DuPont Launches Global Collaboratory, collaboration in research to meet the challenge of sustainability

"We hit seven billion share , but we will also be nine billion people on Earth. And how are we going to feed us all without completely exhausting the resources of the planet? It is an enormous challenge which no one can escape. " Robbiati Louis, Head of Marketing and Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa by Du Pont , a leading worldwide by $ 34 billion in revenue in 2010, is in Italy for only two days to take stock of the situation in our country, which is the second largest market in Europe for new business. It has very clear ideas on how environmental sustainability is now an absolute necessity for any human activity and both a great business opportunity to continue to grow businesses and economies with them.
The Du Pont has set out on this road a long time now, before the Green Economy to become a campaign slogan, also. He started working at home, to eat less and better in their activities. To the point that the company's business cards are printed on light cardboard instead of classic. But actions are fielding new and more targeted to the whole world to transform the statements of principle into concrete actions. The numbers, however, give reason. Between 2010 and 2011 the increase in turnover exceeds 20% and the result is close to 40 billion dollars. The goal of 2 billion dollars of products with reduced environmental impact is at hand. The company continues to detach dividends to shareholders each year (without any break, a record) and is revising upwards its estimates for the next quarter..... more
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