{"id":19420,"date":"2025-07-29T19:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T23:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/?page_id=19420"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T23:44:39","slug":"a-tale-of-two-cities-hanko-finland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/es\/home-care\/a-tale-of-two-cities-hanko-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"A tale of two cities Hanko Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-banner m-banner--full  mb theme-v1 layout-v1 banner-video has-parallax has-overlay order-default\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-banner__container container-fluid\" style='--overlayOpacity: 9%;--columns-ratio: 51%;'>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\n\t<video muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture autoplay loop class=\"c-video\">\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IFF_Hanko_Header_v1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t<\/video>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t    <div class=\"l-banner__inner text-left\">\n\n        <div class=\"c-heading -h1\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1  class=\"c-heading__title\">A Tale of Two Cities: Scaling Sustainability<\/h1>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"c-heading__sub\">Part 1: Hanko, Finland<\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"l-banner__media\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">In this series<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"400\"><em>A Tale of Two Cities: Scaling Sustainability<\/em>,\u00a0we\u2019ll get an inside glimpse into the innovative manufacturing practices at two very different IFF facilities, showing how sustainability is not a one-size-fits-all endeavor. We\u2019ll explore how each location uniquely adapts its sustainability strategy to integrate with its local community, environment, available natural resources and regulatory framework.<\/p>\n<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">From their proactive waste diversion programs to innovative water conservation initiatives, each site exemplifies how industry can indeed contribute to restorative ecosystems and lead the way for a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-banner m-banner--medium  mb theme-v2 layout-v1 parallax cta-break-v1 order-default\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-banner__container container\" style='--columns-ratio: 40%;'>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\n\t<video muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture autoplay loop class=\"c-video\">\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hanko-drone-reduced-file-size.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t<\/video>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t    <div class=\"l-banner__inner text-left\">\n\n        <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Thriving Together: Growing Biotech While Protecting People and the Planet<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"400\">On the southernmost tip of Finland sits Hanko, a seaside resort town known for its natural beauty, long stretches of sandy beaches along the Baltic Sea, and tranquil pine forests. Deeply rooted in this community, the IFF Hanko biotech manufacturing site is taking a holistic approach to manufacturing to drive responsible growth.<\/p>\n<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">Specializing in industrial enzymes for the home and personal care, and food and beverage sectors, the site puts environmental stewardship, local partnerships and continuous improvement at the center of its operating plan.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  style='background-color: #00416b;color: #ffffff;'>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v2\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h3\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color:#ffffff;\" class=\"c-heading__title\">Over the past decade, the site has almost doubled its capacity, while cutting its nutrient discharge into the sea to less than half at the same time.<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"400\">Industrial expansion has long been cited as an example of the \u201ctragedy of the commons,\u201d the idea that when people and organizations have free access to shared resources \u2014 such as air, water and fisheries \u2014 they\u2019ll inevitably act in their own self-interest at the expense of others. But the Hanko site is challenging this narrative by showing that when businesses are closely integrated with their local environments and the communities in which they operate, they can in fact thrive for the benefit of all.<\/p>\n<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"600\">As a part of the IFF corporate family, the Hanko site embodies the company\u2019s commitment to apply science and creativity to \u201cDo More Good\u201d for people, communities and the planet.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt-l gb-l --bg-type-dark --scheme-dark-blue txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-reverse\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to have science-based targets to reduce our carbon emissions to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees C while still expanding our business to deliver innovative solutions for customers to meet their sustainability goals.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>RENEE HENZE<\/strong><br \/>\nChief Sustainability Officer at IFF<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Renee-Henze-768x768.jpg\"  alt=\"Renee Henze, Chief Sustainability Officer at IFF, advocating for science-based climate action.\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-slider m-slider-v1 l-slider-cards-1   gt gb style-v3 cards-slider-v2 container-fluid has-pagination\"  >\n\n    <div class=\"m-slider__outer\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t    <div class=\"l-heading container text-left l-heading-v1\">\n\n\t\t    <div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Sustainability gets personal<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>About every four years, the Hanko site leadership revamps its vision and operational mission statement and runs a logo contest for employees to capture this vision. The evolution of these logos tells the story of the site\u2019s sustainability journey.<\/p>\n<p>Past versions emphasized the company\u2019s safety measures, productivity and environmental protection. The most recent creation adds a family walking together on a nearby beach, showing how every employee is conscious of their impact on the local community and natural surroundings, specifically the air, sea and groundwater.