DOCSLIB.ORG

Dupont 2016 Global Reporting Initiative Report Table of Contents

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Dupont 2016 Global Reporting Initiative Report Table of Contents DUPONT 2016 GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1 SOCIAL ..................................................................................................32 About DuPont ............................................................................................. 1 Management Approach ........................................................................... 32 Contact Us .................................................................................................. 1 Our People and Employment ................................................................... 32 Labor Relations and Freedom of Association ......................................... 34 EXECUTIVE STATEMENT .....................................................................2 Occupational Health and Safety.............................................................. 35 ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE ................................................................3 Training and Education ............................................................................ 36 Commitments to External Initiatives ......................................................... 3 Diversity and Equal Opportunity .............................................................. 37 Human Rights........................................................................................... 38 DUPONT 2015 SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS .............................................................5 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.......................................................41 PROCESS FOR DETERMINING REPORT CONTENT .........................7 Our Supply Chain ..................................................................................... 41 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT .........................................................10 DuPont Supplier Diversity Program ......................................................... 41 DuPont Supplier Code of Conduct ........................................................... 42 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ..............................................................12 Commitment to Supply Chain Sustainability .......................................... 42 Governance of Sustainability at DuPont ................................................. 12 2015 Supply Chain Sustainability Performance ...................................... 42 Remuneration and Incentives .................................................................. 16 Responsible Feedstock Management ..................................................... 42 Ethics and Integrity .................................................................................. 16 SOCIETY, ETHICS, AND COMPLIANCE ............................................44 ECONOMIC ...........................................................................................17 Management Approach ........................................................................... 44 Management Approach ........................................................................... 17 Ethics and Integrity .................................................................................. 44 Economic Performance ............................................................................ 17 Local Communities .................................................................................. 45 Market Presence ...................................................................................... 18 Indirect Economic Impacts ....................................................................... 18 PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP .................................................................46 DuPont 2020 Food Security Goals ........................................................... 19 Introduction and Management Approach ............................................... 46 Product Responsibility ............................................................................. 46 Q&A WITH DUPONT VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC Marketing Communications, Customer Privacy, POLICY AND CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER.............................20 and Other Information ............................................................................. 48 ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................22 APPENDIX A ........................................................................................49 Management Approach ........................................................................... 22 Materials .................................................................................................. 23 APPENDIX B ........................................................................................54 Energy ...................................................................................................... 24 Water ....................................................................................................... 26 Biodiversity .............................................................................................. 27 Emissions ................................................................................................. 28 Effluents and Waste ................................................................................ 30 Products and Services ............................................................................. 31 i 2016 Global Reporting Initiative Report INTRODUCTION We are pleased to support the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as a comprehensive, internationally-recognized format for reporting data on economic, environmental and social (EES) performance. The DuPont GRI report is intended to provide our stakeholders with information on our EES performance, progress against our 2020 corporate sustainability goals, commentary from our Chief Executive Officer on our sustainability performance, and a discussion of our sustainability strategy. Stakeholders can find more information at sustainability.dupont.com. About DuPont DuPont was founded in 1802 and was incorporated in Delaware of assurance on our energy and greenhouse gas emissions in 1915. Today, DuPont is creating higher growth and higher value information. The most recent statement of verification is available by extending the company’s leadership in agriculture and nutrition, in Appendix B. Our 2015 data meets the requirements for limited strengthening and growing capabilities in advanced materials assurance consistent with the ISO 14064-3 standard. and leveraging