The sustainability rating agency EcoVadis has once again honored Symrise for its outstanding performance in sustainability management. For the sixth time in a row, the fragrance and flavor manufacturer has achieved EcoVadis Gold status for its proven sustainability performance. According to the rating, the company's ecological, social and ethical responsibility is exemplary: The Holzminden-based company once again met the constantly increasing requirements of the rating agency this year and maintained its leading position in the global chemical sector again.
Compared to the previous year, Symrise once again improved its overall result with 73 out of a possible 100 points. The performance achieved convinced again, especially in ecological sustainability management and sustainable procurement, even with stricter auditing standards.
Comprehensive sustainability assessment at all levels of action
Ecovadis uses 21 environmental, social, ethical and sustainability criteria in the supply chain to compare the performance of companies in different sectors. On this basis, the integration of essential sustainability criteria into Symrise AG's strategy, business model and management system can be evaluated comprehensively and systematically. The result of this rating serves stakeholders as the basis for their cooperation with the company on the basis of criteria of sustainable management.
Hans Holger Gliewe, Chief Sustainability Officer of Symrise AG, explains: "Our customers, employees and investors have high expectations of our sustainability management in particular. As a key company in the food and consumer goods sector, we must fully live up to these expectations in order to secure and expand our outstanding competitive position in the future. The award of our commitment with the best rating by the rating agency EcoVadis is therefore a very special distinction that spurs us on to consistently pursue our successful sustainability strategy".