dsm-firmenich sustainability score: 37/100
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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.
More about dsm-firmenich
It had €9.0 billion sales from continuing operations in 2025.
Founded 2022Head office Kaiseraugst, SwitzerlandStaff ~28,550 (end 2025, incl. Animal Nutrition & Health)Revenue ~€9.0B continuing operations (FY2025)Website ↗
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. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified October 2026.
That places dsm-firmenich joint 507th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 7th of 17 in Chemicals.
What is dsm-firmenich doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (5/10, 5/10).
Where dsm-firmenich lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water6/10No water stewardship programme or verified fall in water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports8/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is dsm-firmenich's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas dsm-firmenich's score changed?
dsm-firmenich's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 37.
- 37 → 377 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed a related-company note naming a customer, supplier or partner without a source. Score unchanged.
- Scored 3727 October 2026
Initial public score 37 (publish-draft)
What evidence is dsm-firmenich's score based on?
20 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
35% of them were published by dsm-firmenich itself; the rest come from independent sources.
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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How does dsm-firmenich compare with other chemicals companies?
Where dsm-firmenich sits among chemicals peers.
Among the 17 major chemicals brands we've scored, dsm-firmenich is tied =7th of 17, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Chemicals?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above dsm-firmenich.
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