Slides for "Closing the Loop to Advance a New Economy". With the take-make-waste linear model no longer viable, companies are actively pursuing alternative models such as the circular economy, which has captured the imagination of the private sector as a viable approach for decoupling economic growth from resource constraints. The circular economy, an industrial model that is restorative or regenerative by design and intent, aims to keep products, components, and materials at their highest utility at all times, and represents an opportunity worth in excess of $1 trillion for the global economy. In this session, we will explore how companies can leverage circular economy principles and best practices to help eliminate waste throughout the value chain and improve the bottom line.

2. ! Developing*Our*Partnership*
! Talking*about*waste*is*an*
important*step*to*making*the*
business*case*for*product*
stewardship*and*the*circular*
economy*

3. ! What*are*companies*wasting?*
! What*is*the*value*of*that*waste?*
! Environmental/Social/Economic*Costs*
! Value*of*the*product*
! How*can*waste*be*eliminated,*and*what*is*the*
potential?*

4. ! 5,589*U.S.*Public*Companies*throughout*their*chain*
! 342*Million*Metric*Tons*of*Waste*in*2014*
! 37%*Paper*
! 21%*Other*Organic*(primarily*Food)*
! 17%*Plastic*
! 11%*Construction*
! Average*7.81*Metric*Tons*per*$1*million*in*revenue*
! Average*Environmental*and*Social*costs*of*$31,$58-billion-

6. ! Why*companies*waste*paper*
! Advertisements,*Mailers*(Real*Estate,**
! Packaging*
! Inefficient*interWoffice*use*(Management,**
! If*companies*wasted*1%*less*overall,*they*could*
together*save*$1*billion*based*on*the*commodity*
prices*to*produce*paper.*

7. ! A*number*of*companies*are*already*seeing*the*value*
and*gaining*profitability*
! Dow,*Veolia,*Caterpillar,*Walmart,*IBM,*DSM,*GM,*
Bridgestone*
! Engaging*circular*economy*methods*is*the*best*way*
to*eliminate*waste*as*a*part*of*production*and*
recapture*its*value*

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the economic consequences of their
natural capital dependencies, in
order to identify business risk and
opportunity, today and tomorrow.

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12. Opportunities to Close the Loop

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14. THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY – CLOSING THE LOOP
@GREENBIZ February, 2016

15. Keeping products,
components and
materials at their
highest utility and
value, at all times.
Eliminating the
concept of waste,
with materials
ultimately re-entering
the economy at end
of use as defined,
valuable technical or
biological nutrients.

16. Today, plastic packaging material flows are largely linear:
$80-120 bn annual material value loss and significant leakage

18. Global Partners of the
Ellen MacArthur Foundation:

19. Advancing a Circular Economy
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Eunice Heath
Global Director, Sustainability
GreenBiz 2016 Workshop
Closing The Loop to Advance New Economy
@EuniceHeath5

20. DOW RESTRICTED
Billions saved:
$5B, 1.6B lbs waste,
183B lbs water
10K fewer injuries
Up to $6B savings
$13B highly adv sales
1B people + impact
$1B NPV nature

21. Leading the Blueprint
Dow leads in developing a societal
blueprint that integrates public policy
solutions, science and technology, and
value chain innovation to facilitate the
transition to a sustainable planet and
society.
World-Leading Operations
Performance
Dow maintains world-leading
operations performance in natural
resource efficiency, environment,
health and safety.
Engaging Employees for Impact
Dow people worldwide directly apply
their passion and expertise to
advance the well-being of people
and the planet.
Increasing Confidence in
Chemical Technology
Dow increases confidence in the safe
use of chemical technology through
transparency, dialogue,
unprecedented collaboration, research
and our own actions.
Valuing Nature
Dow applies a business decision
process that values nature, which will
deliver business value and natural
capital value through projects that are
good for business and good for
ecosystems.
Advancing a Circular Economy
Dow advances a circular economy
by delivering solutions to close the
resource loops in key markets.
Delivering
Breakthrough
Innovations
Dow delivers breakthrough
sustainable chemistry innovations
that advance the well-being of
humanity.
2025
Sustainability
Goals
Messaging For Reference Only – Not For External Distribution.

