DSM is a global science-based company focused on health, nutrition and materials. It connects competencies in life sciences and materials sciences to create sustainable solutions that address global challenges like climate change, resource scarcity, and improving health and wellness. DSM uses its expertise in biotechnology, materials, and manufacturing to develop innovative products for markets like nutrition, pharmaceuticals, performance materials, and polymer intermediates. Its strategy focuses on leveraging four growth drivers: high growth economies, innovation, sustainability, and acquisitions/partnerships. DSM aims to create shared value for all stakeholders by providing solutions that allow customers to offer more sustainable products while also driving DSM's growth and profitability.
The document discusses how to develop sustainable products that have a positive impact on people. It notes trends around transparency, social responsibility and measuring social impacts. It emphasizes the importance of setting metrics and aspirations to guide product development. Examples are given of products from DSM that aim to take care of consumers' health, employees' well-being, and communities' needs through initiatives like supporting local farming, reducing health risks, and fortifying rice.
DSM is a global science-based company that connects its competencies in life sciences and materials sciences. It uses its scientific expertise to create innovative and sustainable solutions that nourish people, protect the planet, and improve performance. DSM aims to create shared value for all its stakeholders by allowing its customers to provide better solutions addressing societal, environmental, and customer challenges. This creates value for customers, society, DSM's shareholders, and employees. DSM focuses on high-growth markets and addressing global trends in health, nutrition, and sustainability through its businesses in nutrition, pharmaceuticals, performance materials, polymer intermediates, and innovation center.
- DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials.
- In 2015, DSM completed the implementation of its 2010-2015 strategy of transforming into a more global, innovative and sustainable company focused on health, nutrition and materials.
- Looking ahead, DSM is well-positioned for profitable growth by addressing long-term megatrends like health and wellness through its portfolio of science-based sustainable solutions.
This document outlines a student business project for Diversey Care to reimagine their sustainability thought leadership strategy. It includes 4 deliverables: developing a communication strategy, implementation plan, toolbox library, and KPI monitoring model. Market research involved analyzing sustainability best practices, conducting focus groups, and interviewing industry professionals. The proposed strategy aims to position Diversey Care as a sustainability thought leader through 10 recommendations involving social media, partnerships, certifications, CSR campaigns, and customer education. An implementation timeline and KPI monitoring targets are also presented.
Johnson & Johnson is an American company founded in 1886 that operates in over 57 countries. It is a pharmaceutical and consumer goods manufacturer with well-known brands like Band-Aid, Johnson's Baby, and Clean & Clear. In 2012, it received approval for a new tuberculosis drug. The company focuses on saving lives through initiatives like safe motherhood programs and HIV/AIDS prevention.
Reckitt Benckiser is a British consumer goods company headquartered in England. It produces health, hygiene, and home products with brands like Dettol, Strepsils, Veet, Air Wick, Durex, Lysol and Vanish. The company is committed to corporate social responsibility through partnerships with charities and
The document provides information for parents of 4th grade students about various school policies, procedures, and classroom teachers. It includes details about open house, attendance, tardiness, dismissal, grading policies, report cards, conferences, classroom rules and expectations, reading and homework requirements, and an introduction to the teachers and subjects covered.
DSM is a global science-based company focused on health, nutrition and materials. It connects competencies in life sciences and materials sciences to create sustainable solutions that address global challenges like climate change, resource scarcity, and improving health and wellness. DSM uses its expertise in biotechnology, materials, and manufacturing to develop innovative products for markets like nutrition, pharmaceuticals, performance materials, and polymer intermediates. Its strategy focuses on leveraging four growth drivers: high growth economies, innovation, sustainability, and acquisitions/partnerships. DSM aims to create shared value for all stakeholders by providing solutions that allow customers to offer more sustainable products while also driving DSM's growth and profitability.
The document discusses how to develop sustainable products that have a positive impact on people. It notes trends around transparency, social responsibility and measuring social impacts. It emphasizes the importance of setting metrics and aspirations to guide product development. Examples are given of products from DSM that aim to take care of consumers' health, employees' well-being, and communities' needs through initiatives like supporting local farming, reducing health risks, and fortifying rice.
DSM is a global science-based company that connects its competencies in life sciences and materials sciences. It uses its scientific expertise to create innovative and sustainable solutions that nourish people, protect the planet, and improve performance. DSM aims to create shared value for all its stakeholders by allowing its customers to provide better solutions addressing societal, environmental, and customer challenges. This creates value for customers, society, DSM's shareholders, and employees. DSM focuses on high-growth markets and addressing global trends in health, nutrition, and sustainability through its businesses in nutrition, pharmaceuticals, performance materials, polymer intermediates, and innovation center.
- DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials.
- In 2015, DSM completed the implementation of its 2010-2015 strategy of transforming into a more global, innovative and sustainable company focused on health, nutrition and materials.
- Looking ahead, DSM is well-positioned for profitable growth by addressing long-term megatrends like health and wellness through its portfolio of science-based sustainable solutions.
This document outlines a student business project for Diversey Care to reimagine their sustainability thought leadership strategy. It includes 4 deliverables: developing a communication strategy, implementation plan, toolbox library, and KPI monitoring model. Market research involved analyzing sustainability best practices, conducting focus groups, and interviewing industry professionals. The proposed strategy aims to position Diversey Care as a sustainability thought leader through 10 recommendations involving social media, partnerships, certifications, CSR campaigns, and customer education. An implementation timeline and KPI monitoring targets are also presented.
Johnson & Johnson is an American company founded in 1886 that operates in over 57 countries. It is a pharmaceutical and consumer goods manufacturer with well-known brands like Band-Aid, Johnson's Baby, and Clean & Clear. In 2012, it received approval for a new tuberculosis drug. The company focuses on saving lives through initiatives like safe motherhood programs and HIV/AIDS prevention.
Reckitt Benckiser is a British consumer goods company headquartered in England. It produces health, hygiene, and home products with brands like Dettol, Strepsils, Veet, Air Wick, Durex, Lysol and Vanish. The company is committed to corporate social responsibility through partnerships with charities and
The document provides information for parents of 4th grade students about various school policies, procedures, and classroom teachers. It includes details about open house, attendance, tardiness, dismissal, grading policies, report cards, conferences, classroom rules and expectations, reading and homework requirements, and an introduction to the teachers and subjects covered.
Diving Deep with the Flex Component Life CycleEffectiveUI
The document discusses the Flex component lifecycle, which consists of three main phases: birth, life, and death. The birth phase includes construction, configuration, attachment, and initialization. The life phase involves invalidation, validation, and interaction. Invalidation triggers the validation phase, which consists of commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods. These methods apply deferred changes, measure component sizes, and update displays. The validation phase prepares components for rendering before the next frame.
