Royal DSM receives World Business and Development Award
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Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company
headquartered in the Netherlands, was recognized at this year's World Business
and Development Awards Ceremony during the opening week of the United Nations'
General Assembly in New York for its contribution to help achieve the United
Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). DSM was honored for its innovative
and targeted solutions specifically designed to meet the nutritional
requirements of those in the developing world.
The United Nations has devoted the year 2010 to build a renewed momentum around
the MDGs, including special attention for the role of business in development.
The 2010 World Business and Development Awards is one of the central events this
year recognizing key contributions to help end poverty.
DSM, a world leader in vitamins and nutritional ingredients, has been active in
helping to make progress towards achieving the MDGs through its commitment to
fight hunger and malnutrition around the world. One of the main drivers of this
effort has been through DSM's Nutrition Improvement Program, which came about
following a call from the United Nations for the private sector to develop
business models, as opposed to providing donations, to address global problems -
micronutrient deficiency, the so called 'hidden hunger', amongst them.
Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM, said:
'It is an honor to receive this award on behalf of all employees of DSM who are
very committed and work hard to address the issue of hidden hunger. At DSM we
feel it is our responsibility to find sustainable solutions for nutrition
security in order to improve the lives of millions around the world.'
The goal of the Nutrition Improvement Program is to develop a business model
that can first compliment and then, over time, replace a large portion of
development assistance, and in the process help achieve the MDGs. The initiative
focuses on food fortification (flour, sugar, oil, rice). As the additional cost
is so small, it does not need to be added to the end price and allows improving
the nutritional status of a population in a sustainable way.
Furthermore, DSM enjoys a global partnership with the United Nations World Food
Programme. To date approximately 2 million people have been reached through
DSM's partnership program with the WFP: 'Improving Nutrition - Improving Lives'.
The partnership was recently extended to run until 2013 and aims to dramatically
scale up its efforts to provide micronutrients to at least 80% of WFP's
beneficiaries.
About the World Business and Development Award (WBDA)
The biennial World Business and Development Awards acknowledge the contribution
of the private sector to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
through their core business. The MDGs, endorsed by 189 countries, are eight
goals that promote poverty reduction, education, maternal health, gender
equality, and aim at combating child mortality, AIDS and other diseases. The
true spirit of the awards lies in the pursuit of productive and innovative
business-driven solutions to sustainable development.
The World Business Awards jointly organized by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the
International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), have become increasingly successful
in each of the five years the awards have been designated. The WBDA raise
awareness, promote best practices, and encourage further action. Concrete
examples are shared with governments and businesses on the advantages of joining
forces for poverty alleviation.
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
Royal DSM N.V. creates solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance.
Its end markets include human and animal nutrition and health, personal care,
pharmaceuticals, automotive, coatings and paint, electrical and electronics,
life protection and housing. DSM manages its business with a focus on the triple
bottom line of economic performance, environmental quality and social
responsibility, which it pursues simultaneously and in parallel. DSM has annual
net sales of about ?8 billion and employs some 22,700 people worldwide. The
company is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations on five continents.
DSM is listed on Euronext Amsterdam. More information:www.dsm.com
For more information about hidden hunger and DSM's commitment to tackling this
global problem, please visit:
http://www.nutritionimprovement.com/
http://www.dsm.com/en_US/html/sustainability/dsm_and_hidden_hunger.htm
For more information:
DSM Corporate Communications DSM Investor Relations
Elvira Luykx Hans Vossen
tel. +31 (0) 45 5782035 tel. +31 (0) 45 5782864
fax +31 (0) 45 5740680 fax +31 (0) 45 5782595
e-mailmedia.relations(at)dsm.com e-mailinvestor.relations(at)dsm.com
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