DSM's Sijbesma is UN 'Humanitarian of the Year'

DSM CEO Feike Sijbesma received the prestigious 2010 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the United Nations for his outstanding commitment to corporate social responsibility and in particular for the company's partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). "It is an honour to receive this award as an acknowledgement of DSM's commitment to addressing the issue of hidden hunger. For me this award is given to all employees of DSM worldwide who are inspired and motivated to contribute to helping those people in the world who need our help urgently," commented Mr Sijbesma. "At DSM we feel that it is our responsibility to raise awareness of and find solutions for nutrition security in order to improve the lives of millions of people in need and mobilise individuals, organisations and businesses around the world to act." By partnering with the UN-WFP towards achieving the 'Millennium Development Goals', the world leader in vitamins and nutritional ingredients has made a commitment to fight hunger and malnutrition around the world and has been raising awareness of the pressing issue of malnutrition. DSM provides not only products but also technical and scientific expertise and has developed tailored nutritional solutions that are specifically designed to meet the nutritional requirements of those in the developing world.FUTSAL