Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May 2026 | Peter Wehrheim Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the new bioeconomy strategy, biobased industries and the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 | — |
| 04 May 2026 | Peter Wehrheim Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the new bioeconomy strategy, biobased industries and the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026 | SRC |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Kristin Schreiber Director | Challenges and needs across the value chain for advancing safer and more sustainable chemistry | SRC |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Florina-Andreea Pantazi Head of Unit | Challenges and needs across the value chain for advancing safer and more sustainable chemistry | — |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Kristin Schreiber Director | Challenges and needs across the value chain for advancing safer and more sustainable chemistry | — |
| 06 Nov 2025 | Florina-Andreea Pantazi Head of Unit | Challenges and needs across the value chain for advancing safer and more sustainable chemistry | SRC |
| 03 Jul 2025 | Antonella Rossetti Cabinet member | Presentation of the company and exchange of views on impact of EU initiatives on their products | — |
| 03 Jul 2025 | Antonella Rossetti Cabinet member | Presentation of the company and exchange of views on impact of EU initiatives on their products | SRC |
| 07 May 2025 | Emmanuelle Maire Head of Unit | Natural polymers | SRC |
| 07 May 2025 | Emmanuelle Maire Head of Unit | Natural polymers | — |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Laszlo Andrejko Cabinet member | Biotech | — |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Laszlo Andrejko Cabinet member | Biotech | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Biotech | SRC |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Emmanuelle Maire Head of Unit | Bioeconomy strategy, biobased plastics | — |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Emmanuelle Maire Head of Unit | Bioeconomy strategy, biobased plastics | SRC |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Didier Millerot Head of Unit | Sustainable Finance framework, taxonomy | — |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Didier Millerot Head of Unit | Sustainable Finance framework, taxonomy | SRC |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | Short speech connecting the topic of cosmetics with environmental aspects at the “Value of Beauty” launching event. | SRC |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | Short speech connecting the topic of cosmetics with environmental aspects at the “Value of Beauty” launching event. | — |
Mission & Goals
At IFF (NYSE: IFF), an industry leader in food, beverage, scent, health and biosciences, science and creativity meet to create essential solutions for a better world – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. With the beauty of art and the precision of science, we are an international collective of thinkers who partners with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products the world craves. Together, we will do more good for people and planet.
EU Legislative Interests
Food policy, Green Deal, Sustainability, Circular Economy and Bioeconomy, Energy and Climate Change, Sustainable Chemicals Strategy, REACH, ESPR, SSbD, PPWR, Microplastics, Environment, Innovation, Industrial Policy, Trade, Scent & fragrances, EU Taxonomy, Detergents, NGTs, Biotech Acts I & II, SUPD.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
IFRA, FDE, EUSFI, EuropaBio, Cefic, BIC, AISE, EU Bioplastics, epure, Value of Beauty, EFFA, EFFCA, Fefana, AMFEP, RCI, EPA, ELMA, IPA, Value of Beauty, IFAC, Euvepro.
Organisation Members
n/a
Additional Information
We continue to be members of the following EU-funded program - with final payment submitted in 2025: • SunCoChem: