Supporting fair access and benefit sharing in fragrance ingredient sourcing

Industry Gui­dan­ce and Collaboration

IFRA sup­ports fra­gran­ce com­pa­nies with detai­led gui­dan­ce deve­lo­ped jointly with the Inter­na­tio­nal Orga­ni­za­tion of the Fla­vor Industry (IOFI). This com­prehen­si­ve docu­ment helps busi­nes­ses mana­ge the com­ple­xi­ties of ABS rules in mul­ti­ple juris­dic­tions, inclu­ding Bra­zil, the Euro­pean Union, India, South Afri­ca, Switzer­land, and the Uni­ted States.

Through clear and prac­ti­cal ins­truc­tions, the gui­dan­ce helps fra­gran­ce com­pa­nies sus­tai­nably sour­ce mate­rials whi­le res­pec­ting glo­bal bio­di­ver­sity commitments.

Edu­ca­tio­nal resources

IFRA and IOFI offer edu­ca­tio­nal resour­ces to sup­port industry compliance:

The gui­dan­ce docu­ment, upda­ted perio­di­cally, is avai­la­ble to IFRA mem­bers, pro­vi­ding spe­ci­fic details on com­plian­ce within key jurisdictions.

An infor­ma­ti­ve webi­nar, first held in May 2020, explains how fra­gran­ce com­pa­nies can prac­ti­cally imple­ment the Nago­ya Pro­to­col regu­la­tions, fea­tu­ring insights from experts across industry and legal fields.