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DOW Earns Third Straight A+ For Sustainability Report
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) - July 28, 2010 - The Dow Chemical CompanyThe Dow Chemical Company
today issued its 2009 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Report with UN Global Compact Communication on Progress. The Report earned Dow an "A+" from the GRI for the third year in a row. Dow utilizes GRI's reporting guidelines to communicate the Company's sustainability efforts and achievements. This report presents a consistent and balanced summary of progress on Dow's 2015 Goals, and underscores the company's commitment to addressing energy, climate change and other world challenges."Living our corporate values - Integrity, Respect for People, and Protecting the Planet - includes transparency in reporting," said Neil Hawkins, Dow's vice president of Sustainability and EH&S. Besides our own rigorous voluntary reporting disciplines, we are pleased to participate in the Global Reporting Initiative each year. The GRI is a catalyst for the conversations we must all engage in to bring about sustainable transformations in business models, behaviors, and transparency."
The GRI report is the most widely used sustainability reporting framework that includes the principles and indicators global organizations use to measure and report economic, environmental and social performance. This year's report is the seventh GRI report Dow has submitted since reporting began in 2003.
The "A" signifies completeness of the report, based on topics described in the GRI reporting guidelines, and the "+" denotes that the report was verified by an external third-party. An increasingly common step in GRI reporting, third-party verification elevates stakeholder confidence in reporting accuracy.
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About Dow
Dow combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses deliver a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2009, Dow had annual sales of $45 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 214 sites in 37 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical CompanyThe Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.
About Dow in the Middle East
Dow has a longstanding relationship with the Middle East beginning with the establishment of manufacturing and commercial facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Egypt more than 30 years ago. Since then, Dow has established a solid presence in the Middle East petrochemicals industry, partnering with leading regional companies to set up state-of-the-art petrochemical complexes across the region. For nearly 15 years, Dow and Petrochemical Industries Company K.S.C. (PIC) of Kuwait have shared one successful milestone after another, partnering on six industry-leading joint ventures. Saudi Aramco and Dow are in the formation process of a joint venture to build, own and operate a world-scale manufacturing complex and industrial value park in Ras Tanura. From the entrepreneurship initiatives of Young Arab Leaders to the new Dow Middle East R&D Center at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, Dow actively supports the social and economic aspirations of the communities where it operates. For more information about Dow in the Middle East, please visit www.dowmiddleeast.com
About the Products in Styron
Polycarbonate (PC) is an engineering thermoplastic used in applications such as optical media, electrical and lighting. Styrenic plastics (polystyrene, ABS and SAN) are well known for their performance in an array of applications from packaging and food service, to large appliances, portable appliances, consumer electronics, automotive and building and construction. Synthetic rubber is used in a broad portfolio of products from tires to hoses, conveyor belts and footwear, to specialized high performance elastomers. Expandable polystyrene (EPS) is typically used in rigid foam products such as heat insulation, packaging, impact sound insulation and drainage. SB and SA Latex are used in paper/paperboard and flooring applications. Automotive plastics are used in many different automotive applications such as instrument panels, mid consoles, door panels, interior trim, seat structures and bumpers.
For further information on Dow:
Mira Meghdessian
Media Relations Manager - Middle East
Tel: +971 4 312 3635
Mmeghdessian@dow.com
Reuven Proenca or Miguel Martins
Weber Shandwick MENA (Dubai)
Tel: +971 4 321 0077
dow@ws-mena.com
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