Bringing progress to life means not just meeting expectations but going beyond them. In 2025, we launched our Employer Value Proposition (EVP) to reflect this ethos.
Powered by science, creativity, and a shared commitment to shaping a better future, our EVP has been created to engage and unite everyone who works for and with dsm-firmenich. Founded on our company values, it has three pillars:
Creative innovation: Grounded in our first value, ‘Shape the future’, we combine cutting-edge science with consumer-inspired collaboration. Whether this involves reducing sugar in food and beverages without compromising flavor and mouthfeel, or creating fragrances that enhance well-being, we challenge the status quo to unlock new possibilities
Impact with purpose: Guided by our second value, ‘Be a force for good’, we embed sustainability into everything we do. From collaborating with WHO and UNICEF to advancing health and nutrition in the consumer space, we act with integrity and responsibility to improve lives every day
Supportive growth: Inspired by our third value, ‘Own the outcome’, we empower our people to grow and thrive. With continuous learning, mobility across teams and borders, and a culture of inclusion and belonging, every voice matters and every idea helps to drive positive progress
Together, with our customers, we create meaningful impact, because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.
Our Employee Engagement Survey
The outcomes of our most recent survey highlight the fantastic achievements we made in 2025, reinforcing the positive impact our renewed focus on people and culture is having.
Overall, we saw sustained engagement across the organization. ‘Participation’ rose from 85% to 90%, reflecting increased trust and willingness to share feedback; ‘work engagement’ remained consistently high at 80%, demonstrating ongoing commitment during a year of change, and ‘intention to stay’ jumped to 83%, indicating that clearer career pathways are boosting how confident our employees feel in their future with us.
Together, these results (for full details please see Sustainability Statements) are a powerful endorsement of our approach to creating a more connected, inclusive, and engaged workforce, and provide a great foundation for the year to come.