The document provides instruction on English grammar concepts including parts of speech, verb conjugation, and sentence structure. It discusses subjects, verbs, and objects in sentences and how to form questions and negatives. Examples are given for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using pronouns like I, you, he/she/it, we, and they.
Social Media in a Corporate Context Manchester 2010 - Kathleen Goh, DHL and S...Communicate Magazine
With so little direct contact and so many channels vying for attention, how can companies reach out to dispersed employees and keep them engaged?
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, DHL launched a global employee photo competition, an inexpensive, accessible solution to engage some 500,000 employees stretched over 220 countries.
Going paperless is difficult because people are attached to physical paper for sentimental reasons and as a backup. While digitizing documents provides benefits like easy access and searchability, it requires effort to scan everything and ensure all documents are properly filed and stored electronically. Many struggle to fully commit to being paperless when old habits die hard and the physical aspects of paper provide comfort even if digital options are more convenient.
The document discusses various aspects of ancient Egyptian history and culture over 4 paragraphs. It provides details about several pharaohs like Khufu, Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, and Djoser. It also describes important figures like Imhotep and concepts such as hieroglyphics, the soul parts Ka, Ba and Akh, and the goddess Ma'at. Mummification processes and roles of women in society are outlined as well. Major gods mentioned include Amon-Re and Osiris as the god of the underworld.
The High Middle Ages from 1100-1300 CE saw a revitalization of Europe following centuries of turmoil. This included the growth of trade and strong monarchies, advances in agriculture and technology, and the establishment of universities. The Catholic Church also consolidated its power through reforms, sponsoring the Crusades against Muslims in the Holy Land. New architectural styles like Gothic cathedrals and castles dotted the landscape as feudal systems of power organized society across Europe in this period.
The document provides guidelines for TNT employees' use of social media. It acknowledges that social media can be seen as a threat to employers but also recognizes that employees are passionate about promoting their company through 120 social media profiles and groups. The guidelines aim to treat employees with respect, encourage appropriate social media use, make employees aware of risks, and guide positive interactions online. Rather than strictly monitoring or controlling employees' activities, the guidelines advocate advising, awareness, and leveraging employees' efforts to promote TNT's reputation.
This document discusses the importance of brand implementation and outlines the services provided by an implementation expert. It notes that while new brand identities and guidelines are developed, the actual impact comes from proper physical application. It then asks several questions about planning and executing an implementation. The document emphasizes that implementations can become fragmented without proper organization and control. It outlines the implementation building blocks and services provided, including planning, application design, priority setting, and rollout scenarios. The overall message is that brand implementation expertise is needed to successfully transition identities and achieve maximum impact through proper application.
GST - 24 Things you should know about Draft GST Rules & FormsTaxmann
This document provides a summary of 24 key points about the draft GST rules and forms released by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) related to registration, invoices, returns, payments, and refunds under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India. Some highlights include that registration applications will be made online, registration will generally be granted within 3-7 days, invoices must include certain details for supplies over Rs. 50,000, registered taxpayers will file monthly GSTR-1, GSTR-2 and GSTR-3 returns, electronic ledgers will track tax liability, credits, and payments, and refund claims can receive provisional 80% refunds under certain conditions.
Robots are machines controlled by computers that perform repetitive or dangerous tasks. Most industrial robots are mechanical arms with electric motors and joints that allow bending. They have grippers instead of hands to hold tools or objects. Sensors provide feedback to computers controlling the arm movements. Common industrial robot jobs include welding car parts, painting cars, and assembling electronics. Robots are also used in medical procedures, handling hazardous chemicals, and exploring space. While not yet human-like, scientists are working to develop robots with greater intelligence, mobility, and abilities to assist with various tasks.
Discombobulation, Fire-Breathing Dragons and Wet Noodles: Creating Productive...EffectiveUI
The document provides tips for facilitating productive workshops in scary situations. It discusses strategies for dealing with non-participation, over-participation by one person, negative attitudes, stakeholder shutdown, fixed mindsets, and lack of consensus. Suggested activities include pair and share, sticky note exercises, design games, empathy maps, and dot voting. The overall message is for the facilitator to own the process, share ownership of outcomes, and be prepared to adjust the agenda dynamically based on participant behavior and progress.
Centrica was the first FTSE100 firm to develop an HTML5 corporate web app. It had already seen 12% of its corporate digital engagement come through mobile, with a third of that coming from the iPad. However a requirement for greater (and quicker) control, a need to react quickly from measurable analytics and a desire for easy cross-platform updating, the move to HTML5 was a logical one.
The app has been designed specifically to engage with investors and the media, carrying a mix of content including corporate news, blog posts, share price, events calendar, publications, investor presentations and videos. Director of Corporate Responsibility and Digital Media, Simon Henderson, will explain the company's aaproach and brings the Centrica HTML5 app story to life
Google+ is not just a social network, but part of an ecosystem that connects Google services like Google Docs. Brands can get involved by starting a Google+ page, adding profiles and badges to their website, and understanding how activity on Google+ creates ripples of content sharing across connections and levels of influencers. The document provides tips for businesses on how to engage with Google+ and take advantage of these connections within Google's ecosystem.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Social Media in a Corporate Context Manchester 2010 - Robin Grant, We Are SocialCommunicate Magazine
Commuter-packed trains stranded inside a tunnel. Thousands of cars recalled over safety fears. A coal ship shedding its cargo into the sea. Sound familiar? These days, the media is awash with corporate crises that have the power to scar reputations more deeply and rapidly than ever before. Social media is creating an army of citizen journalists, each with the ability to spread opinions or hearsay at dizzying speed. It’s more important than ever to ensure you have the planning, expertise and resource to manage communications during a crisis.
The document discusses DSM's new brand identity of "Bright Science. Brighter Living." It outlines DSM's mission and key activity areas of health, nutrition, and materials. It describes the holistic approach of the new brand and challenges in implementing the brand across various touchpoints internally and externally.
Jos van Haastrecht - Securing stakeholder understanding and engagementDSM
This presentation was given at the EACD Regional Debate on 18 October in Amsterdam and deals with securing stakeholder understanding and engagement at DSM.
Diving Deep with the Flex Component Life CycleEffectiveUI
The document discusses the Flex component lifecycle, which consists of three main phases: birth, life, and death. The birth phase includes construction, configuration, attachment, and initialization. The life phase involves invalidation, validation, and interaction. Invalidation triggers the validation phase, which consists of commitProperties(), measure(), and updateDisplayList() methods. These methods apply deferred changes, measure component sizes, and update displays. The validation phase prepares components for rendering before the next frame.
