dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch maker of nutrition, health, taste and fragrance ingredients, headquartered in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.
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dsm-firmenich's total emissions fell to 11.0 MtCO2e in 2025, but the company says much of its progress came from the Animal Nutrition & Health business it is selling, and it publishes no figures for the rest of the group alone. Its electricity is 100% renewable, partly through certificates. Its trade associations lobby against climate policy, and it was fined £75,000 in Scotland in 2023 for F-gas breaches at its Dalry plant.
dsm-firmenich scores 37/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places dsm-firmenich joint 453rd of 883 companies scored, and joint 5th of 14 in Chemicals.
Where dsm-firmenich sits among chemicals peers.
Among the 14 major chemicals brands we've scored, dsm-firmenich is tied =5th of 14, with 2 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Total market-based emissions fell 3.7% to 11,001.8 kt in 2025, but company admits most 2021–2025 progress (−31.4% Scope 1+2, −23.2% SBT Scope 3) came from discontinued ANH unit.
Deforestation-free palm commitment still in development; no quantified nature footprint.
Non-hazardous waste rose to 259,300 t (2025) from 237,200 t (2024); hazardous waste 92,800 t. Recycled waste fell to 91,100 t from 119,900 t. Global zero-hazardous-waste-to-landfill standard exists but no group-wide circularity target with verified metrics.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale20 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
These figures are for the whole dsm-firmenich group, including the Animal Nutrition & Health business it is selling. The company does not publish emissions for its continuing businesses alone.
13 of 20 sources are independent of the company.
“Gross Scope 1 CO2e emission 582 605.7 606.6”
“These emission levels (excluding assets that were divested in 2024) represent a 31.4% reduction versus our 2021 baseline.”
“metrics are subjected to reasonable assurance”
“Raw material sourcing drives the remaining 95% of impacts”
“how dsm-firmenich has incorporated the TNFD recommendations into our reporting approach”
“of total waste from company operations is now diverted from landfills.”
“4% of our total water withdrawal occurs in areas with high water stress”
“dsm-firmenich commits to reduce absolute scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2021 base year.”
“dsm-firmenich commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2045.”
“50% of the LTI, consisting of Absolute greenhouse gas reduction (Scope 1 & 2 and Scope 3)”
“has been fined £75,000 in a Scottish first for failing to install equipment to detect leaks of fluorinated gas (F-gas).”
“dsm-firmenich is a member of several industry associations engaging negatively on key climate policies”
“All sustainability data is reported on the basis of total dsm-firmenich , comprising continuing and discontinued operations unless explicitly stated otherwise.”
“dsm-firmenich has met its goal of sourcing 100% of purchased electricity from renewable sources, completing the target months ahead of its 2025 deadline.”
“The strategy focused on long-term power purchase agreements with large wind and solar farms in Europe and North America”
“renewable steam and heat from biomass plants in Switzerland , France , China , and Brazil”
“We secured a Double A rating for Climate and for Water Security for our disclosures in 2025 on the reporting year 2024”
“its near-term and long-term climate targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)”
“the release - which made DSM one of Scotland’s three biggest polluters - was caused by a leak in four of the firm’s water chillers.”
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dsm-firmenich is a Swiss-Dutch maker of nutrition, health, taste and fragrance ingredients, headquartered in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland. DSM-Firmenich AG is registered from 2022, when DSM and Firmenich combined; their roots go back to 1902 and 1895. It had €9.0 billion sales from continuing operations in 2025.
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