Sustainability and purpose governance

Our commitment to delivering on sustainability targets and ambitions is central to our business.

The Board of Directors sets Givaudan’s strategy, including ESG topics, and has the oversight of al ESG aspects, including the sustainability strategy and targets. 

The seven members of the Executive Committee (EC), led by the Chief Executive Officer, is responsible for implementing Givaudan’s strategy under supervision of the Board. 

Topics related to purpose/sustainability ambitions form part of the regular EC meeting agenda so that progress and pending decisions can be discussed, each purpose ambition is allocated to a specific EC member who leads the regular briefs to the Board. In addition, sessions dedicated to reviewing the overall progress and strategic direction of our ESG ambitions are half twice a year. 

The Sustainability Leadership Team led by the Global Head of Sustainability, is made up of internal experts topics linked to purpose/sustainability. They meet on a regular basis to review progress and agreed on key recommendations for the EC. 

The Purpose Management Office led by the purpose project led, is responsible for both supporting the embedding of our purpose within the business agenda at the EC and leadership team levels as well as helping identify ways of cascading it down the organisation.

The divisions and functions leadership teams integrate the purpose/sustainability ambitions into strategic plans and allocate the resources that will make the difference in delivering our purpose/sustainability agenda. 

Our governance structure