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\n\t    <div class=\"m-slider__container container swiper js-slider-simple\" data-slider-columns='4' data-slider-columns-gap='20' data-slider-columns-mobile='1' data-slider-columns-mobile-gap='20' data-slider-navigation='bottom-arrows' data-slider-pagination='combo' data-slider-leading-zero='true' data-slider-loop='true'>\n\n            <div class=\"m-slider__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"m-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"m-slide l-posts 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                         <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"m-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"m-slide l-posts l-rcbl-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"c-block  c-block-v1 is-vertical text-left align-top\" style=\"--c-block-gap-vertical:0px;--c-block-gap-horizontal:0px;\">\n\n\t\n\t        <div class=\"c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hanko-2016-400x300.png\"  alt=\"2016 logo design incorporating elements of environmental stewardship and operational efficiency, showing progress in the site's sustainability goals.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\n    <div class=\"c-block__body\" >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3  class=\"c-block__title\">2016<\/h3>\t\t\n\t    <div class=\"c-block__content\">\n\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"m-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"m-slide l-posts l-rcbl-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"c-block  c-block-v1 is-vertical text-left align-top\" style=\"--c-block-gap-vertical:0px;--c-block-gap-horizontal:0px;\">\n\n\t\n\t        <div class=\"c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hanko-2019-400x300.jpg\"  alt=\"Logo from 2019 highlighting a balance between safety, productivity, and environmental care, with refined visual elements.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\n    <div class=\"c-block__body\" >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3  class=\"c-block__title\">2019<\/h3>\t\t\n\t    <div class=\"c-block__content\">\n\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"m-slider__slide swiper-slide\">\n                            <div class=\"m-slide l-posts l-rcbl-v2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"c-block  c-block-v1 is-vertical text-left align-top\" style=\"--c-block-gap-vertical:0px;--c-block-gap-horizontal:0px;\">\n\n\t\n\t        <div class=\"c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image\">\n\t\t<figure class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Hanko-2024-400x300.jpg\"  alt=\"2024 logo featuring a family walking on a beach, symbolizing the Hanko site's commitment to community and environmental impact.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\n    <div class=\"c-block__body\" >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3  class=\"c-block__title\">2024<\/h3>\t\t\n\t    <div class=\"c-block__content\">\n\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"m-slider__pagination swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"m-slider__nav container  is-round\" style=\"\">\n    <div class=\"m-slider__arrows -prev swiper-button-prev\">\n        <svg class=\"arrow-icon\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\">\n            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is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cWhen we set our mission, we\u2019re not just talking about investing in new equipment to make the plant more sustainable. It\u2019s about \u2018I want to do it. I\u2019m making a choice on a personal level every day in my job to get there. I want to work at a plant that I can be proud of.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>STEFAN EKBOM<\/strong><br \/>\nPlant Manager, IFF Hanko Manufacturing Site<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Stefan-Ekbom-768x768.jpg\"  alt=\"Stefan Ekbom, Plant Manager, IFF Hanko Manufacturing Site\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb style-v3 simple-cards-v4 cards-colored media-cover none l-content-1\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container-fluid\"\n\t\tstyle=\"; --l-block-col: 4;--l-block-gap-vertical: 30px;--l-block-gap-horizontal: 30px;\">\n\n        <div class=\"l-heading container text-left l-heading-v1\">\n\n\t        <div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t                <div class=\"c-heading -h3\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3  class=\"c-heading__title\">As a testament to how much community harmony is prioritized, Hanko provides access to a site app with the plant\u2019s closest neighbors so they can report any bothersome odors coming from the facility. The shift supervisor on duty will immediately receive a text and check the plant dashboard to fix any potential issue.<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t            \t        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-rcbl l-rcbl-v1 -col4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-banner m-banner--full  mb theme-v1 layout-v3 parallax banner-video has-parallax order-default\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-banner__container container-fluid\" style='--columns-ratio: 51%;'>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\n\t<video muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture autoplay loop class=\"c-video\">\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hanko-collage-v3.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t<\/video>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"l-banner__media\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  --bg-blue-dark txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-default\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\"> Necessity, the mother of innovation<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In part, the Hanko site has been ahead of the sustainability curve out of necessity. Among the top sustainable nations in the world, Finland has strict environmental laws. At the local level, the city of Hanko is targeting to be carbon neutral by 2030, outpacing many other cities, countries and corporations that have set similar targets for 2040 and 2050.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1676298859-768x751.png\"  alt=\"Aerial view of Hanko, Finland, with a church steeple in the foreground and a coastal landscape of buildings, trees, and islands under a clear sky.