'We are very proud of the strides we have made in the last two years to become an even more sustainable Company,' said
Highlights from the 2019 report include:
Making Progress Against 2020 Sustainability Goals (as of
Achieved 94% of its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target, with a 9.43% decrease in GHGs per billion standard units (versus 2015 levels). Absolute emissions have decreased by 1.7% even as total production has increased by 8.4%.
Decreased energy consumption by 6.23% in its metal packaging plants, surpassing its goal of 5% reduction in usage per billion standard units (versus 2015 levels).
Reducing Environmental Impact
Aluminum consumption is on a four-year downward trend, even as the Company has increased production of beverage cans by almost 10% in that period.
In 2018, several of Crown's European sites achieved zero waste to landfill and less than 10% of total waste generated across the Division's 61 locations was sent to landfill.
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Using Renewable Energy
6.7% of Crown's global operations are currently using renewable electricity.
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Investing in Employees & Communities
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Crown's Brazilian operations implemented several initiatives that contributed to the educational development of local public school students and provided safe, healthy extracurricular activities. Programs included workforce training, music lessons and Judo classes.
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Each May, in conjunction with National Women's Health Week, Crown provides access to on-site mammograms at its corporate headquarters in
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:
Crown joined RE100 in 2019, pledging a total transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2050.
The Company committed to the Science-Based Targets Initiative, which requires it to set specific goals for reducing GHG emissions. These targets, to be announced in 2020, will align with global temperature limits set by the Paris Agreement of 2015.
Crown recently announced plans to reduce water usage in its global operations by 20% from 2019 levels by the end of 2025. These efforts will decrease the Company's water usage by over 500 million gallons annually.
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.
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