cross-company skills to develop a world-leading In addition, DuPont has policies and internal practices to enhance bio-based industrial business. Through these strategic priorities, and provide assurance about the accuracy of the report. For DuPont helps customers find solutions to capitalize on areas instance, internal and second-party audits are conducted on of growing global demand — enabling more abundant, safer, many of DuPont key activities including safety, health, and nutritious food; creating high-performance, cost-effective and environmental performance, financial accounting and compliance energy efficient materials for a wide range of industries; and with the DuPont Code of Conduct. increasingly delivering renewably sourced bio-based materials and fuels. Total worldwide employment at December 31, 2015 Contact Us was about 52,000 people. The company has operations in about 90 countries worldwide and 60% of consolidated net sales are G4-31 made to customers outside the United States (U.S.). Please send comments or questions about this report to the address below: ABOUT THIS REPORT DuPont Sustainable Growth Center G4-28 to G4-33 974 Centre Rd This Report provides information on our economic, environmental Chestnut Run Plaza 702 and social performance for 2015. On July 1, 2015, DuPont Wilmington, DE 19805 completed the separation of its Performance Chemicals segment through the spin-off of all of the issued and outstanding stock of The Chemours Company (Chemours). This GRI report contains SPECIAL NOTE only information related to DuPont’s continuing operations. More On December 11, 2015, DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company information about the spin-off of Chemours can be found in our (Dow) announced entry into an Agreement and Plan of Merger SEC filings, all of which are available at investors.dupont.com. (the Merger Agreement), under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The merger transaction We issue our GRI report on an annual basis. Our prior year GRI is expected to close and become effective (the Effective Time) in reports, along with our Sustainability Progress Reports, CDP the second half of 2016, subject to customary closing conditions, climate and water submissions, and other information to assist including regulatory approvals. The combined company will be interested stakeholders are available at sustainability.dupont.com. named DowDuPont. This GRI report is produced in accordance with the GRI G4 DuPont and Dow intend to pursue, subject to the receipt of framework at the “Core” level. It includes a complete content approval by the board of directors of DowDuPont and any index in Appendix A, beginning on page 49. Throughout the required regulatory approvals, the separation of the combined report, GRI indicators are identified above the relevant text. In company’s agriculture business, specialty products business some cases, responses are incorporated by reference and linked and material science business through one or more tax-efficient
Load more

Recommended publications
  • DUPONT DATA BOOK SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS Dupont Investor Relations Contents 1 Dupont Overview
    DUPONT DATA BOOK SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS DuPont Investor Relations Contents 1 DuPont Overview 2 Corporate Financial Data Consolidated Income Statements Greg Friedman Tim Johnson Jennifer Driscoll Consolidated Balance Sheets Vice President Director Director Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (302) 999-5504 (515) 535-2177 (302) 999-5510 6 DuPont Science & Technology 8 Business Segments Agriculture Electronics & Communications Industrial Biosciences Nutrition & Health Performance Materials Ann Giancristoforo Pat Esham Manager Specialist Safety & Protection (302) 999-5511 (302) 999-5513 20 Corporate Financial Data Segment Information The DuPont Data Book has been prepared to assist financial analysts, portfolio managers and others in Selected Additional Data understanding and evaluating the company. This book presents graphics, tabular and other statistical data about the consolidated company and its business segments. Inside Back Cover Forward-Looking Statements Board of Directors and This Data Book contains forward-looking statements which may be identified by their use of words like “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or other words of similar meaning. All DuPont Senior Leadership statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the company’s strategy for growth, product development, regulatory approval, market position, anticipated benefits of recent acquisitions, timing of anticipated benefits from restructuring actions, outcome of contingencies, such as litigation and environmental matters, expenditures and financial results, are forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events which may not be realized. Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company’s control.
    [Show full text]
  • | Kentucky Spirit(S) | to MARKET , to MARKET
    SUMMER 2012 The Grain Chain | | | Kentucky Spirit(s) T O M ARKE T , T O M ARKE T SUMMER 2012 THE magazine Volume 13 | Number 2 The Ag Magazine is published by the from the dean University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. FAR HORIZONS © 2012 University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Kentucky bourbons and wines, cattle, soybeans, and other foodstuffs have found a niche M. Scott Smith in the huge, developing markets of Asia. South America, too, is beginning to open up as Dean a major importer of American agricultural goods. Nancy M. Cox Associate Dean for Research contentsFEATURES The growth of those international markets, as both Director, Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station population and incomes rise, is key to the remarkable Jimmy C. Henning Associate Dean for Extension expansion of Kentucky farm sales over the last decade— Director, Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Kentucky Spirit(s) Larry Grabau about one third of the state’s agricultural production is Associate Dean for Instruction “It will make a rabbit walk right up and spit in exported. Despite losing roughly $1 billion of tobacco ______________ a bull dog’s eye.” —Melville Amasa Scovell, speaking in 1906 of rectified whiskeys. and equine sales during this time, farm gate receipts AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS 8 have increased by about $2 billion. There are many SERVICES DIRECTOR: positive factors in this success, but soaring grain prices Laura Skillman driven by global demand is the largest. EDITOR: The Grain Chain Many forecasters predict that demand for food and Carol L. Spence agricultural products will grow faster than supplies over DESIGNER: In October, it’s only a tiny seed waiting to be Linda Millercox planted.
