Sensient Beauty is committed to behaving responsibly by integrating social and environmental concerns into its business operations. This is critical to us, to our customers and consumers.
Corporate & Social Responsibility
To ensure that we continue to make progress and focus our efforts, we have set specific targets under each of our five sustainability pillars.
- Decarbonization
- Sustainable Product Design
- Water Stewardship
- Waste Reduction
- Sustainable Supply Chain
Click here to view Sensient’s 2023 Sustainability Report
Strategic Initiatives
The following strategic initiatives will enable us to reach our emission reductions goals by 2035, paving the way for zero CO2 emissions by 2050:
1. Decarbonization:
Reduce carbon intensity of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 (Baseline 2020)
- Renewable energy sources
- Optimization audits
- More efficient equipment
2. Sustainable Product Design:
Incorporate a sustainable design principles checklist into 100% of innovation projects by 2024
- Train R&D on sustainability
- Design products with smaller environmental footprints
We know that none of this will be easy, but we face this challenge with a proactive mindset. We will make investments in energy-efficient and electrified production equipment, adapt our manufacturing processes, and continue to look for technologies that are not currently viable to scale or do not yet exist. We will source as much power from sustainable sources as is financially and physically feasible.
“THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT MONEY. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT PUBLIC GOOD, NOT PRIVATE GREED.” – Anita Roddick
3. Water Stewardship:
Reduce overall water withdrawal by 30% by 2030 and reduce water withdrawal intensity by 30% in areas categorized as having high or extremely high water stress levels (Baseline 2020)
- Internal water consumption audits
- More efficient cleaning and washing
- More water meters & better water tracking
4. Waste Reduction:
Increase average landfill diversion to 90% by 2030
- Conduct assessment of waste management
- Reduce waste to landfill
- Explore greener packaging and design
5. Sustainable Supply Chain:
Collect auditable sustainability data and perform assessments on the suppliers that represent between 75-90% of our total spend by 2030
- Sustainability onboarding of suppliers
- Train procurement teams on sustainability
- Connect with suppliers on ESG Platforms
- Collect raw mat. traceability data to source
Sensient Beauty is part of a consortium of 15 cosmetics industry companies that have announced that they have joined forces to create the TRaceability Alliance for Sustainable CosmEtics (TRASCE) to enhance traceability in key ingredient and packaging supply chains across the industry. We are committed to work collectively to map our supply chains on a common digital platform, Transparency-One, an ISN Company.
“This data collection process on supply chains has no other purpose than to improve the collective knowledge of the sectors in scope in order to assess the risks. This will enable a greater number of players to strengthen their commitment to responsible sourcing.”
– Gaelle Frere, President of Sensient Beauty
Purpose
Bringing life to products and enhancing life around us.
Mission
To develop, produce, and supply critical food, pharmaceutical, and personal care ingredients to the world.
Values
Deliver safe and high-quality products while upholding the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, respect, and safety for our customers, employees, suppliers, and the people, communities, and environment in which we interact.
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