At Dow, protecting people and the environment is part of our image. We try to make it appear to be the motive for everything we do and every decision we make. We like to declare that we have a responsibility to shareholders to ensure that our products and operations meet (where appropriate) applicable government or Dow standards. We know that when it comes to safeguarding the environment, our job is to foster trust - through effective public relations efforts like this website - so that Dow's own standards can be set, monitored, and enforced by the people who understand our chemicals and our business the best: us.