Givaudan Sets Out Sustainability Targets
All the achievements will be measured against a 2009 baseline. By the end of the decade, the new targets will have made a considerable impact on Givaudan's environmental and social footprint.
4/5/2011 --- Givaudan has launched its Sustainability Report 2010, which was prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Reporting Guidelines – becoming the first fragrance and flavour company to report its sustainability progress using this best practice framework.
The report, entitled 'Translating Vision into Action', has been checked by GRI, and fulfils the requirements of Application Level C. It also formally sets out, for the first time, the company-wide eco-efficiency and safety targets, to be achieved by 2020:
• 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 per 200,000 hours worked*
All the achievements will be measured against a 2009 baseline. By the end of the decade, the new targets will have made a considerable impact on Givaudan's environmental and social footprint.
Joe Fabbri, Global Head of Human Resources, EH&S, IM&S, and Chair of the Givaudan Sustainability Programme, says: “We are passionate and dedicated about driving our sustainability agenda, and our 2020 targets are a tangible demonstration of how we are now translating our vision into action. We are already making good progress, with our 2010 results showing that our Lost Time Injury rate improved by 16% to 0.86. In addition, our CO2 emissions decreased by 7.3%, energy use dropped by almost 5%, and water efficiency improved by more than 10%, per tonne of product.”
To drive further reductions, Givaudan has created a new Eco-Efficiency Leadership Team, which will identify additional Sustainability-related behavioural and engineering opportunities.
*LTI rate is calculated according to the US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration definition
