5th
consecutive year as a North America DJSI constituent and included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025
Have you ever wondered what is truly possible when science, creativity and heart come together? At IFF, we believe that this type of convergence — and the possibilities it reveals — is essential to tackling some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
We aim to bring the best of science, creativity and heart to everything we do. We’re working to make the impossible possible, partnering to create sustainable innovations that are good for business and good for the planet.
Join us on this journey and let’s see what we can create together.
ERIK FYRWALD
Chief Executive Officer
2024
At-A-Glance
Top 1%
of companies assessed for the fourth consecutive year
A List
on CDP Climate, recognized as a leader in corporate transparency and action on climate change
2nd
time named to USA TODAY’s list of America’s Climate Leaders
2nd out of 56
companies in the Materials & Chemicals industry on the Newsweek list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2025
1 & 6
Named #1 in the U.S. and #6 globally for gender equality by Equileap
100%
score on the 2024 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion for fifth consecutive year
Top Performance Highlights
-14%
Scope 1+2 GHG emissions since 2021
75
natural ingredients certified For Life by ECOCERT
39%
of women in management roles
-40%
total recordable incident rate since 2021
100%
completion rate on annual business ethics training
Highlights
+21K
raw materials sourced from +4,300 vendor corporations in ~85 countries
75
natural ingredients certified For Life by ECOCERT
75%
of our business-critical suppliers met IFF’s requirements to be considered as responsibly sourced, based on third-party assessment results
Explore our Sustainable Vanilla Program
The Challenge
Vanilla is primarily cultivated in Madagascar, where social, environmental, economic, and traceability challenges make the supply chain fragile.
These conditions underscore the need for ethical sourcing practices that protect both people and ecosystems.
Our Response
IFF’s Sustainable Vanilla Program (SVP) seeks to secure a long-term, high-quality supply of responsibly sourced vanilla by ensuring support for the surrounding community.
Better Together
In partnership with the Union for Ethical BioTrade, the SVP is increasing the productivity of +1,400 local farmers and enhancing local livelihoods by focusing on:
- Living wage / income
- Socioeconomic viability
- Biodiversity & conservation
These efforts help strengthen supply chain stability through greater traceability and farmer resilience.
Field Notes
As part of the SVP’s focus on income diversification, the Director of UEBT Madagascar, Rina Razanakolona, shares:
Highlights
79%
of all new innovation projects since 2023 deemed as having sustainability value propositions using our internal Innovation for Sustainability (I4S) project assessment model
27.3
million metric tons of CO₂e emissions avoided by customers and consumers through our innovative solutions, or ~16.5 times more CO₂e than generated at IFF’s manufacturing sites
50
research, creative & application centers
Stories
HME Techniques
Our new High Moisture Extrusion technology, part of IFF’s RE-IMAGINE PROTEIN® Innovation program, delivers an improved eating experience of plant-based meat products by increasing juiciness and replicating the appearance and fibrous, muscle-like texture of conventional meat.
Stories
Protein Enhancement
SUPRO® Soy Protein is a versatile, high-quality protein packed with proven health benefits that delivers enhanced flavor and functional performance as an alternative to all-dairy formulas or when blended with dairy proteins.
Stories
Fresh Fermented Products
TEXSTAR™, our new advanced enzymatic texturizing solution, improves the taste and texture of plant-based yogurt alternatives. When used as a partial milk protein replacer, it can reduce the carbon footprint of fresh fermented products.
Highlights
44K MT
of plant sugar feedstock to be converted to renewable polymers through joint venture with Kemira
36
ISIPCA graduates at IFF as a result of our partnership in co-creating the IFF / ISIPCA Scent Design & Creation Masters Program
40+
university partnerships, such as our collaborative research initiative with Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in protein-flavor interactions to address flavor challenges in plant-based meat alternatives strategic university partnerships
IFF’s Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Our LCA capability enables customer collaboration by delivering insights about our products’ environmental impacts, their benefits in use and their future carbon reduction opportunities.
2030 Goal
To enable customers to save 50 times more CO2 than generated at our own IFF manufacturing sites.
How
Our products often provide environmental benefits through their performance during the use phase. IFF’s own footprint has a proportionally small impact compared to the avoided emissions we can enable for our customers and final consumers.
2024 Status
Our innovations enabled customers and consumers to save approximately 27.3 million metric tons of CO2 emissions, or 16.5 times more emissions than generated at IFF’s own manufacturing sites.
5 key product applications
Cold-water laundry enzymes
enable consumers to wash clothes at lower temperatures without sacrificing performance, resulting in lower energy use and reduced GHG emissions.
Cold-water laundry enzymes
plant-based proteins
with advanced texturants and flavorings support the replacement of animal-based proteins and accelerate the wider adoption of plant-based alternatives with a lower environmental footprint.
plant-based proteins
xivia / XYLITOL
or IFF-produced xylitol, was shown through a peer-reviewed LCA to contribute lower GHG emissions that conventional xylitol produced from corn cobs.
xivia / XYLITOL
ANIMAL FEED ENZYMES
reduce or eliminate the need for inorganic phosphate in swine and poultry diets, improving animal welfare and reducing phosphorous and GHG emissions.
ANIMAL FEED ENZYMES
Fuel Alcohol yeast & Enzymes
enable the efficient production of ethanol, a renewable transportation fuel which replaces a percentage of gasoline, significantly reducing the GHG emissions of the transportation industry.
Fuel Alcohol yeast & Enzymes
Highlights
14%
reduction of absolute Scopes 1 & 2 GHGs below 2021 baseline levels
+453K MWh
of renewable electricity procured or produced for operations, covering ~30% of our total electricity use
55%
of major manufacturing facilities have achieved internal Zero Waste to Landfill verification
IFF’s Net Zero Pathway (2021 baseline)
Near-term target: 2030
By 2030, reduce absolute direct and indirect GHG emissions by 50% for Scope 1 and 2, and by 30% for Scope 3.
Achieved by:
- 100% renewable electricity
- Executing on CAPEX projects for GHG reductions
- Supply chain decarbonization through supplier engagement
IFF’s Net Zero Pathway (2021 baseline)
Mid-term ambition: 2040
By 2040, achieve net zero GHG emissions for Scope 1 and 2, and a 70% reduction for Scope 3.
Achieved by:
- Leveraging new technologies
- Shifting IFF’s portfolio to low-carbon products
- Utilizing renewable fuel alternatives
IFF’s Net Zero Pathway (2021 baseline)
Long-term commitment: 2050
By 2050, be net positive across our entire value chain, covering Scopes 1, 2 and 3 (upstream).
Achieved by:
- Implementing cutting-edge technologies
- Furthering carbon reductions / removals across the value chain
- Additional push for sustainable solutions
Double Materiality*
In 2023 and early 2024, we conducted a double materiality assessment, allowing us to evaluate our company’s impact on the environment, economy and people (“impact materiality”), as well as understand how the environment, economy and people impact our company (“financial materiality”).
* The term “materiality” as used here is not intended to mean and should not be taken to mean “materiality” as defined under U.S. securities laws.
