Dassault Systèmes introduced the second act ‘Water for Life,’ of its ‘The Only Progress is Human’ campaign to raise awareness of societal and environmental challenges and encourage the use of virtual worlds to drive sustainable innovations. The act combines the themes of water and consumption to explore the challenge of how industry can consume smarter and protect the world’s most precious resource, which is threatened by overconsumption.

The first act focused on the challenge, ‘How can virtual worlds change the way we experience emotions?’ through a unique musical and visual experience called ‘Virtual Harmony' that featured the 3Dvarius, the first 3D-printed electric violin, which was designed using Dassault Systèmes’ solutions. The 10 Act campaign is part of the company’s commitment to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG), and particularly SDG 6 to ‘ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.’

 Through ‘Water for Life,’ the company aims to benefit its customers address the challenge from three angles: measure and optimize, innovate, and create, and educate. First, it will drive the 3DEXPERIENCE platform as an accelerator for measuring and optimizing the water footprint of businesses by providing customers with integrated industry solutions. Dassault Systèmes will also support the idea of a water handprint through its 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, achieved by using collective intelligence to accelerate disruptive innovations. Lastly, it will nurture educational programs to increase awareness of major water-related issues and encouraging future generations to conserve this key resource.

“The world is recognizing the urgency of preserving water and moving toward a new era of responsibility and sustainability. Industry has its role to play in this ‘UN Decade to Deliver,’” explained Bernard Charlès, Vice Chairman and CEO, Dassault Systèmes. “Virtual universes are a key enabler for our customers to imagine, design, and test the radically new products, materials and manufacturing processes needed in tomorrow’s more sustainable economy. Through new industry solutions, we can become the world’s number one partner for a more sustainable industry renaissance that meets Paris Agreement goals.”

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