1921
Location: Arlesheim, Switzerland
Status: Active

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GRID grid.492221.e · ISNI 0000 0004 0629 488X

Official website

Weleda International | Natural Beauty & Health - Weleda

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Wikidata facts

Employees: 2512
Revenue: 424059000
Official website: www.weleda.com
Image: Weleda products displayed in Drogasil Ilhéus-Bahia-Brazil 2021.jpg
Motto: in harmony with nature and the human being

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Commons category: Weleda (Company)
inception: 1921-00-00
total assets: 253788000
operating income: 22317000
total equity: 153257000

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Contents

History
1920–24: Founding and early history
From 1925: Internationalisation
From 1933: Nazi Germany
From 1945: Later developments
2021: 100 years Weleda
Anthroposophic philosophy and biodynamics
Products
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Waste prevention and recycling
Environmental projects
Awards
References

Weleda is a multinational company that produces both beauty products and naturopathic medicines. Both branches design their products based on anthroposophic principles, an alternative medicine.

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.