BERRY Global Group has released its 2022 Impact Report, which assesses the company’s progress towards its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments.
The firm explained the 2022 report is focused on celebrating ‘record’ achievements, leveraging key learnings to achieve ‘More Together’, and highlighting how Berry is advancing its Impact 2025 strategy.
To date, the business has reduced its operational (Scope 1 and 2) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 21% and expects to achieve its science-based target of a 25% reduction from 2019 prior to its 2025 goal.
Tom Salmon, CEO and chairman of the board at Berry Global, said, “With growth and leadership comes responsibility. We take our role as a responsible corporate citizen seriously – throughout our company and across the global value chain.
“The compilation of efforts from our 46,000 team members to prioritise our ESG commitments is evident at every level of our business, from making meaningful progress toward achieving our climate change goals to bolstering our commitment to safety with a Total Recordable Incident Rate considerably below the industry average.”
The company revealed achievements have included a 28% increase in the purchase of post-consumer recycled plastic; and a 21% increase in circular plastic purchased through investments in Berry Circular Polymers and partnerships with resin suppliers.
In the environmental section of the report, Berry announced 79% of its fast-moving consumer products are now reusable, recyclable, and/or compostable and its European flexible films division more than doubled the use of recycled content in packaging products to 10,500 metric tons.