    [Show full text]
  • 2014 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT Growth SCIENCE IS at the HEART of OUR COMPANY
    Growth Commitment Results Impact Partners 2014 SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT Growth SCIENCE IS AT THE HEART OF OUR COMPANY Throughout our 214-year history, DuPont has drawn on its scientific expertise to create a continual course of innovative, science-based solutions for our customers. Today our science is helping to solve critical problems on a global scale. As the world confronts serious challenges created by explosive population growth and economic development, DuPont’s 10,000 scientists and engineers are seeking the answers. Increasingly, our focus is on addressing growth markets where demand is driven by the need to ensure there is sufficient, nutritious and healthy food for people across the globe; to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels; and to protect people and the environment. With our vast storehouse of scientific knowledge, DuPont is uniquely positioned to combine areas of scientific expertise to create entirely new products and markets. Making a difference: building a secure energy future. While the demand for energy grows, the supply of fossil fuels will not. With a growing population, we will need to use those existing resources as efficiently and effectively as possible, and find better ways to harness renewable energy sources as well. These transitions will stimulate new industries and power clean economies. Making a difference: Making a difference: feeding the world. protecting what Ensuring that enough healthy, matters most. nutritious food is available for A growing population places people everywhere is one of the increased pressure on people and most critical challenges facing the environment. As the world humanity. Our focus on providing develops, humanity places greater for the needs of a growing value on both life and the earth we population will help developing all share.
    [Show full text]
  • Iso 14001:2015
    Certificate of Approval This is to certify that the Management System of: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 974 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE, 19805, United States has been approved by LRQA to the following standards: ISO 14001:2015 Chris Koci Issued By: Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Inc. This certificate is valid only in association with the certificate schedule bearing the same number on which the locations applicable to this approval are listed. Current Issue Date: 21 January 2018 Original Approvals: Expiry Date: 20 January 2021 ISO 14001 – 21 January 2009 Certificate Identity Number: 10052905 Approval Number(s): ISO 14001 – 0011717 The scope of this approval is applicable to: Manufacture of Science-Based Products for Agriculture, Nutrition, Electronics, Communications, Safety and Protection, Home and Construction, Transportation and Apparel Markets. Lloyd's Register Group Limited, its affiliates and subsidiaries, including Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited (LRQA), and their respective officers, employees or agents are, individually and collectively, referred to in this clause as 'Lloyd's Register'. Lloyd's Register assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage or expense caused by reliance on the information or advice in this document or howsoever provided, unless that person has signed a contract with the relevant Lloyd's Register entity for the provision of this information or advice and in that case any responsibility or liability is exclusively on the terms and conditions set out in that contract. Issued By: Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance, Inc., 1330 Enclave Parkway, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77077, United States Page 1 of 15 Certificate Schedule Certificate Identity Number: 10052905 Location Activities Global Headquarters ISO 14001:2015 974 Centre Road, Wilmington, DE, 19805, Headquarters Activities in Support of the Global United States Manufacturing Sites and EMS Oversight.
    [Show full text]
  • Additives for Polyolefins: Getting the Most out of Polypropylene
    ADDITIVES FOR POLYOLEFINS PLASTICS DESIGN LIBRARY (PDL) PDL HANDBOOK SERIES Series Editor: Sina Ebnesajjad, PhD ([email protected]) President, FluoroConsultants Group, LLC Chadds Ford, PA, USA www.FluoroConsultants.com The PDL Handbook Series is aimed at a wide range of engineers and other professionals working in the plastics indus- try, and related sectors using plastics and adhesives. PDL is a series of data books, reference works, and practical guides covering plastics engineering, applications, proces- sing, and manufacturing, and applied aspects of polymer science, elastomers, and adhesives. Recent titles in the series Biopolymers: Processing and Products, Michael Niaounakis (ISBN: 9780323266987) Biopolymers: Reuse, Recycling, and Disposal, Michael Niaounakis (ISBN: 9781455731459) Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites, Marcio Loos (ISBN: 9781455731954) Extrusion, 2e, John Wagner and Eldridge Mount (ISBN: 9781437734812) Fluoroplastics, Volume 1, 2e, Sina Ebnesajjad (ISBN: 9781455731992) Handbook of Biopolymers and Biodegradable Plastics, Sina Ebnesajjad (ISBN: 9781455728343) Handbook of Molded Part Shrinkage and Warpage, Jerry Fischer (ISBN: 9781455725977) Handbook of Polymer Applications in Medicine and Medical Devices, Kayvon Modjarrad and Sina Ebnesajjad (ISBN: 9780323228053) Handbook of Thermoplastic Elastomers, Jiri G. Drobny (ISBN: 9780323221368) Handbook of Thermoset Plastics, 2e, Hanna Dodiuk and Sidney Goodman (ISBN: 9781455731077) High Performance Polymers, 2e, Johannes Karl Fink (ISBN: 9780323312226) Introduction
