RIFM Strategy 2024-28

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RIFM’s comprehensive strategy has been updated to support RIFM’s organizational goals and objectives through EOY 2028. Read more about RIFM’s goals and objectives below.

Goals and Objectives

Robust safety assessments provide the foundation of trust in the safe use of fragrance materials.

Objective A: Complete and publish safety assessments for all existing fragrance materials (from 2019 IFRA Volume of Use survey).

Objective B: Execute the program for review, maintenance, and enhancement of safety assessments to provide ongoing relevance and public confidence.

RIFM leads scientific advancement to support the safe use of fragrances.

Objective A: Increase RIFM’s role in identifying and implementing improved and new general scientific methodologies (e.g., NAMs and the utilization of AI).

Objective B: Improve the understanding of the connections between risk, hazard, and exposure.

Objective C: Increase engagement with scientists in priority regions for the industry.

RIFM increases the impact of its science through engagement with strategic stakeholders.

Objective A: Improve the translation of scientific findings into language stakeholders understand and use.

Objective B: Improve industry understanding and utilization of RIFM science.

Objective C: Increase engagement with scientists in critical positions impacting the industry.