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DuPont: Assessing the impacts of inputs

To address the growing demand for stewardship, DuPont developed a series of supplier criteria to assess the impacts of the materials used in its products.

For titanium dioxide (TiO2) – a material used in various DuPont products – DuPont outlined the following four supplier criteria: Promote the responsible mining and initial processing of titanium ores in the Murray Basin region; encourage the mineral sands industry to pursue environmental, social and economic outcomes that achieve progress towards sustainability in the Murray Basin region; support DuPont’s commitments to product stewardship and ethical conduct and its premium brand status for TiO2 products, which is based on safety, quality and environmental care and provide DuPont with long-term resource security for obtaining titanium ore feed stocks from the Murray Basin region.

These objectives form the basis for the supplier criteria that will become a required condition included in any off-take agreement.

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Published
04 August 2006
Location
Global

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