DSM CEO to receive honorary doctorate
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Feike Sijbesma, CEO and Managing Board Chairman of Royal DSM, the global Life
Sciences and Materials Sciences company, will receive an honorary doctorate from
the University of Maastricht (Netherlands). The University is conferring this
honor on Mr. Sijbesma because of the way he embodies DSM's core value,
sustainability.
The University of Maastricht is celebrating its 37th Dies Natalis on 14 January
2013. To mark the occasion, it will confer honorary doctorates on five persons
of high distinction, the day's theme being 'Inviting Excellence'. The
University's Board of Governors has nominated Mr. Sijbesma in recognition of the
way DSM is dealing with sustainability. For DSM, sustainability is a core value
and a responsibility but increasingly also its main business driver. Mr.
Sijbesma consistently advocates the importance of long term sustainability for
global business.
DSM's operations integrate all aspects of sustainability. The company is
involved in initiatives to fight climate change and develop alternative energy
sources as well as in programs to promote global food and nutrition security. It
has headed the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index many times and is a partner
of the United Nations' World Food Programme. Mr. Sijbesma is strongly promoting
the sustainability agenda, for example as chairman of the World Economic Forum's
global agenda council on the role of business. On the integration of
sustainability aspects he has been quoted as saying: "There is no contradiction
or dilemma between shareholders and stakeholders. DSM is creating value for all
stakeholders along the three dimensions of people, planet and profit. We have a
long term commitment and work for people today and generations to come. We have
an unwavering commitment to innovation, even in crisis times. These are our core
values, since we cannot be successful, nor even call ourselves successful, in a
world that fails."
According to Maastricht University's Board of Governors, these values coincide
well with those of the University. In particular, the University shares DSM's
concern for the next generations, both nationally and internationally.
The other four nominees besides Feike Sijbesma are Paul Crutzen, who won the
Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1995 for his research on ozone depletion; Fred
Gage, a prominent neuroscientist best known for his work on neural tissue
transplants; Mohammad Hashem Pesaran, one of the world's foremost experts on
econometrics; and Trevor Pinch, who is widely known for his research on musical
technologies.
DSM - Bright Science. Brighter Living.(TM)
Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and
materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and Materials
Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social
advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders. DSM delivers
innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global
markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed,
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and
electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials. DSM's
22,000 employees deliver annual net sales of around ?9 billion. The company is
listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.dsm.com.
For more information:
DSM Corporate Communications DSM Investor Relations
André van der Elsen Dave Huizing
tel. +31 (0) 45 5787162 tel. +31 (0) 45 5782864
e-mail media.relations(at)dsm.com e-mail investor.relations(at)dsm.com
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