Koninklijke DSM (DSM.AS)

Overall impact
A (88)

Commentary

Royal DSM is a leader for overall positive impact. With an 'A' rating of 87.8 for overall impact (98th percentile compared to all companies), Royal DSM ranks 2nd out of 37 industry peers, behind Novozymes, and ahead of Minerals Technologies, GelTech Solutions, Trecora Resources and 32 others. On top material causes for Royal DSM's industry (Chemicals), Royal DSM performs well in Sustainable Use of Water (95.6 score), Clean Water Access (95.8), Sanitation Access (95.9) and 9 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Child and Maternal Health (24.9 score), Child and Maternal Health (27.3) and Child and Maternal Health (18.0).
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Company
Employees
19,263
Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Sub-industry
Diversified Chemicals
SASB industry
Chemicals
Headquarters
Netherlands
Share classes
RDSMY
DSM.AS
Description
DSM-Firmenich AG, a science-based company, engages in health and nutrition businesses in the Netherlands, Switzerland, rest of Europe, North America, Latin America, China, rest of Asia, and internationally. It operates through Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH); Health, Nutrition & Care (HNC); and Food & Beverage segments. The Animal Nutrition & Health segment offers essential products, including vitamins, premixes, and carotenoids; performance solutions, such as enzymes, microbes, and eubiotics; precision services comprising support with data analysis to measure animal health and environmental footprint on farm level and feed safety; and methane reducing feed additive for ruminants. The Health, Nutrition & Care segment provides solutions for the early life nutrition, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, medical nutrition, personal care and aroma, and biomedical materials markets. It offers vitamins, nutritional lipids, minerals, carotenoids, nutraceuticals, digestive enzymes, probiotics and prebiotics, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and sunscreen filters, as well as a range of biomedical solutions; premix, market-ready solutions, and personalized nutrition solutions; and regulatory affairs and formulation expertise, and customized solutions. The Food & Beverage segment provides ingredients and solutions for use in a range of food products, such as dairy; bakery, cereals, and bars; savory foods; beverages and brewing; confectionery and fruit; plant-based meat and fish alternatives; and petfood. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Heerlen, the Netherlands.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Koninklijke DSM, based on its industry sub-industry Diversified Chemicals. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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