22. By 2030,
the world’s population will reach
8.3 billion, requiring:
50% more food
45% more energy
30% more water

23. Dow @ A Glance: Portfolio Aimed at Addressing Society’s Needs
Performance Materials
& Chemicals Performance PlasticsAgricultural Sciences Consumer Solutions Infrastructure Solutions
Chlor Alkali
Chlorinated Organics
Industrial Solutions
Polyurethanes
Dow Elastomers
Dow Electrical and
Telecommunications
Dow Packaging and
Specialty Plastics
Energy
Hydrocarbons
Crop Protection
Seeds
Consumer Care
Dow Automotive
Systems
Dow Electronic
Materials
Dow Building &
Construction
Dow Coating Materials
Energy & Water
Solutions
Performance Monomers
Enhancing Value through Operational Excellence, Sustainability & Innovation
and Investments in Integrated and Feedstock-Driven Value Chains
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World Leader in Material Chemistry
• In 2015: $49B Revenue, 180 manufacturing and 49,000 employees
• $5.7 B in products highly advantaged from sustainable chemistry
• 9 U.S. Presidential Green Chemistry Awards – more than any other company
• 40% reduction in energy intensity since 1990

24. What is a circular economy for Dow?
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The circular economy is maximizing the value and use of our resources, by designing more efficient
systems, materials and turning what used to be waste into resources that can be used again. Dow
solutions keep products and materials at their highest utility and value, enable service life extension
and value ecosystems throughout their lifecycles.
SYSTEMS REDESIGN.INNOVATION.COLLABORATION
OPERATIONS INNOVATION WASTE 2 WORTH
Feedstock. Water/Energy Nexus
Supply Chain Operations.
Design in “circularity” into new
products. New Business Models.
Market/Value Chain Collaborations
Repurpose. Reuse.
Remanufacture.
Waste to Energy

25. Dow 2025 Sustainability Goal:
Advancing a Circular Economy
Dow advances a circular economy by delivering
solutions to close the resource loops in key markets.
By 2025, we will collaborate to implement six major
projects that deliver solutions and advance the
circular economy.
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Through innovation and collaboration, Dow will help facilitate the world’s
transition to a “circular economy,” where waste is designed into new products
and services.

26. Building on a solid foundation in operations ….
Reuse
Recycle
Recover
Co-product/By-product streams
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… now extending to markets and value chains

27. OPERATIONS: BEYOND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
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• WASTE REDUCTION ALWAYS PAYS
(WRAP AWARDS PROGRAM)
– Waste avoidance, source reduction, GHG
emissions reduction, material reuse or recycling,
by-product synergy, and water and energy
conservation. Compared to 2005 the total
waste from operations has been reduced by 9
percent
• RESPONSIBLE CARE AWARD (Examples)
– Hazardous waste reclassified and converted to
fuel/energy source
– Successful elimination of the use of fossil fuels at
Landskrona, Sweden Plant
2025 World Leading Operations Alignment
• Dow will improve raw material efficiency utilization index by
10 percent relative to the 2015 baseline
• Dow will reduce the freshwater intake intensity at key water
stressed sites by 20 percent.
• Dow will reduce its waste intensity footprint by 20 percent
• Dow will obtain 400 MW of its power demand from
renewable sources by 2025.

28. Dow Terneuzen Netherlands Site
Closing the loop to advance a sustainable water plan for growth in the region
Breakthrough Public-Private Partnership
established to accept Municipal Wastewater
• Water re-used first to generate
• High Pressure Steam for site
• then reused again for Cooling Towers
• then finally Evaporated
Municipal
Wastewater
reuse 3X
Dow Terneuzen Netherlands
Advancing a Water Circular Economy to enable growth in the region
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Circular Economy Solutions
for a Scarce fresh water region
Meet Dow’s demand:
22 Mm³/yr of fresh water

29. CASE STUDY: Energy Bag
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Creating value through collaboration. The Energy
Bag pilot program took place in Citrus Heights,
California and Dow helped turn 6,000 pounds of
previously non-recycled plastic waste – juice
pouches, candy wrappers and plastic dinnerware –
into 512 gallons of fuel.
Waste2Worth

30. CASE STUDY: Water
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Dow technologies process 15 million gallons of
water every minute; that equals more than 3
gallons a day for every man, woman and child in
the world.
• Using Dow RO products sea water desalination
customers save more than 206 tons million tons of
CO2 and 64 percent of energy to desalinate
brackish water by YE 2015
Deliver technologies to close the loop on water,
enabling the use of recycled water and beneficial
water reuse alternate sources.
Operations + Waste2Worth

31. 13
The SAFECHEM Business Model – Circular Economy in Practice
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Raw
materials
(eg. HCL)
Intermediate
(eg. CI2)
Solvent
manufacturer
Supply of fresh solvent Take-back of used solvent
Solvent
recycling
Raw
material
recycling
Disposal
Energy
Recovery
Waste Hierarchy
Prevention
Minimisation
Re-Use
Recycling
Energy Recovery
Disposal
Waste Hierarchy
Prevention
Minimisation
Re-Use
Recycling
Energy Recovery
Disposal
(Feed-stream)
(Recycled solvent)
SAFECHEM value-added Waste Management Services
Innovation

32. Thank
You
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