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Dr. André Veneman

André Veneman is director sustainability at AkzoNobel. AkzoNobel is proud to be one of the world’s leading industrial companies.

Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we make and supply a huge range of paints, coatings and specialty chemicals - 2008 revenue totaled €15.4 bln. In fact, we are the largest global paints and coatings company. As a major producer of specialty chemicals we supply industries worldwide with quality ingredients for life’s essentials. We think about the future, but act in the present. We’re passionate about introducing new ideas and developing sustainable answers for our customers.

That’s why our 60,000 employees—who are based in more than 80 countries—are committed to excellence and delivering Tomorrow’s Answers Today. Over the last few years Sustainability has become firmly anchored in our regular business processes. Sustainability is fully integrated in our Strategy and Management Tools. We have defined special Focus Area’s where we want to make a step change to become a true sustainability leader. Major business opportunities can be unlocked by applying sustainability thinking across the complete Value Chain, from Raw Material Extraction to disposal or recycling of end products. Of course excellence in operations, supported by robust Health, Safety, Environment and Security Management is a fundamental building block of our sustainability framework. Throughout AkzoNobel we foster the same Social Values, reflecting the way in which we conduct our business and develop our employees. Our Stakeholder Engagement reflects the complexity of today’s society, ranging from partnerships with NGO’s to carrying out Community Service projects in emerging countries. We foster transparency, therefore we put high value on an open and trustworthy communication with stakeholders through Reporting and Verification.
 

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