Building a Healthy Culture Key Elements of a Comprehensive Health Strategy

1. Building a Healthy CultureKey Elements of a Comprehensive Health Strategy John M. White, Ph.D. Global Health Promotion and Culture Leader The Dow Chemical Company

2. Agenda • Who We Are • Building the Business Case • Aligning to Corporate Strategy and Priorities • Implementing the Health Strategy • Assessing Performance

3. Started: 1897 • Manufacturing: 188 • Locations in 35 countries • Products: > 5,000 • Sales: >160 countries • Employees: > 50,000 • Sales: ~ $60 billion

4. Key Elements to Dow’s Health Strategy Make Health a Business Asset • Big and important • Critical to organizational strategy • Leadership by example • Strategic plan • Best practice interventions • Measured performance • Continuous improvement OPTIMAL HEALTH

5. The Business Case (2004) • Total economic impact related to employee and retiree health likely exceeds $750 million/year for Dow. • Keeping U.S. health care benefit costs in the lower end of the trend estimates could save Dow as much as $0.07/share in 2008. • Many health care experts have estimated that a third of current benefits expenditures may be spent on unnecessary of inefficient care. • Most experts agree that 30 – 50% of health care conditions and illness could be modified by preventive health interventions. • Significant legislative and regulatory actions are developing and pending which will impact health care, particularly in the U.S. Big and Important

6. CORPORATE STRATEGY Preferentially invest in a portfolio of technology-integrated, market-driven performance businesses that create value for our shareholders and growth for our customers MISSION To passionately innovate what is essential to human progress by providing sustainable solutions to our customers VISION To be the most profitable and respected science-driven chemical company in the world VALUES Integrity Respect for People Protecting Our Planet Aligning to Corporate Strategy Critical to Strategy

7. Committed to Health Health is essential to our sustainability • At Dow, protecting people and the environment is part of everything we do and every decision we make. It is our goal to eliminate all injuries in our workforce and to prevent adverse environmental and health impacts. • Health is a strategic priority for Dow. This means paying attention to the health aspects of all our activities: • Employee health • Public health • The health impact of our products • How we can develop products that offer health benefits Critical to Strategy

8. Health is Important to Dow • The health of Dow people is vital to our financial performance and the performance of our people. • We are commitment to a strategic approach to building a culture of health with prevention as a major pillar in our overall plan. • Our senior management is committed to health promotion as an important investment in our human capital. • Our incentives support consumer accountability and motivate employees to stay healthy, reduce high-risk behaviors/clinical measures, and/or adhere to disease management regimens. • We strive to contribute positively to the communities where we operate. Leadership By Example

9. Health Care System Management Quality & Effectiveness Advocacy Prevention The Dow Health Strategy Vision We optimize health, human performance and long-term value for Dow by offering an array of health programs and services for employees, retirees and dependents as part of being an employer of choice. Strategic Plan

10. Approach at Multiple Levels Personal behavior, engagement level Employee Shared Benefits Shared Responsibility Site/ Work Group Policies, benefits, tools Workplace culture, peer support, environment Company Community Best Practice Interventions Local norms, environment, resources

11. Prevention Interventions • Health screening and consultation • Health education and group programs • Smoke-free workplace • Health/risk focused campaigns • On-site health and wellness centers • Self-care and consumer education • Strong benefit plan prevention coverage • Electronic personal health record • Positive health culture • Community partnerships • Healthy Workplace Index Dow provides the optimal array of “best practice” programs and services globally to minimize and/or reduce health risks and enhance the overall health of Dow people and company performance. Best Practice Interventions

12. Metrics and Results Health Care Costs • Cost of Coverage (e.g., Trend versus Benchmarks) • Global Total Cost Impact of Health Health Status • Global Health Risks (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, physical activity, BMI, stress/depression, dietary habits, tobacco use) • Disease prevalence Health-Related Productivity • Global Presenteeism and Absenteeism Incidence and Cost Quality of Care (US) • Preventive Screening Participation, and adherence to vendor and provider expectations. Culture • Global "Healthy Culture" employee perception questions • Healthy Workplace Index Scoring Measured Performance

13. High Level Results – YE, 2010 Cost of Coverage and Productivity • Cumulative savings from the Health Strategy since baseline 2004 is $118.5MM. • Case management in the US helped save 14,533 lost work days. Using average wages as a proxy for productivity, this saved the company over $6.0MM in 2010. When accounting for productivity loss , the total is $18MM. Health is Improving – Target: increase low risk and decrease high risk prevalence 10 percentage points in 10 years). • Between 2004 and September, 2010 we saw a: • 20 percentage point (25%) reduction in high risk people. • 22 percentage point (29%) increase in low risk people. Employees are Engaged in Evidenced Based Services • Participation in this voluntary Periodic Health Exam across all regions was 89% in 2010. • Global, annual participate in one or more internal Dow health programs/ services was 81%. Culture is Improving – Healthy Workplace Index and Employee Satisfaction • 90% of targeted sites (200+ employees) engaged in the Healthy Workplace Index, representing 57% of the global population. • There has been a 152% improvement in site scores since 2008 baseline. • Employee satisfaction also increased since 2008 Healthy Workplace Index baseline. • 22 percentage point increase: Dow people who believe Dow sincerely cares about their health and well-being. • 14 percentage point improvement: My work environment enables me to maintain positive health practices.

14. Elements of Success Big and important Critical to strategy Strategic plan Leadership By Example Best practice interventions Measured performance Continuous improvement Do so with integrity and a long-term view!