\" width=\"768\" height=\"751\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt-l gb-l parallax --bg-type-dark --scheme-white txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-reverse\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cIt\u2019s a quite ambitious timeline for the Hanko site. It pushes them to get to that North Star by operating in this strict environment, and they\u2019re really leading the way for other industrial manufacturers to show what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ALEXANDRA SCHULER<\/strong><br \/>\nSustainability and Certification Manager at IFF<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Alexandra-Schuler-768x768.jpg\"  alt=\"A woman with long red hair in a dark blue top, face blurred for privacy, standing in front of a softly lit background.\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb style-v1 simple-cards-v4 cards-colored media-cover none l-content-1\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container-fluid\"\n\t\tstyle=\"; --l-block-col: 4;--l-block-gap-vertical: 30px;--l-block-gap-horizontal: 30px;\">\n\n        <div class=\"l-heading container text-left l-heading-v1\">\n\n\t        <div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t                <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Ahead of their time<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nearly 15 years ago, the Hanko team had the foresight to partner with the energy company Adven to install a state-of-the-art wood-chip boiler to shift away from fossil fuels. This renewable bio-fuel source used in the base load energy production is considered sustainable according to EU\u2019s Renewable Energy Directive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Since switching to the wood-chip boiler in 2010, Hanko has reduced its fossil-fuel-based carbon emissions from industrial steam by 85% as of 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \t        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-rcbl l-rcbl-v1 -col4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt-l gb-l --bg-type-dark --scheme-dark-blue txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-reverse\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"200\">Further, the excess heat from its operations, which would otherwise be released into the surrounding environment, is channeled into the district heating system of Hanko municipal. It\u2019s a virtuous cycle: fueling industry to build sustainable products, helping to warm homes in the community and driving the city\u2019s sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"400\">As biotech manufacturing requires a great deal of heating and cooling, Hanko\u2019s engineers have a disciplined approach to finding ways to recover and reuse heat. This is done by heat pumps and heat recovery from compressed air systems. Each year, the Hanko site saves 18 GWh in energy from these efforts, leading to an approximately 15% reduction in its steam usage.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-4x3 is-video\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-video__media c-video__primary c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<video muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture autoplay loop class=\"c-video\">\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IFF_Hanko_Asset-1-v1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t<\/video>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt-l gb-l parallax --bg-type-dark --scheme-dark-blue txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-reverse\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u201cAs an engineer, I consider it my responsibility to always find ways to use resources as efficiently as possible and tap into the potential of reusing waste heat. \u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>ANTTI KOSOLA<\/strong><br \/>\nManufacturing Technology Director, IFF<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-1x1 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Antti-Kosola-768x768.jpg\"  alt=\"Headshot of Antti Kosola with short, dark hair and a dark shirt, face blurred, framed in a circle on a blue background.\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt-l gb-l parallax --bg-type-dark --scheme-white txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-default\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Innovative approaches to water protection<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"400\">With groundwater shortages escalating around the globe, the Hanko site is tapping the nearby Baltic Sea to reduce the company\u2019s reliance on local groundwater and public utilities. In 2004, the site built its own reverse osmosis (RO) facility, which has since expanded several times as production has grown. Through the RO process, low-salinity seawater is pushed through a membrane to create freshwater.<\/p>\n<p data-animate=\"fade-up\" data-animation-delay=\"600\"><strong>In 2023, Hanko produced over 400,000 m3\u00a0of useable water, enough to fill 160 Olympic-sized swimming pools.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-4x3 is-video\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-video__media c-video__primary c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<video muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture autoplay loop class=\"c-video\">\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IFF_Hanko_Asset-2-option-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t<\/video>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"hero-scroll   gt gb style-v1 order-default\"  style='--columns-ratio: 100%;' data-scroll=\"0\">\n\n\t<div class=\"hero-scroll__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero-scroll__first\">\n\t        <div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\n\t<video muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture autoplay loop class=\"c-video lazy\">\n\t\t<source data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Water-Flow.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t<\/video>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\t        <div class=\"hero-scroll__content container\">\n\t            <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t                \t                    <h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">Applying creativity to push the limits of what\u2019s possible<\/h2>\t                \t            <\/div>\n\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t    <div class=\"hero-scroll__second\">\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t        <div class=\"hero-scroll__content container text-center\">\n\t            <div class=\"c-heading -h1\">\n\t                \t                    <h2 class=\"c-heading__title\">Hanko team prioritizes reducing environmental impact, especially in wastewater management.