S1E20 Blockchain for Recycling and Circular Economy with Rodolfo Quijano from Henkel

Henkel is a $35bn company and has one of the most diverse Blockchain portfolios in the enterprise space. Rodolfo, Head of Blockchain at Henkel, talks us through their investments in Sustainability, Supply Chain, Tax and Recycling, and notable collaborations with BASF, Siemens, GS1 and Plastic Bank. An essential episode for anyone looking to understand how Blockchain is being used in Consumer Goods today.
In this episode we cover:
- The role of internal Blockchain teams in a company like Henkel
- Henkel's notable Blockchain platforms: Recichain (Recycled Plastic), Tax Chain (European Tax and Cross-border Exchange), Plastic Bank (Circular Economy and Social Impact), Anti-counterfeit for Specialty Products
- How Blockchain is helping Henkel to achieve its sustainability goals
- How to pitch use cases to internal stakeholders, prospective partners and crafting the business case
- Future opportunities for Blockchain in CPG, notably data and loyalty
- Rodolfo's key learnings from deploying Blockchain technology in an enterprise context (MVE, Focus, Expectations Management)
Links for topics discussed on the show:
Rodolfo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolfo-quijano-4044a61
Blockchain at Henkel: https://www.henkel.com/spotlight/2018-12-10-blockchain-launchpad-for-a-connected-future-894756
Plastic Bank: https://plasticbank.com
Good Chain Foundation: https://thegoodchain.io
She256: https://she256.org
Jeremy Waite: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremypaulwaite