Givaudan Demonstrates Significant Progress Against Sustainability Targets and KPIs
26 Mar 2013 --- Givaudan, the global leader in the fragrance and flavour industry, published its 2012 Sustainability Report confirming significant progress against its 2020 operational targets and showcasing further discoveries which will keep the business strong for the future.
Joe Fabbri, Global Head of Human Resources and Chair of the Givaudan Sustainability programme, says: “As the global leader in the fragrance and flavour industry, we understand how important it is that we meet the needs of our customers without compromising the future. Our comprehensive Sustainability programme is integral to the way we operate – driving sustainability principles right across our value chain.
“Stakeholder engagement is critical to this” he adds. “We work together with our stakeholders to establish shared priorities and develop practical solutions to common sustainability challenges. Addressing these together offers opportunities to build deeper and more robust relationships across our complex supply chain, which will result in long-term competitive advantages and value to our customers.”
“Our achievements in 2012 and the inspirational work by our grass roots Green Teams has shown us that our Sustainability programme is truly delivering continuous improvement across our business – and beyond.”
Containing details of sustainability progress in each of the five key stages of Givaudan’s product life-cycle, the Report was prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Reporting Guidelines. It was externally assured by Ernst &Young and GRI has confirmed that Givaudan fulfils the requirements of Application Level B+.
The 2020 targets, against a 2009 baseline, are:
25% reduction in CO2 emissions per tonne of production
20% reduction in energy consumption per tonne of production
15% reduction in incinerated and landfilled waste per tonne of production
15% reduction of municipal and ground water usage per tonne of production
Lost Time Injury Rate below 0.1
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