International. More than 4.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) were mitigated through carbon reduction projects implemented by Dow in its role as Official Carbon Partner of the Organizing Committees of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Rio 2016 and the IOC (International Olympic Committee).
Of the total volume of carbon mitigated, three million metric tons are attributed to built environment projects. This, and the fact that the company is now applying this framework on a global scale in its role as an Official Partner of the IOC, earned Dow a top-place "medal" in the Innovations for High Performance Buildings and Communities Category of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) 2018 Beyond Green Awards for High Performance Building and Community.
The NIBS Beyond Green Awards reward initiatives that are shaping the high-performance construction market and catalyzing the real-world application of innovative design and construction practices. As an Honor Award winner, Dow's projects were recognized and presented to the construction community in January at Building Innovation 2019: the National Institute of Building Sciences' Annual Conference and Exhibition.
In partnership with the IOC, Dow joined organizations from industry value chains by leveraging the Olympic sports platform and brand and encouraged these companies and institutions to take action on climate change. For Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016, Dow worked with the respective organizing committees to engage industry and construction value chain decision-makers to adopt low-carbon technologies in material selection, manufacturing and on the construction site, which will translate into real and sustainable change in the economies and societies of host cities much later. that the Games would end.
