Protect people and the planet is our commitment to take action to ensure the safety of our employees, contractors, customers, and communities while improving our impact on the environment.
Ultimately, the most valuable and enduring business outcomes are the ones that enable people and the planet to thrive. Our goals in this pillar focus on the challenges of climate change, water stewardship, and achieving world-class environmental, health, and safety performance.
Acting on climate
Goal:
Reduce our Scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 from the 2019 base year and deliver carbon neutral operations by 2050.
Reduce our Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and end-of-life of sold products by 25% by 2030 from the 2020 base year.
Source 60% of power to our operations from renewable sources by 2030 as part of our RE100 commitment.
Accomplishments in 2023
1
58% reduction of Scopes 1 and 2 emissions from the 2019 baseline, surpassing our 2030 goal and outperforming the expectations of the Paris Agreement.
2
39% reduction of Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and end of life of sold products from the 2020 baseline, surpassing our 2030 goal of 25% reduction.
3
60% of electric power to our operations is from renewable sources by increasing our purchases of renewable electricity (including from purchased renewable energy credits (RECs)).
4
40 DuPont sites operate using 100% renewable electricity (including renewable energy credits).
Leading water stewardship
Goal:
Implement holistic water strategies at sites in high-risk watersheds and at high consumption sites by 2030.
Enable millions of people to access clean water through leadership in advancing water technology and enacting strategic partnerships.
Accomplishments in 2023
1
40% of targeted DuPont sites have started implementing holistic water strategies and are on track to meet the goal of full implementation at all targeted sites by 2030.
2
More than 11 million people have improved drinking water access or quality since 2019 using DuPont technology in critical water treatment expansions or upgrades.
3
5 million people are expected to receive water and/or sanitation access over the next 7 years through a collective impact investment in Water Equity Fund IV with Starbucks, Ecolab, Gap, Reckitt, and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.
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Named the Global Water Intelligence (GWI) Water Technology Company of the Year for new product innovation across our water treatment technology portfolio and adopted by some of the world’s most advanced water management facilities.
Delivering world-class environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) performance
Goal: Further our commitment to zero injuries, occupational illnesses, incidents, waste, and emissions.
Accomplishments in 2023
1
83% of our manufacturing sites attained zero injury performance and 28 sites qualified for ACC Site Safety Awards.
2
Achieved our safest year on record for employee and contractor safety.
3
Achieved zero unrecovered plastic releases of 0.5 kg or greater to the environment through our Operation Clean Sweep® Blue commitment, which aims to prevent plastic loss to the environment from our operations and logistics partners.
Awards
CDP Climate
Received A- score on our CDP climate assessment and named for the first time to CDP’s Supplier Engagement Leaderboard.
Clean200™
Named to the Clean200® 2023 list of major corporations that are leading the way by putting sustainability at the center of products, service, business models, and investments.
Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC)
DuPont Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE awarded the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Gold Certification and special recognition for Landscaped Project in 2023.