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Progress Report Data Summary


This page contains summary and supplemental progress data for "Reducing Safety and Health Incidents and Environmental Footprint."

 

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Total Recordable Injuries and Illnesses
Significant Environmental, Process and Transportation Incidents
U.S. Toxics Release Inventory Waste and Emissions
Global Air Toxics and Carcinogenic Air Emissions
Global Greenhouse Gases
Global Energy Consumption
Global Hazardous Waste
Environmental Expenses
Summary of Changes in EPA Reporting Requirements

Total Recordable Injuries and Illnesses*
   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
DuPont   1.30 1.25 1.17 0.96 0.76 0.62
Chemical Industry Average 3.4 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.1
Manufacturing Industry Average 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.0 5.6
*Recordable Injuries per 200,000 hours worked 
 

Lost Workday Cases*
   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
DuPont   0.29 0.35 0.30 0.21 0.14 0.12
Chemical Industry Average 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
Manufacturing Industry Average 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3
*Recordable Injuries per 200,000 hours worked 
 

Fatalities
   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
DuPont                                              2 1 3 1 0 0
 

DuPont Contractor
   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Recordable Injury/Illness    0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7
Lost Workday Rate 0.11 0.13 0.12 0.09 0.12 0.07
Fatalities 0 0 1 0 2 1
 

Off-Job Injuries
   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
DuPont                            279(7) 272(7) 294(11) 261(7) 221(9) 175(5)
Numbers in ( ) = fatalities

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U.S. Toxics Release Inventory Waste and Emissions
   1987 1991 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Waste as Generated  -- 890 598 605 453 456 447 554
Deepwell Disposal of Hazardous Waste  237 187 37.7 35.0 26.2 23.6 22.9 18.4
Releases to Air, Water and Land  71 57 38.4 33.6 32.8 34.8 33.3 31.1
Offsite Tranfers     53.5 61.0 58.1 64.2 64.2 61.2
Releases & Transfers   91.8 94.6 90.9 99.0 97.5 92.3
Millions of pounds - Data as reported to the U.S. EPA. 286 new chemicals added in 1995. Total waste as generated first reported in 1991. 2004 data reflects Invista separation. 
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Global Air Toxics and Carcinogenic Air Emissions
   1987 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Air Toxics  68 32 16.1 -- -- -- -- --
VOC Emissions  21.1 18.9 16.9 17.7 17.6 17.4
Air Carcinogens  9.1 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.7
1.62 1.76 1.5 1.5 1.5
Basis of air emissions reporting changed to more comprehensive VOC Emissions in 2000.  Began a renewed Air Carcinogens goal with 2004 baseline, which includes increased number of compounds. 

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Global Greenhouse Gases
(Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalents) 
   1990 1996 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
GHG Emissioins Total Kyoto Basis 34.0 41.7 21.2 14.2 16.3 14.0 14.0 15.3
GHG Credit Sales in Vintage year sold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.2
2004 baseline and subsequent years adjusted to reflect all acquisitioins and divestitures. 1990-2003 years adjusted to reflect Invista divestiture.  Reflects a 60% reduction since 1990. Prior to the Invista separation, DuPont achieved a 72% reduction below the original 1990 baseline. 

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Global Energy Consumption
(Indexed to 1990 = 100) 
   1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Percent of 1990 Baseline  100% 98% 96% 92% 98% 93% 96% 92%
MMMM BTU's  161 158 155 148 157 150 154 148
Global energy consumption is down 8% since 1990, despite over  40% increase in production. All years adjusted to reflect Invista divestiture. 

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Global Hazardous Waste (Millions of Pounds)
   1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Europe 95 25 40.7 72.9 54.2 53.0 45.1 39.3
Latin America 205 205 206 2.9 10.0 6.1 6.5 5.7
Asia/Pacific 6.8 1.1 6.3 4.5 2.8 3.4 4.0 6.3
United States  1,929 1,539 916 962 1,021 824 972 905
Total, All Regions  2,236 1,770 1,169 1,042 1,087 886 1,028 957
All years adjusted to reflect Invista divestiture. 
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Environmental Expenses (Millions of U.S. Dollars)
   2006 2007 2008
Total Pre-Tax Costs 521 576 626
Accrual for Remediation Activities 70.7 75.8 102.6
Expenditures for Previously Accrued Activities 64.2 67.8 80.8
Accrued Balance for Future Remediation 349 357 379

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Summary of Changes in EPA Reporting Requirements
1987: HCI from fuel combostion not included in 1987 but is reported in all subsequent years.
1990:  Total ammonium sulfate reported in previous years.  Redefined to count only the ammonia portion.
1991:  CFC's added to chemical list.  Transfers for recycle and reuse added to reporting for all chemicals.
1994: 38 chemicals/categories added to chemical list

Ammonia definition change (only anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10% of total aqueous ammonia reportable)

Non-aerosol forms of sulfuric acid delisted

Acetone delisted

Ammonium Nitrate (solution) delisted
1995: 283 chemicals/categories added to chemical list (Nitrate Compounds are included in this new list of chemicals)

Non-aerosol forms of HCI delisted
2000: New, lowered thresholds for list of Persistent, Bioaccumlative and Toxic chmicals including Dioxins, Furans, metal compounds and PCB's.


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