Introduction

The spirit, belief and commitment of Dow to improve the quality of life of its communities has existed for more than 100 years. Dow has long understood that local communities hold our license to operate. We play an active role in improving life in the communities we serve.

This is never more evident than in the ways employees volunteer their time, giving thousands of hours each year to make our communities better places to live, work and play. Through volunteer work, employees also help strengthen Dow’s relationships with our communities. Our goal is to make the community a better place.

The skills and passion of employees can be of great value to non-profit organizations that typically operate with small staffs and depend on non-paid volunteers.

DowGIVES is a program for Dow North America that brings all giving under one umbrella. It is designed to:

• Encourage more volunteer commitment to worthy organizations
• Better enable employees to act as Dow ambassadors and contribute to the success of their communities
• Offer common guidelines that will save time and expense at individual sites that are currently developing and administering site-specific programs
• Streamline giving guidelines
• Provide for benchmarking and idea-sharing among Dow sites in the U.S. and Canada
• Track and manage volunteer hours using the VolunteerMatch website.

One of the ways we invest in our communities is to support Dow employees who volunteer their time and talents.