09.02.15
Clariant today hosted its inaugural Sustainability Dialog in Frankfurt, Germany to examine the role of sustainability within the specialty chemicals industry and the company’s contribution to a sustainable society.
The event, which was held at the Clariant Innovation Center, brought together top-level Clariant management with third party experts to foster dialog with important stakeholders from customer industries, politics, NGOs and the media.
More than 150 participants were onsite to listen to keynote presentations from CEO Hariolf Kottmann, and other Clariant executives, as well as from guest speaker Klaus Töpfer, executive director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies.
"Sustainability drives and fuels innovation," CEO Kottmann said during his opening keynote.
Attendees that included a diverse group of customers, suppliers, media and financial stakeholders also gained insight and exchanged ideas regarding sustainability, value chain and supply chain collaboration and sustainability in regions such as China and India.