NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2015--
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF), a leading global
creator of flavors and fragrances for consumer products, today announced
that IFF-LMR Naturals received the IMO (Institute for Marketecology) For
Life Social Responsibility certification. This designation recognizes an
organization’s commitment to sustainability.
“Sustainability is an integral part of our business strategy and a key
differentiator for IFF,” noted Andreas Fibig, IFF Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. “We have made significant progress in executing and
expanding our sustainability initiatives during the past year alone,
including opening the largest solar field in the flavors and fragrances
industry, inclusion in the CDP Climate Disclosure Leadership Index and
now, the For Life Social Responsibility certification from IMO.”
The For Life Social Responsibility certification is broad in scope and
requires adherence to criteria including environmental responsibility,
fair working conditions, transparency, and community relations. In
addition to LMR receiving this certification, its agricultural and
processing partner in Isparta, Turkey also received For Life
certification relating to LMR’s Turkish rose supply chain. For Life
certification confirms that LMR and its partner in Turkey are committed
to acting as responsible employers and promoters of sustainable
practices.
Nicolas Mirzayantz, IFF Group President Fragrances and Executive
Sustainability Champion, added, “Rose is at the heart of every
perfumer’s catalog and LMR has been working closely with its partner in
Turkey to bring the purest, highest quality rose products to perfumers
for more than ten years. Our longstanding commitment to strengthening
sustainability within our customers’ supply chains was taken to a higher
level with the introduction of this third-party certification by IMO.”
About IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) is a leading global
creator of flavors and fragrances used in a wide variety of consumer
products. Consumers experience these unique scents and tastes in fine
fragrances and beauty care, detergents and household goods, as well as
beverages, sweet goods and food products. The Company leverages its
competitive advantages of consumer insight, research and development,
creative expertise, and customer intimacy to provide customers with
innovative and differentiated product offerings. A member of the S&P 500
Index, IFF has more than 6,000 employees working in 31 countries
worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at www.iff.com.
Source: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Michael DeVeau,
212-708-7164
VP, Global Corporate Communications & Investor
Relations
Michael.DeVeau@iff.com
or
Denise
Gillen, 212-515-7308
Manager, Fragrances Communications
Denise.Gillen@IFF.com
