Firmenich on CDP ‘A List’ for sixth year in a row

Firmenich has been commended for its climate action, achieving a place on CDP’s prestigious ‘A List’ for climate change for the sixth consecutive year.

Confirming its position as a world leader in environmental management, Firmenich is ranked among the top 2% high-performing companies on the new “A List” for 2019, in recognition of its actions to cut emissions, mitigate climate risks and accelerate a low-carbon economy.

“We are very proud to be on the new CDP A List, for the sixth year in a row,” said Gilbert Ghostine, CEO
Firmenich. “This is a testament to our inclusive capitalism business model, our colleagues’ hard work to be a
force for good everywhere we operate in the world, and our commitment to lead the charge against climate
change.”

Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP, said: “We congratulate Firmenich for once again making it on to CDP’s A List, for
its leadership in environmental performance and transparency. The A List companies are leading the market
in corporate sustainability, tackling environmental risks and setting themselves up to thrive in tomorrow’s
economy.”
CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is widely recogniesd as the gold standard of
corporate environmental transparency. In 2019, more than 525 investors with over US$ 96 trillion in assets,
and 125 major purchasers with US$3.6 trillion in procurement spend, requested that companies disclose data
on environmental impacts, risks and opportunities through CDP’s platform and more than 8,400 companies
responded.
A detailed and independent methodology is used by CDP to assess these companies, allocating a score of A
to D- based on the comprehensiveness of disclosure, awareness and management of environmental risks and
demonstration of best practices associated with environmental leadership, such as setting ambitious and
meaningful targets. Those that don’t disclose or provide insufficient information are marked with an F.

The full list of companies that made this year’s CDP Climate Change A List is available here, along with other
publicly available company scores: https://www.cdp.net/en/companies/companies-scores

Learn more about Firmenich’s environmental goals and progress in its Performance and Sustainability Report
2019.