Our focus on high growth regions including Asia and Latin America brought about operational efficiencies through the volume transfer to our site in Changzhou, China, and the extension of our site in Pedro Escobedo, Mexico. Also in China, we forged a digital partnership with Alibaba – a step forward in our commitment to drive digital innovation across the fragrance industry. Such initiatives are key to expand and deepen strategic relationships with suppliers, start-ups and partners while enhancing collaboration and co-creation with customers to develop innovative solutions for the future. Throughout 2021 Fragrance & Beauty focussed on enhancing digital capabilities internally, through partnerships, and via acquisitions such as Myrissi. With the pandemic still top of mind, we developed new technologies to help mitigate its impacts: one example is our Active Beauty product Masknyl ™ , an active ingredient able to counteract the redness, inflammation and hyperpigmentation from mask wearing. It is important for us to grow together with our customers in a sustainable manner Guiding us in our bid to innovate responsibly are our FiveCarbon Path™ principles and newly launched Naturality Index™ – a one-of-a-kind assessment tool that allows perfumers to factor in the environmental impact of their ingredient selection, bringing a new differentiating dimension to the creative process. The tool assesses ingredients and formulas against a number of measures that affect fragrance sustainability, such as biodegradability, GHG emissions, renewability and sourcing. In addition, in 2021 we developed an industry- leading mobile lab that will travel to sources of supply to generate new ingredients: the Blossom Lab™ is now being used to design the future of our Naturals at Origin. Our science and technology capabilities provide a solid foundation to solve the most pertinent challenges. With love for nature Equally important to us is the work we do to improve our business practices for the good of nature, people and the planet. This extends to caring for animals, and one such milestone that we are proud of is our partnership with BASF which has led to the launch of the world’s first toxicology testing strategy without animal testing. Across our portfolio in the past year, we have found ways to expand existing product offerings through technologies that make them more environmentally friendly, but also address the rapidly evolving needs of our time – from consumer health and wellbeing needs to the environmental challenges that the world faces as a result of rapid population growth and climate change. One example is our PlanetCaps™ introduced in 2021. This industry-leading first-to-market fragrance encapsulation innovation enables a long-lasting fragrance experience in a biodegradable and bio-sourced delivery system for fabric softeners. We are the first fragrance house to offer a fully scaled solution ahead of the European Chemicals Agency’s proposed restriction on microplastics, due for ratification in 2022. The introduction of PlanetCaps™ allows our customers to solve the complex feasibility equation between greenness and performance in fabric softeners, a consumer goods application that is very reliant on capsules. Contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Givaudan – 2021 Integrated Annual Report 56 Acting as a force for good Cr eations Cr eating value for our customers