ZURICH, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor, a
global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging
solutions, today issued the following message from its CEO,
Ron Delia, to its global workforce
on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
and the company's operations in the region.
Dear colleagues,
As the war and humanitarian crisis from Russia's invasion of Ukraine continue, it is important that we
remain connected and well informed as a team. We are witnessing a
tragic situation and our hearts go out to the people whose lives
have been so terribly affected. We join the urgent call for a
peaceful resolution to the conflict.
At Amcor, we are guided by our values:
- Our first focus is the safety of our people in
Ukraine
- We recognize that our packaging products help people in
communities everywhere with their daily necessities
- Our sense of obligation extends also to the multinational
customers we partner with in Ukraine and Russia.
Those considerations come together in how we work with our
customers: they also take care of their own teams and rely on us to
bring products to communities in need. Together we support the
livelihoods of many thousands of people along complex supply
chains.
You will remember we proactively closed our site in
Kharkiv, Ukraine, to
protect our local team right before the armed conflict started. Our
dedicated crisis team continues to monitor developments in real
time and assist our people.
We are deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in
Ukraine and are actively
contributing to the relief efforts. Amcor is committing at least
USD1 million for direct support to
our team in Kharkiv and their families as well as general
humanitarian aid, in partnership with the International Red
Cross. This includes a matching
contributions program open to all Amcor colleagues around the
world. Let's please keep up the support and a big thank you for all
the generous contributions so many of you already made.
We have also operated for more than 20 years in
Russia, where we continue
to ensure compliance with local and international laws. Currently,
our three factories in the country generate 2% to 3% of total Amcor
sales. After careful consideration of the current circumstances, we
will scale down our activities there by:
- Focusing our manufacturing on supporting only existing
multinational customers
- Suspending new projects and investments
- Discontinuing exports from the country as soon as
possible.
We will also continue to explore all strategic options for
the business while assessing the rapidly evolving situation. We
will take additional actions as needed, always guided by our values
and responsibilities to our stakeholders.
Thank you to all the Amcor colleagues who are
collaborating to address the hugely challenging situation on the
ground. Thank you also to everyone who is contributing from afar in
so many ways. Your commitment, caring and generosity continue to
be an inspiration.
Ron
Ron
Delia
CEO
About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible
packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and
personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading
companies around the world to protect their products and the people
who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains
through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons,
closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging
that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and
made using an increasing amount of recycled content. Around 47,000
Amcor people generate US$12.5 billion
in sales from operations that span about 230 locations in 40-plus
countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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