Everyone has a role to play in creating a more sustainable world: Dow is taking action to address the full scale of challenges, collaborating with partners to improve the industry’s processes and through innovation to help communities become more sustainable.

From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

How the US’s Most Abundant Crop Is Changing the Way Plastic Is Produced

In a perfect example of the circular economy in action, corn stover — stalks and leaves left over from harvest — becomes a valuable cash crop for which farmers can get paid.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Waste Not

Agriculture

Plastics

Circular Economy

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Systems Shift

SDGs

Energy/Utilities

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Manufacturing

Living Within Our Means

Responsible Consumption

Creating Infrastructure Today That Can Withstand Tomorrow

Increasing climate intensity and resulting recovery costs can be daunting; but we must continue focusing on updating our infrastructure with the advanced materials-science-based technology available today.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Product, Service & Design Innovation

Teeing Up a Transformation: How Golf Is Driving Inclusivity, Sustainability

Dow is partnering to elevate both gender and sustainability in golf to show how the sport can be an inspiring source of progress for people and planet alike.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Systems Shift

Education

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Sports/Gaming/Entertainment

Meaningful Connections

Living Within Our Means

Responsible Consumption

The Tennessee River’s Biggest Fan Is a 14-Year-Old Boy Passionate About Conservation

In this conversation with ‘the Conservation Kid,’ Cash Daniels, we learn more about what drives his passion to clean up the Tennessee River and lead his generation toward a brighter future.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Meaningful Connections

Responsible Consumption

Activating Purpose

Have We Found the Uni-Corn? Creating Bio-Based Solutions for Renewable Plastic

The future of sustainable plastics could lie in corn husks and stems discarded during harvest. A Dow-New Energy Blue collaboration is turning these agricultural residues into bio-based plastics — benefiting both Midwestern farmers and the climate.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Collaboration

Chemistry, Materials & Packaging

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Manufacturing

Living Within Our Means

Responsible Consumption

Finding Potential in Peers: The Importance of Pre-Competitive Partnerships

Industry leaders are forming pre-competitive pacts and deals to build ecosystems that support a circular economy or a net-zero roadmap. Here are three areas where pre-competitive partnerships can deliver material impact.

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The Recycling Partnership

From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Government

Manufacturing

Extended Producer Responsibility

Living Within Our Means

Responsible Consumption

Evolving Our Infrastructure Means the Wire and Cable Industry Must Prioritize Sustainability

To sustainably support the tremendous global demand for connectivity, collaboration is needed across the value chain to create solutions that enable more information to move faster, with greater protection and safety, using less energy.

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Cox Enterprises

From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Product, Service & Design Innovation

Systems Shift

Computers/Electronics

Energy/Utilities

Living Within Our Means

Responsible Consumption

Not Their Waste, But Still Their Problem: How Alaska Is Managing an Influx of Global Marine Debris

A multi-stakeholder, community-based collaboration and an innovative model of plastic-waste recovery are helping to clean up the Gulf of Alaska.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Manufacturing

Meaningful Connections

Responsible Consumption

Tomorrow’s Circular, Low-Carbon Economy Is Being Built Today

The supply of recycled plastics must be more robust to meet global demand. A mix of mechanical and advanced recycling technologies can provide tangible solutions, create efficiencies and increase scale.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Manufacturing

Extended Producer Responsibility

Responsible Consumption

Store Shelves of the Future: Packaging for a Circular Economy

We recently gathered leaders from McKinsey, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive to ponder what consumer products and their packaging will look like in 2035 and beyond.

From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

The Next Economy

Chemistry, Materials & Packaging

Corporate Communications

Systems Shift

Manufacturing

Extended Producer Responsibility

Responsible Consumption

Turning Plastic into Possibility: How Closing the Loop in Asia-Pacific Is Building Waste Infrastructure for the Future

The region continues to face waste challenges. But with the right solutions, Asia-Pacific has a huge opportunity to turn the tide — finding more value in post-consumer plastic and closing the loop on waste.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Waste Not

The Next Economy

Circular Economy

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Systems Shift

Technology

SDGs

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Government

Manufacturing

Extended Producer Responsibility

The Bottom Billion

Responsible Consumption

Putting Recycling to Work for People, Communities and the Planet

To create a truly circular ecosystem for plastics, we need scalable innovations to close the gap between what consumers can recycle now and which plastics might become a regular part of a future recycling system.

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Waste Management

From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Corporate Communications

Systems Shift

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Government

Manufacturing

Extended Producer Responsibility

Living Within Our Means

Responsible Consumption

A Completely Different Definition of ‘Waste’: 5 Key Takeaways from the Sustainability Next Summit

Last month, Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics and Fast Company co-hosted the virtual summit to convene policy experts, industry leaders and innovators with the expertise and resources to drive real progress toward a circular economy.

PepsiCo

Dow

The Recycling Partnership

Unilever

Closed Loop Fund

From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Finance/Insurance/Investment

Manufacturing

Extended Producer Responsibility

Responsible Consumption

Q&A: Why Partnerships Are Essential for Delivering Circular Packaging for the Food Industry

While flexible packaging plays an important role in keeping food fresher longer, it has long been difficult to recycle. Designing more recyclable flexible packaging from the start and determining a better end-of-life process for current materials is a vital step in reducing food waste.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Collaboration

Waste Not

Chemistry, Materials & Packaging

Responsible Consumption

Corporate-University Partnerships Support the Next Generation in Creating a Circular Future

Recognizing the value of education both as a strategic initiative for preparing future brand employees and as an opportunity to help shape a more sustainable value chain.

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From Purpose to Action: Building a Sustainable Future Together

Product, Service & Design Innovation

Chemistry, Materials & Packaging

Circular Economy

Corporate Communications

Systems Shift

Technology

Education

Meaningful Connections