16 Innovating Responsibly
Innovating Responsibly We look to integrate sustainability into all of our innovation, developing products that benefit society and the environment. We have long looked for ways to innovate, encouraging our scientists, technologists, flavourists and perfumers to explore relevant questions and many of today’s questions are linked to sustainability. How can we best meet demand for natural products? How can we improve processes to make them more sustainable? How can we increase access to nutritious food? How can we increase overall well-being? The curiosity that drives our innovation is helping us to find answers to all of these questions. Creating and collaborating, we are looking to make sustainability part of every breakthrough and add value by enhancing scientific research and developing products that benefit both society and the environment.
HIGHLIGHTS 2018 –– Launched portfolio of kitchen ingredients –– Concluded major consumer research on vegans, vegetarians and flexitarians –– Closed taste gaps between plant and animal proteins –– Launched a new product development approach that enables taste with reduced sugar; “Beyond Sweetness” –– Progressed multiple partnerships for shared success –– Filed two new patents covering work in Innovating Responsibly from our Flavour Division –– Advanced two new alternatives to animal testing –– Introduced a malodour combatting technology, Neutrazap, to restore consumer self confidence –– Partnered with customer in development of innovative new perfume based on upcycling –– Created a new cosmetic ingredient based on upcycled vetiver roots –– Moved ahead with microbiome research, paving the way for personalised skin care
Our Sustainability Approach
Innovating for Sustainable Flavours
Ensuring universal access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food produced in a way that respects the environment is critical to a sustainable future and we are committed to pursuing this goal with our innovative flavour ingredients.
A sustainable approach to naturals with natural citrus oils We take a responsible approach to naturals, always striving to maximise the use of natural resources in an efficient way. Our Sunthesis programme continues to be an important sustainability driver in citrus, ensuring the continued supply of natural citrus oils, at a time when citrus is suffering
Givaudan – 2018 Sustainability Progress Review
from the effects of greening disease, as well as some natural disasters like hurricanes, particularly in Florida. We continue to collaborate with the University of California, Riverside supporting the care and preservation of the wonderful natural resource that is their citrus collection, the largest and most biodiverse in the world.
