Dow Chemical Company

The Dow Chemical Company is a diversified chemical company that harnesses the power of innovation, science and technology to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. The Company offers a broad range of products and services to customers in more than 175 countries, helping them to provide everything from fresh water, food and pharmaceuticals to paints, packaging and personal care products. Built on a commitment to its principles of sustainability, Dow has annual sales of $49 billion and employs 43,000 people worldwide.

Providing humanity with a sustainable energy supply while addressing climate change is one of the most urgent issues the world faces.  Dow is working aggressively to devise global solutions, leveraging its expertise in chemistry and innovation.  Dow’s vision on overall sustainability is reflected in the company’s 2015 Sustainability Goals - a public commitment to which the company holds itself fearlessly accountable in the pursuit of solutions to climate change, energy and other pressing world challenges.

> 2015 goal: Dow has committed to a 2015 greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity goal of 2.5% per year reduction in GHG emissions per pound of produced product (from a 2005 baseline).
> 2025 goal: Dow will stop the growth of absolute emissions of GHG within the company.  Our company’s absolute emissions will remain below the 1990 baseline and we will begin on a journey of year-over-year reduction in GHG emissions. 
> 2050 goal: At least 50% of the energy consumed by Dow globally will be non-carbon emitting.  The energy mix will include renewables, alternatives and carbon sequestration technologies.