Better Health for All

IFF has faced significant environmental violations, including a $122,400 fine for an air pollution violation in New Jersey in 2024

and a $75,000 environmental violation in Delaware in 2023. Total environment-related penalties since 2000 amount to $327,499. IFF provides a global Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available 24/7 to all employees and their household family members, offering free, confidential emotional and well-being support, counseling, or crisis intervention services.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

IFF is a flavors and fragrances company, not a financial institution.

The company's core activities do not involve lending or banking practices. Consequently, all KPIs related to financial products, pricing, fees, data accessibility, lending compliance, debt burden, geographic inclusion of financial access points, and product simplicity are not applicable, resulting in a score of 0 for each. While IFF supports farmer livelihoods, promotes income diversification, and provides financial literacy training to smallholders in its supply chain, these are not 'dedicated inclusion programs' in the context of financial services, nor do they provide direct, measurable outcomes on customer credit or savings growth as defined by the rubric for financial products. There is no evidence of a percentage of annual pre-tax profit reinvested in community finance or profit-sharing with underserved communities, leading to the omission of this KPI.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

IFF's Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) was 0.38 in 2024, a 39.7% decrease from 2021 levels.

The voluntary employee turnover rate was 7.1% in 2024. The employee engagement index was 73% in 2024. However, the company reported 135 substantiated or partially substantiated potential violations of its Code of Conduct in 2024. In 2024, 22.1% of permanent employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. The gender pay gap at the executive management level was 14.20% favoring men in 2024, though the company maintains global EDGE Move level certification for gender equality in 21 countries.

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

Approximately 3.01% of IFF's total direct spend is on RSPO-certified palm oil, derived from 60% certification of palm oil volumes which constitute 5.02% of total direct spend.

Conversely, approximately 2.01% of total direct spend is on uncertified palm oil, which is covered by RSPO Book & Claim credits. The company achieved more than 90% traceability for its raw materials, including ensuring soy traceability in Brazil in 2023 and 96.7% of palm oil volume traceable to the mill in 2021. No incidents of forced or child labor were reported for palm oil sourcing. IFF conducts human rights risk assessments for 14 supply chains in 10 countries and utilizes the U.S. Department of Labor’s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor in risk assessments.

Honest & Fair Business

IFF maintains a comprehensive Code of Conduct

and provides a confidential SpeakUp hotline for reporting concerns, emphasizing non-retaliation . However, evidence regarding the independence of investigation processes for these reports is not available. The company also takes proactive measures to counteract fraud and corruption in high-risk jurisdictions by conducting internal investigations and compliance reviews .

Kind to Animals

IFF has a global animal testing policy, updated in November 2024 (Version 2.2), that prohibits testing on products or ingredients exclusively used in cosmetic applications, compounded fragrances, or flavorings, and on great apes.

Testing is conducted only when required by global regulatory requirements or for safety, health, and environmental commitments. The policy mandates that all studies be scientifically and ethically justified, designed to avoid or minimize pain, discomfort, and distress, and conducted at facilities employing humane animal care techniques and environmental enrichment. IFF utilizes internal capabilities for extensive literature searching, computer modeling, and in vitro assays at internal or external testing laboratories to complement, reduce, or replace animal testing where possible. IFF actively participates in industrial consortia, including the Animal-Free Safety Assessment Collaboration (AFSA), to develop, validate, and adopt alternatives to animal testing and minimize duplicative testing. Furthermore, IFF advocates strongly with regulatory authorities for the acceptance of non-animal methodologies (e.g., read-across, in vitro, in silico) in all registrations, submissions, and dossiers. IFF supports conservation through initiatives like partnering with Live Natural in Serbia, which added hundreds of beehives to pollinate crops and wildflowers. The company also reports 70% of its global soy supply chain as Deforestation and Conversion-Free (DCF) and 60.6% of its total palm volume as RSPO certified.

No War, No Weapons

IFF's core business is in specialty chemicals for consumer products, explicitly not tied to military or defense industries.

The company does not engage in or profit from the arms industry or conflict facilitation. Its primary operations involve non-military goods like fragrances, flavors, and pharmaceutical excipients, meaning there is no defense business for its board to oversee and no exposure to any weapons, controversial or otherwise. Furthermore, IFF's supply chain does not appear to intersect with military production, implying no military suppliers are used and no conflict-linked partners. The company also aligns with the U.N. Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and has championed the 10 principles of the U.N. Global Compact since 2015. However, there is no noted contribution to peace-building initiatives or advocacies for conflict resolution.

Planet-Friendly Business

IFF has set Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-aligned goals, aiming for net-zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, with interim targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% and Scope 3 by 30% by 2030.

In 2023, the company reported a 21% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 26% reduction in Scope 3 emissions below 2021 levels. 29% of IFF's total electricity needs were met through renewable sources in 2023, including its New Jersey research site which is fully solar-powered. Since 2010, water use intensity has been reduced by approximately 68%. Fifty-one major manufacturing facilities, including ten new ones in 2023, have achieved zero waste to landfill status. 95% of major manufacturing facilities are ISO 14001 certified, and its Flavors Creative Center in Indonesia has LEED Silver Certification. In 2023, 91% of new innovations had a sustainability value proposition, enabling customers to avoid 24.6 million tonnes of CO₂e emissions. The company has incurred $327,499 in penalties for environment-related offenses since 2000.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

IFF has established three formal partnerships with local community groups, including the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay Chapter

, smallholder vetiver farmers in Haiti , and vanilla farmers in Madagascar . The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents. IFF demonstrates extensive language inclusivity, offering an IFF Lingo Language Program with over 70 world languages for employees and a phone hotline available in more than 25 languages . Training is offered in all languages where IFF operates , and its learning platform provides programs accessible in multiple languages .

Safe & Smart Tech

IFF achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification on October 1, 2025.

, with zero major or minor non-conformities , covering its core business functions including legal, commercial, finance, procurement, and human resources . The company established an AI Council, a cross-functional body including HR, IT, legal, data privacy, and business-unit leaders , which meets monthly to vet new tools, set data standards, and ensure AI experiments align with ethical and compliance requirements . All employees globally complete annual mandatory InfoSec training on email security, password security, and acceptable use policy .

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

IFF reported a total waste diversion rate of 65% in 2024.

The company has a corporate sustainability commitment to achieve zero waste to landfill at all major manufacturing facilities by 2030 , and as of the end of 2024, 55% of these facilities have achieved internal zero waste to landfill verification. IFF implements several waste reduction initiatives, including eliminating 1 million single-use plastic items across 40 labs in 30 countries since 2023 , downsizing pipettes to reduce plastic waste by two-thirds , and operating a Moving Toward Zero Waste to Landfill program with Green Teams. The company integrates circular design principles, transforming its Scent ingredients catalog for more circular formulations , using Life Cycle Assessment , and developing an LMR Upcycling Collection with over 30 ingredients. IFF also expects and encourages its suppliers to have waste reduction processes, including reducing packaging and shipping material, with a focus on eliminating virgin and single-use plastic.