What does it take to end plastic waste?
Learn more about the key components needed to create a circular plastics economy in
@JimFitterling
’s
@FortuneMagazine
op-ed.
#NEWS
: Coming in at No.1 on the
@ICISOfficial
Top 40 Power Players is
@JimFitterling
– in recognition of Dow’s strong focus on
#ESG
and quick action to maintain financial strength in facing the headwinds of 2020.
We've joined
@Columbia
's Center for Global Energy Policy to launch the Carbon Accounting Project.
This work, with
@ColumbiaUEnergy
and
@nature_org
, will explore new ways to measure the environmental benefits of products & technologies that reduce or eliminate GHG emissions.
Today we announced plans to build the world’s first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene cracker and derivatives complex at our Fort Saskatchewan site in Alberta, Canada.
#SeekTogether
#DowIRDay
$DOW
#NEWS
: We have successfully completed our separation from DowDuPont, becoming a more focused, streamlined, and leading materials science company.
#SeekTogether
$DOW
Increased power generation. Improved durability. Lower overall costs. Lisa Madenjian and Brian Habersberger explain why ENGAGE™ PV Polyolefin Elastomers, which won gold at the 2019
@EdisonAwards
, are the material of choice for photovoltaic module encapsulant films.
#EA19
#NEWS
: For the 14th consecutive year, we received a perfect 💯 on
@HRC
's Corporate Equality Index. From the board room to the shop floor, we continue to focus on building an inclusive workplace for all employees.
#CEI2019
🏳️🌈
At
#DowIRDay
we’ll share:
• our financial priorities and investment plans for earnings growth
• how we’ll continue to meet increasing demand for more sustainable, circular products while transitioning to zero-carbon emissions
Tune in. $DOW
#SeekTogether
We’re grateful for the opportunity to exchange ideas with an organization like
@GreenBiz
. Through dialogue and collaboration, we’ll achieve these ambitious targets and deliver a more sustainable future.
In a conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower, Dow CEO Jim Fitterling details strategy for the company’s latest
#sustainability
commitments — including being
#carbon
neutral by 2050. Watch the interview here:
#sponsored
Our Seadrift,
#Texas
site will become home to our proposed advanced
#NuclearEnergy
project with
@xenergynuclear
.
Check out the timeline and learn how it will nearly eliminate the emissions associated with power/steam generation.
#NEWS
:
@FortuneMagazine
has named our company to its list of 52 companies that
#ChangeTheWorld
for good!
We’re humbled to be recognized for our efforts to reduce plastic waste while improving the durability & safety of roads with our innovative polymer-modification technology.
Somebody called me “Dr Martin” the other day which very few people do 26 years after my defense. I am fortunate to be surrounded by talented
#PhDs
at
@DowNewsroom
. In this particular moment, I’d be super pumped if you would call me
#DrJill
#SheEarnedIt
No one should be discriminated against for being who they are. We must take action to protect
#LGBTQ
+ individuals by passing the
#EqualityAct
, which will help ensure everyone is treated fairly and equally under the law.
#WontBeErased
We’re collaborating with
@xenergynuclear
to reduce our
#CO2
emissions through the development and deployment of X-energy's advanced small modular
#nuclear
technology in the U.S.
Learn more.
#AdvancedNuclear
#NEWS
: Lisa Bryant, HR Director, has been named our Chief Human Resources Officer; and Alveda Williams, corporate director of Inclusion and senior director of Talent Acquisition, has been named our Chief Inclusion Officer. Both transitions are effectively immediately.
Our chairman and CEO
@JimFitterling
has been named
#1
on the 2023
@ICISOfficial
Top 40 Power Players ranking.
His bold vision for industry growth through decarbonization and transforming plastic waste has earned him this top spot.
Learn more.
Our employees are driving the new Dow to be the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Let’s do this!
#SeekTogether
#NEWS
: As the next step of its succession process, the Materials Science Division of
@DowDuPontCo
will appoint
@JRFitterling
as Chief Executive Officer, and Howard Ungerleider as President and Chief Financial Officer, upon separation of the company. $DWDP
Today may be drawing to a close, but the energy and enthusiasm from our celebrations at the
@NYSE
and our locations around the world will be felt for a long time to come. We're thankful to our employees and partners who helped ring in the new Dow!
#SeekTogether
The No. 3
#DowSalutesVeterans
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 honors the service and sacrifice of U.S. Armed Forces veterans, including more than 1,300 of our employees and contractors who have served, and recognizes their contributions in the workplace. 🇺🇸
#ScienceofSpeed
#NASCARSalutes
We’re humbled to once again earn a spot on the
@DiversityInc
#DITop50
, coming in at number 37 in recognition of our company’s efforts to raise the bar for making inclusion a catalyst for positive change!
Even when we’re apart,
#TeamDow
’s commitment to building a culture of inclusion remains strong. In fact, it’s more important now than ever.
It’s this commitment to inclusion that once again earned our company a spot on
@DiversityInc
’s
#DITop50
at number 2️⃣2️⃣.
#AllIn
Visibility can be a superpower.
To highlight the importance of visible allyship and inclusive culture, we’re hosting
@Maersk
’s rainbow container World Tour at some of our facilities in the U.S. and Europe.
How do you show your allyship? 🏳️🌈
#InclusionAllTheWay
#DowProud
Sylvia Stoesser, Ph.D., our first female research scientist, began working for Dow in 1929.
#WomenInScience
have shaped the face of industry and continue to do so to this day. Learn more about Dr. Stoesser and her important contributions to the field of
#Chemistry
.
In response to the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine and the escalating refugee crisis, we are contributing $275,000 to help meet humanitarian needs for the people of
#Ukraine
.
