
More than a decade ago, Dupont set a goal to decrease its annual energy consumption by 5 percent. Since then, Dupont has achieved a 19 percent decrease in consumption while increasing production by 20 percent. The documented costs savings over the period from 1990-2009 are $5 billion. At the same time the company achieved a 92 percent reduction in carcinogenic releases and a 77 percent reduction in TRI (EPA inventory) releases.