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Givaudan is the world’s leading flavours and fragrance company, with customers spanning the food, beverages, consumer products and fine fragrance sectors.
In partnership with Earthworm Foundation, Givaudan developed its palm oil position statement in December 2020. Following this, they released their Responsible Sourcing Policy in April 2021 and, through this, developed their Sourcing4Good Program, which aims to install projects within the company's supply chains to source materials in a way that protects people and the environment by 2030.
Givaudan collaborates with industry experts and stakeholders to influence change through co-investment in local transformation projects on the ground of their own key sourcing areas. These include landscape programmes led by Earthworm Foundation.
Givaudan joins EF’s Riau and SCFS landscapes in Indonesia and Malaysia respectively (in addition to keeping Aceh and Sabah) in order to cover a wider range of their palm oil sourcing with Earhworm's sustainability projects
Givaudan reached over 80% traceability to palm oil mill. Allowing a better mapping of the risks they are exposed to. This will help to decide which of EF’s landscapes best cover their palm oil supply
Givaudan joins Earthworm's Soubré landscape in ivory Coast for 2 years for the palm oil farmers outreach work.
Givaudan joins Earthworm's Tomé-Açu landscape in Brazil as a founding member for 3 years. The work focuses on promoting agroforestry systems to farmers and creating platforms for them to connect.
Givaudan joins EF’s Rurality Malaysia program, putting farmers at the centre, in order to improve their livelihoods and reduce their impact on the natural environmental. This project will evolve into the Sabah landscape that Givaudan is still a part of today
Our engagement with Givaudan’s onion supplier in China, post field assessment in 2018 has led to improved conditions for farmers (drinking water and better health and safety practices on PPE). The supplier has committed to regular field verification of their suppliers to ensure the newly created social policies are implemented
Givaudan joins the Areas for Priority Transformation (APT) program. Our first landscape project which will evolve into today’s Aceh Landscape in Indonesia
Givaudan begins Palm oil traceability with Earthworm Foundation (known back then as, The Forest Trust). This work continues today with every year better traceability results, linking supply chains to our landscape projects and to potential grievances
Palm oil is a highly versatile and inexpensive vegetable oil used in many consumer goods products. It is also an extremely efficient crop, producing as much as 10 times per hectare as other vegetable oils. But its role as a major driver of economic growth is also associated with the loss of tropical forest habitats.
Since 2017, Earthworm has supported Givaudan in catalysing change reactions through various raw material supply chains, from turpentine to apples. Each raw material has unique challenges and opportunities, allowing creativity and innovation to occur in different spaces at different scales. Today, our main work is around their palm oil derivatives supply chain.