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Jacobine Das Gupta - Mannak M.Sc. is Director Sustainability at Royal DSM. DSM is a global science-based B2B company, headquartered in The Netherlands, providing solutions for nutrition, health and sustainable living. Before joining DSM, Jacobine worked in different positions in multinational and SME environments in R&D, marketing, sales and sustainability, building on an educational background in engineering, marketing and social entrepreneurship.

Jacobine wants to contribute to a sustainable world by developing aspirational products and systems that are ecologically viable, economically sound and improve people's lives. She has a particular interest in healthy and sustainable solutions for food and nutrition.

Next to her work at DSM, Jacobine is part of advisory groups to drive sustainable innovation and organisational change in different organisations, of which the CSR advisory council of the Dutch Zuyderland Hospital and the steering committee of the CSR Netherlands  International CSR in the Chemical Sector'. She also coaches social entrepreneurs, students and young professionals, and is frequent guest lecturer/speaker at universities and events for entrepreneurs, sustainability and marketing professionals. See also her Linkedin profile

Jacobine loves to paint and swim, read and write, and spend time with family and friends.