2021 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $2.5 million
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BTN estimates chemical company Dow has 2021 U.S.-booked air
volume of $2.5 million, down from $6 million in 2020.
Dow recently updated its Covid-19 Workplace Playbook to
shape guidelines based on risk. The playbook uses public health data to
determine the risk of infection to employees and prepare for a slow return to
the workplace. Business travel is one of four areas governed by these risk
management measures, along with masking, physical distancing, and personal
health measures. When risk is designated at low to high, it requires following
Dow’s regional travel policy, while a classification of very high risk means no
travel at all. Risk levels are updated weekly.
Dow Inc.’s Scope 3 emissions in 2021 were higher than in
2020, mostly due to the types of products sold and differences in operations.
Travel, which was a “small” part of “other” emissions in 2020, did not appear
in the 2021 report. The “other” category represented about 4 percent of
greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, down from 5 percent in 2020. Employees were
restricted from travel in 2020.
The company reported $55 billion in net sales in 2021, up 43
percent from 2020. It has 37,700 employees and operates 104 manufacturing
sites. In January 2022, approximately half of Dow’s global workforce was
working remotely.