Firmenich North America Awarded for Excellence in Operational Performance

14 Oct 2015 --- DuPont has announced the winners of the 12th Edition of the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards. The awards recognize outstanding intiatives aimed at enhancing workplace safety, sustainability and operational effectiveness.

Among the winners was Firmenich for a Regional Operational Excellence Award. “Firmenich has a 120 year heritage of leading its business responsibly. We apply the highest standards of safety and pursue excellence in sustainability across our operations worldwide,” said Gilbert Ghostine, CEO, Firmenich “It is a true honour for us to be recognized with the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Award as a tribute to our teams’ commitment to operational excellence in the Americas and around the world.”

The award ceremony took place in Wilmington, Delaware, and was accompanied by a Best Practice Forum, in which all of the winners shared the context, content and success factors for their projects.

“We are very pleased to recognize Firmenich for their achievements and commitment to operational excellence,” said John Chrosniak, President, DuPont Sustainable Solutions. “Like DuPont, Firmenich believes that progress in advancing operational performance allows companies to not only become more competitive and effective, but also serves as a model of greater efficiency and resource utilization for the entire industry.”

Jury President Andrew Sharman, CEO of RyderMarshSharman Limited, said that jury members were particularly impressed by both the quality and quantity of the projects submitted for consideration this year. “This growth is quite heartening, as I feel quite strongly that the recognition of positive contributions to workplace safety, operational excellence and corporate sustainability is crucial in galvanising the public and private sectors to promote and pursue improvement projects.”