WESTMINSTER, Colo.,
Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) has been named to the 2021 Dow
Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) World and North America. This marks the eighth year the
company has been recognized by DJSI for its sustainability
practices across its aluminum packaging and aerospace
businesses.
Ball scored 76/100 in the 2021 S&P Global Corporate
Sustainability Assessment and performed in the 97th
percentile (score date: Nov. 12,
2021).
"Now more than ever, businesses have an essential role to play
in supporting their employees, their communities and the planet,"
said John A. Hayes, chairman and
CEO of Ball. "This recognition is a testament to our
well-rounded sustainability program, which is focused on
continuously improving the environmental performance, social impact
and economic returns of our business and enabling the circular
economy in service of our customers, stakeholders and the planet.
It's an honor to have earned this achievement alongside other
sustainability leaders, and we look forward to continuing to
advance aluminum's sustainability credentials and make
industry-leading progress toward our goals."
Earlier this year, Ball released updated 2030 Sustainability
Goals, which will drive action on 10 social and environmental
areas: health, safety and well-being; diversity and inclusion;
talent development; employee experience; community; real
circularity; climate leadership; material health; resource
efficiency; and responsible sourcing.
"We congratulate Ball for being included in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) for DJSI World and North America," said Manjit Jus, Global Head of ESG Research, S&P
Global. "A DJSI distinction is a reflection of being a
sustainability leader in your industry. The record number of
companies participating in the 2021 S&P Global Corporate
Sustainability Assessment is evidence to the growing movement
for ESG disclosure and transparency."
The DJSI are float-adjusted market capitalization weighted
indices that measure the performance of companies selected using
environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. The DJSI,
including the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World),
were launched in 1999 as the pioneering series of global
sustainability benchmarks available in the market. The index family
is comprised of global, regional and country benchmarks.
For more information on Ball's sustainability efforts, please
visit https://www.ball.com/realcircularity. For more information
about the DJSI methodology, please
visit: www.spglobal.com/spdji.
About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation supplies
innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage,
personal care and household products customers, as well as
aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the
U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ
21,500 people worldwide and reported 2020 net sales of $11.8
billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect
with us on Facebook or Twitter.
Forward-Looking Statements
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future events and financial performance. Words such as "expects,"
"anticipates," "estimates," "believes," and similar expressions
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and are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause
actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed
or implied. You should therefore not place undue reliance upon any
forward-looking statements and any such statements should be read
in conjunction with, and qualified in their entirety by, the
cautionary statements referenced below. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. Key factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual outcomes and results to be different are summarized in
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
Exhibit 99 in our Form 10-K, which are available on our website and
at www.sec.gov. Additional factors that might affect: a) our
packaging segments include product capacity, supply, and demand
constraints and fluctuations and changes in consumption patterns;
availability/cost of raw materials, equipment, and logistics;
competitive packaging, pricing and substitution; changes in climate
and weather; footprint adjustments and other manufacturing changes,
including the startup of new facilities and lines; failure to
achieve synergies, productivity improvements or cost reductions;
unfavorable mandatory deposit or packaging laws; customer and
supplier consolidation; power and supply chain interruptions;
changes in major customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major
customer or supplier; political instability and sanctions; currency
controls; changes in foreign exchange or tax rates; and tariffs,
trade actions, or other governmental actions, including business
restrictions and shelter-in-place orders in any country or
jurisdiction affecting goods produced by us or in our supply chain,
including imported raw materials; b) our aerospace segment include
funding, authorization, availability and returns of government and
commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical
uncertainties affecting segment contracts; c) the Company as a
whole include those listed above plus: the extent to which
sustainability-related opportunities arise and can be capitalized
upon; changes in senior management, succession, and the ability to
attract and retain skilled labor; regulatory actions or issues
including those related to tax, ESG reporting, competition,
environmental, health and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and
other actions or public concerns affecting products filled in our
containers, or chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in
the manufacturing process; technological developments and
innovations; the ability to manage cyber threats; litigation;
strikes; disease; pandemic; labor cost changes; rates of return on
assets of the Company's defined benefit retirement plans; pension
changes; uncertainties surrounding geopolitical events and
governmental policies both in the U.S. and in other countries,
including policies, orders, and actions related to COVID-19;
reduced cash flow; interest rates affecting our debt; and
successful or unsuccessful joint ventures, acquisitions and
divestitures, and their effects on our operating results and
business generally.
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