Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) sustainability score: 20/100
Dow Inc. is a multinational chemical manufacturer headquartered in Midland, Michigan, producing plastics, chemicals, and advanced materials. Founded in 1897 as The Dow Chemical Company and restructured in 2019, it is a leading integrated chemicals player with ~$57B annual revenue.
More about Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company)
Core business remains petrochemical feedstock dependent.
Founded 2019Head office Midland, Michigan, USStaff ~35,900Revenue ~$43B (2024)Website ↗
Dow's sustainability record is defined by flat emissions, material water pollution violations, and unambitious targets. Scope 1 emissions are static; Scope 3 Category 10 is entirely omitted from disclosure. A pattern of chronic regulatory non-compliance at major US facilities—including the worst wastewater polluter designation and a Texas lawsuit for habitual violations—undercuts forward-looking commitments.
Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) scores 20/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) joint 928th of 969 companies scored, and 16th of 16 in Chemicals.
What is Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Emissions Trajectory (1/10, 2/10).
Where Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies1/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company)'s SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company)'s score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
47% of them were published by Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 11 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
8 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
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How does Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) compare with other chemicals companies?
Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) sits at the bottom of the chemicals pack.
Among the 16 major chemicals brands we've scored, Dow Inc. (The Dow Chemical Company) sits 16th of 16.
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