Creating brighter lives
by measuring social impact

Social impact is the new vanguard of sustainability. People+ is DSM’s sustainability program to develop solutions that measurably improve the lives of consumers, employees and communities.

OatWell®:
health & quality of life

Nutritional ingredient Oatwell® reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases by helping to lower cholesterol levels and reduce peak blood glucose levels after a meal.

Waterborne paint:
beautiful finish & reduced health risk

Waterborne coating system for paints: reduced health risk for painters and producers.

Alpaflor®EDELWEISS extract for personal care products:

For consumers improved skin resistence, for workers optimal working conditions, dedicated support to local cultivation, contribution to local prosperity.

Handbook for Product Social
Impact Assessment

Towards first harmonized, practical, objective methodology for product social impact assessment

It is DSM’s ambition to further develop people+ and standardize its methodology with industry peers and work towards a harmonized broadly supported framework, putting people impact at the center of business decision-making. To this end we are working with 12 industry partners and PréSustainability in the Roundtable for Social Metrics with which we have created a Novel Handbook for Social Impact Assessment.

Pilot Cases with industry partners:

DSM and Steelcase:
social impact pilot approach for task chairs

DSM, l’Oréal and AkzoNobel:
social impact pilot approach for hand cream

October 2014

Social Impact Webinar

How Understanding Your Products’ Social Impacts Creates Value for Business.

With DSM and BMW. Pre-recorded webinar.

Creating brighter livesby measuring social impact

DSM case studies

OatWell®:health & quality of life

Waterborne paint:beautiful finish & reduced health risk