We Make It Possible

Sustainability at dsm-firmenich

As the world’s population grows, demand for animal protein will continue to rise. Over time, this need for ever-increasing quantities of animal protein, which is already placing tremendous pressure on our planet’s finite natural resources, will lead to significant environmental strain, and take our food systems well beyond the planet’s boundaries.

SMART SCIENCE & INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Our sustainability mission & vision

The need to provide enough animal protein for a growing population, while reducing the environmental costs of farming will require smart science and innovative solutions. To address this challenge, dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition and Health has launched We Make it Possible.

Our mission is to lead a robust and achievable transformation worldwide in sustainable animal protein production, and to accelerate solutions that will foster a brighter future.

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A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL

Sustainability is our core value, and it underpins our Purpose Led, Performance Driven strategy

We strongly believe that the world needs sustainable food systems. That’s why we are working to transform the animal nutrition and health industry worldwide so that it can deliver the solutions our planet needs, creating brighter lives for all.

We have four key nutrition goals:

  • To advocate healthy and balanced nutrition for all
  • To improve the nutrient content both of feed and of food
  • To enable the feeding of the world’s growing population on the basis of the finite natural resources available.
  • To reduce the eco-footprint of food production, which means keeping it within planetary boundaries.

Our Sustainability & Business Platforms

  • Reducing food loss and waste

    Reducing food loss and waste

    We’re focusing our passion and expertise on using micronutrition to improve the quality of meat, milk, fish and eggs, to help reduce food loss and waste. We are transforming animal nutrition and health to build a sustainable future, responsibly.

  • Reducing Emissions from Livestock

    Reducing Emissions from Livestock

    We’re focusing our passion and expertise on finding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. We are transforming animal nutrition and health to build a sustainable future, responsibly.

  • Making Efficient Use of Natural Resources

    Making Efficient Use of Natural Resources

    We’re focusing our passion and expertise on developing sustainable solutions that enable animals to extract more nutrient from their feed. We are transforming animal nutrition and health to build a sustainable future, responsibly.

  • Reducing Reliance on Marine Resources

    Reducing Reliance on Marine Resources

    We’re focusing our passion and expertise on cultivating marine algae that naturally produce omega 3, EPA/DHA, so we can help reduce the reliance on wild fish stocks and enable the aquaculture industry to grow. We are transforming animal nutrition and health to build a sustainable future, responsibly.

  • Helping Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance

    Helping Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance

    We’re focusing our passion and expertise on developing novel nutritional solutions which increase the resilience of animals to stress and pathogens, thereby limiting antibiotic use. We are transforming animal nutrition and health to build a sustainable future, responsibly.

More about Sustainability at dsm-firmenich

Working together We Make it Possible

Sustell™ is an intelligent sustainability service that combines the most advanced environmental foot printing calculation tool with expert sustainability, animal production and nutritional knowledge to create tailor-made, practical solutions and business development projects that enhance the environmental sustainability and profitability of animal farming.  Sustell™ unlocks the value of animal production sustainability.

Reducing our carbon footprint

It goes without saying that reducing our carbon footprint is good for the planet. It’s the new normal - and good for business. dsm-firmenich has set ambitious reduction targets on its carbon footprint emissions. These targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as being  aligned with the Paris climate agreement.

We Make it Possible celebrates its first anniversary

One year ago, we launched our groundbreaking We Make it Possible initiative with the aim of enabling a robust and achievable transformation in animal protein production. In the past year, we have worked closely with our customers, suppliers and other business partners to introduce innovative, purposeful and science-led solutions. We do this by addressing some of the most critical challenges facing our industry and seeing them as opportunities. 

Sustainable Development Goals

We’re so convinced of the value of doing well by doing good that our strategy is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations in 2015. We’re contributing to all 17 SDGS, but we strive to deliver on five in particular:

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