    [Show full text]
  • How Innovation Works a Bright Future Not All Innovation Is Speeding up the Innovation Famine China’S Innovation Engine Regaining Momentum
    Dedication For Felicity Bryan Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Introduction: The Infinite Improbability Drive 1. Energy Of heat, work and light What Watt wrought Thomas Edison and the invention business The ubiquitous turbine Nuclear power and the phenomenon of disinnovation Shale gas surprise The reign of fire 2. Public health Lady Mary’s dangerous obsession Pasteur’s chickens The chlorine gamble that paid off How Pearl and Grace never put a foot wrong Fleming’s luck The pursuit of polio Mud huts and malaria Tobacco and harm reduction 3. Transport The locomotive and its line Turning the screw Internal combustion’s comeback The tragedy and triumph of diesel The Wright stuff International rivalry and the jet engine Innovation in safety and cost 4. Food The tasty tuber How fertilizer fed the world Dwarfing genes from Japan Insect nemesis Gene editing gets crisper Land sparing versus land sharing 5. Low-technology innovation When numbers were new The water trap Crinkly tin conquers the Empire The container that changed trade Was wheeled baggage late? Novelty at the table The rise of the sharing economy 6. Communication and computing The first death of distance The miracle of wireless Who invented the computer? The ever-shrinking transistor The surprise of search engines and social media Machines that learn 7. Prehistoric innovation The first farmers The invention of the dog The (Stone Age) great leap forward The feast made possible by fire The ultimate innovation: life itself 8. Innovation’s essentials Innovation is gradual Innovation is different from invention Innovation is often serendipitous Innovation is recombinant Innovation involves trial and error Innovation is a team sport Innovation is inexorable Innovation’s hype cycle Innovation prefers fragmented governance Innovation increasingly means using fewer resources rather than more 9.
    [Show full text]
  • Is Pollution Value-Maximizing? the Dupont Case
    NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES IS POLLUTION VALUE-MAXIMIZING? THE DUPONT CASE Roy Shapira Luigi Zingales Working Paper 23866 http://www.nber.org/papers/w23866 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 September 2017 We thank Asher Schechter for research assistance, John Matsusaka, Cary Coglianese and Effi Benmellech for very useful comments, and participants in conferences and seminars in University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Chicago Law School, the American Law and Economics Association, The Society of Environmental Law and Economics Scholars, European Law and Economics Association, Israeli Law and Economics Association, IDC, Case Western University, and Columbia University. Financial support from the Stigler Center at the University of Chicago is gratefully acknowledged. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications. © 2017 by Roy Shapira and Luigi Zingales. All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission provided that full credit, including © notice, is given to the source. Is Pollution Value-Maximizing? The DuPont Case Roy Shapira and Luigi Zingales NBER Working Paper No. 23866 September 2017 JEL No. K32,L21,Q52 ABSTRACT DuPont, one of the most respectable U.S. companies, caused environmental damage that ended up costing the company around a billion dollars. By using internal company documents disclosed in trials we rule out the possibilities that this bad outcome was due to ignorance, an unexpected realization, or a problem of bad governance.
    [Show full text]
  • Corporate Strategies for Addressing Climate Change
    Corporate Strategies for Addressing Climate Change Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change in fulfillment of the Masters Opus requirement of the School of Natural Resources and Environment University of Michigan Project Team: Douglas Glancy Michael Horn Scott Pryor Mark Shahinian Greg Shopoff Faculty Advisor: Andrew J. Hoffman November 2006 DRAFT – Please do not cite, quote or distribute Acknowledgements The project team would like to thank the Pew Center on Global Climate Change for supporting this project. In particular, Truman Semans and John Woody were quite helpful in gaining access to the subject companies and in providing feedback on our report. We would also like to thank the countless people at the subject companies for their time and effort. This project could not have been completed without them, and we sincerely hope that our work provides guidance in their efforts to address climate change. We are grateful to have had Professor Andy Hoffman as our Project Advisor. He put many hours into this project, and is a large reason for its success. And finally, we are indebted to our family and friends who have supported us throughout this effort, putting up with sleepless nights, endless conversations about climate change, and a few gripe sessions. 2 DRAFT – Please do not cite, quote or distribute Table of Contents Executive Summary . 4 List of Figures . 16 Research Findings I. Introduction . 17 A. Scope . 20 B. Methodology . 20 C. Overview . 22 II. Strategy Development . 24 A. Drivers and Outcomes. 24 B. Differentiating Energy Efficiency and GHG Reductions . 28 C. Calculating the Bottom Line .
