• Conciseness
• Materiality
• Strategic focus and future orientation

Key observations:

AkzoNobel uses these pages to provide a concise overview of the business, including how it creates value, key market and business characteristics, external factors that affect value creation and the role of innovation. AkzoNobel describes the key developments during the period and provides a range of financial and non-financial performance indicators, seeking to demonstrate financial value generated through responses to global market drivers.