Symrise scores tall in climate, water and forests sustainability grading – Food Ingredients First

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06 Jan 2023 — German ingredients supplier Symrise has again earned A scores in the yearly sustainability ratings of renowned nonprofit organization CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project. 
In the categories of forests and water, the Holzminden-based business achieved the top grade of A. In the area of forests, only 25 companies worldwide achieved this result, as opposed to 103 companies in the water category. In the third category, climate, Symrise received a grade of A minus.
It certifies that Symrise was able to meet the stringent sustainability requirements this year. 
CDP evaluates companies on a scale of A to D. In doing so, it pays attention to how companies deal with climate risks and the completeness of the data they provide.
Climate-positive operations 
For its corporate strategy, Symrise relies on a holistic approach, the company affirms. 
Climate protection plays a vital role in this. Starting in 2030, the Holzminden-based group wants to run its operations climate-positive. This means the company will contribute to preventing or sequestering more greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere than it produces through its operating activities.Symrise relies on the principles of the circular economy. 
Furthermore, the entire supply chain, including the raw materials produced by suppliers, is intended to be climate-neutral by 2045.
Symrise also relies on the principles of the circular economy. The company uses wood-based ingredients in about 30% of its fragrance compositions. The group obtains the material with the help of green chemistry as part of a complex process, for which it became the first company in its industry to receive the globally recognized FSC certificate for the protection of forests.
A boost for water
Water protection also forms an integral part of the corporate strategy. 
Symrise intends to optimize its consumption of freshwater resources further globally. In particular, it focuses on sites in regions with a high level of water stress, such as Egypt, Spain, India and Mexico. 
In 2021, Symrise reduced its water consumption in these countries by 12% compared to 2020.
“Effectively protecting the climate, water and forests will enable us to continue to operate sustainably in the future, thus contributing to people’s well-being,” comments Bernhard Kott, chief sustainability officer at Symrise. 
“We see this award as a confirmation of our efforts.”
On the right track
The German Society for Sustainability honored Symrise’s commitment to biodiversity late last year.
In other recognition, Symrise previously achieved a gold-level certification by SAI Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment for sustainably sourcing hibiscus. The company claims to be the first in the industry to receive the recognition.
Edited by Elizabeth Green
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Symrise supplies fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition and cosmetic ingredients around the globe to manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food. Its sales of approximately € 3.4 billion in the 2019 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

Symrise works with its clients to develop new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked as part of this process.

The company’s origins go back to the year 1874. Symrise has since grown to achieve a market share of currently 11 % – making it one of the leading suppliers of flavors and fragrances on the global market. A high level of innovation and creativity, an exact knowledge of customer needs and various regional consumer preferences as well as targeted expansion into new and promising market segments contribute to our company’s above-average growth rate. Today, Symrise has about 9,000 employees working at sites in more than 40 countries, serving over 6,000 customers in roughly 160 countries.

Since October 2016, the operating activities of the Symrise Group have been broken down into three segments: Flavor, Nutrition and Scent & Care. The divisions within these segments are organized according to business units and regions.

Each segment has its own research and development, purchasing, production, quality control, marketing and sales departments. This system allows internal processes to be accelerated. Symrise aims to simplify procedures while making them customer-oriented and pragmatic. It places great value on fast and flexible decision-making.

The Flavor segment contains the Beverages, Savory and Sweet business units. Flavor’s range of products consists of approximately 13,000 items, which are sold in 145 countries. The flavorings Symrise produces are used by customers to make foods and beverages and give the various products their individual tastes. Symrise supplies individual flavorings used in end products as well as complete solutions, which, apart from the actual flavor, can contain additional functional ingredients, food coloring or microencapsulated components. The segment has sites in more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and Africa.

The Nutrition segment markets its nearly 2,000 products in 89 countries via four business units: Food, Pet Food Aqua and Probi. They deliver natural sensory product solutions for taste, texture, color and functionality in foods, beverages, and baby food based on backward integration processes for vegetables, fruit, meat and seafood. It also supplies natural-taste and acceptance- enhancing products for pet foods and sustainable marine ingredients for aquacultures. And there are also probiotics for foods, beverages and nutritional supplements with health-promoting benefits.
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