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We’re always delighted when our sustainability and innovation efforts are recognized by the outside world. These are some of the awards and other forms of recognition that we have received from non-governmental and trade organizations, customers, suppliers and the academic world.
In August 2018 Fortune Magazine revealed that for the third consecutive year, DSM again made Fortune Magazine’s Change the World list, an annual recognition of companies that have a positive social impact through their core business strategy.
On 19 April DSM’s CEO Feike Sijbesma was named one of the “World’s Greatest Leaders” by Fortune Magazine - an annual list that recognizes leaders from companies and other organizations who are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same. Feike is named among 49 others including Bill and Melinda Gates from the Gates Foundation, Tim Cook from Apple and Larry Fink from BlackRock.
Following a revision, Corporate Knights confirms that DSM is now included in the ranking of 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. In the original list issued in January DSM was not included due to an omission which has now been corrected. Feike Sijbesma, CEO and Chairman of the DSM Managing Board, commented: “I am delighted that DSM again is recognized as a leading sustainable corporation by Corporate Knights, adding to the broad recognition we have received throughout.” "We regret the omission, and encourage all companies including leaders like DSM to publicly report their core impacts on a consolidated basis" says Toby A.A Heaps, CEO Corporate Knights Inc.
For the second consecutive year DSM has been identified as a global leader in corporate sustainability. DSM was awarded a position on this year’s A List for climate and water by CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform. DSM reports its climate actions to CDP and is one of only 25 companies to score an A for both climate and water, in recognition of our actions in the last reporting year to manage environmental risks, cut carbon emissions and enhance water stewardship.
On 12 October the World Resources Institute (WRI) honored DSM's CEO Feike Sijbesma at its 2017 Courage to Lead dinner in New York City, recognizing his bold leadership to solve global challenges.
On 7 September DSM was named among the world leaders in the Materials industry group in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index in recognition of the company's consistent and longstanding commitment to sustainability. DSM has been among the global leaders for the past 14 years and number one in the sector seven times.
During the 13th biennial Chinese Nutrition Society’s National Congress in May 2017 DSM was presented with the Society’s Nutrition Promotion and Contribution Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Chinese human nutrition and food and beverage community. As well as being the only B2B company among the handful of recipients, this is the 3rd consecutive occasion DSM has been recognized in this way.
On 4 May DSM was presented with the 2017 BioEconomy Leadership Award at the 39th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals. This fairly new award recognizes the companies or NGOs that have significantly advanced the development of a renewable resource-based fuels and chemicals economy. Being selected as an early recipient speaks volumes about how influential DSM has been in developing bio-based products and advancing the bio-based economy.
On 12 December DSM was recognized with the 2016 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Leadership for DSM's Akulon® PA6 portfolio and particularly its latest innovation Akulon XS, which is used extensively for film extrusion in food, medical, and industrial product packaging.
On 4 November, Reverdia, the joint venture between DSM and Roquette Frères that produces Biosuccinium™ (succinic acid), the first non-fossil feedstock derived chemical building block, topped the Biofuels Digest 40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy 2016-17.
On 25 October DSM was reconfirmed as a constituent of the Ethibel Sustainability Index (ESI) Excellence Europe. The ESI Excellence Europe contains shares of 200 European companies that are included in the Russell Global Index that display the best performance in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
On 30 September DSM’s Science Can Change the World campaign won in the Best Communication category at the Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Awards 2016. DSM was also ‘highly commended’ in the Best Sustainable Company category. The Awards recognize genuine, truly innovative and meaningful approaches to making responsible business a reality.
DSM is again featured in the FTSE4Good Index. This international sustainability index is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance practices. DSM has a maximum score of 100.
On 7th July at the annual European Association of Communication Directors (EACD) Summit in Brussels, DSM’s Communications and Branding Team won the ‘Company Communications Team of the Year Award 2016’ in recognition of the success of its 'Unsung Heroes of Science' campaign. The award is an initiative of the EACD – the leading network of European communication professionals – to applaud communication excellence.
On Thursday 16th June at the 5th Deauville Green Awards - an international festival of film productions focusing on sustainability and eco-innovations - DSM's 'Unsung Heroes of Science' movie was recognized with the 'Gold Green Award' in the 'Innovations and technological leaps' category, rewarding excellence in production and broadcasting for sustainable development.
“Webranking” is Europe’s leading survey of corporate websites and evaluates how well companies in the FT Europe 500 are meeting the growing expectations of stakeholders in terms of transparency and dialogue. In 2015/16 DSM leapt from 32nd to 11th place and for the 5th successive year was the leading Dutch company in the FT-500. DSM was also 2nd place in the highest performing Chemicals Sector behind Bayer and 5 places above BASF.
