INtersections: Dow's 2022 Progress Report

At Dow, our ambition is clear – to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Guided by that ambition, we are using our expertise, products, technologies and partnerships to meet the evolving demands of our customers while also leading the transition to a more sustainable and inclusive future.

Dow’s 2022 INtersections Progress Report on Advancing Our Ambition reflects Dow’s performance as of, and for the year ending, December 31, 2022, showcasing the company’s continual advancement of its ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world.

Building on the foundation of reporting in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Disclosure Report, Dow has also included disclosures on its climate-related performance and strategies in accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Dow continues to reference the disclosures of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards for the Chemical Sector and the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics. For more information about Dow’s approach to reporting, see GRI 3-3 Management approach – Transparency and Reporting.

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Health & Healthcare

A Focus on Continuous Improvement in Safety at Dow
Two key initiatives were launched in 2022 to reduce unplanned events, in particular, Process Safety Containment Events (PSCEs). Both provided global guidance with the flexibility to tailor at the site and plant level.

Sustainable Development Goals

Growing Dow’s Impact Through 2025 Sustainability Goals
Our 10-year 2025 Sustainability Goals seek to enable the transition to a sustainable planet and society through science, innovation and collaboration.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Developing Safer Materials at Dow
With a portfolio of more than 12,000 products that support approximately 10,000 customers, we know that how we manufacture, distribute and enable the proper use and disposal of our products can have a large and meaningful impact on the environment.

Sustainable Development Goals

Dow's Commitment Preventing Plastic Leakage Through Operation Clean Sweep®
As an Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) Blue certified company, Dow is committed to achieving zero pellet loss to the environment through enhanced management, measurement and reporting of unrecovered plastic releases into the environment.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Advancing a Circular Economy at Dow
At Dow, we are committed to turning the tide on plastic waste and meeting customers’ increasing demands for more sustainable and circular products through our materials science expertise and our investments in circular innovations and partnerships.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Project Ybá Beekeeping Initiative: Creating a Sweet Path To Empower Amazon Communities
In collaboration with the Peabiru Institute, Dow expanded the scope of Project Ybá: Conservation that Transforms to include meliponiculture, or the breeding of stingless bees.

Environment

Conserving and Enhancing Biodiversity
Dow has long recognized the value of biodiversity and healthy ecosystems to our company’s economic well-being.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Advancing Water Stewardship and Resilience
As one of the largest materials science companies in the world, Dow depends on a steady supply of fresh water to create the products that are essential for everyday life and human progress.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Investing in Decarbonization Across Dow
We intend to invest approximately $1 billion annually across the economic cycle to drive both growth and decarbonization of our manufacturing assets, which is well in line with the capital outlay that we want to maintain around depreciation and amortization levels

Environment

Protecting Our Climate
Through our Decarbonize and Grow strategy, we are looking across our operations and value chains to lower our carbon footprint while growing our business.
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