[UAE,
December 3, 2014] - DuPont announces
that its 2015 Safety and Sustainability Awards will be open to companies
worldwide, rather than just those in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
“Over the last
decade, the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards have become widely recognized
among industrial companies as a benchmark for workplace safety and
sustainability,” said Johan Van Der Westhuyzen, Regional Director, DuPont
Turkey, Middle East and North Africa. “More
importantly, they have helped to promote initiatives aimed at saving lives and
protecting the environment.”
DuPont
Sustainable Solutions is now soliciting applications for the 2015 awards, which
will be judged by a jury drawn from a range of respected safety, health and
environmental organizations. An application form, available at http://www.dssa.dupont.com should be submitted by February 1, 2015. Complete entries,
including a summary of the project, must be received by February 27, 2015.
Since its
launch in 2002, the bi-annual competition has attracted a growing number of
applicants, with entries for 2013 increasing nearly 50 percent over those in
2011. Last year’s entries came from a
wide range of industry sectors across EMEA – from the U.K. to Germany, Saudi
Arabia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, France, the United Arab Emirates and Italy. DuPont is creating a new category for the
awards this year – Operational Excellence.
“The addition
of this category acknowledges the strong correlation between operational
performance and corporate footprint reduction,” said Nathan Turner, Process
Safety Management [PSM] Solution Architect and Project Manager, DuPont. “Safety
and sustainability improvements cannot be executed in a vacuum, but rather in
concert with operational improvements.”
The bi-annual DuPont Safety and
Sustainability Awards competition welcomes entries from all companies or
organizations that can demonstrate significant achievements in one of the
following three categories: safety, sustainability or operations excellence. Regional winners in each category will be
announced in the spring of 2015, and the global winner will be announced at the
award ceremony in the fall of 2015.
Awards will be judged on criteria including management commitment,
cultural evolution, performance improvement, innovation and stakeholder
engagement. Winners will receive a trophy and a certificate at the award ceremony.
Further details, as well as the
application form, can be obtained at www.dssa.dupont.com or by contacting the independent organizing committee at dssa@nexdor.ch.
DuPont
Sustainable Solutions is one of 12 DuPont businesses. Bringing customers the
benefits of an integrated global consulting services and process technology
enterprise, it applies DuPont’s real-world experience, history of innovation,
problem-solving success, and strong brands to help organizations transform
their workplaces and work cultures to become safer, more efficient and more
environmentally sustainable. Additional
information is available at: www.sustainablesolutions.dupont.com.
DuPont
(NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global
marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since
1802. The company believes that by
collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders, we can
help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food
for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting
life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont and its
commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit: www.dupont.com