At the New York Festivals Best TV & Films 2016 ceremony in April 2016, DSM's 'Unsung Heroes of Science' movie was recognized with Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals in the Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Relations and Internal Film categories respectively.
On 19 January during the World Economic Forum, DSM's CEO, Feike Sijbesma, was jointly awarded the Fortune Award for Circular Economy Leadership in recognition of his role in spearheading DSM’s circular economy strategy and its groundbreaking research into fossil fuel substitutes. His fellow recipient was Professor Dajian Zhu of Tongji University, Shanghai for his role in shifting the attitudes of business and policy leaders on circular economy eco-design models throughout China.
On 3 November DSM was recognized as Overall Winner of the Singapore Sustainable Business Awards (SBA). DSM received the award for its commitment to sustainability and for creating value for people, planet and profit throughout its supply chain. DSM also won awards in Supply Chain Management and Climate Change.
On 30 October DSM was awarded the FD-Henri Sijthoff prize for the best Annual Report by a company listed on the AEX stock exchange in the Netherlands for its 2014 Integrated Annual Report.
At the prestigious Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards held on 15 October, DSM was honored with Silver Dolphin Awards in two categories. The short film ‘The Unsung Heroes of Science’, produced by DSM as part of its Science Can Change The World campaign championing inspirational scientists, won silver in the Corporate Films category and ‘Hidden Hunger’, produced by DSM's Nutrition Improvement Program as part of its work raising awareness of global micronutrient deficiency, in the Informational Films category.
On 9 October CEFIC announced DSM had won the environment category at this year’s European Responsible Care Awards in recognition of DSM’s success in implementing a sustainability program at its Dalry facility located on the west coast of Scotland. Based on 2010 data for the Dalry site, the sustainability program introduced by DSM has had a significant impact, achieving and even exceeding its targets in some areas.
In August 2015 CDP, the NGO dedicated to collating data on listed firms' environmental performance, published a new report on the carbon disclosure record of 18 global chemical firms. The research ranked the companies, representing over $500bn in market cap, on seven categories, including product innovation, energy efficiency, water risk and carbon regulation, resulting in DSM being ranked in 2nd place behind DuPont.
In March DSM was named ‘Company of the Year’ by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) in recognition of DSM’s outstanding Halal compliance, implementation and program of label control for Halal logo and markings and our commitment to supporting the growing requirements of the international food industry with global Halal programs and ingredients that are suitable for Halal products.
In December DSM was recognized by the Confederation of Indian Industry’s CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development for its innovative approach, including policy and practice, to reduce DSM’s environmental impact and achieve exemplary results.
In late November at the ITMA Future Materials Awards DSM was recognized with 3 awards based on its Dyneema® Force Multiplier Technology platform; Best Innovation – Industrial Textiles, Most Innovative Large Company and Launch of the Year.
In November DSM received the Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Division Innovation Award in recognition of the numerous environmental and economic advantages of the new crankshaft cover in Volkswagen Group diesel engines manufactured from DSM’s bio-based polymer, EcoPaXX®.
In October DSM was recognized with a Singapore Sustainability Award in the prestigious Sustainable Business category. The awards showcase the most innovative and impactful sustainable practices and green solutions among organizations in the country.
In August DSM received Frost & Sullivan's Growth Excellence Leadership Award for Medical Device Coatings. According to Frost & Sullivan, DSM’s customer-centric strategies are one of the key ingredients to its success. Coupled with its cross-functional expertise and commitment to value-added partnerships and acquisitions, DSM is well positioned to remain the “total solutions provider” to the medical device coatings market.
In June DSM received the 2014 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership for its work in enhancing value for Tier 1 suppliers of passenger car steering systems by establishing a new benchmark in weight reduction.
On 6 May DSM was presented with the EVMI Dutch Food Top 100’s Social Media Award. DSM was praised for its consistency across all channels, the integration with its websites, the use of local channels and responsiveness.
On 5 March DSM’s advanced cellulosic yeast product was named the ‘Breakthrough Technology of the Year’ at Green Power’s Sustainable Bio Awards, presented during World Bio Markets 2014 Conference. The award recognizes a “technology that resets the goal for bio-based production.” DSM’s advanced cellulosic yeast product recently achieved successful scale-up in an industrial production-sized trial at DONG Energy’s Inbicon demonstration plant in Kalundborg, Denmark.
On 16 January DSM was presented with the Netherlands Institute of Marketing’s (NIMA) Marketing Award 2013 for best Marketing Company in the Netherlands. This is the first time a B2B company has received this recognition. According to the jury “DSM has successfully transformed itself from a chemical giant to a specialized multinational that translates technology into value propositions in the areas of health, nutrition and materials”. Other contenders for the award were KLM and Bol.com.
