Chairman & CEO's Statement

Sustainability Resides at Our Core

It is with great pleasure that I present to you the Sustainability Report of Dimo for the year 2009/10.

Sustainable entrepreneurship has always been at the core of Dimo's corporate strategy and in this Report we look at how the Company's activities have contributed to enhancing the economy, preserving the environment and empowering society.

While delivering values to our shareholders we are conscious of our larger responsibilities as a corporate citizen. In this regard we have paid particular attention to generating employment for unemployed youth and providing vocational and technical training to those who have not been able to make it into the formal educational system. The end of the war in May 2009 has provided a new set of opportunities and challenges. The Company is committed to participating in the development of those regions and in helping the people return to normal life as soon as possible.

In order to integrate sustainable entrepreneurship more closely, we at Dimo have taken measures to establish a Committee on Sustainability with a specific terms of reference. This Committee will ensure that sustainable practices are further strengthened and streamlined in all aspects of the Company's business.

We continue to focus on the usage of energy, water and other resources responsibly and in an environment friendly manner. Special measures are being taken to reduce Green House Gas emissions and the Company's carbon footprint.

We are perennially faced with decisions where the requirements of sustainable entrepreneurship clash with short-term profitability. We try to resolve these tensions by focusing on the long-term consequences rather than on the short-term benefits. Dimo has built a unique brand in these 70 years and we are committed to staying ‘at the crease’ for many more years to come.

The Company has already won many sustainability accolades. However, to us the journey has only just begun, our strategy has been designed, our processes are in place: we must now convert this into tangible benefits for the economy, society and the environment.

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

18th May 2010