This funding will support the International Red Cross Movement through
@CAFAmerica
.
Our
#LGBTQ
+ and ally employee resource group, GLAD, has 3,500+ participants in more than 30 countries worldwide. Inclusion and equality is part of our global culture.
#Pride2018
#NEWS
: Peter Holicki will retire in 2021; John Sampson to rejoin Dow as senior vice president, Operations, Manufacturing and Engineering.
Congratulations on your retirement, Peter. And welcome back, John.
Happy
#MothersDay
to our employees who leave our plants, labs and offices at the end of the day to fulfill an even more important role: mom. We're committed to supporting the advancement of working mothers through progressive workplace programs. Thank you for all that you do!
We're thankful for our employees who make our company a fun, inclusive and safe place to work. Happy
#Thanksgiving
to our U.S. followers and employees!
We are thrilled to tee up an exciting announcement that will take place tomorrow in the community which we call home –
@GreatLakesBayMI
. Tune in here at 10AM ET for a live broadcast to find out more.
#DowGLBI
Our company has come a long way on its inclusion journey since founding our first employee resource group in the late 1980s, but there is still work to be done.
@JimFitterling
reflects on our progress up to this point, and our ambition for the future.
On this day 153 years ago, our founder, Herbert H. Dow, was born. Today, his entrepreneurial spirit and philanthropic legacy continue to inspire our employees to innovate and do good around the world.
In 2018, our employees removed 54,000 pounds of trash from beaches and waterways. This year, we plan to double that. Learn more about our
#PullingOurWeight
initiative in partnership with
@OurOcean
:
#Dow2025
#EarthDay
We've made tremendous progress toward the
#Dow2025
Sustainability Goals, but today’s challenges demand accelerated action.
That's why we're honing our focus and announcing ambitious targets to protect the climate, stop the waste, and close the loop ➡
#NEWS
: We have entered into a partnership with
@FuelSolutionW2E
that will enable the production of polymers for applications like food packaging using recycled plastic waste – an important step in our shift to a
#circulareconomy
.
Read the announcement:
Our U.S. employees are eligible for paid time off each year to vote and/or volunteer in the electoral process. See you at the polls tomorrow,
#TeamDow
.
With an ambitious strategy underpinned by a disciplined focus on innovation and growth, our company is ready for a return. More in this interview with
@JimFitterling
, via
@ChemicalWeek
.
Recycled plastics can become bricks. And bricks can become classrooms. See how
@Conceptosplast
found a way to turn hard-to-recycle plastics into bricks for innovative schools.
#circulareconomy
Our company has called Michigan home for 122 years, so it was an honor to welcome
@GovWhitmer
to our global headquarters today to talk infrastructure and skills training, and to see how innovations in materials science improve products that people use every day.
Can nature and business thrive together?
On
#WorldEnvironmentDay
, we reflect on our work with
@Nature_Org
to bring this idea to life. We're proud to call them our partner, and congratulate them on receiving
@AmChemistry
's External Collaborator Award.
#SeekTogether
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the
#19thAmendment
and 55th anniversary of the
#VotingRightsAct
, we have provided all U.S. members of
#TeamDow
paid time off to vote.
Let’s honor the trailblazing people who fought for these rights — vote!
We’re working with
@xenergynuclear
to install their Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (“HTGR”) plant at one of our U.S. Gulf Coast manufacturing facilities.
#energy
“Our ambition for Dow is to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable Materials Science company in the world." Read more about
@JimFitterling
's vision for the future of our company, via
@MDN
.
Thank you to everybody who joined us yesterday in Midland for the dedication of the Dow Michigan Operations Industrial Park! The I-Park represents the future of innovation in the Great Lakes Bay Region – a hub of technology, growth, partnership, and manufacturing excellence.
Recycling one plastic bottle may seem like a small act, but
#recycling
just one bottle saves enough energy to power your laptop for 2.5 hours.
#BeRecycled
#DontWaste
For the fourth year in a row, we’ve been named to
@DiversityInc
’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity list – moving up 3 spots to
#19
!
This recognition of our commitment & progress toward building a culture of inclusion is an honor and belongs to all of
#TeamDow
.
#DITop50
This weekend, Dow employees across the globe celebrated
#InternationalCoastalCleanup
Day by taking the
#PullingOurWeight
challenge and collecting thousands of pounds of litter near their local waterways. Check out the impact of their efforts.
#Dow2025
On International Women’s Day, we salute the pioneering women who pressed for progress in science and engineering – and who helped advance business and society in the process. Read more about Dow women in science:
#DowStory
#IWD2018
Dow is committed to advancing
#recyclability
& a more
#sustainable
future. Our new collaboration with
@WasteManagement
is helping improve residential recycling for hard-to-recycle plastics in select U.S markets through a new curbside recycling program.
Just released: Our first-ever Inclusion Report. Discover how we’re accelerating our inclusion & diversity strategy and championing a culture where all employees are encouraged to make their fullest contribution.
#ALLIn
ICYMI: The Materials Science Division of
@DowDuPontCo
announced
#ANLiveris
’ transition out of the DowDuPont Executive Chairman role followed by his retirement, and the appointments of
@JRFitterling
as CEO and Howard Ungerleider as President and CFO upon separation of the company.
#NEWS
: Today, we released our 2018 Sustainability Report. Learn about the many ways that we’re collaborating across the globe to deliver more transformative and sustainable ways to do business.
#Dow2025
Download the report:
We've announced the Final Investment Decision on our Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero investment to build the world’s first
#NetZero
Scope 1 and 2 emissions integrated
#ethylene
cracker and derivatives facility in Alberta, Canada.
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