YARDLEY, Pa., Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) (www.crowncork.com) has published its 2019 Sustainability Report detailing its environmental, social and governance achievements from fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and previewing focus areas for its next set of sustainability goals. The report explores how Crown's global workforce and commitment to process and product innovation have enabled the Company to grow in ways that benefit customers and shareholders while minimizing impact on the environment. The full report is available online at https://sustainability.crowncork.com.
"We are very proud of the strides we have made in the last two years to become an even more sustainable Company," said John Rost, Ph.D., Vice President, Global Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs at Crown. "These achievements were made possible by the inspiring efforts of our global team as well as the fundamental benefits of our primary product – metal packaging. As a material, metal supports the circular economy, protects our customers' products by delivering outstanding shelf life and provides an unparalleled return on investment at every level."
Highlights from the 2019 report include:
Making Progress Against 2020 Sustainability Goals (as of December 31, 2018)
Reducing Environmental Impact
Using Renewable Energy
Investing in Employees & Communities
Continuing the Journey
To further elevate its commitment to sustainability, Crown is laying the groundwork for its next set of sustainability goals. Focus areas will include climate, resource efficiency, circularity, social change, product stewardship and governance and ethics. Goals will formally be announced in early 2020 and progress against them will be reported annually. The Company is already making headway in several of these areas:
The 2019 report has been organized and prepared in accordance with GRI Standards: Core option. Though it has traditionally followed a biennial reporting schedule, Crown will release its next report in early 2021 to formally wrap up its 2020 sustainability goals and provide insight into its new objectives.
About Crown Holdings, Inc.
Crown Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment and services to a broad range of end markets. World headquarters are located in Yardley, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.crowncork.com.
For more information, contact sustainability@crowncork.com
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