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Our Sustainability
Record 2023
Here you will find all our key issues and disclosures as well as our economic, environmental and social performance for 2023.
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Selected key figures 2023

Responsibility is in our nature
Responsibility
is in
our nature
An interview with Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, Chief Executive Officer of Symrise, about the reasons for the company’s success and its strategy for the future.
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Sustainability is deeply rooted
Sustainability is
deeply rooted
Chief Sustainability Officer Bernhard Kott explains in an interview how Symrise succeeded in achieving its ambitious sustainability goals earlier than planned and how the company will become even more sustainable in the future.
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The cornerstone of a global enterprise
The cornerstone of
a global enterprise
In the beginning there was vanillin: a brief history of Symrise, whose origins go back 150 years.
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As holistically as possible
As holistically
as possible
Symrise has created a network of around 7,000 farmers in Madagascar, allowing the company to source 36 raw materials sustainably and reliably. But the farmers and nature benefit from this special partnership as well.
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Waste-free & degradable
Waste-free & degradable
Symrise produces its Globanone® musk fragrance at Bushy Park in South Carolina. In doing so, the company applies the principles of green chemistry, which make the production process more efficient and the product more sustainable.
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Commitment on all levels
Commitment
on all levels
In accordance with the Low-Carbon Transition Plan, Symrise has taken a variety of measures to make the entire Group climate neutral by 2045.
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How much of our strategic biological raw materials came from sustainable sources in 2023?
How many of Symrise’s suppliers were assessed according to sustainability criteria in 2023?
What was Symrise’s accident frequency (MAQ1) in 2023?
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MAQ = work accidents (> 1 lost day) x 1 million/working hours
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Bring on the future
Bring on
the future
Symrise wants to further reduce its carbon emissions. In pursuit of its goals, the company has launched the Houston program, which helps calculate the carbon and water footprint across the Group and raises employee awareness of sustainability.
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Great benefit for the future
Great benefit for the future
The trendscope™ 2024+ report for the food and beverage industry is a prime example of how Symrise analyzes trends in all segments and puts them into practice to create value.
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Healthy development
Healthy
development
Bioactive ingredients for use in healthcare products offer enormous growth opportunities. Symrise has pooled its expertise in this area and developed a vision and strategy.
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Less CO2
with the same effect
Perfumer Anne Dussourt is working together with the Symrise sustainability team on reducing the carbon footprint of the company’s fragrance creations.
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From service provider to strategic business partner
From service provider to strategic business partner
Human resources activities at Symrise will change in the coming years to put the company in an even better position for the future. An interview with Dr. Stephanie Coßmann, President Human Resources and Legal .
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From the field to the laboratory and back
From the field to the laboratory and back
The work of the Agroscience research department focuses on new methods of cultivating, harvesting and processing plant-based raw materials. Insights into an innovative world.
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Faster, higher, farther
Faster, higher, farther
The IGNITE program, which was initiated in the Taste, Nutrition & Health segment, will help Symrise speed up the development of products and solutions in the future so that they reach market maturity more quickly.
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Facets of sustainability
Facets
of sustainability
From India to Madagascar to Holzminden: Symrise complies with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals throughout the Group, as evidenced by several examples from 2023.
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Our
resources and results

Our resources

Our results

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Adjusted for one-time effects
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Share of our suppliers defined as strategic in the reporting year who took part in the CDP Supply Chain program
3
Relative to market launch in the past three years

Our resources

Our results

1
Adjusted for one-time effects
2
Share of our suppliers defined as strategic in the reporting year who took part in the CDP Supply Chain program
3
Relative to market launch in the past three years

Our resources

Our results

1
Adjusted for one-time effects
2
Share of our suppliers defined as strategic in the reporting year who took part in the CDP Supply Chain program
3
Relative to market launch in the past three years

Our resources

Our results

1
Adjusted for one-time effects
2
Share of our suppliers defined as strategic in the reporting year who took part in the CDP Supply Chain program
3
Relative to market launch in the past three years

Our resources

Our results

1
Adjusted for one-time effects
2
Share of our suppliers defined as strategic in the reporting year who took part in the CDP Supply Chain program
3
Relative to market launch in the past three years