The International Fragrance Association - IFRA | Promoting the safe and sustainable use of fragrance

Global Fragrance Summit 2022 saw 150 guests join in person in São Paulo and online to discuss Sustainability, Biodiversity and Innovation.

15 November 2022 13:06

“Fragrance serves essential consumer needs; we must step up to support sustainability” says IFRA at Global Fragrance Summit 2022

Geneva/São Paulo, 14 November 2022 – The fourth Global Fragrance Summit – the first to be held in Latin America – saw fragrance industry stakeholders from around the world join for three days of discussion and debate. Under the headline of the Scent of Change, the Summit examined innovation, biodiversity and sustainability – and what the sector can do to continuously respond to consumers’ needs fo

17 November 2021 15:04

IFRA co-hosts five-day course on the Art of Sustainable Perfumery

The International Fragrance Association is hosting a five-day online course on the Art of Sustainable Perfumery from 22-26 November, focused on people working in the fragrance industry in India and students aspiring to work in the industry in the future.

9 November 2018 16:10

Creativity, Growth and Sustainability on the agenda as IFRA hosts Annual Meeting in Paris

Creativity, Growth and Sustainability were on the agenda as IFRA hosted its second Annual Meeting in Paris from 7-9 November 2018.

14 April 2016 12:00

Fragrance industry welcomes EU Parliament endorsement for 'Know-how' Directive

IFRA (International Fragrance Association) welcomes today's decision by the EU Parliament to endorse the compromise reached with the Council last December on the proposed Directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and confidential business information (trade secrets).

2 December 2014 12:00

EU and fragrance industry seek competitiveness and consumer confidence through effective legislation

Members of the European Parliament and the EU Commission will today join members of the fragrance industry in addressing the challenges facing European industry to increase competitiveness and consumer confidence through better legislation.

28 November 2013 12:00

IFRA applauds EU Commission’s proposal for directive to protect know-how

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) applauds the adoption of the EU Commission’s proposal on the protection against unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure of confidential business information and know-how.
The proposal to harmonize national laws, establishing a common definition and ensuring that cases of misappropriation, use or disclosure will be covered by sufficient and compara

3 June 2013 12:00

EU Parliament to sniff out the scent of innovation

An exhibition from the International Fragrance Association (IFRA), sponsored by MEP Marielle Gallo, will be held in the European Parliament from June 4th to 6th 2013. The exhibition called ‘Innovation in Every Sense’ will be the centrepiece of a series of meetings and debates during the week on the subject of ‘Innovation for Growth’.

24 January 2012 12:00

When is a trade secret not a trade secret? When it is revealed at a European Parliament exhibition

For the first time ever, a full fragrance formula will be published and given out to visitors along with the fragrance at an exhibition in the European Parliament from January 31st to February 2nd 2012.

Categories: creativity

Promoting the safe and sustainable use of fragrance