Symrise has been nominated for the 2016 German Sustainability Award that recognized the company for the sophisticated sustainability management of its supply chain and within its own company. Since 2014 Symrise has been reporting according to the strict standards of the internationally recognized Global Reporting Initiative (GRI G4); in particular, it focuses on preserving biodiversity and ecosystems so as to be able to sustainably use bio-based raw materials, energy, soil and water in the future.