Global Citizenship

We are committed to building an innovative, inclusive and more sustainable future-one where communities thrive, everyone has access to STEM and skilled trade careers, and our employees are empowered to accelerate change. 

Embracing social responsibility worldwide

Guided by the passion of people, powerful partnerships and a commitment to making an intentional impact, we focus on creating positive and enduring change in Dow communities.

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Thriving Communities

We address community-identified needs, support disaster resiliency and response, and advance equitable opportunities in Dow communities.

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STEM and Skilled Trades

We continue to build an education pipeline to connect underrepresented students with innovation-based jobs.

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Sustainability

We promote circularity, water stewardship, decarbonization and healthy ecosystems, with a focus on communities that face undue environmental burdens and risks.

Our levers of impact

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Grants and investments

We strive to accelerate positive change through grants, in-kind donations, nonprofit partnerships and more. Dow promotes social, economic and environmental progress through all kinds of grant programs-from engaging youth in STEM growth to powering long-term success in Dow communities. 

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Employee engagement and volunteerism

Team Dow is nearly 36,000 people strong across 30 countries. We harness their passion to make a positive impact in every community where we operate.

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One of the USA's 50 most community-minded companies

For the fifth consecutive year, Dow was named an honoree and the Materials Sector Leader of The Civic 50 by Points of Light-the world's largest organization committed to inspiring, equipping and engaging people to change their communities and the world.

Measuring our impact

To calculate project outcomes and determine the portion attributed to Dow, independent third-party benchmarking vendor, True Impact, works directly with our grantees. Here are some highlights of what we’ve achieved in 2024.

Improved food security or housing for

3,700

people

Increased access to community resources for

4,100

people

Improved the health and wellbeing of

4,800

people

Enabled the attainment of degrees or improved employment for

11,900

people

Collaborations to drive change 

See the results of our ambition in action

2024 INtersections Progress Report:  Discover how we continue to advance our ambition.