Chairman’s Statement

Meeting Multiple Expectations through Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Welcome to the Dimo sustainability report!

It gives me great pleasure to present to you the Dimo sustainability report for the financial year 2007/08. This is the fourth sustainability report from DIMO and outlines our efforts at meeting the aspirations and expectations of our multiple stakeholders.

Dimo’s stakeholders are many. They include shareholders, principals, employees, customers, lending institutions and every member of the larger community. As one of Sri Lanka’s leading corporate citizens we know that we have obligations to all these stakeholders and in this report we examine how the Company is progressively putting in place systems and procedures to meet these multiple responsibilities. Our goal is to add value for all our stakeholder groups in different ways and to create sustainable and productive outcomes for all.

Dimo’s sustainability strategy is an intrinsic part of its corporate strategy and is well reflected in our vision and guiding values. The sustainability report that follows looks at the impact the company has had on three key areas: the economic impact on the country & the stakeholders; the physical environment and society. It provides an insight into our philosophy on creating sustainable opportunities for all and responding to the diverse stakeholder expectations, express or implied.

Last year’s sustainability report attracted the overall second runner up award for sustainability reporting at the annual awards ceremony of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

I hope that this sustainability report will be of interest to our many stakeholders.

A.R. Pandithage
Chairman, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer