How to Become the Most Innovative, Customer Centric, Inclusive, and Sustainable Company in the World

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​Corporate Challenge:  Avoiding groupthink culture that stifles innovation and stagnates growth.
 
Ironbound Strategy:  Powerful brands understand that team diversity is the life blood of innovation.  Top talent is attracted to companies with holistic purpose that creates value across stakeholders: employees, customers, and society. 
 
Ironbound Action:  Michigan based Dow Inc has business roots that can be traced back over a century to 1897.  The company has operations in 31 countries that specialize in plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses.  Winning innovation awards has been critical to their sustainable growth strategy.  To be the most innovative company in the world, they recruit and retain a diverse team of top talent.  in 2021 and 2022 Dow Inc. was named by the HRC Foundation’s list of Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality.  Creative and talented employees are drawn to companies where their value is leveled-up.  

​* Net Sales of $55 Billion in 2021, up 41% and 28% from 2020 and 2019. 
 
** For 17 consecutive years Dow Inc has received a perfect score in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index.  In 2021, they ranked on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and ranked #19 in the Diversity Inc Top 50 Companies.  

*** Received the 2021 BIG Innovation Awards from the Business Intelligence Group