LOCATIONS CONTACT PERFUMERY FLAVORS INGREDIENTS RESEARCH SUSTAINABILITY COMPANY CAREERS SUSTAINABILITY MENU GOVERNANCE GREEN GROWTH GROUPS DOWNLOAD THE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT CEO VISION & STATEMENT As a family company, sustainability is in our DNA. What we do is more than a Business; it’s a Family with a Legacy: as early as 1991, Firmenich signed the International Chamber of Commerce Business Charter on Sustainable Development, and almost 25 years later, our commitment to sustainability remains unwavering. As the stewards of this 120-year old company, we have embedded sustainability across everything we do, every day. Because we care. Gilbert Ghostine, CEO 2014 SUSTAINABILTY ACHIEVEMENTS ACCOMPLISHED 84% certification of our manufacturing plants worldwide for OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 CELEBRATED Eight years of responsible sourcing in Uganda ACHIEVED A 37% improvement in our safety performance rate, reaching a 79% improvement over the past 5 years CREATED The first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified flavor IMPROVED Our performance on all tracked environmental indicators compared with our FY09 baseline ATTAINED Membership to the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) HONORED With the 2013 British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce Corporate Social Responsibility Award ENGAGED With experts at Wharton (U.S.) and IMD (Switzerland) on two sustainability case studies ESTABLISHED A joint venture with an Indian floral extracts and natural specialties enterprise to further develop sustainable sourcing JOINED The WBCSD and signed the WASH at the Workplace initiative GOVERNANCE LEVERAGING OUR INDEPENDENCE As a family company with strong values, Firmenich sets goals and standards well beyond compliance levels for health and safety, quality, regulatory and compliance, and sustainability governance. READ MORE GREEN REDUCING OUR FOOTPRINT Firmenich aims at maximizing its performance while reducing its waste, water and energy footprint and while decreasing the environmental impact of key ingredients. READ MORE GROWTH CREATING SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS Each year, Firmenich invests 10% of revenues in research and innovation reflecting its continuous desire to understand, share and sublimate the best that nature has to offer. Firmenich focuses on sustainable innovation in flavors and fragrances, responsible sourcing, and R&D. READ MORE GROUPS EMBRACING OUR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES Firmenich’s family values recognize the importance of our people and the communities within our value chain. Firmenich focuses on partnering with experts, engaging our people, philanthropy and community work. READ MORE FIRMENICH IS COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE SOURCING AND RECENTLY CREATED A JOINT VENTURE WITH JASMINE CONCRETE LTD In 2014, Firmenich signed a joint venture agreement with Jasmine Concrete Exports PT Ltd. (Chennai, India), a family-owned enterprise and the leader in Indian floral extracts and natural specialties for the fragrance, flavor and cosmetics industries. RESPONSIBLE SOURCING VANILLA IN MADAGASCAR Despite its biological and cultural richness, Madagascar remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The trade of its Bourbon vanilla—the finest quality of vanilla in the world— is critical to the country’s farmers and its economy. Firmenich has been partnering with its local supplier on sustainability initiatives since 2007. READ MORE RESPONSIBLE SOURCING VETIVER IN HAITI Since 2010, Firmenich has been engaged in an innovative multi-stakeholder collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), our long-term vetiver supplier and local organizations to source sustainable vetiver from the Débouchette farming community in Haiti. READ MORE RESPONSIBLE SOURCING PATCHOULI IN INDONESIA Firmenich undertook a detailed review of our patchouli sourcing in Indonesia. Working with our long-term local partner, a leader in Indonesian essential oils, we started a pilot project in fiscal year 2014 with 200 farmers to improve farmers’ income. 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