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HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 11/28/12 --



Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has
been
awarded the Sustainable Supply Chain Award 2012 for its responsible way of
managing its supply chain. This is the fourth award this month that
recognizes
DSM's sustainability efforts, its transparency and its leadership. The
prize was
awarded by the VBDO, the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable
Development. Earlier this month, DSM won three prestigious awards for its
integrated and transparent reporting (De Kristal 2012, FD Henri Sijthoff
award
and Prix-de-Mazars).





The Sustainable Supply Chain Award 2012 was presented to DSM on 27 November
in
Amstelveen, after DSM was ranked in first place in the Responsible Supply
Chain
Benchmark 2012 survey carried out by VBDO. The jury selected DSM as the
winner
because its robust and transparent supplier sustainability program, its
focus on
sustainability aspects such as environmental issues throughout the value
chain,
its ongoing dialogue with stakeholders and the way DSM recognizes
sustainability
as one of its business drivers.



Feike Sijbesma, CEO and Chairman of the DSM Managing Board, commented:
"This
award, and the three awards we received for our integrated reporting
earlier
this month, again recognizes our sustainability efforts. For DSM,
sustainability
is at the core of our business, with People, Planet and Profit of equal
importance. Managing our suppliers on sustainability topics, and helping
them to
deliver sustainable materials and solutions, is fulfilling for our
suppliers as
well. This award is as much recognition for their dedicated approach and
commitment to sustainability as it is for DSM."



The VBDO supply chain benchmark is a comparative investigation among 40
Dutch
publicly listed companies, aiming to inform stakeholders on responsible
supply
chain management. These stakeholders are company executives, investors,
academia, NGOs, government and society at large.



DSM - Bright Science. Brighter Living.™



Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and
materials. By connecting its unique competences in Life Sciences and
Materials
Sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and
social
advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders. DSM delivers
innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in
global
markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed,
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and
electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials.
DSM's
22,000 employees deliver annual net sales of around EUR9 billion. The
company is
listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.dsm.com : www.dsm.com .



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