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  • Orkla completes purchase of painting tool business in Netherlands and Belgium

    Orkla House Care has completed an agreement to take over the remaining 50% of the shares in the joint venture company Anza Verimex Holding. Since 2018, Orkla House Care has owned 50% of the company which is market leader in the sale and distribution of painting tools in the Netherlands and Belgium.

  • Pierre Robert partners with Zalando

    Through a brand-new collaboration with clothing giant Zalando, Pierre Robert is expanding parts of its portfolio in Europe.
    Pierre Robert is focusing on digital clothing sales, selling all its products on its own website, through the online shop Villoid, and now also Zalando.
    “We have entered into a partnership with Zalando. This means that we will sell our products on its marketplace, and

  • Orkla signs European plastics declaration

    Orkla signs European plastics declaration

    Recycling more plastics is crucial to solving climate challenges. Orkla now supports a new European plastics declaration aimed at helping to achieve this goal.
    Today, the joint European initiative, the Circular Plastics Alliance, launched its vision of increasing plastics recycling in Europe. Orkla is one of the companies that has pledged to contribute to this effort, along with several other i

  • Orkla listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

    Orkla listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

    Orkla has again been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe, which ranks companies according to their performance on environmental issues and social responsibility.
    “We see that Orkla’s sustainability efforts are becoming more and more important in creating growth and building trust. Being included in one of the world’s most highly regarded sustainability indices is a major ackno

  • Orkla’s autumn product launch

    Vegetarian pizza, climate-friendly meals, tempting chocolate flavours and detergents in environmentally friendly packaging are among this autumn’s many new products from Orkla.

  • Sustainability reporting on the agenda

    The Governance Group consultancy and BI Norwegian Business School have reviewed and ranked the sustainability reporting of the hundred largest companies on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Orkla placed third in the ranking.

  • Orkla buys Dutch bakery ingredient manufacturer

    Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonneveld Group B.V. ("Sonneveld") Orkla Food Ingredients has signed and completed an agreement to purchase the Dutch company Vamo produkten voor de Bakkerij B.V. ("Vamo").

  • Earth Hour – we switch off the lights for climate action

    On Saturday, 30 March 2019, at 8:30 PM, lights will be turned out once again in country after country, as Earth Hour sweeps across the planet through the different time zones. We at Orkla will be a part of this event.

  • Orkla continues membership in FTSE4Good Index

    For the third year in a row, we are featured in the FTSE4Good Index, which highlights companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.

  • New launches from Orkla

    Plant-based ice cream in tempting flavours, summertime crisps and environmentally-friendly dish-washing tablets are some of this season’s new products launched by Orkla companies.

  • Joining forces for the environment

    Joining forces for the environment

    Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is therefore one of our most important tasks when it comes to the environment. Read more here about how we at Orkla take responsibility for the environment and climate.

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