Dow Joins Catalyst CEO Champions For Change and Pledges to Accelerate Women in the Workforce

MIDLAND, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Dow Chemical Company has joined the Catalyst CEO Champions For
Change ÔÇô a transformational diversity and inclusion initiative
launched by Catalyst, a global thought leader and partner in
accelerating the progress of women at work for more than 50 years.

ÔÇ£At Dow weÔÇÖre honored to be a Catalyst CEO Champions of Change Company.
As we build and evolve for the future we must reflect the world we
compete in today and will compete in tomorrow,ÔÇØ said Jim
Fitterling, chief executive officer-elect for Dow and chief
operating officer, DowDuPont Materials Science Division. ÔÇ£It is critical
we create an inclusive and diverse environment where all people can
bring 100 percent of themselves to work all the time.ÔÇØ

ÔÇ£Our workforce must reflect the diversity of our customers and our
communities but diversity alone is not enough,ÔÇØ said Andrew
N. Liveris, chairman and CEO of Dow and director and former
executive chairman, DowDuPont. ÔÇ£We must drive a culture where fresh
ideas are considered a competitive advantage, not a risk to oneÔÇÖs career
and build an environment where every employee has the ability to bring
their true selves to work.ÔÇØ

Dow joins more than 50 other leading global companies that
are committing to drive change, specifically pledging to:

• Accelerate progress in the representation of women, including women of
  color, in executive/senior level positions over five years;
• Maintain (where strong) or accelerate the representation of women,
  including women of color, on the CompanyÔÇÖs Board of Directors (or
  equivalent) over five years;
• Strengthen the talent pipeline of women through an annual review of
  internal diagnostics and leverage leading practices to address any
  identified issues;
• Benchmark and track inclusion and improve the culture of inclusion
  within the organization; and
• Share key representation metrics with Catalyst for benchmarking and
  for anonymized reporting of CatalystÔÇÖs collective aggregate progress.

Read the full Catalyst CEO Champions For Change pledge and find
out more about joining the movement at www.catalyst.org/Champions.

About Catalyst

Catalyst is a global nonprofit working with some of the worldÔÇÖs most
powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work
for women. Founded in 1962, Catalyst drives change with pioneering
research, practical tools, and proven solutions to accelerate and
advance women into leadershipÔÇöbecause progress for women is progress for
everyone.

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. DowÔÇÖs 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

The Dow Chemical Company
Rachelle Schikorra
[email protected]
+1
989-638-4090
Or
Allison Bushre
[email protected]
+1
281-966-4822