Givaudan has entered into two sustainability agreements as part of its new Innovative Naturals Programme.
The first project focuses on sandalwood oil in Australia through a partnership with Mount Romance, a producer of pure Australian sandalwood oil, to create a sustainable supply of sandalwood oil harvested by people from Aboriginal communities in the southern part of Western Australia.
The second agreement sees the creation of a conservation and social project to source of tonka beans whilst supporting local livelihoods in the lower Caura river basin of Venezuela. The country is one of the two main producers of tonka beans globally and in partnership with Conservation International, a non-profit organisation, agreements have been developed with the Criollo people of the Caura basin. Through these agreements, local communities receive technical and productivity assistance in exchange for their commitment to preserve the forests and the flora and fauna.
"We have a responsibility in making sure that the natural resources currently used will not vanish in the future and that they are sustainable,” says Gilles Andrier, ceo at Givaudan. “It is in our vital interest to secure resources going forward to be able to also create the unique fragrances in the future.”