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Symrise gets awards

18 Jul 2016

Symrise has received two prizes at the German Awards for Excellence. The fragrance and flavouring manufacturer took home awards in the Responsible Sourcing and Life Cycle Assessment categories.

Symrise has received two prizes at the German Awards for Excellence. The fragrance and flavouring manufacturer took home awards in the Responsible Sourcing and Life Cycle Assessment categories.

The four-person panel of experts at the Awards for Excellence deemed Symrise’s responsible sourcing model the best of all those submitted. Responsible sourcing refers to sourcing management that recognises and upholds social responsibilities with regard to both ethical and environmental impact along the supply chain.

To do this, Symrise says it maintains long-term and close partnerships with its suppliers, particularly those in developing and emerging markets, while also engaging in social and ecological projects in the local producer communities.

The panel was particularly impressed with the Symrise project for the sustainable cultivation of vanilla in Madagascar. To help secure its collaboration with approximately 7,000 farmers in roughly 90 villages on the island, Symrise invests not only in education and environmental measures, but also in the local infrastructure. For instance, the construction of a vanilla extraction facility in Madagascar shortens transport distances, lowers emissions and concentrates a greater share of added value in the region.

Symrise received the award in the Life Cycle Assessment category for its systematic approach to analysing the environmental impacts of raw materials and products over their entire life cycle. Symrise says it uses its own Product Sustainability Scorecard System to assess the environmentally relevant impacts of raw materials and products via a comprehensive, scientifically sound analysis. This standardised approach is said to ensure the comparability of the results and better enables Symrise to select the most environmentally friendly alternative compared to other options.

“We are pleased with the recognition of our efforts to integrate greater sustainability into our business,” said Dr. Helmut Frieden, Vice President Corporate Sustainability at Symrise. “These awards, along with the responses from our customers and other stakeholders, show that we are on the right path. We want to be a role model, both for other companies and our own employees, and inspire them to even higher levels of sustainability management.”