The document provides instruction on English grammar concepts including parts of speech, verb conjugation, and sentence structure. It discusses subjects, verbs, and objects in sentences and how to form questions and negatives. Examples are given for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using pronouns like I, you, he/she/it, we, and they.
Social Media in a Corporate Context Manchester 2010 - Kathleen Goh, DHL and S...Communicate Magazine
With so little direct contact and so many channels vying for attention, how can companies reach out to dispersed employees and keep them engaged?
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, DHL launched a global employee photo competition, an inexpensive, accessible solution to engage some 500,000 employees stretched over 220 countries.
Going paperless is difficult because people are attached to physical paper for sentimental reasons and as a backup. While digitizing documents provides benefits like easy access and searchability, it requires effort to scan everything and ensure all documents are properly filed and stored electronically. Many struggle to fully commit to being paperless when old habits die hard and the physical aspects of paper provide comfort even if digital options are more convenient.
The document discusses various aspects of ancient Egyptian history and culture over 4 paragraphs. It provides details about several pharaohs like Khufu, Hatshepsut, Akhenaten, and Djoser. It also describes important figures like Imhotep and concepts such as hieroglyphics, the soul parts Ka, Ba and Akh, and the goddess Ma'at. Mummification processes and roles of women in society are outlined as well. Major gods mentioned include Amon-Re and Osiris as the god of the underworld.
The High Middle Ages from 1100-1300 CE saw a revitalization of Europe following centuries of turmoil. This included the growth of trade and strong monarchies, advances in agriculture and technology, and the establishment of universities. The Catholic Church also consolidated its power through reforms, sponsoring the Crusades against Muslims in the Holy Land. New architectural styles like Gothic cathedrals and castles dotted the landscape as feudal systems of power organized society across Europe in this period.
The document provides guidelines for TNT employees' use of social media. It acknowledges that social media can be seen as a threat to employers but also recognizes that employees are passionate about promoting their company through 120 social media profiles and groups. The guidelines aim to treat employees with respect, encourage appropriate social media use, make employees aware of risks, and guide positive interactions online. Rather than strictly monitoring or controlling employees' activities, the guidelines advocate advising, awareness, and leveraging employees' efforts to promote TNT's reputation.
This document discusses the importance of brand implementation and outlines the services provided by an implementation expert. It notes that while new brand identities and guidelines are developed, the actual impact comes from proper physical application. It then asks several questions about planning and executing an implementation. The document emphasizes that implementations can become fragmented without proper organization and control. It outlines the implementation building blocks and services provided, including planning, application design, priority setting, and rollout scenarios. The overall message is that brand implementation expertise is needed to successfully transition identities and achieve maximum impact through proper application.
GST - 24 Things you should know about Draft GST Rules & FormsTaxmann
This document provides a summary of 24 key points about the draft GST rules and forms released by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) related to registration, invoices, returns, payments, and refunds under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India. Some highlights include that registration applications will be made online, registration will generally be granted within 3-7 days, invoices must include certain details for supplies over Rs. 50,000, registered taxpayers will file monthly GSTR-1, GSTR-2 and GSTR-3 returns, electronic ledgers will track tax liability, credits, and payments, and refund claims can receive provisional 80% refunds under certain conditions.
Robots are machines controlled by computers that perform repetitive or dangerous tasks. Most industrial robots are mechanical arms with electric motors and joints that allow bending. They have grippers instead of hands to hold tools or objects. Sensors provide feedback to computers controlling the arm movements. Common industrial robot jobs include welding car parts, painting cars, and assembling electronics. Robots are also used in medical procedures, handling hazardous chemicals, and exploring space. While not yet human-like, scientists are working to develop robots with greater intelligence, mobility, and abilities to assist with various tasks.
Discombobulation, Fire-Breathing Dragons and Wet Noodles: Creating Productive...EffectiveUI
The document provides tips for facilitating productive workshops in scary situations. It discusses strategies for dealing with non-participation, over-participation by one person, negative attitudes, stakeholder shutdown, fixed mindsets, and lack of consensus. Suggested activities include pair and share, sticky note exercises, design games, empathy maps, and dot voting. The overall message is for the facilitator to own the process, share ownership of outcomes, and be prepared to adjust the agenda dynamically based on participant behavior and progress.
Centrica was the first FTSE100 firm to develop an HTML5 corporate web app. It had already seen 12% of its corporate digital engagement come through mobile, with a third of that coming from the iPad. However a requirement for greater (and quicker) control, a need to react quickly from measurable analytics and a desire for easy cross-platform updating, the move to HTML5 was a logical one.
The app has been designed specifically to engage with investors and the media, carrying a mix of content including corporate news, blog posts, share price, events calendar, publications, investor presentations and videos. Director of Corporate Responsibility and Digital Media, Simon Henderson, will explain the company's aaproach and brings the Centrica HTML5 app story to life
Google+ is not just a social network, but part of an ecosystem that connects Google services like Google Docs. Brands can get involved by starting a Google+ page, adding profiles and badges to their website, and understanding how activity on Google+ creates ripples of content sharing across connections and levels of influencers. The document provides tips for businesses on how to engage with Google+ and take advantage of these connections within Google's ecosystem.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms for those who already suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression.
Social Media in a Corporate Context Manchester 2010 - Robin Grant, We Are SocialCommunicate Magazine
Commuter-packed trains stranded inside a tunnel. Thousands of cars recalled over safety fears. A coal ship shedding its cargo into the sea. Sound familiar? These days, the media is awash with corporate crises that have the power to scar reputations more deeply and rapidly than ever before. Social media is creating an army of citizen journalists, each with the ability to spread opinions or hearsay at dizzying speed. It’s more important than ever to ensure you have the planning, expertise and resource to manage communications during a crisis.
The document discusses DSM's new brand identity of "Bright Science. Brighter Living." It outlines DSM's mission and key activity areas of health, nutrition, and materials. It describes the holistic approach of the new brand and challenges in implementing the brand across various touchpoints internally and externally.
Jos van Haastrecht - Securing stakeholder understanding and engagementDSM
This presentation was given at the EACD Regional Debate on 18 October in Amsterdam and deals with securing stakeholder understanding and engagement at DSM.
Substance151 is a strategic brand communications firm for organizations on the edge of evolution – whether that evolution is inspired by growth, changing conditions, stronger competition, new customers, products and services or a desire for a stronger, more relevant brand. Our expertise includes every step of the branding process – from strategy through design, across print and digital media, and covering all aspects of marketing communications.
Avery Dennison's core commitment has not changed: to improve their sustainability performance while helping their partners do the same. In this report, the company shares what they have accomplished to date and where they are headed next.