<\/h2>\n\t                \t                \t                    <div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t                        <p>This aligns with IFF\u2019s broader corporate goals to have zero waste to landfill by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>About a decade ago, as the Hanko leadership looked to expand their site, they faced a challenge: They were already operating near the maximum allowed discharge levels for nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, and any production increase would push them past these permits. And as they set out to overcome this hurdle, their goal wasn\u2019t merely compliance, but to operate as far as possible from the boundary limits.<\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                \t            <\/div>\n\n\t            \t        <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  --bg-type-dark --scheme-dark-blue txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-default\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h3\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3  class=\"c-heading__title\">\u201cThis gives us peace of mind and more freedom to operate in our day-to-day business,\u201d says Ekbom. \u201cWe create room for expansion to meet future customer needs.\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t            \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n            \n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image front-h-left front-v-center main-h-full main-v-center r-4x3 is-image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-image__media c-image__primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-image__src\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_2145544397-768x576.jpg\"  alt=\"shutterstock_2145544397\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  gt gb l-content-simple-1\"  style='background-color: #ffffff;color: #00416b;'>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-heading text-left l-heading-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-heading__content\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color:#00416b;\" class=\"c-heading__title\">They initially consulted outside expertise but couldn\u2019t find the solution.<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The team forged on alone, and eventually devised a creative workaround that leans into their core expertise in fermentation and recovery processes. These same techniques are used in wastewater treatment to break down organic materials and separate materials. Building on this foundational expertise, the team upgraded their existing wastewater treatment plant to be highly-automated and to operate like one of their optimized fermentation and recovery plants.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-block  --bg-type-dark --scheme-white txt-img-v2 l-content-2\"  >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-block__container container\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"l-dcbl l-dcbl-v1\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-block order-reverse\" style=\"--c-block-radius:0px; --c-block-gl: 0%;--c-block-gr: 0%;--c-block-gt: 0%;--c-block-gb: 0%;--columns-ratio: 50%;\">\n\t<div class=\"c-block__col c-block__text text-left align-center\" style=\"--c-txt-gl: 0%; --c-txt-gr: 0%; --c-txt-gt: 0%; --c-txt-gb: 0%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The innovative plant operates as a joint venture today with Fermion, a neighboring company, collaborating to enhance performance in managing effluence streams.<\/p>\n<p>And they\u2019ve gone on to push the limits of what was deemed possible. As Hanko almost doubled its enzyme production capacity in the last decade, it cut its nitrogen emissions to nearly a third, reducing the nutrient byproducts entering the environment. Today, they\u2019re not only staying within the permitted limits, but continuously have created an increasing buffer for possible future expansion. 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This program communicates with the production side to adjust accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking down the silos between these processes has led to a shared responsibility among the team.<\/p>\n<p>Embracing this integrated mindset throughout its operations and within the surrounding environment, Hanko has shown that sustainable manufacturing and upholding the values of the community while thriving as a business aren\u2019t mutually exclusive endeavors.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"m-banner m-banner--full  mb theme-v1 layout-v1 banner-video has-parallax has-overlay order-default\" >\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"m-banner__container container-fluid\" style='--overlayOpacity: 47%;--columns-ratio: 51%;'>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__media\">\n\t\n\t<video muted playsinline disablepictureinpicture autoplay loop class=\"c-video\">\n\t\t<source src=\"https:\/\/www.iff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cedar-header-16x9-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n\t<\/video>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"m-banner__inner container flex-left style-dark\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"l-banner  l-gt-d l-gb-d\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"l-banner__text\">\n\t    <div class=\"l-banner__inner text-left\">\n\n        <div class=\"c-heading -h2\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"c-heading__pre\">PART TWO<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"c-heading__title\">A Tale of Two Cities: Cedar Rapids<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"c-heading__description is-wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In part 2 of our series &#8220;Scaling Sustainability&#8221; we&#8217;ll explore innovative sustainability practices in the heart of the US corn belt.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"c-block__btn\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/es\/home-care\/a-tale-of-two-cities-scaling-sustainability-cedar-rapids-usa\/\"  class=\"c-btn -normal -secondary has-icon icon-right\"><span class=\"c-btn__txt\">Read More<\/span><span class=\"c-btn__ico\"><svg width=\"30\" height=\"30\" class=\"icon icon-lib-icon-arrow1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"><use xlink:href=\"#lib-icon-arrow1\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"l-banner__media\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":19460,"parent":10401,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19420","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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