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DuPont Summary

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Description of Company:

DuPont is a science company.  Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere.  Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.  DuPont is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.  In 2004, it had revenues of $27.3 billion and employed 60,000 people.  Visit DuPont's Web site for more information.


Targets:

      Reduced GHG emissions by 72 percent from 1990 levels.  Goal was 65% by
           2010.

      Reduced global energy use 7 percent below 1990 levels.  Goal was to hold
          total energy use flat through 2010.

  • Currently source five percent of total energy consumption from renewable
    energy sources.  Corporate goal is to source 10 percent of global energy use from renewable resources by 2010.

  • Derive 25% of business revenue from non-depletable raw materials (e.g. services, agriculture and nutrition products, renewable feedstocks) by 2010.  Currently 2/3 of the way to goal.


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CEO:

Charles O. Holliday, Jr.


CEO Quote Regarding Climate Change:

"Environmental performance is part of an all-encompassing internal drive toward true sustainable growth.  As a company, DuPont believes that action is warranted, not further debate.  We also believe that the best approach is for business to lead, not wait for public outcry or government mandates.  From our experience of the past ten years, we know that integrating environmental considerations into our business strategies enhances our ability to achieve sustainable growth."

Bio-based materials and products

DuPont, in partnership with Tate & Lyle, has begun producing bio-PDOTM, one of the raw materials of its Sorona® polymer at a facility in Loudon, TN. Bio-PDOTM (1,3 propanediol) is produced from corn in a process that consumes 40 percent less energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent versus petroleum based propanediol. Sorona® fibers are used in the manufacture of automotive and home furnishings, and packaging materials. Read about the announcement here.

Read a fact sheet about Bio-PDOTM by clicking here.

Read a fact sheet about DuPont's Sorona® polymer by clicking here.

Biofuels

Dupont has announced (pdf) a new partnership with BP to bring a next generation of biofuels to the market to meet growing global demand for renewable transportation fuels. For more information on the initiative click here.