Firmenich Upgrades EDGE Certification to Move

Firmenich takes action beyond gender, focusing on ethnic minorities, LGBTIQ+ and differently-abled workforce.
Firmenich takes action beyond gender, focusing on ethnic minorities, LGBTIQ+ and differently-abled workforce.

Firmenich has become the first company in the world to successfully upgrade its global EDGE Certification for gender equality in the workplace to the next level: “Move” status.

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The leading business certification standard for gender equality awarded Firmenich the Move status for its progress in expanding diverse representation at all levels and a strong sense of belonging among its diverse workforce. 

Building on its achievements, Firmenich's new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy sets 2030 people goals, including commitments on human rights, ethnic pay equity, creating 5,000 job opportunities for youth and continuing to raise the representation of differently-abled people in its workforce to 10%.

Gilbert Ghostine, CEO Firmenich, said, “I am very proud that Firmenich is one of only two companies that have achieved Global EDGE MOVE certification, raising the bar for gender equality under EDGE’s demanding benchmarks for continuous improvement. EDGE recognizes our concrete achievements in embedding equality worldwide, as an employer of choice and a trusted and reliable partner for our customers. I am particularly pleased that we set the standard at the very top of the organization with gender parity on our world-class executive team.”

Aniela Unguresan, co-founder of EDGE Certified Foundation, said, “The remarkable leap forward Firmenich has made in two years at the global level from the first level to the second level of EDGE Certification, EDGE Move, demonstrates that intentional, prioritized and measured actions undeniably accelerate progress towards gender balance, diversity and inclusion. Specifically, Firmenich’s global EDGE Move certification illustrates the company’s progress in terms of gender representation and proactive management of pay equity across its main countries of operation.”

Mieke Van de Capelle, chief human resources officer at Firmenich, said, “Firmenich continues to set the standard for excellence as the best place to work in our industry. Since our first global EDGE certification in 2018, we have achieved significant milestones, from no gender pay gap worldwide to systematically implementing diverse talent pools. While I am very proud of our achievements, we are focusing on new frontiers with targeted action that goes beyond gender. It’s about embracing the power of inclusion of minority groups, securing effective representation and engagement of people with different abilities, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds and sexual orientation.”

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