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NCN and NCN Communications Partner Christie Communications present a free educational interactive conference call to provide results-oriented, actionable tools to most effectively build your brand for growth. Join us for dynamic, innovative, proven insights to engage your ecosystem and maximize growth from industry veteran Gillian Christie, Founder & CEO of Christie Communications, who has built iconic brands in the natural products industry and beyond for more than 30 years.
This program is designed for industry leaders and high growth companies with the goal of introducing new communication tools that achieve sales results, reduce marketing results and deepen your engagement with consumers, investors, retailers, brokers, suppliers and more.
This document discusses communication strategies for sustainability. It begins by defining communication and sustainability. Effective communication is key to sustainable development as it allows for inclusive dialogue and the sharing of varied perspectives. Sustainability communication should engage stakeholders through various channels to share progress on sustainability goals. Developing a strategic communication plan involves defining objectives, identifying audiences, crafting a compelling story, and using appropriate channels. Internal and external engagement is important to bring a sustainability strategy to life. Risk communication and environmental communication are also discussed as important aspects of sustainability policy.
The document discusses 50 potential harmful effects of genetically modified (GM) or genetically engineered foods. Some of the key points made include:
- GM foods represent a powerful new technology that is being introduced without sufficient risk assessments of its ability to harm life.
- Genetic engineering goes beyond traditional breeding methods by transferring genes between unrelated species, creating combinations of plant, animal, bacterial and viral genes that cannot occur in nature or through traditional crossbreeding.
- Many studies with GM foods have shown toxic or allergenic effects, problems with reproductive health, immune responses, and changes to major organs and the gastrointestinal system.
Traditional communication is giving way to innovative approaches and tools that are shaping a new kind of communication focused on people.
Corporate communication is transforming into a dialogue that promotes listening and learning due to the social changes accelerated by new technologies, stakeholders’ extensive experience of relations with companies, globalization and the opening of different markets.
Communication and reputation management are based currently on a positive promotion and need to be open to share its business experience, culture and projects. Now the aim is to create real connections and achieve explicit support by upholding causes that go beyond purely business and economic goals.
According to Interbrand, brand accounts for 38% of a company’s total value and it is important ton consider it as a key element that forms commitment and long-term attachment by stakeholders.
There are ten dimensions determine a brand’s strength and its position in the market and the society: relevance, authenticity, accessibility, differentiation, consistency, exposure, clarity, commitment, responsiveness and protection.
Companies need to understand that brands can transform and improve societies. But in order to achieve this level, organizations need to behave seriously, coherently and ethically to improve their reputational profile in the eyes of the society and their stakeholders.
To better understand how this affects communication, this document explains the case of Nestlé: Several years ago some brand attributes of the company started deteriorating because they were associated with some burning international problems, such as child labour and fair trade. This delivered a blow to the company’s reputation and urged the company to strengthen its leadership in the area, reinstating its positive and ethical association with nutrition.
Besides, the role of the Communications Director is acquiring increasingly strategic and holistic perspective which in practice means the following: more globalization and responsibility, more listening and transparency, more coordination and reputation, more development and adaptation.
Communication in its traditional form is no longer useful. Pure communication is not able to create a link with the stakeholders and influence the society. In order to achieve it, companies simply have to do what they say rather than talk about what they will do in future. Intangible assets, especially identity and reputation, allow companies to align the discourse and the project in a mutually beneficial dialogue. Values should not only be stated, but also practiced in everyday activities.
The document provides an overview of ethical trade in Denmark based on reporting from members of the Danish Ethical Trading Initiative (DIEH) for the year 2015. It finds that DIEH members, including companies, trade unions, NGOs and others, are increasingly prioritizing and systematically addressing ethical trade challenges in their global supply chains. However, key challenges remain regarding working conditions and human rights in certain high-risk geographical areas and industry sectors. The report also highlights cases of efforts to improve responsible production of cocoa in Ghana and garments in Bangladesh.
2013 philips healthcare medical device pr and corporate communications confer...Georgina Michael
1) The document discusses Philips Healthcare's strategic brand reputation management and communications plan, which included restructuring the communications team, developing an integrated communications framework, and increasing thought leadership and social media presence.
2) Case studies on World Sleep Day and trade shows like RSNA and HIMSS showed how Philips increased media coverage, engagement, and distinguished its brand.
3) Other initiatives discussed include launching LinkedIn discussion groups to better understand customer challenges and positioning the CEO as a top influencer to enhance relationships with stakeholders.
The document provides an overview of The M+C Group, an Irish marketing and communications agency focused on healthcare. It discusses the company's history and expansion through acquisitions over time. It also summarizes the services provided across various divisions including creative, public relations, events, and media planning.
The document discusses driving customer success through co-creation and open innovation in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It notes that previous industrial revolutions transformed humanity through technological advances, while the current revolution is fundamentally different through the fusion of physical, digital and biological worlds. It has the potential to raise global income and quality of life. The document calls for redefining growth to build a sustainable model and identifying growth enablers through customer success, learning culture, and leadership.
Ricoh Academy Revisited bijeenkomst bij DSM met het thema Chaning Business Models & Innovation. Een gevarieerd programma met mooie sprekers. Sustainability & Alliances als rode draad door het programma.
The document discusses trends in marketing management and business development. It notes that globalization, technology, and social responsibility are changing the business landscape. Customers are more values-driven and powerful due to technology and awareness. Companies must create inspiring products and cultures that reflect customer values. Marketing is shifting from product-focused to customer-focused by viewing customers as multidimensional people. New technologies enable greater connectivity and participation. The future of marketing involves co-creation, customer management, and brand building through shared values and storytelling. Sustainability improves brands and growth. Social causes provide opportunities for growth and differentiation.
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Business Model and Strategic Plan Part I: Conceptualizing a New
Product or Service Division of an Existing Business
Use the University of Phoenix Material: Business Model and Strategic
Planning Outline as a guide to complete sections of your capstone
project each week. A final paper is due in Week 5. Cite your resources.
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain the importance
of innovation in your selected business's vision, mission, and values,
and determine your business model for this new division. Include the
following:
• Propose a new product or service for the new company division. The
division should be customer-focused with an innovative mission
statement. Ensure that you are differentiating your product or service.
• Describe how the division addresses customer needs and achieves
competitive advantage.
• Create a vision and a business model for this new division that
clearly demonstrates your decision on what you want your business to
become in the future.
• Explain how the vision, mission, and value of the new division align
with the company's mission and vision.
• Summarize how the vision, mission, and values guide the division's
strategic direction.
• Define your guiding principles and values for your division in the
context of culture, social responsibility, and ethics.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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Astra Polymers is the leading and preferable Masterbatch, Additive and Thermoplastic compounds manufacturing company.