    [Show full text]
  • Patrticipant Handbook Academic Year 2020-2021 CONTENTS
    Patrticipant Handbook Academic year 2020-2021 CONTENTS 1. DUPONT NUTRISCHOLARS AWARDS 2 1.1. BACKGROUND 2 2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 3 2.1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE 3 2.2. AWARD CATEGORIES 3 2.3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 6 3. GUIDELINES 7 3.1. RULES AND REGULATIONS 7 3.2. FOOD INGREDIENTS FROM DUPONT DANISCO RANGE 8 3.3. ELIGIBILITY 9 3.4. PROCESS 10 3.4.1. PHASE 1: PRELIMINARY SELECTION FOR FINAL AWARDS ENTRY 10 3.4.2. PHASE 2: GRAND FINALE 12 4. TIME-LINE 14 4.1. DATES AND DEADLINES 14 5. DUPONT NUTRISCHOLAR AWARDS PROGRAM CHECKLIST 15 2 1. DUPONT NUTRISCHOLARS AWARDS 1.1. BACKGROUND Bridging the academia with industry, fostering innovations and empowering the Indian food academicians, DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences proudly presents the third edition of its pan-India food science program ‘DuPont NutriScholars Awards’. Following the success of Season 1 and 2, DuPont provides platform and hands-on product development experience for students to innovate and formulate vegetarian foods with higher protein content from plant and dairy sources. The program enables a gateway for the students of food science to enrol, innovate and explore the world of the food industry. DuPont is calling all the young innovators and students across food science, technology and relevant interdisciplinary fields from Indian academia to implement their innovative ideas in the plant-based protein concept. The DuPont NutriScholars Awards 2020 edition features four distinctive award categories: • Convenient and nutritious breakfast • Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) style lunch/dinner • Healthier desserts/indulgences • 4 PM healthy savoury snacks DuPont NutriScholars Awards (DNA) program was initiated by DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences to drive commercially viable innovation in academic fraternity and increase DuPont’s capabilities in foods and beverages by engaging academia at multiple levels.
    [Show full text]
  • Top 5000 Importers in Fiscal Year 2008
    TOP 5000 IMPORTERS IN FISCAL YEAR 2008 NAME ADDR1 ADDR2 CITY STATE ZIP CODE ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO 6301 FITCH PATH NEW ALBANY OH 430549269 ADIDAS AMERICA INC 5055 N GREELEY AVE PORTLAND OR 972173524 ADIDAS SALES, INC. ATTN KRISTI BROKAW 5055 N GREELEY AVE PORTLAND OR 972173524 ALDO US INC 2300 EMILE BELANGER MONTREAL CANADA QC H4R3J4 ALPHA GARMENT,INC. 1385 BROADWAY RM 1907 NEW YORK NY 100186001 AMAZON.COM.KYDC, INC. PO BOX 81226 SEATTLE WA 981081300 ANNTAYLOR INC. 7 TIMES SQ RM 1140 NEW YORK NY 100366524 ANVIL KNITWEAR, INC. 146 W COUNTRY CLUB RD HAMER SC 295477289 ARAMARK UNIFORM & CAREER APPAREL 775A TIPTON INDUSTRIAL DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE GA 300452875 ARIAT INTERNATIONAL INC. 3242 WHIPPLE RD UNION CITY CA 945871217 ASICS AMERICA CORPORATION 29 PARKER STE 100 IRVINE CA 926181667 ASSOCIATED MERCHANDISING CORP. 7000 TARGET PKWY N MAILSTOP NCD-0456 BROOKLYN PARK MN 554454301 ATELIER 4 INC. 3500 47TH AVE LONG ISLAND CITY NY 111012434 BANANA REPUBLIC LLC 2 FOLSOM ST SAN FRANCISCO CA 941051205 BARNEY'S INC. 1201 VALLEY BROOK AVE LYNDHURST NJ 070713509 BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP INC 2761 FRUITLAND AVE VERNON CA 900583607 BEAUTY AVENUES INC 2 LIMITED PKWY COLUMBUS OH 432301445 BEBE STUDIO, INC. 10345 W OLYMPIC BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 900642524 BED BATH & BEYOND PROCUREMENT CO 110 BI COUNTY BLVD STE 114 FARMINGDALE NY 117353941 BORDERS INC 100 PHOENIX DR ANN ARBOR MI 481082202 BOTTEGA VENETA INC 50 HARTZ WAY SECAUCUS NJ 070942418 BROWN SHOE CO INC 8300 MARYLAND AVE SAINT LOUIS MO 631053693 BURBERRY WHOLESALE LIMITED 3254 N MILL RD STE A VINELAND NJ 083601537 BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WHSE 1830 ROUTE 130 N BURLINGTON NJ 080163020 BURTON CORPORATION 80 INDUSTRIAL PKY BURLINGTON VT 054015434 BYER CALIFORNIA 66 POTRERO AVE SAN FRANCISCO CA 941034800 C.I.
