Act Responsibly, Earn Handsomely
Dec 17 2007
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Program: Launched a line of green products, including fluorescent lightbulbs and hybrid locomotives, in 2005.
Benefit: The company expects these products to generate $14 billion in 2007, up 40 percent from 2005.
Program: Has given health-care benefits to part-time employees since 1987.
Benefit: Baristas who stick with their jobs for two to three years have a relatively low turnover rate.
Program: Reduce, reuse, and recycle packaging material.
Benefit: This effort decreased packaging by more than 300 million pounds during the 1990s.
Program: Reduce the company’s energy consumption.
Benefit: Dow saved $5 billion in operational costs, in part through energy initiatives like power plants that can produce electricity and heat.
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