Established in 1993, Astra Polymers is an ISO 9001:2008 certified and considered to be the largest masterbatch producing company in the Middle East with ongoing (domestic and overseas) major expansions. Astra Polymers produces high quality black, white, color and additive masterbatch, as well as custom-made thermoplastic compounds plus liquid based or paste colorants and custom compounding for the polymer manufacturing, polymer converting, petrochemical and plastics processing industries.
Astra Polymers produce masterbatch solutions that are either general purpose or application specific. Application specific grades include masterbatch for : Fiber, (PP, PET, PE), BOPP, Agricultural, Horticultural & Multi-layer films, PET Preform / sheet production & Specialist Pipe manufacture.
Astra Polymers is also a source for Customer Specific compounding using proprietary form giving technology, our manufacturing facilities located in Dammam (East Kingdom), Rabigh (West of Saudi Arabia), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Istanbul (Turkey ...
The document summarizes the business plan of an ice cream company. The company aims to become the leading brand in the dairy industry in Singapore. Its goals are to achieve a 30% market share by 2011 and to produce healthier alternative ice cream products. The strategic plan involves hiring professionals and the financial plan outlines funding for research and development, new product launches, operating expenses, and potential sources of funds. The long term goals are to use the business to further peace and justice efforts and to promote global sustainable dairy practices.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on sustainability hosted by ERM and Dix & Eaton. The agenda covers opportunities and risks of sustainability, getting started with sustainability programs, determining sustainability content, communication opportunities, and the mechanics of sustainability reporting. Key topics discussed include making the business case for sustainability, stakeholder engagement, materiality assessments, and setting goals. Audience members share experiences with sustainability programs and ask questions.
The world of the future will pose many challenges. Meeting those challenges will require people who are educated, skilled in advanced technologies, and inspired by intellectual curiosity.
At Cognizant, we have made education one of the top priorities of our sustainability efforts, along with preserving the environment and creating the best place to work for our employees. As a business that has grown from 175 associates 19 years ago to nearly 157,000 at the end of 2012, and that produces over $7.3 billion in annual revenues, our progress has been powered by a well-educated and motivated team. We think the best way to sustain that success, and to share it with our employees, clients, partners and society, is by investing in learning and leadership.
In the current environment of climate change, population growth, resource scarcity, and increased demands for transparency, traditional business approaches are no longer sufficient. Global supply chains are also becoming more complexly interconnected. Thinkstep helps over 4,000 organizations worldwide address these challenges by assessing what is material to their business, tracking key sustainability data, and implementing improvements so that companies can succeed in a more sustainable manner and realize associated financial benefits. Thinkstep offers a full suite of software, data, and professional services to support product compliance, sustainability, and corporate sustainability reporting and management needs.
Nestle is a Swiss transnational food and drink company founded in 1866. It is the largest food company in the world, with over 250,000 employees worldwide operating 500 factories across 81 countries. The company has a long history of mergers and acquisitions that have contributed to its growth. It offers over 8,000 food and beverage products globally and has a focus on nutrition, health, and wellness. The document provides an overview of Nestle's history, operations, strategies, and human resources practices. It also discusses the company's performance during the economic recession of 2008.
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Boots and Macmillan: working together to improve the lives of everyone living...Communicate Magazine
Boots UK and Macmillan Cancer Support united in partnership in 2009 to achieve a single game changing ambition; to help people affected by cancer access specialist information and support on the high street.
By leveraging the expertise and passion within both organisations, they created life-changing cancer support services delivered in a retail setting for the first time. There are now over 2,000 Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists working in-store every day, and over 400 Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors are helping people manage the visible side effects of cancer.
Hear from Rowena Howell, partnership services manager at Macmillan and Oonagh Turnbull, head of CSR at Boots UK on how this long-standing partnership is working to benefit so many people every day. Learn how they companies work together to combine their assets and knowledge to help people affected by cancer more powerfully than they could alone.
Starting with 8.5 tonnes of general waste going to landfill, the Fresh Olive Company implemented an environmental campaign to achieve zero landfill status. Being a food manufacturer with 130 employees it was imperative the employees get on board and fully back the initiative. This was both an environmental and internal communications challenge.
Working closely with Veris, they developed a creative stakeholder communications programme – Ready, Steady, Green! that was fun and resulted in operational improvements. The programme educated and inspired employees to do more with less through interactive workshops and visual communications tools. The interest and enthusiasm of the employees is maintained with additional seasonal campaigns.
The results were impressive, with green behaviours being embedded as a central focus of the business. Zero landfill status has been achieved, items have been donated to local charities and inedible food waste is now sent to Anaerobic Digestion which saves an impressive amount of carbon. Together, they proved that sustainable behaviours don’t need to be tedious or boring.
Presented by Stuart Goodman, stakeholder engagement specialist, Veris Strategies
Tata Consultancy Services:The digital skills gap: bring the voice of 90 milli...Communicate Magazine
Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services firm, took a youthful approach to highlighting its work across Europe and generating brand awareness with senior public figures and decision makers. A youth and technology themed thought leadership campaign was an ideal fit with TCS – 70% of its global workforce is under the age of 30 and the company has strong working relationships with over 200 European schools.
The campaign also provided the perfect opportunity for TCS to showcase its stalwart support for the digital industry and young talent. The cornerstone of the campaign was a study of Europe’s youth and their attitudes to work and technology, featuring contributions from leading stakeholders including European government bodies, academics and businesses.
The results were impressive. Key partnerships were established, TCS’s image was strengthened, client engagement levels were at 92 % and the social media campaign was widely praised in the traditional press.
Presented by Ashish Babu, director of communications,Tata Consultancy Services
Coutts and National Portrait Gallery: Grayson Perry: Who Are You? - Corporate...Communicate Magazine
Coutts has long supported the arts industry with sponsorship programmes running over the past 300 years. From Octoober 2014 to March 2015, Coutts was the headline sponsor of the fascinating Grayson Perry: Who are you? exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
Grayson Perry's exhibition display featured Britons that embody a particular potent aspect of contemporary British identity. Coutts used its association with the exhibition to highlight its specialist interests – investing through art and philanthropy – while also championing the important role of the arts in the economy. The sponsorship has resulted in almost 300,000 visitors attending the display, with 96% of them would recommend the exhibition to a friends or family.
Presented by Jennifer Sofianou, the marketing business partner, Coutts
The Build-It Programe - Corporate Engagement Awards 2015 winnerCommunicate Magazine
Launched in April 2013, the Build-It programme was co-created by London Youth and social innovation agency Cospa.
Benefitting 1,500 young people in south London over an initial two-year period, the Build-it programme gives young people the chance to learn trade and building skills and access employment opportunities by working on the regeneration of social housing and empty homes within their local communities.
