Environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

We Embed Sustainability into Everything We Do

Given the size and footprint of our company, we understand the impact our choices can have on the world and its natural resources. This is why we continue to work to embed sustainability into everything we do, why we engage our employees to make a difference where they can and why we tap our technical expertise to engineer products that leverage the amazing opportunities of circular design.

We are committed to managing our impacts as they relate to climate change, energy use, water and waste.

Climate Change Emissions

Named to CDP’s A List for climate change for the eighth consecutive year in 2022, we continue to achieve notable progress and improvements.

Explore how we are addressing the climate crisis.

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Energy Management

As a member of RE100 – a corporate leadership initiative of businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity – we are committed to procuring 100% of our electricity needs from renewable sources in the shortest practical timescale possible and as financially feasible.

Explore how we employ an energy management strategy grounded in data and focused on efficiency measures.

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Water Management

As the risks of water scarcity and overconsumption increase around the world, particularly in locations with high baseline water stress, we strive to reduce our water use and consumption through increased efficiency and other water management strategies.

Explore our water reduction goals and progress.

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Waste Management

We are focused on increasing our recycling rates and eliminating the concept of waste in our operations.

Explore how we are working to implement innovative solutions to reduce waste by reusing and recycling materials.

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Green Teams Taking Action

We’ve harnessed the boundless passion our employees have for sustainability to drive our environmental improvements. In 2021, we established and reinvigorated Green Teams at every IFF operations facility and launched a Green Team onboarding and training program. These Green Teams are now working to meet our Do More Good Plan goals through ambitious waste-reduction, recycling, energy efficiency and conservation efforts.