DuPont
DuPont is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials, ingredients and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life. Throughout DuPont’s history, we have proven the most valuable and enduring business outcomes are those beneficial to society and the planet. We are transforming everyday lives in over 70 countries, employing over 34,000 people, and operating approximately 170 manufacturing sites and over 10 global R&D centers. At DuPont our values inform every decision we make, every step we take, as we drive toward our purpose to empower the world with the essential innovations to thrive. We will demonstrate our commitment to advance principles for Inclusive Capitalism by:
  • Living our Core Values of Safety & Health, Respect for People, Protect the Planet, and Highest Ethical Behavior
  • Activating our purpose through three strategic focus areas: Innovations to Thrive, Sustainable Operations, and People and Well-Being
  • Advancing progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Purpose

Our purpose – to empower the world with the essential innovations to thrive – describes how we use our passion and proven expertise in science and innovation to create sustainable solutions for complex global challenges. Our innovation strategy is aligned with creating solutions that meaningfully advance progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as mitigating climate change, delivering technologies to support life-saving health care, and improving access to clean water for millions of people around the world.

Edward D. Breen

Edward Breen

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont

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We believe it is vital to state clearly to the world the set of our beliefs about Inclusive Capitalism. As such, we start with our Statement of Guiding Principles for Inclusive Capitalism. Knowing that words alone are not enough, each of us is making a series of commitments about how we will operate our institutions so that they help achieve Inclusive Capitalism. These commitments are forward-looking statements based on current goals, expectations and assumptions, which are not guarantees of future performance. For more information, please refer to our Terms of Use

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Summary

DuPont will further our Commitment to Zero injuries, illnesses and incidents at our global sites by advancing our Health & Safety culture, improving our management systems and execution.

Activities & Initiatives

DuPont will ensure that all employees and contractors are safe, healthy and protected by furthering our commitment to zero injuries, illnesses, and incidents at our sites. At DuPont, we re-commit ourselves to our core value of health and safety every single day. This commitment is embodied in our company culture and core values, our stakeholder engagement, and in the innovations we produce for the world. Our commitment is exemplified by our performance in 2019 when 73% of DuPont sites achieved zero injuries and/or illnesses.

Measures & Targets

We further our commitment to zero injuries, illnesses, and incidents by 2030.

  • Advance our Health & Safety culture by focusing on leading causes of injuries, changing mindsets and behaviors, and reducing exposure to high risk activities
  • Deploy ISO 14001 management systems across global manufacturing plants by 2030
  • Improve our systems and execution on alarm management, process control, human factors, and effective operating procedures to reduce Tier 1 and 2 incidents.

SDG Focus Area(s):

Summary

DuPont will improve the lives of over 100 million people in communities worldwide by 2030, expanding our social impact through signature partnerships, establishing regional advisory councils, and investing in environmental and community impact.

Activities & Initiatives

DuPont is committing to expand our social impact by implementing signature partnerships, establishing regional advisory councils to support local community activity, and investing in environmental and community impact programs in the global communities where we operate.  

Measures & Targets

DuPont is committing to improve over 100 million lives through targeted social impact programs by 2030.

Our Community Impact Strategy has three strategic areas of focus:

  • Basics to Thrive – empowering communities by increasing access to critical needs such as water, shelter, nutrition, and economic opportunity.
  • STEM Education – increasing access to STEM education for all, and helping to build a talent pipeline for the future
  • Innovations for Good – focusing our science and innovations on megatrends that can improve people’s lives and create scalable

Visit our Community Impact program page to learn more about how we are driving change globally and making a difference locally in our communities.

SDG Focus Area(s):

Summary

DuPont will work to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion with the goal of becoming one of the world's most inclusive companies by 2030, including investing $10 million in the next 10 years and targeting gender parity in senior leadership.

