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Dow Chemical: Green Chemicals from Cradle to Cradle

上In the 1980s and 1990s, with the rise of global environmentalism and the strengthening of the traditional manufacturing industry's environmental policy constraints, chemical giants began to increase investment in energy conservation and emission reduction and green and safe products.

The 112-year-old Dow Chemical Company is recognized as a leader in this sport. From 2001 to 2008, Dow Chemical was listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the eighth consecutive year. The Dow Jones Sustainability Index is the first indicator system to evaluate the financial performance of companies committed to sustainable development on a global scale. In China, Dow's efforts in energy conservation and ecology have also been well received. At the "2009 China Beijing High-tech Industry International Week" held in June this year, Dow Chemical (China) Investment Co., Ltd. relied on excellent operational eco-efficiency. As well as outstanding contributions to energy conservation and emission reduction in China and around the world, it was rated as “Top Ten Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Marking Enterprise”.

In the past few decades, human and environmental factors have been integrated into Dow's overall business strategy, and Dow's “blood vessels” now flow with “green blood”. As early as 1994, Dow was the first in the world to propose the “Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Decade Objectives” plan for 1995-2005. The specific objectives of this “10-year plan” include: 90% reduction in work-related injuries and illnesses, 90% reduction in primary spills, 90% reduction in process safety incidents, 90% reduction in cargo transportation accidents, and 50% reduction in vehicle safety accidents. Waste discharge is reduced by 50% and sewage discharge is reduced by 50%.

“After continuous improvement, innovation and the joint efforts of all employees, these goals have been basically achieved in 2005 after 10 years, and have achieved great results.” Dennis Chung, Director, Asia Pacific, Dow Chemical Environment, Health and Safety ) told BusinessWeek that during the 10 years, Dow reduced industrial emissions by 56% based on a 31% increase in production. Reduced emissions of 730,000 tons of solid waste, which is enough to accumulate up to 1 meter on 270 football fields; reduced waste discharge by 83 million tons, which is equivalent to one year's water consumption of 800,000 Chinese households; enough energy saved 8 million American families use for one year.

At the same time, this strategy has brought considerable economic benefits. Between 1995 and 2005, the company invested $1 billion to improve processes and technologies to improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions, and promote safe production, resulting in a cumulative savings of $5 billion.

On this basis, in 2005, Dow developed the “2015 Sustainable Development Goals”. This Dow's second “10-year plan” covers three aspects: “Sustainable Chemicals through Innovation and Product Safety Supervision”. "; Actively undertake corporate social responsibility; reduce the impact on the environment. In the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, Dow announced that it will increase energy efficiency by 25% from 2006 to 2015. Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 2.5% per year.

Dow's “2015 Sustainable Development Goals” received wide attention and praise. Zhong Ruilin told reporters that since 2006, Dow has made active efforts in community cooperation to ensure the safety of the entire product life cycle and to make efficient use of the earth's resources and reduce the impact on the environment.

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In the production process, Dow puts more stringent requirements on clean production and safe production. Zhong Ruilin said that Dow Chemical is located in all factories around the world. The production processes, processes, job preparation and the computers and tools used are the same. The company can use the uniform standards for requirements, training and assessment. At the same time, the “zero tolerance” policy has been extended to the areas of safety, health and environmental protection, such as zero injury and zero accidents in the field of safe production. Dow has careful and thoughtful "care" for the chemicals it produces from "birth" to the final entry into the "grave."

The reporter interviewed Dow at a home production base in Asia's largest production base. The garden-style factory layout, clean and tidy production facilities in the factory area, especially integrated into every corner of the production base, the safety concept of each employee and The serious implementation of the various security measures is impressive.

Since 2005, Dow has invested RMB 8 million to cooperate with China's State Environmental Protection Administration to promote a cleaner production demonstration project to promote cleaner production practices in small and medium-sized enterprises in chemistry and related industries. Dow and the State Environmental Protection Administration have set up a working group to use Dow's global chemical technology and its expertise to train and guide companies in China's chemical, printing and dyeing, brewing, electronics, food and other industries. The results of the 2006 pilot enterprise audit showed that 21 pilot enterprises had implemented more than 700 clean production programs, and obtained economic benefits of 36 million yuan, while sewage treatment decreased by 1.676 million tons, waste gas decreased by 24 million cubic meters, and sulfur dioxide emissions decreased by 667.2. Tons, saving 2.767 million kWh, saving 3.728 million tons of water and 108,000 tons of coal.

"The earth we live in requires the support and maintenance of all people. Everything Dow does for the environment and society is to make people live a better life; Dow's contribution will never stop." Say.

