Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
DSM and Firmenich merged in May 2023, forming dsm-firmenich. This company profile includes evidence of lobbying by dsm-firmenich, and evidence of lobbying by DSM prior to May 2023.
Climate Policy Engagement Overview: dsm-firmenich is strategically engaged on climate change policy in the EU and US, taking positive positions in its top-line messaging and on specific climate-change related policies in 2023-25.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: dsm-firmenich is strongly supportive of urgent action on climate change in its top-line messaging. The company stated support for efforts to reduce global emissions to limit warming to 1.5°C in a joint letter published in October 2024. In a March 2024 joint opinion piece, the company stated support for the need for government regulation but did not appear to support increased ambition for Dutch climate policy
Engagement with Climate-Related Policy: dsm-firmenich broadly supported specific climate policies in 2023-25, however with limited recent engagement. In an October 2024 joint letter, the company’s CEO strongly supported global policy packages for energy efficiency. The company’s CEO stated support for policy to accelerate global renewable energy projects and infrastructure globally in an October 2023 joint letter, calling on governments to support the scale up of renewable energy and provide proper investments.
Positioning on Energy Transition: dsm-firmenich was strongly supportive of energy transition policies in 2023-25. In an October 2024 joint letter, the company advocated in favor of global infrastructure and investments to aid the transition towards a renewables-based energy system and supported policies to scale up technologies including clean hydrogen. In an October 2023 joint letter the company stated support for the removal of fossil fuels subsidies globally. In the same October 2023 joint letter, the company supported a transition to a low carbon economy and broadly supported the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan.
In the US, the company supported the climate investments under the IRA in a CERES press release in March 2024. In a May 2025 testimony to Pennsylvania policymakers, the company supported the transition of the energy mix by advocating for policymakers to support House Bill 501 which would increase the percentage of alternative energy sources which make up the state’s energy sold, including wind and solar, to 35% by 2035. In comments to North Carolina policymakers in March 2025, dsm-firmenich strongly advocated for the maintenance of measures that support the decarbonization of the power sector by opposing Senate Bill 261 which would eliminate the 2030 decarbonization target of an energy company.
Industry Association Governance: dsm-firmenich disclosed a list of memberships of industry associations on its corporate website, but excluded 9 industry associations actively engaging with climate policy. However, the company does not clearly outline the climate change policy positions of its associations, and it has not published a review of its alignment with these groups. dsm-firmenich is a member of several industry associations engaging negatively on key climate policies, including the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the Dutch Employers’ Federation (VNO-NCW)
InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q3 2025.