Partnerships

We’re determined to accelerate the sustainability transition but we can’t do it alone

We’re shaping sustainable change. Together

We love a challenge. But we know we can’t solve the world’s problems single-handedly. To bring progress to life, we need partnerships. Partnerships all along our value chains. Across industries and sectors. From businesses and consumers to NGOs, governments, and academia.

Together with our partners, we make a positive impact for people and planet. Curious about our collaborations? Keep scrolling for some of our highlights.

Improving nutrition for millions

Since 2007, we’ve partnered with the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve the nutritional value of products and make them more accessible. In fact, today, these products are reaching more than 35 million people every year – and now, we’re scaling up our impact even further by making fortifying rice, making it more nutritious and reach even more millions of people.

US-funded fortified rice at the Veyangoda warehouse ready for WFP’s distribution to food-insecure communities

Tackling challenges from malnutrition to malaria

The Gates Foundation shares our goal of ensuring that all women and children have the nutrition they need to live a healthy, productive life. Together, we focus on large-scale fortification (reaching 1 billion people) of staples like rice, as well as on new innovations to improve nutrition. And that’s not all: we’re also jointly researching fragrances that repel mosquitos carrying malaria, for use in everyday household products.

Want to partner with us?

Our work is far from over. To deliver truly transformative change, we’ll need more like-minded partners – of all shapes and sizes. If you’d like to join forces for good, you’re in the right place.

Meet more of our partners

World Vision International

Joining forces for last-mile nutrition: that’s the essence of our partnership with World Vision International. Together, we support some of the most vulnerable communities in the Global South – with sustainable, market-based solutions that bridge the gap between public and private efforts to improve nutrition and foster local economic development.

UNICEF and Sight and Life

Since 2013, we’ve worked with UNICEF and Sight and Life to improve nutrition for women and children. Our partnership aims to expand the scientific evidence base and proof of viability for targeted nutritional interventions, to increase awareness of the importance of nutrition, and to make nutritious food accessible to those who need it most.

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

dsm-firmenich is active participant in various WBCSD's programs, like the Agriculture and Food Pathway, with projects on healthy diets, diversified proteins and regenerative agriculture, the Climate Action imperative and the Reporting Matters initiative - all to align and develop new sustainability industry standards and positioning. Moreover, our Chief Sustainability Officer, Katharina Stenholm, is a WBCSD council member and a board member of the Agriculture and Food Pathway.

World Economic Forum

We’re a proud strategic partner of WEF and contribute to several of its groups – including the Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry Community and the Centres for Nature and Climate, Health and Healthcare, and New Economy and Society. Plus, we’re involved in WEF’s communities, where our leaders work with their counterparts in other organizations to drive progress, together.

United Nations Global Compact

We’ve been a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) for many years. Each year, we share our progress on implementing the UNGC’s Ten Principles – which cover human rights, child and forced labor, the environment, and anti-corruption.

Business for Nature

Nature’s impact on business continues to evolve – and in turn, our work to safeguard nature is evolving, too. We support organizations like Business for Nature to help us monitor the fast-changing landscape and respond accordingly.

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