Activities & Initiatives

From senior executives to early career employees, we’re working to improve diversity, equity and inclusion across all levels of our organization and career stages. Our three areas of focus for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are:

  1. Representation - Regularly assess and share DEI progress versus benchmarks across all levels of the organization. Data is shared within the business, with our ERGs (employee resource groups), and with external benchmarking organizations (including the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, Catalyst, McKinsey/LeanIn.org).
  2. Understanding - Shape our DEI agenda in direct response to the needs of different people in our environment, including launching the Racism and Equity Response Framework to meaningfully address racism and equity for our U.S. Black/African American community.
  3. Support Systems - Examine policies and practices to ensure support and equity for the diverse needs of people in our environment (e.g., flexible working arrangements, unconscious bias training, employee resource groups, enhanced EAP offering, etc.). Cultivate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) through Employee Resource Group activities and initiatives.


Measures & Targets

Become one of the world’s most inclusive companies, with diversity well ahead of industry benchmarks by 2030.

To advance our diversity, equity and inclusion goal we've taken the following actions:

  • Committed $10 million over the next 10 years towards DEI investments focused on the Black/African American community.
  • Signatory to the Gender and Diversity KPI Alliance launched in September 2020 to support the adoption and use of a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure gender and diversity in their companies and organizations.
  •  Signed on to the Catalyst CEO Champions for Change in 2019, pledging to advance more women, particularly women of color, into senior leadership positions and onto our board. Our target is to achieve gender parity in senior leadership by 2030.
  • Signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion pledge, which commits our leaders to take measurable action in advancing diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

SDG Focus Area(s):

Summary

DuPont is committing to design 100% of our products and processes using sustainability criteria, including the principles of green chemistry by 2030.

Activities & Initiatives

At DuPont, we’ve committed to changing the traditional approach to product and process design by incorporating sustainability criteria across the product lifecycle, increasing value chain transparency and collaboration, and integrating the principles of green chemistry to create a portfolio where all materials are safer by design.

  • Expand the integration of safer design principles into new product development and our existing product portfolio
  • Collaborate to promote the adoption of sustainable and green chemistry (e.g. engage with external experts such as Beyond Benign)


Measures & Targets

Design 100% of our products and processes using sustainability criteria, including the principles of green chemistry, by 2030.

SDG Focus Area(s):

Summary

DuPont will respond to the urgent need for climate action by reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 30% and sourcing 60% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030, and achieving carbon neutral operations by 2050.

Activities & Initiatives

DuPont is committing to take urgent action to meet our climate goals by deploying an Integrated Climate and Energy Strategy focused on energy efficiency improvements, renewable sources of energy, and low-carbon industrial processes. 

Measures & Targets

By 2030, DuPont will reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% and source 60% of electricity from renewable energy.

By 2050, DuPont will achieve carbon neutral operations.

For additional information on our policy position, please see our Statement on Climate Change.

SDG Focus Area(s):

Summary

DuPont will use science and innovation to address global challenges by aligning 100% of our innovation portfolio to meaningfully advance the UN SDGs by 2030, creating shared value for our global stakeholders and society.

Activities & Initiatives

DuPont will use science and innovation to address global challenges by aligning our innovation portfolio to meaningfully advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including challenges in clean water, applied healthcare solutions, mobility, construction, high frequency connectivity and high performance computing.

Measures & Targets

By 2030, DuPont will align 100% of our innovation portfolio to meaningfully advance the UN SDGs and create value for our global stakeholders.

We are committed to advancing meaningful solutions across our strategic innovation platforms, including clean water, applied healthcare solutions, mobility, construction, high frequency connectivity and high performance computing. Our key short-term actions include:

  • Prioritization of SDG challenge areas in early-stage marketing and innovation processes
  • Enacting partnerships for scalable impact to advance the SDGs

SDG Focus Area(s):

Summary

DuPont will implement holistic water stewardship strategies across all facilities prioritizing manufacturing plants and communities in high-risk watersheds by 2030.

Activities & Initiatives

DuPont will develop and implement holistic water stewardship strategies across all global facilities to improve water management, prioritizing manufacturing plants and communities in high-risk watersheds.

Measures & Targets

Develop and implement an enterprise-wide Water Stewardship Strategy by 2030, including:

  1. Completing risk assessments for 100% of our manufacturing sites
  2. Prioritizing action plans for sites in high-risk watersheds
  3. Enabling collaborations and partnerships to protect watersheds, improve equity and provide greater access to clean water in high risk watersheds where DuPont operates.
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