The company’s goals and strategy already are multidimensional, with regard to the economy, environment, employees and society.
The integration of the reports now reflects the increasing crossover of topics in day-to-day business.
Symrise is moving in a new direction when it comes to its reporting on the 2012 fiscal year. In the 2012 corporate report with the guiding principle Sharing Values, Symrise presents its achievements in an integrated way, both financially speaking and in terms of sustainability.
“Symrise does not pursue a sustainability strategy; rather, our company’s entire strategy is designed to be sustainable,” said CEO Dr Heinz-Jürgen Bertram, commenting on Symrise’s comprehensive approach. “We have firmly integrated sustainability into our objectives and corporate activities.”
A central element of the 2012 corporate report is an overview of Symrise’s targets and activities in the areas of the economy, environment, employees and society.
Here, the company details – in many areas also quantitatively – its long-term positioning, its progress in 2012 as well as the targets and activities for the year under way.
This transparency builds trust among the company’s stakeholders. The Sharing Values report meets the requirements of the highest application level, level A, of the Global Reporting Initiative.
Symrise is convinced that incorporating aspects of sustainability in the corporate strategy will enhance the company’s value over the long-term and mitigate risks.
Symrise sees sustainable business as a clear competitive advantage. A great example of this is the responsible sourcing of vanilla in Madagascar, for which Symrise won the German Sustainability Award in 2012.
Source: Symrise
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