Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - At Climate Week NYC, Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned perfume and taste company, is engaging with like-minded businesses and United Nations leaders to accelerate exponential action on the race to a zero-carbon future. Building on the Group's ambitious, science-based targets, Firmenich committed to three new initiatives on climate ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Intelligence shows criminals are ready for post-Covid boom JTI (Japan Tobacco International) has published a report, independently verified by Intrinsic Insight Ltd., entitled 'The Gathering Storm', on how the illegal tobacco trade are operating during the Covid-19 global pandemic and preparing to reap the rewards in the economic aftermath that will follow. Law enforcement agencies around the ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, has appointed Benoit Fouilland as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1st. Benoit will report directly to Firmenich CEO Gilbert Ghostine, as a member of the Company's Executive Committee. He will also be the Secretary of the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee of ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich International SA, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, announced its Full Year Results for the 52 weeks ended 30 June 2020. Financial Highlights - Group revenue reached CHF 3,878m, +2.8% growth on a local currency basis (FY2019: CHF 3,874m) - Adjusted EBITDA[1] of CHF 859m, representing a margin of 22.1% (+60bps vs. FY 2019) - Free Cash Flow[2] reached CHF ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is the first in the industry to complete the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Manager assessment, developed by B Lab and the UN Global Compact. A key milestone for its B Corp Certification, the SDG ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - JTI (Japan Tobacco International) has launched a global equal family leave policy for all its employees, which goes beyond national family leave plans in 80% of the 81 countries the company is located in. The new global strategy offers a minimum of 20 weeks fully paid leave for respective employees, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or whether employees become parents by giving birth or ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - In order to strengthen Firmenich industry leadership in ingredients and drive a new era of excellence, Firmenich, has appointed Boet Brinkgreve to President of Ingredients, effective June 1st, 2020. Boet will continue to report directly to Firmenich CEO, Gilbert Ghostine, as a member of the Company's Executive Committee. Separately, ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Cotecna is pleased to announce the acquisition of a 51% equity stake in Kaixin Certification (Beijing) Co., Ltd. in Beijing, China. Cotecna is a global provider of inspection and testing services and supply chain solutions. Thanks to their international network of offices and laboratories, they provide conformity assessment across a number of industry sectors, including Food, Agriculture, ...
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Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Building on Firmenich's donation of 20 tons of hand sanitizer in Geneva, the Group is increasing its production capacity to 100 tons for hospitals, as well as medical and emergency services across the USA and Switzerland. Firmenich has transformed its production lines to provide hand sanitizer vital to limiting the spread of COVID-19 and ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich to Become a Key Player in Renewable Ingredients for Perfumery and Beyond Firmenich today announced that it has entered into exclusivity with Ardian, Tikehau Capital and family shareholders to acquire Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques ("DRT"). DRT is a world leader in plant-based chemistry, mainly from pine trees, and is one of the leading suppliers globally of high quality, ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, today announced that all its operations worldwide[1] are now powered by 100% renewable electricity. An industry first, this significant milestone builds on Firmenich's second consecutive CDP Triple A ranking for Climate Change, Water and Forests, which it received at the CDP Awards Ceremony today in Paris. The Group's ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich announces the retirement of Armand de Villoutreys as President of its Perfumery and Ingredients business on June 30th, 2020 after a remarkable tenure of over 21 years with the company. The Group is delighted to appoint Ilaria Resta as President Perfumery and member of the company's Executive Committee. Resta will join on March 2nd, 2020 and will officially take over the leadership of ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich has been ranked by CDP today as a global environmental leader, the only company in its industry to have achieved triple "A" for climate change, water security and forests for the second consecutive year. Being one of only six companies worldwide with a triple "A" listing this year ...
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Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Today JTI (Japan Tobacco International) was awarded Global Top Employer for the 6th year in a row. In addition to this prestigious recognition, the Company was certified Top Employer across all regions this year - Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, North America and for the first ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste, company has today received the highest Platinum rating from EcoVadis for environmental and social performance, placing the Group in the top 1% of the 60,000 suppliers assessed. The world's most trusted business sustainability rating agency awarded Firmenich its best ...
Geneva and Zurich (ots) - Two cybersecurity leaders are combining their expertise to offer a continuous approach to improve the security posture of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and larger organizations. Their approach addresses the three main aspects of cybersecurity: people, processes and technology. Companies in Switzerland and Europe have been affected by ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is today announcing its joint participation with Quadia in green packaging pioneer LOOP's Series A equity round. Announced at the American Cleaning Institute's (ACI) annual convention, this investment demonstrates the Group's commitment to the circular economy and ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - For the sixth consecutive year, Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, has been commended for its climate action, achieving a place on CDP's prestigious 'A List' for climate change. Confirming its position as a world leader in environmental management, Firmenich is ranked among the top 2% high-performing ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as the Most Sustainable Company in the Flavour and Fragrances Industry by World Finance magazine (https://www.worldfinance.com/awards/sustainability-awards-2019). Acknowledged as a global leader in sustainability alongside ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - On Human Rights Day, Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is proud to announce it is the first in its industry to sign the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Action Platform for Decent Work in Global Supply Chains. As one of the world's 36 UN LEAD companies, Firmenich actively advances the UN Ten Principles ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, has partnered with Pantone® to bring its 2020 Color of the Year to life through bespoke fragrance and taste experiences. One of the first Pantone Sensory Partners, Firmenich put its world-class creativity to work to ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, is proud to announce that it has been recognized for its exemplary leadership in sustainability with the first ever IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award 2019. Selected out of 60 competitive applications, the jury ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Marking World Toilet Day, Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, released pioneering research demonstrating that malodor control is a key lever in tackling today's sanitation crisis. The four-country study, released at the Global Sanitation Economy Summit 2019 in Pune, India, found that effective malodor ...
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Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Andrew Alliance and Brooks Life Sciences today announced a co-marketing relationship that will enable Brooks Life Sciences consumables to be added to Andrew Alliance's groundbreaking OneLab software environment, developed to support the design, execution and sharing of life science ...