Press Releases

Gene­va, 27 January 2025 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) has today laun­ched its Annual Report 2024 in video for­mat, show­ca­sing sig­ni­fi­cant achie­ve­ments in sus­tai­na­bi­lity, scien­ti­fic inno­va­tion, and safety stan­dards across the glo­bal fra­gran­ce industry. The video report is now avai­la­ble at www​.ifraan​nual​re​port​.com and pro­vi­des an enga­ging over­view of IFRA’s efforts and miles­to­nes from the past year.

Gene­va, 28 March 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) is plea­sed to announ­ce the com­men­ce­ment of its 2024 Volu­me of Use (VoU) sur­vey. The VoU sur­vey is a cru­cial initia­ti­ve con­duc­ted around every four years to com­pi­le com­prehen­si­ve data on the volu­mes of fra­gran­ce ingre­dients uti­li­zed in the pro­duc­tion of fra­gran­ce mix­tu­res. The sur­vey unders­co­res IFRA’s unwa­ve­ring com­mit­ment to pro­mo­ting safety, trans­pa­rency, and sus­tai­na­bi­lity within the glo­bal fra­gran­ce industry.

Dubai, 30 Octo­ber 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) ope­ned the Glo­bal Fra­gran­ce Sum­mit 2024 in Dubai today. This sum­mit, under the the­me ​‘A world of fra­gran­ce: buil­ding brid­ges bet­ween inno­va­tion and glo­bal regu­la­tion,’ explo­red the evol­ving dyna­mics bet­ween inno­va­tion and regu­la­tory fra­me­works in the fra­gran­ce sec­tor. The two-day con­fe­ren­ce, which con­ti­nues tomo­rrow, addres­ses the futu­re of fra­gran­ce sus­tai­na­bi­lity, tech­ni­cal inno­va­tion, glo­bal regu­la­tion, and mul­ti-sta­kehol­der collaboration.

Gene­va, 31 Octo­ber 2024 – The Board of Direc­tors of the Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) today announ­ced the nomi­na­tion of Paul Anders­son to the role of Chair­man of the orga­ni­za­tion. Mr Anders­son takes over from Hans Hol­ger Glie­we, who suc­cess­fully ser­ved as Chair­man of the asso­cia­tion and has now deci­ded to step back after almost five years of fruit­ful leadership.

As Euro­pe shifts to safer and more sus­tai­na­ble che­mi­cals, it is cru­cial for industry to unders­tand which che­mi­cals may requi­re a dee­per hazard and risk analysis.

Brussels/​Geneva, 27 May 2024 – With the 2024 Euro­pean Union elec­tions ahead, the Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) has published a series of policy recom­men­da­tions. Through its five policy recom­men­da­tions, IFRA reaf­firms its com­mit­ment to advan­cing safe, sus­tai­na­ble, and inno­va­ti­ve fra­gran­ce prac­ti­ces and offers con­cre­te sug­ges­tions to help inco­ming EU policy makers shift towards a more com­pe­ti­ti­ve, resi­lient Euro­pean Union.

Brus­sels, 23 April 2024 – Cos­me­tics Euro­pe and the Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) today wel­co­med the Euro­pean Par­lia­ment vote on the revi­sion of the Regu­la­tion on the Clas­si­fi­ca­tion, Labe­lling and Pac­king of che­mi­cals (CLP). The vote con­firms the text agreed bet­ween the co-legis­la­tors and will help sup­port the futu­re of the natu­ral ingre­dients used in cos­me­tics and fragrances.

Gene­va, 22 April 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) today announ­ced the relea­se of its 2023 Annual Report, detai­ling a year of pro­gress and stra­te­gic initia­ti­ves across the glo­bal fra­gran­ce industry. The report – which is avai­la­ble onli­ne as a series of videos and as a print ver­sion – high­lights the suc­cess of IFRA’s work, with a strong focus on sus­tai­na­bi­lity, glo­bal coope­ra­tion, and sec­tor-lea­ding advocacy.

Gene­va, 16 April 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) is plea­sed to announ­ce the appoint­ment of three new mem­bers to its Board of Direc­tors. The­se are Farah Ahmed, Pre­si­dent & CEO, Fra­gran­ce Crea­tors’ Asso­cia­tion (FCA – North Ame­ri­ca), Ana Pau­la Men­do­nça, Pre­si­dent, Scent, IFF, and Mau­ro Land­graf, Direc­tor, Fra­gran­ce Divi­sion, MANE (Latin Ame­ri­ca). The­se new appoint­ments come as IFRA con­ti­nues to strengthen its lea­dership team and dri­ve for­ward the glo­bal fra­gran­ce agenda.

Gene­va, 2 April 2024 – The Inter­na­tio­nal Fra­gran­ce Asso­cia­tion (IFRA) today announ­ced the appoint­ment of Caro­li­ne Li as the new Regio­nal Direc­tor for the Asia Paci­fic (APAC) Region, effec­ti­ve imme­dia­tely. Dr Li suc­ceeds Roha­ya Mamat, IFRA’s stra­te­gic initia­ti­ves in this key growth region.