World Resources Institute Presents Courage to Lead Award to DuPont Chair
Holliday Recognized for Advancing Sustainability Practices in Industry
New York, NY (Vocus) November 12, 2009
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has awarded the Courage to Lead Award to DuPont Chair Charles O. Holliday, Jr. for advancing sustainability practices in industry. The award was presented at the WRI Annual Dinner in New York City.
“Chad Holliday has shown how an open-minded, visionary leader can take an iconic company powerfully and profitably toward sustainability,” said Jonathan Lash, president of WRI. “In doing so, he has made DuPont an important and admired model.”
“Chad brought his unique perspective to DuPont’s businesses and made the concept of sustainable growth central to our mission as a company,” said DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman. “Chad convincingly made sustainability a valuable business imperative.”
According to WRI, Holliday’s accomplishments include transforming DuPont from a fossil fuels and chemicals company to a science company and delivering sustainable solutions that help others reduce their environmental footprint. Along the way, Holliday set innovative market-facing sustainability goals for the company; became a pioneering voice for economically sound environmental policy – in particular climate change; was chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development; and co-wrote an important book on sustainability and business, “Walking the Talk.”
DuPont – one of the first companies to publicly establish environmental goals 19 years ago – has broadened its sustainability commitments beyond internal footprint reduction to include market-driven targets for both revenue and research and development investment. The goals are tied directly to business growth, specifically to the development of safer and environmentally improved new products for key global markets.
DuPont is a science-based products and services 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 and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
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