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Dr. Jean-Yves Parisot, Chief Executive Officer
From generating raw materials to our customer relationships, we contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) along our entire value chains.
The 17 global sustainability objectives defined by the organization pave the way for sustainable development and provide the framework for what we as a company can and must achieve to guarantee successful operations in the future as well. Due to our broad positioning and our multilayered business model, we ultimately have to keep an eye on all of the goals. However, we are aware that we cannot tackle every goal equally but must focus on those where we can make the most effective contribution.
On the basis of the SDG subgoals, we identified six SDGs (8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17) on which Symrise can have a particularly large impact through its business activities:
In our increasingly interconnected world, we’re clear in our ambition to be a sustainable and future-oriented business.
Our corporate strategy is systematically oriented toward achieving sustainable growth.
Everyone is called upon to constantly monitor the work processes in their own field of activity and responsibility for efficiency, safety and resource conservation, and to develop ideas for improvement.
A global network of more than 120 Sustainability Ambassadors promotes targeted initiatives on energy and waste management, climate, water and environmental protection, and occupational health and safety at the corporate locations.
Managers are responsible for operationalizing sustainability in their teams and laying out clear goals. The global, cross-business Symrise Sustainability Board manages integration of our sustainability principles into the core processes:
Under the chairmanship of the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), division and staff department management representatives come together multiple times per year to ensure that sustainability-related topics and the concerns of our important stakeholder groups are considered along the entire value chain. The Sustainability Board sets sustainability objectives, which are directly implemented in the respective divisions.
Direct responsibility for strategy lies with the Executive Board of Symrise AG, that receives regular reports on the progress of all sustainability activities.
It’s important that everyone we interact with feels the benefits of our sustainable approach
We’re constantly on the lookout for common ground and sound solutions that allow every stakeholder – from farming communities to end-consumers – to benefit.
