Berry Global : 2022 Sustainability Report

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, & GOVERNANCE REPORT

IMPACT 2022

TABLE OF
Contents
2022 ESG Highlights	3
CEO Message	4
Berry at a Glance	5
Our ESG Strategy	6
More Together	9
Plastics Supporting
Net Zero & Circularity	13
Materiality	16
VP Sustainability Message	18

Environmental		Governance
Circular Economy	20	Corporate Governance	71
Overview		ESG Board Oversight
Portfolio Management		Political Contributions
Material Sourcing		Risk Management
Recycling		Critical Concerns
Optimizing Design		Precautionary Principle or Approach
Product Safety Management		Ethics & Compliance	75
Restricted Substances		Business Ethics
Product Quality and Stewardship		Environmental Compliance
Operational Waste Management		Data Security & Transparency	79
Operation Clean Sweep		Cybersecurity
Products		Data Privacy and Protection
Customer Collaboration
Climate Change	37
Climate Governance and Strategy		Disclosure Practices	80
Climate Risks and Opportunities		Appendices	81
Greenhouse Gas Emissions		List of subsidiaries
Energy Management		Data Center
Water Management	46	Policy Appendix
Overview		GRI
Analyzing Water Risk		SASB
Measuring Water Metrics		TCFD
Social		WEF
	Statement of External Assurance
Overview
Employee Relations & Wellbeing	52
Safety
Benefits
Contractor Safety
Health and Well-being
Employee Engagement & Development
Talent Management & Acquisition
Community Partnerships
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion	63
Overview
Workforce Demographics
Human Rights & Labor Conditions	66
Overview

Responsible Supply Chains

Conflict Minerals

2022 Highlights

				ENVIRONMENT
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
ACHIEVED	ACHIEVED ESTIMATED	INCREASED	INCREASED
79%	1%	BY	21%	BY	28%
PRODUCT WEIGHT
REUSABLE, RECYCLABLE,	REDUCTION	AMOUNT OF	RECYCLED CONTENT
OR COMPOSTABLE	CIRCULAR PLASTICS	PURCHASED IN 2022
PACKAGING IN 2022	IN 2022	PURCHASED

100%

OF FACILITY LEADS COMPLETED ANNUAL OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP TRAINING

REDUCED

LANDFILL WASTE

INTENSITY BY

8%

IN 2022

CLIMATE CHANGE

WATER MANAGEMENT

ACHIEVED

21%

REDUCTION IN SCOPE 1 & 2 GHG EMISSIONS VS 2019

ACHIEVED	INCREASED	ACHIEVED
9%	THE AMOUNT OF	11%
	RENEWABLE ENERGY USED
SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS	4 YEARS	REDUCTION IN
REDUCTION VS 2019	ENERGY INTENSITY
	CONSECUTIVELY	OVER 5 YEARS

REDUCED	REDUCED
WATER	ABSOLUTE WITHDRAWALS
INTENSITY	BY OVER
2%	700KM3
IN 2022

		SOCIAL
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
INCREASED	INCREASED
PERCENTAGE OF	PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE
WOMEN IN SALARIED	OF COLOR IN US BASED
ROLES TO	SALARIED ROLES TO
38%	17%

HUMAN RIGHTS & LABOR CONDITIONS

INCREASED

THE NUMBER OF SUPPLIERS

EVALUATED IN ECOVADIS

BY 353%

GOVERNANCE

ETHICS & COMPLIANCE

REDUCED 99%

ANONYMOUS

REPORTING TO

EMPLOYEE

62% COMPLETION OF

GLOBAL CODE OF ETHICS

TRAINING

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS & WELLBEING

REDUCED	INCREASED	INCREASED	100%	75%
TOTAL RECORDABLE	ANNUAL ENGAGEMENT	INDIVIDUAL TRAINING HOURS
TO	54.2
INCIDENT RATE	SURVEY PARTICIPATION TO
TO	86%		COMPLETION	OF US SITES
.82		OF MANAGERIAL	COMPLETED
AVERAGE PER EMPLOYEE	ENGAGEMENT ACTION	AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY
		PLANNING	VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

INCREASED

TO 21GLOBAL ETHICS

AMBASSADORS

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR

Chairman & CEO

Achieving a circular economy is not something that can happen overnight, but with determination, collaboration, and experimentation from all industries, we can develop the pathways to get there. From unmatched access to recycled material and strategic partnerships for innovative products, Berry is taking action on our ambitious sustainability goals to best serve customers.

Our team members across the globe are passionate about keeping resources in use and out of our environment. We are tackling some of the toughest industry challenges by innovating new, sustainable packaging solutions that progress our customers' sustainability targets and meet their unique performance needs.

As a packaging leader with locations around the world, Berry recognizes the global plastic waste problem and the role we play in eliminating it. There are endless opportunities for value-chain collaboration, recyclable design, and circularity innovations that build an attractive portfolio for our customers, while driving growth, jobs, and stability.

I am passionate about giving our natural resources multiple lives by reusing materials and increasing the use of recycled and renewable plastics to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy. And I am very proud of our company's efforts to design and develop products that are made to be remade

- moving away from virgin plastic made by fossil fuels.

In 2022, we made significant strides in our action and reporting, highlighting the following:

• Increased purchase of post-consumer recyclate by 28% thanks to significant customer collaborations
• Increased circular plastic purchased by 21% through investments in Berry Circular Polymers and partnerships with key resin suppliers
• Achieved Scope 3 GHG emissions target four years in advance andincreasedthe target accordingly
• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 (operational) GHG emissions by 5% and Scope 3 (value chain) GHG emissions by 5%
• Increased percentage in women in salaried roles by 5% and of people of color in U.S.-based salaried roles by 6% making progress against the company's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals
• Increased average training hours per team member by 35% a result of greater investment in workforce development

While significant progress has been made, there is still more to do to make the greatest impact for people and our planet. Our company is leading the charge by offering a true value proposition around recycling and packaging. And I continue to call for further action with our resin suppliers to collaborate and invest in the innovation necessary for the future needs of our customers' sustainability commitments.

My call to action, and our industry goal, is one that benefits all stakeholders and the world economy. The more we can show innovation, profitable raw material reuse scenarios, success in renewable sourcing, and the leadership and drive toward more circularity - the growth of our sector can and will become undeniable.

Thomas E. Salmon

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Berry Global, Inc.

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Berry at a Glance

OUR COMPANY

We create innovative packaging and engineered products 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 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.

OUR MISSION

OUR VALUES

OUR CUSTOMERS

OUR BEHAVIORS

OUR BUSINESS IN FY2022

4 DIVISIONS:	NYSE (BERY)	18,000 CUSTOMERS
Consumer Packaging International	$14.5B IN REVENUE	46,000 EMPLOYEES
Consumer Packaging North America	+10% REVENUE	100,000 PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED
Health, Hygiene, & Specialties	$709M RETURNED TO SHAREHOLDERS	3,689 ACTIVE PATENTS
Engineered Materials	INITIATED FIRST CASH DIVIDEND	265+ MANUFACTURING LOCATIONS

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