rudolf steiner and dr. ita wegman headquarters arlesheim switzerland key people ralph heinisch ceo products naturopathic medicine beauty products website www.weleda.com 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 v lva 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 gradually ensuring that its sourcing practices promote the conservation of biodiversity respect traditional knowledge and assure the equitable sharing of benefits all along the supply chain . 2 3 4 contents 1 history 2 worldwide locations 3 notes and references 4 see also 5 external links history edit in 1920 dr. rudolf steiner an austrian philosopher and dr. ita wegman a dutch gynecologist founded futurum ag in arlesheim switzerland and der kommende tag ag an incorporated company to encourage economic and spiritual values in stuttgart germany . in 1920 der kommende tag ag acquired the former colonial werke paul rumpus in schw bisch gm nd . in 1921 both companies merged for economic reasons the new company was registered as internationale laboratorien und klinisch therapeutisches institut arlesheim ag known commonly as weleda . on the 10th of december 10 1928 their new name weleda ag and it s known today was officially registered . 5 worldwide locations edit austria belgium bosnia bulgaria croatia czech republic denmark estonia finland france germany greece hungary iceland ireland israel italy latvia lithuania luxembourg netherlands norway romania russia serbia slovakia slovenia spain sweden switzerland ukraine united kingdom united states of america notes and references edit 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 see also edit list of pharmaceutical companies pharmaceutical industry in switzerland external links edit official website companies portal switzerland portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title weleda & oldid 736711666 categories alternative medical systemsanthroposophyhomeopathycompanies established in 1921pharmaceutical companies of switzerlandmultinational companies headquartered in switzerlandskin careswiss brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages danskdeutschesperantoeuskarafran aisnederlandspolskisloven inasvenska edit links this page was last modified on 29 august 2016 at 10 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view