Business's 4 priorities for a green and competitive EU
The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must align green and industrial policies, allowing European industry to remain globally competitive while moving forwards towards net zero.
Honorary Chair, Royal DSM; Member of the Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum (IBC Member; Co-Chair, Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders), Co-Chair, Global Climate Adaptation Centers. Studied Medical and Molecular Biology, Utrecht University; studied Business Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Worked from 1987 until 1998, with Gist-brocades, including: Marketing & Sales Director, Divisional Director, Member Executive Committee. From 1998 until 1999, Director, Food Specialities Royal DSM. From 2000 until 2007, Member, DSM Managing Board; from 2007 until 2020, Chief Executive Officer, Royal DSM. Chairman, Royal Philips; Climate Leader of the World Bank Group; Champion of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC).
The forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal must align green and industrial policies, allowing European industry to remain globally competitive while moving forwards towards net zero.
This letter invites more CEOs to make net-zero commitments and to join the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders to turn commitments into action ahead of COP26.