The Procurement Strategy Behind DuPont's 100% Renewable Feat

DuPont, one of the world's premier manufacturers of advanced materials, has officially reached 100% renewable electricity at its US healthcare manufacturing facilities.

The Delaware-based firm managed the feat by investing heavily in Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) – a mechanism that has formed a large part of its net zero strategy.

These RECs, alongside DuPont's other sustainable initiatives, have helped it to slash Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, which are down 76% since 2019. 

More impressively however, the company has managed to reduce its Scope 3 emissions – generally considered the most difficult area of an organisation's operations to decarbonise – by 66% since 2020.

Now, with DuPont's US facilities fully green, its leadership team will looking to replicate the same achievement globally.

Inside the energy procurement process

More than 50% of DuPont’s global electricity already comes from renewable sources, with all of its European manufacturing sites using only renewable electricity.

Reaching this milestone in the US, the country where its physical footprint is greatest, will be particularly special for the firm's leaders though.

"Achieving 100% renewable electricity at our US-based DuPont healthcare manufacturing facilities further contributes to our decarbonisation strategy and RE100 commitment," says Scott Collick, DuPont's CSO and VP of Sustainability & Regulatory Compliance.

Dean Childers, who is Vice President and General Manager of DuPont Healthcare Solutions, points to the supply chain benefits of the company's decarbonisation.

"Powering these additional US healthcare manufacturing facilities with renewable electricity is a meaningful step in advancing our sustainability commitments while enabling a more sustainable healthcare supply chain for the benefit of both our customers and patients," he says.

RECs, PPAs and on-site generation

DuPont's healthcare division is the latest beneficiary of the company's energy procurement strategy. This strategy has seen the company use RECs alongside power purchase agreements, or PPAs, and on-site renewable generation.

That rather holistic mix has helped DuPont to ensure that around two thirds of its electricity comes from renewables.

DuPont's EU operations reached the same 100% renewable milestone back in 2025, using a similar combination of RECs and on-site solar.

Tedlar manufacturing joins the list

Healthcare isn't the only division benefiting from DuPont's energy procurement drive.

In February this year, DuPont confirmed that its Tedlar polyvinyl fluoride film manufacturing had also moved onto 100% renewable electricity through RECs.

That covers around 42GWh of annual electricity consumption across its Buffalo, Louisville and Fayetteville facilities.

Tucker Norton, Vice President and General Manager of DuPont Printing & Films, says that these initiatives showcase the company's strategy.

"Fully integrating renewable electricity across our Tedlar manufacturing footprint reflects how we are advancing sustainability across our operations," he explains.

"This achievement supports our decarbonisation strategy while ensuring we continue to deliver the high-performance Tedlar films our customers depend on."

The road to 2035

DuPont's energy procurement gains sit alongside other targets due in 2035.

The company aims to minimise, eliminate or avoid substances of concern in its products wherever safer alternatives exist.

It is also rolling out a reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle programme at every facility, targeting a 10% cut in total waste intensity.

For a business with DuPont's manufacturing footprint, energy procurement remains one of the clearest levers available for shifting the needle on emissions while the rest of the sustainability agenda catches up.