    [Show full text]
  • View Annual Report
    2016 DUPONT ANNUAL REPORT A world leader in science and innovation, DuPont continues to work toward sustainable, renewable and market-driven solutions for some of our biggest global challenges. We are helping to provide healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. For more than two centuries, our ability to meet the changing needs of our customers and society through world-class science and innovation has been the key to our success. DuPont’s current transformation will position each of our businesses with a clear focus and allow us to deliver superior solutions and choices for our customers. For additional information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit dupont.com. 2016 SEGMENT NET SALES 2016 TOTAL SEGMENT [U.S. DOLLARS IN MILLIONS] OPERATING EARNINGS AND TOTAL SEGMENT OPERATING MARGINS [1] $147 $6,000 19.5% $2,954 19.0% $5,000 18.5% $4,000 18.0% $5,249 $9,516 $3,000 17.5% MARGIN 17.0% $2,000 $ IN MILLIONS 16.5% $1,000 $3,268 16.0% $1,960 $0 15.5% 2015 2016 $1,500 AGRICULTURE NUTRITION & HEALTH ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INDUSTRIAL BIOSCIENCES PROTECTION SOLUTIONS OTHER 2016 OPERATING MARGINS BY SEGMENT 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% RE TRIAL ALTH 2015 US AGRICULTU PROTECTIONSOLUTIONS 2016 ELECTRONICS & IND NUTRITION & HE PERFORMANCE COMMUNICATIONS BIOSCIENCES MATERIALS Dear DuPont Shareowners, 2016 was a year of transformation and accomplishment for DuPont. We made meaningful progress improving the fundamentals of the business and significantly strengthened our competitive position, so that we started 2017 operating at a new standard of excellence.
    [Show full text]
  • Innovating Through Alliance: a Case Study of the Dupont–BP Partnership on Biofuels
    White Paper Innovating through Alliance: A Case Study of the DuPont–BP Partnership on Biofuels By Truman Semans and Andre de Fontaine September 2009 Truman Semans is a Principal of GreenOrder, a business strategy consulting firm focused on environmental sustainability whose clients have included GE, major utilities, BP, DuPont, HP, and GM. He has advised dozens of Fortune 500 corporations on energy, climate, technology, and policy. He has served on the Executive Committee of US Climate Action Partnership and, while at the U.S. Treasury, as a member of the U.S. Climate Change Negotiating Team. Truman consulted with McKinsey & Co., and he serves on the Board of Directors of the National Climate Trust, the Board of Visitors of the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation President's Advisory Committee. Andre de Fontaine is a Markets and Business Strategy Fellow at the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. 1 White Paper – Pew Center on Global Climate Change Preface—An Update Provided by DuPont and BP on their Advanced Biofuels Partnership This paper aims to provide insights into how industry alliances can deliver innovation and new technologies in an accelerated fashion. Since work began on this paper, the relationship between DuPont and BP has evolved significantly. This preface to the case study, written by representatives from DuPont and BP, provides an update on the companies’ work together. In June 2009, the partners formalized their relationship and created Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a joint venture tasked with completing the technology development and commercialization of biobutanol – the advanced, premium biofuel molecule that had catalyzed the companies’ initial partnership.
    [Show full text]