Mary Draves is the President of MD and Associates Consulting specializing in environmental, health and safety, sustainability and ESG practices. Draves is the former Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) for Dow, Inc. Draves expertise spans over three decades in the materials science and chemical industry using collaborative leadership, curiosity, and the simple and practical application of knowledge to deliver results. She has held numerous roles in sustainability, EH&S, manufacturing, maintenance, reliability, environmental matters, public policy, government and community affairs while with Dow. Draves also served as the Secretary of the Environmental Health and Safety and Technology committee of the board.
As Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) for Dow, Draves used science and innovation to drive transformative and sustainable change. She was responsible for corporate EH&S governance and corporate sustainability, including the reporting and disclosure of Dow’s Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) performance. Draves was instrumental in leading Dow’s 2025 Sustainability goals while shaping Dow’s sustainability targets to specifically address climate protection and advance a circular economy. Draves led Dow’s groundbreaking Valuing Nature Goal, which represents the first-ever commitment by a corporation to formally factor nature into its business decisions. Concurrently, Draves led the company’s global EH&S organization, protecting the health and safety of all team Dow and the communities in which the company operated. Under her leadership the organization had best in a decade EH&S and fatality free performance while maintaining business continuity.
Draves represented Dow in wide ranges of forums, including Davos, COP26, and Greenbiz. Draves has served on the State of Michigan Governor’s Council for Climate Solutions, the Campbell Institute Steering Committee and U of M's Erb Institute Strategic Advisory board. She currently serves on The Nature Conservancy of Michigan’s board, the Isabella Bank Eastern Region Advisory Board, The Operations Board of the Great Lakes Loons, the Saginaw Valley State University Foundation Board, the Midland Business Inclusion Alliance and is a member and immediate past chair of the Midland Business Alliance. She has been recognized for her thought leadership, being named to Sustainability Magazine's top 100 Women in Sustainability and the ESG50 List.
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