Dow Celebrates 25 Years of Collaboration with Sustainability External Advisory Council

MIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Dow Chemical Company recently celebrated the 25th
anniversary of its Sustainability External Advisory Council (SEAC) at a
meeting in Chicago.

“Our SEAC provides an independent, outside-in perspective on critical
issues related to sustainability and environmental policy that impact
Dow and our global community,” said Andrew
Liveris, chairman and CEO of Dow. “The role of the council will
remain just as critical in the future of Dow as it has over the last 25
years. Sustainability will become an even stronger force as the world’s
resources continue to face unprecedented strain. We value the dialogue
with the council and their insight on Dow’s opportunities to address
global challenges to build sustainable and inclusive growth.”

Through the years, the SEAC has had a significant influence on Dow’s
approach to sustainability and environment, health and safety issues.
Most recently, the SEAC was closely involved in the creation of Dow’s 2025
Sustainability Goals. It also has advised Dow on issues as diverse
as climate change, alternative feedstocks, ecosystem
services, sustainable chemistry and waste
plastics. Looking ahead, the SEAC will continue to help shape Dow’s
sustainability initiatives and commitments, by providing insightful
input on the 2025 Sustainability Goals, stakeholder engagement and key
issues facing the business.

Neil
Hawkins, Dow’s corporate vice president, EH&S, and chief
sustainability officer, added: “This distinguished group of
environmental thought leaders represent non-governmental organizations,
academia and government and bring a diverse and global perspective to
Dow on a wide variety of vital issues.”

The council was the first of its kind in the petrochemical industry when
launched in 1992 by Frank Popoff, former Dow CEO and chairman, and David
Buzzelli, former board member and executive vice president of Dow. In
addition to Hawkins, who chairs the council, current SEAC members
include:

• Najah Ashry, vice president for Saudi Affairs at King Abdullah
  University in Saudi Arabia. She previously served as head of the
  female section at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
  and has taught internationally as visiting professor at a number of
  academic institutions.
• Bernard Goldstein, professor of environmental and occupational
  health and dean emeritus in the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate
  School of Public Health. Previously, he served as assistant
  administrator for research and development at the U.S. Environmental
  Protection Agency.
• Helio Mattar, president of the Akatu Institute for Conscious
  Consumption and founded the Ethos Institute for Social Responsibility.
  He formerly served as president of GE-Dako, secretary of production
  development of Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign
  Trade and was chief executive officer of Abrinq Foundation for the
  Rights of Children and Adolescents.
• Stephen Polasky, the Fesler-Lampert Professor of
  Ecological/Environmental Economics at the University of Minnesota. He
  previously served as a senior staff economist for environment and
  resources for the President’s Council of Economic Advisors.
• Isabel Studer, executive director of the Mexico and North
  Central American Program of The Nature Conservancy. She founded and
  directed the Global Institute for Sustainability and was academic
  leader of Energy and Corporate Sustainability at EGADE Business School
  at Tec de Monterrey.
• John Warner, president and chief technology officer of Warner
  Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, and president of The Beyond
  Benign Foundation. Warner is the recipient of the 2014 Perkin Medal
  and a fellow of the American Chemical Society.
• Anders Wijkman, co-president of Club of Rome and a councilor of
  the World Future Council. Wijkman is a former member of the European
  Parliament and a NGO leader.
• Changhua Wu, China Director of TIR Consulting, is highly
  engaged with implementing China’s 13th Five-Year Plan
  toward the clean energy transition. Wu was previously Greater China
  Director of the Climate Group, Executive Director of China Operations
  of ENSR, and directed the Program for China Studies at the World
  Resources Institute.

For more information about the SEAC,
visit Science & Sustainability on www.dow.com.

About Dow

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) combines science and technology knowledge
to develop premier materials science solutions that are essential to
human progress. Dow has one of the strongest and broadest toolkits in
the industry, with robust technology, asset integration, scale and
competitive capabilities that enable it to address complex global
issues. Dow’s market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of advanced
materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics businesses deliver a
broad range of differentiated technology-based products and solutions
for customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure,
and consumer care. Dow is a subsidiary of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), a
holding company comprised of Dow and DuPont with the intent to form
three strong, independent, publicly traded companies in agriculture,
materials science and specialty sectors. More information can be found
at www.dow.com.

Contacts

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