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Akzo headquarters Velperweg 76
Netherlands
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Netherlands

Hans Wijers (CEO Akzo Nobel):

"Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a subject that never fails to inspire and fascinate me. I am convinced that it should be a permanent item on every corporation’s regular business agenda. CSR is about balancing short and long-term interests; it is about building trust among all stakeholders; and it is a fundamental value driver of the intangible capital of a corporation. Therefore, I believe that no company can be successful without a robust and structured CSR strategy and program."

"The global challenges we are facing — poverty and inequality, scarceness of resources, climate change — have a major impact on our business. Innovation is crucial to be able to deal with those challenges. We have to develop ever more eco-efficient products and to strive for the inclusion of more countries and people in the global economic system. Anticipating the challenges from a CSR perspective helps us to deal with these issues in an effective and realistic way. Working with clients, suppliers, governments, and local communities in this
respect continues to strengthen our platform for growth."

"CSR energizes the Akzo Nobel workforce. The vast majority is very proud that we have improved our CSR performance and, indeed, are anxious to make a contribution themselves.
It doesn’t just make them feel good — it helps them to improve their work performance.
It’s precisely their company pride and involvement that makes Akzo Nobel ‘tick’."

"Does this mean that CSR makes it easier to run our business? No. In fact, our journey often poses dilemmas and difficult choices for us: issues such as animal testing, workforce reductions because of restructuring and divestments, and energy efficiency. Does our progress on
CSR mean that we have arrived at where we want to be? Once again, no. Just as we will never attain perfection, and the work we are doing to build Akzo Nobel will never be completed, we will never be “finished??? with CSR. "
Akzo Nobel is a Global Fortune 500 company and is listed on both the Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ stock exchanges. It is also listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and the FTSE4Good Index.

Based in the Netherlands, we are a multicultural organization serving customers throughout the world with human and animal healthcare products, coatings, and chemicals. We employ around 61,500 people and conduct our activities in four segments human and animal health, coatings and chemicals subdivided into 13 business units, with operating subsidiaries in more than 80 countries.

Consolidated revenues for 2005 totaled EUR 13.0 billion. The financial results for the third quarter will be published on October 18, 2006.

Contact:

John de Munnik
Akzo Nobel Corporate Social Responsibility
Phone: +31 26 366 3697
E-mail: ANCSR@akzonobel.com
website: www.akzonobel.com