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Dow is a leader in science and technology, providing innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $40 billion, Dow serves customers in 175 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress: food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its 43,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted.
Dow
people around the world develop solutions for society based on Dow's inherent
strength in science and technology. For over a decade, we have embraced and
advocated Responsible Care® - a voluntary industry-wide commitment to safely
handle our chemicals from inception in the laboratory to ultimate disposal.
This worldwide commitment helps consumers lead better lives, customers succeed,
stockholders prosper, employees achieve and communities thrive.
Our
Mission
"To
constantly improve what is essential to human progress by mastering science
and technology."
The
Mission Statement can be broken into three components:
•
Constantly Improve - This concept is bedrock to Dow’s culture
and has been since H.H. Dow first said, "If you can’t do it better,
why do it?" It underscores our drive to become an ever better and bigger
company.
• Essential to Human Progress - The products we make
find their way into products that provide people the world over with improved
lifestyles. All of us at Dow must understand and take pride in this. We must
also use this concept to further connect Dow with the external markets we serve.
When we think in terms of the markets we serve, we become more outside-in focused
and we can better seek growth opportunities.
• Mastering Science and Technology - We must put our science
and technology to work to create solutions for our customers and for society.
Our
mission will be accomplished by living according to values that speak to the
economic, social, and environmental responsibilities of business and society.
Values
•
Integrity - We believe our promise is our most vital product –
our word is our bond. The relationships that are critical to our success depend
entirely on maintaining the highest ethical and moral standards around the world.
As a vital measure of integrity, we will ensure the health and safety of our
communities, and protect the environment in all we do.
• Respect for People - We believe in the inherent worth of people
and will honor our relationships with those who let us be part of this world:
We, the employees of Dow, are the engine of value creation; our imagination,
determination, and dedication are essential to growth. We will work to celebrate
and reward the unique backgrounds, viewpoints, skills, and talents of everyone
at Dow. Respect for people is measured by how we treat each other, by the contributions
that flow from our diversity, by the productivity of our relationships, and
by a job well done, no matter what the job.
- Our
communities are our neighbors; their acceptance of us is vital to our ability
to operate.
- Our
customers are our partners in creating value; their loyalty is our greatest
reward.
- Our
shareholders are the beneficiaries of our success; their on-going commitment
to us is based on returning to them superior profits over time.
- Our
respect for people also extends to the consumers whose lives we touch. We
will strive to answer people's most vital needs: for food, water, shelter,
transportation, communication, health and medicine.
•
Unity - We are one company, one team. We believe that succeeding as
one enterprise is as important as succeeding independently. Balancing empowerment
and interdependence makes us strong.
As one company, Dow's impact on the world is far greater than the impact of
any one of its parts. We will work together, building relationships to create
ever-greater value for the customers and consumers we serve.
• Outside-in Focus - We believe that growth comes from
looking at opportunity through the eyes of customers and all those we serve.
Taking an "outside-in" view ensures that our efforts are always relevant
and that our unique talents are applied to "real world" opportunities.
We will see through the eyes of those whose lives we affect, identifying unmet
needs and producing innovative and lasting solutions. We will bring to this
task all of our experience and knowledge as the unique individuals we are.
• Agility - At Dow, we believe our future
depends on speed and flexibility – mental, emotional and physical. Responding
resourcefully to society's fast-changing needs is the only road to success.
We will meet the forces of change with power and grace. We will make course
corrections that demonstrate flexibility as well as courage, and that highlight
our ability to keep ourselves aligned with a world in motion.
• Innovation - We believe that meaningful, productive
change – solving problems – only comes by looking at challenges
and opportunities from new angles and exercising our curiosity.
In the name of innovation, we will make science a way of living. We will not
only master the science of the physical world, but the science of the mind and
heart. Our job is to unlock answers that make a fundamental difference to people's
lives. We will use technology to help lead society forward. We will conceive,
design, engineer, and execute solutions that remove barriers to human potential
and productivity.
Dow
Chemical Company's Subsidiaries include:
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