Sustainable development can be a highly profitable business strategy

-- Interview with Zhong Ruilin, Director of Asia Pacific, Dow Chemical Environment, Health and Safetyr

《商務周刊》：為推動可持續發展，陶氏曾在2005年提出了自己的“2015年可持續發展目標”，其出臺的背景是什么，具體確立了哪些有利于可持續和全球生態的目標？

鐘瑞麟：作為人類大家庭中的一員，陶氏要在解決全世界最緊迫問題的道路上充當表率。這不僅是為了陶氏自己，更是為了生活在這個星球上的所有人。因此，陶氏制定了未來10年的可持續發展目標，它重新定義了我們對可持續發展戰略的承諾。

陶氏的2015可持續發展目標是一個由多個部分組成的計劃，旨在解決全世界在未來10年內會遇到的最迫切的經濟、社會和環境問題。該目標強調至少在三個全世界面臨的共同挑戰中取得突破性進展，它們是：充足的且負擔得起的食物供應和寬敞的住房；可持續利用的水源；改善醫療和人身安全。

此外，陶氏還承諾改進自己的能源利用情況，發展替代能源，以及解決由化石燃料消耗引起的全球氣候變化。在2015年可持續發展目標中，陶氏倡導未來10年把能源利用率提高25%。針對全球氣候變化，陶氏提出在2006—2015年間，公司的溫室氣體排放量每年減少2.5%。

這個可持續發展目標體現了陶氏對責任關懷原則做出的承諾。同時，目標包含著更廣闊的含義：強化同所在的社區的聯系，繼續改進管理流程，加強創新，減少在全球的排放量。這個目標涵蓋三個重點：合作、創新和提高?！渡虅罩芸罚禾帐显诳沙掷m發展和綠色制造上的技術創新和技術投入情況如何？

鐘瑞麟：陶氏非常重視研發，在今年4月成功收購羅門哈斯后，陶氏總計在研發上每年將投入15億美元，在整個行業中是最高的。陶氏以身作則走可持續發展的企業道路，堅持降低全球溫室氣體排放，為保障綠色未來提供環保產品。我們為許多重要的日用品提供原材料，利用創新科技所創造的產品滿足了人們的需求，并且不斷地從根本上提高人們的日常生活質量。比如，陶氏的創新性水凈化解決方案和建筑節能的解決方案就是有代表性的實例。在2008年第四季度可持續發展報告中，陶氏首次公布，經第三方進行的生命周期評估(life cycle assessment，LCA)驗證，在住宅、商業建筑和工業管道上使用陶氏隔熱保溫材料，可使溫室氣體排放大幅減少，所減少的排放量達到陶氏公司自身排放總量的7倍。

《商務周刊》：請您談談陶氏在生產過程中對節能、清潔生產和員工安全的考慮和實踐。

鐘瑞麟：在自身生產過程中，陶氏一直堅持不斷的節約能源和減少污染物排放。1996—2005年，陶氏產品所消耗的化石燃料已經減少了20%以上。在2015年可持續發展目標中，陶氏更是倡導未來10年把能源利用率再提高25%。

陶氏全球公報的初步報告中有陶氏近年來能源強度、化學物質和污染物排放等的明確數據。長久以來，陶氏的能源強度(即單位產值能耗)一直在下降；2006年的能源強度比1994年降低了22%，同年，陶氏還決定使10年后的能源強度在2004年數值的基礎上降低25%。

另外，我們還貫徹“零容忍”政策，這一政策最初的含義是指不允許員工有任何觸犯法律的行為，這是公司價值觀和原則的一部分。現在，“零容忍”政策在陶氏被引申至安全、健康和環保領域，比如在安全生產領域零傷害、零事故的要求。

《商務周刊》：陶氏為用戶提供了哪些創新性環保產品，是否考慮到了可回收利用的功能？

鐘瑞麟：陶氏致力于不斷創新科技，為用戶提供兼具經濟價值與生態價值的新型產品。應用在汽車制造中的IMPAXX吸能泡沫材料、用在節能住房建設上的STYROFOAM隔熱保溫板、DOWTHERM導熱液等創新性環保產品都得到了廣泛應用，在為用戶節約成本的同時也在環保方面發揮了積極的作用。

作為全球眾多產品的原材料生產者，陶氏堅持把對人和環境的影響最小化作為產品在設計、生產直至回收每一個環節的至高考量。在可持續發展上，陶氏不僅獨善其身，還力求兼善天下。在產品研發之前，陶氏會依據一套完整的生命周期分析來加以決策——從最初的選材，生產過程的確定，到副產品的循環利用、廢棄物處理的方式，以及整個過程中能耗如何等等。通過全面統計和參考相關數據來評估產品對于環境的影響、制定研發路線，這就是陶氏獨有的“從搖籃到搖籃”的理念。

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