DSM – Challenges in Global WaterManagement
Water sustainable process industry, Vision 2050
Truke Smoor, Competence leader water
October 2011
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Overview• Who we are
• The water challenge – 2050
• The way forward - challenges
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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Mission
Our purpose is to create brighter lives forpeople today and generations to come.
We connect our unique competences inLife Sciences and Materials Sciences to createsolutions that nourish, protect and improveperformance.
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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DSM in motion: driving focused growth
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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Key activity areas
HealthAdvanced, cost-effective health and medicalinnovations, and healthier food and beverages, to meetthe needs of a growing and ageing global population
NutritionWorld’s leading producer of vitamins and nutritionalingredients meeting the growing need for morenutritious and more sustainable food and animal feed
MaterialsEnabling lighter, stronger, more advanced and moresustainable performance materials
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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People, Planet, Profit
Sustainability is DSM’s core value.
DSM is driving economic prosperity,environmental progress and socialadvances to create sustainable valuefor all stakeholders.
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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Sustainability
From responsibility to business driver
• 2011: no. 1 in Dow Jones SustainabilityIndex (DJSI) for Chemicals; no. 1 in 6 out of8 years
• ~ 89% of DSM’s innovation pipeline is ECO+• ~ 40% of DSM’s running business is ECO+
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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Global presence
Latin America:15 locations1,000 employees
North America:33 locations4,000 employees
Europe:64 locations13,000 employees
China:31 locations3,000 employees
India:8 locations700 employees
World total:200+ locations22,000 employees
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Overview• Who we are
• Vision – 2050
• The way forward - challenges
DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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Mapping of DSM Sites – Glocal challenge
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DSM - the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences Company
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Our ambition
To manage our water resources while taking intoaccount the needs of present and future users and thevarious sectors affecting water use, including political,economic, social, technological and environmentalconsiderations (United Nations):
DSM activities do not have any adverse effecton the availability and quality of groundwater or surface water in the region wherewe operate.
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In 2030 DSM is part of an eco-system,ensuring sustainable water resources
But how did we get there ?
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Overview• Who we are
• Vision - 2050
• The way forward – Challenges
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Four focus areas
• Impact• Business risk• External stakeholders• General awareness
Scarcity
Impa
ct
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Challenges
Rawmaterials
INDUSTRY
Products
Re-use
Agricultural
Domestic
(Local) environment
Rawmaterials
INDUSTRY
Products
Re-use
Agricultural
Domestic
(Local) environment
Impact assessment• Get local data on water scarcity and availability• Disclosure of water footprints of other relevant stakeholders• Determine focus within value chain• Define frame work for water scarcity: renewable water sources and
water footprints
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Translate to targets and policies
• Integrate local situation in Life CycleAnalysis
• Engage external stakeholders in waterawareness on a local level
• Determine “True” costs of waterBusiness opportunities
• Collaborate over the whole value chain
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Saved Water = Community Service
2010 : Provision of DrinkingWater to Village Bholewal(100families)Against ~ 100 KL water savedin-house by using treatedwater for horticulture.Green manufacturing award
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