Description/achievement of initiative
In alignment with Dow's 2015 Sustainability Goals, the company embarked on a bold new experiment in 2011 a 5-year, $10 MM collaboration with The Nature Conservancy.
Implementation methodologies
Dow's long-term vision is to leverage analysis and findings at current and future pilot sites to influence practices and operations at Dow's business units globally, and guide the decision-making of other companies and organizations through open-source access to the resulting models, tools and learnings generated from the collaboration. Dow and The Nature Conservancy have created a collaboration website to share progress from this groundbreaking initiative, which aligns with the company's broader focus on global conservation. and also this initiative is fully funded by The Dow Chemical Company.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
The Nature Conservancy
2012
