The top risks that are considered to have the largest potential influence on the company’s success in achieving its strategic and operational objectives are mentioned in the following list, where they are indicated with an asterisk. The list also gives an overview of other risks that have been identified as potentially important. A description of the nature of all risks is given on the DSM website. Furthermore, information on financial risks is provided in the financial statements in the section Financial derivatives.

For the management of all risks mentioned, strategies, controls and/or mitigating measures have been put in place as part of our risk-management practices. These nevertheless involve uncertainties that may lead to the actual results differing from those projected. There may also be risks that the company has not yet fully assessed and that are currently qualified as ‘minor’ but that could have a material impact on the company's performance at a later stage. The company's risk-management and internal-control system has been designed to identify and respond to these developments on time, but 100% assurance can never be achieved, of course.