Build-It is supported by two key corporate partners, building contractors Keepmoat and Mears, along with other cross-sector organisations. The programme ensured each of the partner’s met their own individual objectives. Ranging from improved housing stock for Lambeth council to improving the skills of work ready young people in apprenticeships and the career development of young people. Each objective was useful for the local community and taught key skills to disadvantaged young people.
Tim Reading, director of Cospa and one of its partners will join us to tell their compelling story about bringing together the local community and corporate partners to get young people learning how to build and use their skills to regenerate social housing.
How to convey your brand through digital investor relations? BTCommunicate Magazine
The document discusses BT's approach to evolving their annual report to better communicate with shareholders and investors. BT aims to balance the needs of retail shareholders with analysts and institutional investors. Their approach includes combining the annual report and Form 20-F into a multi-format report available online, in PDF, print and accessible formats. The report is also aligned with BT's corporate brand and website. BT has introduced richer media like video messages and theme-based case studies. They will continue to listen to audience feedback and may include more video, animation and social media, while not adopting a dedicated app for now.
How to convey your brand through digital investor relations? BritvicCommunicate Magazine
Slides from a presentation made by Stephen Nightingale, director of investor relations at Britvic, at the evolution of the annual report on 30 September 2015.
Corporate Reporting and Human Capital - Employer branding in human capitalCommunicate Magazine
A large portion of a brand's identity derives from its staff, which is why it is so important to manage and measure your employer brand.
Through collaboration with Communicate magazine, Emperor and Rethink Group researched
how organisations in the UK and Ireland are succeeding in employer brand management and where there's room for improvement. They looked at how companies invest in employer brand management and whether organisations report on its human capital within its annual report.
The session discussed the findings of the research and highlighted areas for improvement.
www.communicatemagazine.co.uk/humancapital
Corporate Reporting and Human Capital - People and the search for transparenc...Communicate Magazine
Ian McDonald Wood, research and consulting director, FutureValue
The past year has seen major changes in reporting, with greater requirements needing to be encorported in companies’ strategic reports due to the recent modification to The Companies Act 2006 legislation. Explaining specific aspects of intangible assets has always been a key area in the narrative report in previous years, so what's changed?
The 'people and the search for transparency in corporate reporting' session was led by those who shape the reporting process. The IIRC works to ensure integrated reporting is embedded into mainstream business practice, the FRC sets standards for corporate reporting and FutureValue are content specialists who help businesses develop meaningful content and narrative in their reports.
The session explored how listed companies are responding to legislative changes and how they are successfully integrating them into their annual reports to produce clear and concise documents.
www.communicatemagazine.co.uk/humancapital
Lloyds Banking Group won the top award of Strategic Leadership for displaying outstanding quality in its strategic framework, including clarity of strategic thinking, an integrated strategic model, and clear communication of strategy over past, present and future. Provident Financial Group won Best Business Model for its comprehensive exposition of its business model as the foundation of strategy. ARM Holdings won Best Key Performance Indicators for its set of KPIs that are central to its strategic management process. Fresnillo won Best Strategic Risk for its comprehensive evaluation of risk. Marks and Spencer Group won Best Strategic Capability for focusing on capabilities required for sustained strategic success. Coca-Cola HBC AG won Best Shared Strategic Value for its integrated reporting
Reputation in Oil, Gas and Mining 2014: How to engage employees when undergoi...Communicate Magazine
Wael Allahou, corporate communications executive, EQUATE Petrochemical Co
A company’s reputation is of the utmost importance to both internal and external audiences. When EQUATE Petrochemical Company went through a brand refresh – identifying new brand behaviours and modernising its logo, it was important to get its employees involved. As a global company with over 2,000 employees, a comprehensive internal comms strategy around the rebrand and behaviours was vital. Wael Allahou, corporate communications executive at EQUATE, shares the story of how employees were engaged and inspired by an internal communications programme which included the prize of a trip to NASA for astronaut training and a zero gravity flight.
Ashley Shackleton, external affairs Officer, Oil & Gas UK
The oil and gas industry is by some margin the single largest industrial contributor to the UK economy. In addition to its economic contribution, and its role in protecting energy security, the industry is a world class driver of innovation in UK science and technology. The oil and gas industry also creates and sustains an impressive number of skilled and valued jobs. Unfortunately these facts are not well known or understood. By proudly and consistently telling our story we will raise awareness about our contribution, improve understanding of what we contribute, and ensure we attain the support and recognition we need to thrive as an industry. This session will explore the public’s perceptions of the UK oil and gas industry and how we may hope to change them.
Reputation in Oil, Gas and Mining 2014: Trust as a Business DriverCommunicate Magazine
Rishi Bhattacharya, managing director energy & industrials, Edelman
Why Trust? Trust is a crucial asset. It is essential to protect, nurture and enhance trust in order to be successful in today’s complex operating environment. It is crucial for all organisations, but especially those operating in the energy sector.
In this session, and based on the findings of the annual Edelman Trust Barometer, we explore the role of trust in moving a business from having a licence to operate, to having a licence to lead. Through a short presentation, panel discussion and Q&A we explore the state of trust, the interaction between business, government, NGOs and the media, how to go about building trust and its importance to the bottom line.
Reputation in Oil, Gas and Mining 2014: Why does brand matter for extractive ...Communicate Magazine
Ian Louden, head of brand at ArcelorMittal, explores the relationship between brand and reputation. He suggests that now, more than ever, the brand that matters is the one that lives in the heads of stakeholders, not the one that the CEO or brand manager dreams of having.
Today, what stakeholders think about companies, in both their minds and hearts, can make the difference between advocacy and preference or opposition and rejection. Great brands – the kind for which stakeholders give the benefit of the doubt when a crisis comes – are earned as a consequence of the company’s actions and behaviours.
Reputation in Oil Gas and Mining 2014: Reputation, reputation risk and reputa...Communicate Magazine
Andrew Griffin, chief executive, Regester Larkin
Setting the scene for the conference, this opening session looks at three key concepts: reputation, reputation risk and reputation management. Using a new categorisation model, the session focuses on the origins of reputation risk before looking at how risks can be managed through the lifecycle. Andrew Griffin, CEO of Regester Larkin and author of Crisis, Issues and Reputation Management, shares his insight and experience.
Reputation in Oil, Gas and Mining 2014: NGOs vs the extractives Communicate Magazine
Robert Blood, managing director, SIGWATCH
Activist groups are often at the top the reputation risks list for extractive companies, including those groups supporting everything from environmental change to wildlife protection. Communicating with these groups requires attention to CSR programmes, effective public affairs and stakeholder engagement on numerous levels.
Robert Blood, managing director of SIGWATCH, explains where NGOs are trying to take the industry and what can be learned from their campaign strategies and tactics.
