In the article has been noted that derivatives usage has a significant potential for the improvement of the current activity of non-financial organizations in conditions of high volatility of different market variables. But at the same time derivatives are not the typical instrument for such organizations, which can lead to increased risk, which is not caused by operations of everyday business. The process of sustainable derivatives usage in non-financial organizations is a challenging issue, which should be based on the scientific approach. That’s why it has been proposed to distinguish the following principles of sustainable derivatives usage: differentiation between risk hedging operations and speculative operations, exclusion of conflicts of interest and involvement of senior management in the process of managing derivatives in non-financial organizations. Compliance with the proposed principles will eliminate the occurrence of problematic situations caused by the presence of derivatives in the activities of non-financial organizations