2023 Sustainability Report Shows How Berry Global is Delivering on its Impact 2025 Strategy
April 09 2024 - 9:14AM
Business Wire
Achieved 86% reusable, recyclable, or
compostable packaging, increased renewable energy use by 65%, met
Scope 1 and 2 science-based target two years ahead of schedule
Global packaging leader Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY)
released its 2023 Sustainability Report, providing a clear picture
of the company’s progress towards its ambitious environmental
sustainability, social impact, and corporate governance
commitments. The report highlights how Berry is collaborating
across the value chain to advance its Impact 2025 strategy,
celebrating record achievements like receiving an “A” rating from
MSCI, and reaching its short-term Scope 1 and 2 science-based
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target two years ahead of
schedule.
“Through a deep commitment to innovation, customer service, and
a people-first culture, our company’s long-term vision is to be the
leading source for sustainable packaging,” said Kevin Kwilinski,
CEO of Berry Global. “Whether across the products we design and
develop, our operations, or how we engage with others, our results
are deeply rooted in meeting customer needs by delivering on the
many benefits of packaging in a way that accelerates the transition
to a circular, net-zero economy."
Compared to 2022, the company made significant progress in 2023,
including:
- Achieved 86% reusable, recyclable, or compostable fast-moving
consumer goods packaging
- Increased the use of circular plastics to 10% through key
investments and partnerships
- Committed to achieve net-zero emissions across its global
operations and value chain by 2050
- Cut Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 26% versus 2019 to meet its
goal of 25% by 2025
- Reduced Scope 3 GHG emissions by 21% versus 2019 to advance its
goal of 25% by 2025
- Increased the use of renewable electricity, like wind and
solar, across the business by 65%
- Completed internal Operation Clean Sweep audits at 100% of its
facilities
- Expanded our diversity, equity, and inclusion reporting with a
breakdown of the U.S. ethnic minority numbers
- Improved average training hours per employee from 54 to 58
through workforce development
One of the driving forces behind meeting Berry’s Scope 1 and 2
GHG emissions reduction target two years early was the significant
increase in the company’s use of renewable energy, which has been
on the rise for five years consecutively. In 2023, Berry increased
the use of renewable electricity across its business by an
impressive 65%, including converting all of its operations in
Mexico to wind and solar power. The company is currently working
with the Science Based Targets initiative to develop new Scope 1
and 2 emissions targets, which will be announced as soon as
possible.
In the report, Berry also underscores the importance of its new
recycling facility in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom that uses the
company’s innovative, proprietary CleanStream® recycling technology
to offer the world’s first closed-loop system to mechanically
process domestically recovered household waste polypropylene (PP)
back into contact-sensitive packaging. And the company reported an
overall reduction in product weight and increase in the amount of
post-consumer recycled (PCR) content purchased to 3.6% of total
resin.
Regarding Berry’s social impact goals, last year the company
maintained its 21 global ethics ambassadors, increased the number
of suppliers evaluated in EcoVadis by 38%, and surpassed its target
of reducing its Total Recordable Incident Rate below one, achieving
a rate of 0.81 – well below the industry rate of 3.5. In addition,
90% of all Berry facilities completed an annual community volunteer
program and the company conducted Global Code of Business Ethics
and Cybersecurity Awareness trainings across its 40,000 employees
worldwide, achieving participation rates of 98.4% and 99.7%,
respectively.
Learn more by downloading Berry’s 2023 Sustainability Report and
view snapshots of the company’s sustainability strategy, data, and
progress on its corporate website.
About Berry
At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative
packaging solutions that we believe make life better for people and
the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global
capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation
expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world.
Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading
talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250
locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and
manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular
economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer
benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more
information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or
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