Roquette presented its global sustainable development program life+nature

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Biosuccinium® used notably for the disposable cutlery (PBS). Copyright: Roquette

Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients and a major supplier of pharmaceutical excipients, presented its life+nature program, aimed at renewing and strengthening its sustainability approach, and defining some ambitious targets for 2030. In the coming years, the group is committed to decarbonizing its activities by reducing its direct and indirect emissions, making its product offering more sustainable by systematically integrating eco-design, and continuing to put people at the heart of its strategy in terms of health, safety, well-being, ethics, diversity and inclusion – whether they are Roquette employees, customers, suppliers or the local communities where it operates.

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Fragrance & Beauty: Amyris closed strategic transaction with Givaudan

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Amyris, Inc., a US leading synthetic biotechnology company, completed the previously announced strategic transaction with Givaudan SA for the worldwide exclusive licensing of certain cosmetic ingredients, including Neossance® Squalane, the highest performant emollient, Neossance® Hemisqualane, the plant-based silicone alternative, and CleanScreen™, the sustainable sun protector.

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