Symrise | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on Symrise

Location: Germany

Industry: Manufacturing

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Description Symrise

Symrise is a producer of fragrances, flavors, and cosmetic active ingredients.

Symrise Sustainability Performance

Climate

11%

Renewable Energy

Symrise obtains 22% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Symrise emits 7,8 times its CO₂ budget of 63,023 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, Symrise emits 57,6 times its CO₂ budget of 63,023 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

Symrise recycles 6% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

73%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

Symrise issues 52% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Dr. Jean-Yves Parisot earns 66 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

Symrise has an employee turnover rate of 12%. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

Symrise meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

63%

Women on Board

Symrise has 29,4% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

Symrise has a gender pay gap of 8%. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

Symrise employs 26% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at Symrise is 66,2% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	66	Ratio	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	226
CEO name	Dr. Jean-Yves Parisot		2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	336
Employee Turnover Rate
Employee turnover	12	%	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	212
Gender Pay Gap
Unadjusted gender pay gap	-8	%	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	226
Glass Ceiling
Women in workforce	5 094	Headcount)*	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	211
Number of employees	12 967	people	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	211
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 1 emissions	312 142	tCO₂eq	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	160
Number of employees	12 967	people	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	211
Scope 2 emissions, location based	181 044	tCO₂eq	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	160
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	209
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	246
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	221
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	209
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	22	%	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	156
Supply Chain
Scope 3 emissions	3 136 713	tCO₂eq	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	161
Scope 2 emissions, location based	181 044	tCO₂eq	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	160
Scope 1 emissions	312 142	tCO₂eq	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	160
Number of employees	12 967	people	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	211
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	52	%	2023	SYM_gri_2023_EN.pdf	51
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Waste recycled	6	%	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	189
Women on Board
Women on executive board	1	person	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	110
Supervisory board size	12	people	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	111
Women on supervisory board	4	people	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	113
Executive board size	5	people	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	110
Women in Management
Women in management	26	%	2025	260304-Symrise-Corporate-Report-2025.pdf	224

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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