Reputation in Oil, Gas and Mining 2014: Communicating on corporate ethicsCommunicate Magazine
Michelle Witton, compliance officer, ENRC
The relationship between communications and compliance is crucial to communicating key messages to both internal and external stakeholders regarding the company’s code of conduct and corporate values. Michelle Witton, compliance lawyer at the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation explores the importance of the relationship between communications and compliance. In this session she shares her first-hand experience working on Anglo American’s anti-corruption programme.
Salesforce Integration for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions A...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on integration of Salesforce with Bonterra Impact Management.
Interested in deploying an integration with Salesforce for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
Manage and optimize your license adoption and consumption with SAM4U, an SAP free customer software asset management tool.
SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Dandelion Hashtable: beyond billion requests per second on a commodity serverAntonios Katsarakis
This slide deck presents DLHT, a concurrent in-memory hashtable. Despite efforts to optimize hashtables, that go as far as sacrificing core functionality, state-of-the-art designs still incur multiple memory accesses per request and block request processing in three cases. First, most hashtables block while waiting for data to be retrieved from memory. Second, open-addressing designs, which represent the current state-of-the-art, either cannot free index slots on deletes or must block all requests to do so. Third, index resizes block every request until all objects are copied to the new index. Defying folklore wisdom, DLHT forgoes open-addressing and adopts a fully-featured and memory-aware closed-addressing design based on bounded cache-line-chaining. This design offers lock-free index operations and deletes that free slots instantly, (2) completes most requests with a single memory access, (3) utilizes software prefetching to hide memory latencies, and (4) employs a novel non-blocking and parallel resizing. In a commodity server and a memory-resident workload, DLHT surpasses 1.6B requests per second and provides 3.5x (12x) the throughput of the state-of-the-art closed-addressing (open-addressing) resizable hashtable on Gets (Deletes).
Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process MiningLucaBarbaro3
Presentation of the paper "Trusted Execution Environment for Decentralized Process Mining" given during the CAiSE 2024 Conference in Cyprus on June 7, 2024.
Freshworks Rethinks NoSQL for Rapid Scaling & Cost-EfficiencyScyllaDB
Freshworks creates AI-boosted business software that helps employees work more efficiently and effectively. Managing data across multiple RDBMS and NoSQL databases was already a challenge at their current scale. To prepare for 10X growth, they knew it was time to rethink their database strategy. Learn how they architected a solution that would simplify scaling while keeping costs under control.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
Energy Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud and Edge Computing Instances
SMCC2011_Jos van Haastrecht Presentation
1. DSM in Motion 10 May 2011 Jos van Haastrecht Director Company Branding
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7. Clear sustainability targets CEO awarded “UN Humanitarian of the Year” 20% improvement from 2008 till 2020 Energy efficiency: 25% reduction from 2008 till 2020 Greenhouse Gas emissions: towards High Performance Norm Engagement Survey: at least 80% of pipeline is ECO+ ECO+ (innovation pipeline): from ~34% towards 50% ECO+ (running business): Top ranking (“Gold”) Dow Jones Sustainability Index: Sustainability aspirations 2011 - 2015
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10. Stakeholder Surveys - cntd Perception Gap defined Close the gap Maintain Raise the profile of the DSM Brand by transforming current perceptions Emotive Corporate Customer oriented; outside-in Internally oriented Sustainable solutions Sustainable Genuine Genuine Optimistic Risk averse Benefit-oriented Pragmatic Clear and engaging , open and transparent Unknown or misunderstood Dynamic, energetic and inspiring Functional and passive Trustworthy and reliable Trustworthy and reliable Life Sciences and Materials Science company Chemical company - diversified Market focus Technical focus International Dutch Confident Reticent Desired Perception Current Perception
DSM in motion: driving focused growth marks the shift from an era of intensive portfolio transformation to a strategy of maximizing sustainable and profitable growth of ‘the new DSM’. The current businesses compose the new core of DSM in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences. DSM’s focus on Life Sciences (Nutrition and Pharma) and Materials Sciences (Performance Materials and Polymer Intermediates) is fueled by three societal trends: Global Shifts, Climate and Energy and Health and Wellness. The main underlying drivers of these trends are the world’s population growth and increasing life expectancy on the one hand, and increasing economic prosperity and consumption in the high growth economies on the other. DSM aims to meet the unmet needs resulting from these societal trends with innovative and sustainable solutions. It is DSM’s ambition to fully leverage the unique opportunities in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences, using four growth drivers (High Growth Economies, Innovation, Sustainability and Acquisitions & Partnerships) and bringing all four drivers to the next level. At the same time DSM aims to make maximum use of the potential of all four growth drivers to mutually reinforce each other. The Emerging Business Areas (EBAs) provide strong, long-term growth platforms, which optimally combine the available competences in Life Sciences and Materials Sciences. DSM has formulated an ambitious growth perspective for the EBAs DSM Bio-based Products & Services, DSM Biomedical and DSM Advanced Surfaces. The focus on the EBA programs Personalized Nutrition and Specialty Packaging will be reduced and they will be partnered, exited or transferred to other parts of DSM. Regional organizations, functional excellence groups and shared services enhance the performance of the business groups which together create ‘One DSM’. DSM will capture regional business opportunities and synergies and implement excellence throughout the global organization. The culture change program that is currently in progress (focusing on external orientation, accountability for performance and inspirational leadership) will be further anchored with an emphasis on collaboration and speed of execution to support this strategy. All this is based on sustainability as DSM’s core value and its belief in diversity, including internationalization.
As part of its new strategy, DSM in motion: driving focused growth , DSM has formulated the ambition to go to the next level in sustainability: from responsibility to a business driver . DSM’s strategy is strongly connected to the company’s mission to create brighter lives for people today and for generations to come. DSM believes sustainability will be a key differentiator and value driver over the coming decades and that the company is uniquely positioned to capture new value-creating opportunities. In the field of sustainability a number of ambitious aspirations have been set. For 2011 – 2015 the following value creating performance aspirations have been defined regarding sustainability: Top ranking ('Gold') in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Percentage of ECO+ products in the innovation pipeline should be at least 80%. ECO+ products as percentage of running business should increase from about 34% towards 50%. Energy efficiency improvement: 20% by 2020, compared to 2008. Greenhouse-gas emissions: -25% (absolute) by 2020, compared to 2008. Engagement Survey: towards High Performance Norm. Further diversity and People aspirations will be updated in 2011.
One thing that you will be pleased to hear is that survey found that our customer relationship managmeent was considered to be very good.
