IFF Celebrates Positive Transformational Change in 2017 Report
“Like all my colleagues at IFF, I am personally and deeply passionate about doing the right thing for the environment and for the future of our planet,” said Andreas Fibig, IFF Chairman and CEO. “Embedding sustainable principles at every level of the organization and throughout our value chain is how we feel we can best contribute to our goals.” Mr. Fibig continued, “This commitment throughout IFF is driving product and process innovation from the labs and the shop floor to the offices and canteens.”
The Company made substantial progress in furthering its sustainability ambitions, including:
- Exceeded its 2020 intensity goals for greenhouse gas emissions (goal 25%, actual 33.8%); water (goal 50%, actual 68.2%), hazardous waste (goal 25%, actual 42.1%)
-
Supported smallholder mint farming communities through the sponsorship
of three READ centers in
India , which help to empower women and girls through literacy and vocational training; continued support of Vetiver Together initiative inHaiti -
Attained the industry’s first GreenCircle LLC Zero Waste to Landfill
certification for its
South Brunswick, N.J. , U.S. flavors facility - Launched employee-powered global Diversity & Inclusion initiative
-
Named to the Euronext Vigeo
U.S. 50 Index
“We are fortunate to have teams who relish the opportunity to make their
mark and help the world be a better place for their colleagues,
communities, and their children. They know that there is a bigger
benefit to a job extraordinarily well-done. When they win, we all win!”
said
To read IFF’s 2017 Sustainability Report, click here or visit iff.com/sustain.
# # #
Meet IFF
521 West 57th
Street
T +212.765.5500
F +212.708.7132
iff.com
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180411006303/en/
Source:
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Michael DeVeau,
212-708-7164
VP, Corporate Strategy, Investor Relations &
Communications
Michael.DeVeau@iff.com