Symrise Cosmetic Ingredients | Sustainability Performance
Develops and manufactures flavors, fragrances, and active ingredients for food, cosmetics, and healthcare industries.
2003
Germany
10,001+ employees
Chemicals
$1B - 10B in revenue
$100M - 500M in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#165
Overallⓘ#7
in Germanyⓘ#2
in ChemicalsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
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Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
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Leading
Critical
Leading
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
88.5
B/M 329.4
651.5
B/M 1.4K
373.3
B/M 908.1
665.7
B/M 1.5K
50.9
B/M 13.0
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Controversy level
- Symrise AG Cosmetic Ingredients subsidiary, German major flavor/fragrance/cosmetic ingredients, has faced sustained EU Commission and US DOJ antitrust enforcement scrutiny following the contested 2023 USD 700+ million sustained EU/UK CMA/US DOJ flavor and fragrance cartel investigations (alongside Givaudan, Firmenich, IFF) over alleged price coordination affecting German institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.