Empower people to thrive addresses how we enable our employees and communities to experience well-being, purpose, opportunity, equity, and connection.
Our employees are at the heart of our sustainability efforts and drive our results and impact. We cultivate an inclusive work environment that allows our employees to make a difference, grow professionally, and thrive. To further our impact, we encourage active participation in the communities where we work through key partnerships, collaboration with nonprofit organizations, skills-based volunteering and board service.
Accelerating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I)
Goal: Become one of the world's most inclusive companies, with diversity well ahead of industry benchmarks.
Accomplishments in 2023
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Recognized by Forbes as one of the Best Employers For Diversity and World’s Top Companies for Women.
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Achieved significant gains on DE&I dimension score (+4 to 78%) on our annual IMPACT survey with 82% of employees reporting DuPont has an inclusive environment.
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Named a 2023 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN for the 8th year in a row.
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Increased supplier diversity spend to 9% of total U.S. spend and named to The Forefront 50: Top Corporations for Minority Businesses.
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Strengthened pipeline of diverse talent with targeted and high-impact programs, including DuPont GOLD (Growth Opportunities Leading in Diversity) and FOSSI (Future of STEM Scholar Initiatives).
Cultivating well-being and fulfillment
Goal: Create a workplace where employees report high levels of well-being and fulfillment.
Accomplishments in 2023
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Achieved Great Place To Work Certification in the U.S., India, and Philippines, and recognized as a Top Employer in China and Top Company in Mexico, validating the effectiveness of our well-being and fulfillment programs.
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80% positive engagement index is the best result in five years with steady or improved scores in every category and the largest gains at production sites.
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81% of employees report their manager provides regular feedback to help improve their performance.
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Achieved highest ever participation rate in our annual IMPACT employee survey with 89% of employees responding that they do work that matters.
Building thriving communities
Goal: Improve over 25 million lives through targeted social impact programs.
Accomplishments in 2023
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More than 5.7 million lives impacted since January 2020 through community projects.
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Provided access to affordable shelter through Habitat for Humanity International partnership, supporting 70 affiliates across 30 U.S. states, two Canadian provinces, and one Mexican state. Provided financial resources, sustainable building solutions products, and enthusiastic employee volunteers.
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Strengthened global employee engagement in Clear into the Future® program to address important nature and biodiversity projects with a record number of submissions and awarded nonprofit grants for 19 projects in seven countries across all four regions.
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Increased student and teacher access to high-quality STEM resources through our three-year STEM Education pilot with Discovery Education and the Delaware Department of Education with 46,000 students and 1,800 educators supported in 2023 through exposure to STEM concepts and career pathways.
Awards
2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI)
Named to the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the sixth consecutive year, recognizing our commitment to support gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
Earned a perfect score on Disability:IN and AAPD’s Disability Equality Index and named Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the 8th year in a row.
2023 Forbes Awards
Named to the 2023 Forbes lists for World’s Top Companies for Women, World’s Best Employers, and America’s Best Employers for Diversity.
Great Place to Work® Certification™
Certified as a Great Place To Work based on the results of the Trust Index™ survey which assesses employee satisfaction.
2023 – 2024 Corporate Equality Index
Received perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023—2024 Corporate Equality Index, earning designation as recipient of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.
Top Employer Award in China
Received Top Employer Award in China for second consecutive year.
The Wall Street Journal’s Management Top 250
Named to The Wall Street Journal’s Management Top 250, which ranks companies on customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength.
2023 Top Corporation for Women’s Business Enterprises
Named a Top Corporation for Women’s Business Enterprises from Business Enterprise National Council.