As the transformation of DSM into a Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company active in health, nutrition and materials is complete, a new corporate brand is a logical step. The new DSM brand demonstrates very clearly – to customers, suppliers, shareholders, the communities in which the company works as well as to DSM employees – that DSM has turned a page. The new brand is a symbol of the company's transition to ‘the new DSM’: a Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company addressing key global societal trends. The new brand is a reflection of the overall positioning – internal and external – of the company. It stands for the newly created DSM (the Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company) and the DSM culture (adapting to the new portfolio). In addition, it represents the values and the One DSM philosophy and fits with the mission to create brighter lives for people today and generations to come.
Bright Science. Brighter Living.™ in action: Working to combat vitamin D deficiency The lack of vitamin D can lead to major health problems. Caused primarily by poor nutrition and a lack of exposure to direct sunlight, vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a variety of health problems such as osteoporosis (the softening of bones), cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma, hypertension and more. Staggeringly, this problem affects the vast majority of us, even if we don’t realise it. A recent National Intake Survey for Germany indicated that 91% of women and 82% of men do not attain their recommended daily intake. The problem is even more prevalent in lower income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America where it is re-emerging as a major health problem. To better understand this vitamin and address this challenge, DSM Nutritional Products collaborated with the International Osteoporosis Foundation to create a global map of vitamin D status, and worked with other leading research organisations to initiate studies. The result was the compilation of a much clearer picture on optimal vitamin D intake levels as well as a better understanding of the link between increased vitamin D intake and calcium deposits on bones, including the resulting burden on healthcare systems. Using this research and drawing on its Life Sciences expertise, DSM Nutritional Products, the world’s largest provider of vitamins, is now leading the development and provision of Vitamin D 3 (Quali-D®) for food, beverage, and dietary supplement manufacturers. Perhaps most impressive of all, Quali-D® has been inspired by nature itself as unlike other forms of vitamin D, it is sustainably derived from lanolin taken from the wool of healthy live sheep found in Australia and New Zealand.
Bright Science. Brighter Living.™ in action: Making the transition to biomass-based production At present most of the world’s chemicals are made from fossil fuels. This is not a sustainable situation. We need to find biomass-based, sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels for the manufacture of chemicals. DSM is leading this transformation. In partnership with ROQETTE, for example, DSM has recently opened a facility in France to manufacture bio-succinic acid – a very important chemical building block – out of biomass.
Bright Science. Brighter Living.™ in action: More sustainable beer Brewing is a highly competitive and cost-sensitive business. But while all players are focusing on operational efficiencies and driving down costs, like all global businesses, outside stakeholders are taking an increasing interest in their performance in terms of environmental sustainability. But while technology has long been harnessed to cut down costs, new technology based on natural enzymes are only just beginning to be taken seriously as a way of reducing the impact that beer making has on the environment. To address this, DSM developed a revolutionary new enzyme, Brewers Clarex®. This enzyme has two key benefits: it prevents chill haze (the cloudiness that forms in beer) and reduces CO2 emissions. Without the need for expensive refrigeration and chemical stabilisation processes that are normally required to remove chill haze, Brewers Clarex® can cut brewers’ greenhouse gas emissions by up to 8%. If all the beer in the world was made using Brewers Clarex®, the GHG saving compared to traditional methods would be the equivalent to 160,000 trips around the world in an average car.
Bright Science. Brighter Living.™ in action: Enabling wind-powered shipping With a round 90% of all global trade today is transported by sea, the shipping industry is one of the world’s biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for a staggering 843 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. This is greater than the total CO2 production of the United Kingdom, and just behind that of Germany. To address this challenge, and help reduce its dependence on oil, the industry has been looking for alternative, more sustainable forms of energy. One of these is wind: it’s free, doesn’t create carbon dioxide, and, although intermittent, is never going to run out. There are, however, significant drawbacks to traditional sails. They are comparatively expensive and inefficient, particularly for use with cargo ships. The solution, which resulted from a collaboration between DSM, Gleistein Ropes and SkySails, is an innovative new form of sail, a towing kite – SkySails-Systems. Flying 100-300 meters above cargo ships, SkySails-Systems are able to exploit higher wind speeds and generate between five and 25 times the amount of energy of conventional sails. Tied to the deck, SkySails-Systems don’t require a mast - which means they take up much less deck space - can be easily stowed, and can be fitted to virtually all existing cargo vessels. What’s more, they use Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber TM . Dyneema® is 15 times stronger than steel, lightweight, extremely flexible and highly resistant to corrosion; all of which allow the towing kite to operate under the most extreme conditions at sea. W ind power is now key to the future of shipping. SkySails-Systems towing kites can reduce CO2 emissions on cargo ships by up to 35%.
Bright Science. Brighter Living.™ in action: Capturing the power of the sun The need to transition from fossil fuel-based sources of energy production to sustainable, renewable power has become universally accepted. Solar energy systems are certain to play an increasingly central role in the energy economy of the future. As with other renewable sectors, technological innovation is key to unlocking the awesome power of the sun. Solar energy has enormous potential for reducing CO2 emissions but do so it has to become much more efficient. Inspired by the anti-reflective properties of a moth’s eye, DSM has developed a pioneering coating for solar glass that helps address this problem by allowing solar cells to capture more of the sun’s rays than ever before. This is one more innovation from DSM that is literally making the world a brighter place.
The first of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger in the world. Malnutrition undermines human potential by causing severe damage to a person's cognitive and physical development and therefore has an impact on subsequent generations. DSM wants to make a substantial contribution to this goal. As a world leader in nutrition, DSM wants to specifically address the so called 'hidden hunger' via our vast expertise in the area of micronutrients. People suffer from 'hidden hunger' when their food intake is sufficient in caloric terms, but is lacking in micronutrients that are essential for a healthy and productive life. It is a problem that affects an estimated 2 billion people across the world. DSM believes that improving nutrition is the most important factor to help children achieve their full potential and to reduce the risk of chronic diseases and thus positively impact social and economic developments. Adequate nutrition should be a human right for everybody, not only for those who can afford it. Therefore, DSM has endorsed the US ‘Roadmap to End Global Hunger’ and is committed to continuing to work in partnership with the Friends of the World Food Programme (WFP), government, trade associations, corporate stakeholders and other private sector actors to facilitate further successful public/private partnerships in finding sustainable solutions to hunger issues. Our partnership with the WFP is focused on creating sustainable development, besides offering emergency relief. This is achieved by engaging DSM and DSM employees around the world to contribute to the eradication of 'hidden hunger' by sharing and creating knowledge, offering technical and scientific assistance, supplying products and providing funds to WFP. Since 2007, 35 DSM employees have been on assignment with WFP, supporting WFP with their expertise. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is one of the key drivers for employee engagement. DSM believes that by providing our employees with the opportunity to truly contribute to CSR, we not only deliver value to WFP but also facilitate a personal experience for our employees that will support their engagement with DSM.