DSM awarded for its integrated reporting
2012-11-23 16:17:26 -
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has been
awarded three prestigious awards in the Netherlands for its 2011 Integrated
Annual Report. For the second year in a row, the company was awarded the De
Kristal award for the most transparent sustainability report. DSM also won the
FD Henri Sijthoff-Prijs for the most transparent financial reporting. And
finally, it won the Publieksprijs after emerging as the winner in a public
survey among private and institutional investors for best annual report.
On 22 November in The Hague (Netherlands), the De Kristal 2012 award was
presented to DSM after the company was ranked in first place in a transparency
benchmark survey carried out by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs,
Agriculture and Innovation. The judging panel was most impressed by the fact
that the company's Integrated Annual Report 2011 included a list of things that
did not go right and that needed further improvement.
The judging panel for the 59(th) FD Henri Sijthoff-Prijs, which was presented to
DSM on 23 November in Amsterdam, recognized the quality of DSM's financial
reporting. DSM previously won the Sijthoff award for its 1996 and 2002 annual
reports. According to the judging panel, integrated reporting is on the
increase.
Earlier this month DSM won the so-called Publieksprijs, formerly known as the
Prix de Mazars, when it came out on top in a public survey among private and
institutional investors for the best annual report. It is the third time that
DSM has been awarded this award.
Since 2010, DSM has integrated its Triple P Report with its financial reporting
into an Integrated Annual Report as sustainability is an integral part of DSM's
business and one of the key growth drivers in DSM's strategy DSM in
motion: driving focused growth.
Feike Sijbesma, CEO and Chairman of the DSM Managing Board, commented: "For DSM,
People, Planet and Profit are equally important. Our company's primary goal is
to provide value for all stakeholders on all three dimensions. We are proud to
have been recognized for our integrated reporting along these three lines as
well as for our transparency on our achievements, our progress and our
improvement points. The awards we have received for our integrated reporting are
a stimulus to continue on this path. We hope more companies will follow the
pathway of providing value along the dimensions of the Triple P philosophy and
reporting on it."
DSM - Bright Science. Brighter Living.(TM)
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 €9 billion. The company is
listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be found at www.dsm.com.
For more information:
DSM Corporate Communications DSM Investor Relations
Herman Betten Dave Huizing
tel. +31 (0) 45 5782017 tel. +31 (0) 45 5782864
e-mail media.relations@dsm.com fax +31 (0) 10 4590275
e-mail investor.relations@dsm.com
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