On the afternoon of June 19, 2019, the School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM) of Tsinghua University and the Institute for Sustainable Development Goals of Tsinghua University (TUSDG) hosted the "Meet SDGs" High-End Forum No.6, held at the hall on the first floor of SPPM. Mr. Feike Sijbesma, CEO & Chairman of the Managing Board of Royal DSM, delivered a speech on “Sustainable Leadership in a Globalized World”. Professor Zhu Xufeng, Associate Dean of SPPM and Executive Director of TUSDG, presided over the forum, and Professor Wu Hongbo, Co-Director of TUSDG and former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, delivered an opening speech. Dr. Jiang Weiming, President of DSM China, Ms. Floor Saris, Senior Advisor to the CEO at DSM, Ms. Wang Haiyan, Senior Manager at DSM China, Ms. Chen Lei, Manager of President Office of DSM China, Prof. Yang Bin, Vice-President and Provost of Tsinghua University and Chairman of TUSDG, Prof. Pan Qingzhong, Executive Dean of the Schwarzman College and its Associate Dean, Prof. Qian Xiaojun, along with more than 100 visitors attended the forum.
In his speech entitled "Sustainable Leadership in a Globalized World", Feike Sijbesma pointed out that today's world is in constant change, facing a series of challenges in respects of hunger, nutrition and health, renewable energy development, climate change and wealth distribution. If an enterprise wants to succeed, it must make a long-term strategy and cooperate with stakeholders to adapt to these changes. He introduced the transformation process, innovation projects and strategic development objectives of Royal DSM, that Royal DSM not only regards sustainable development as its corporate value and social responsibility, but also strives to turn sustainable development into the main driving force for business growth and leadership improvement. Sijbesma said that the country, like enterprises, needs to make changes, and innovation and sustainable development are the key to China's economic growth. He stressed that the development of new economic growth model requires close cooperation and partnerships between the public sector and the private sector. Enterprises should pursue the balanced development of social responsibility, environmental protection and economic benefits, that is, to create value in three aspects at the same time: human, earth and profit.
Sijbesma during his speech
Besides, Professor Yang Bin offered the TUSDG International Advisory Committee appointment letter to Feike Sijbesma.
Feike Sijbesma (left) and Yang Bin (right)
