WESTMINSTER, Colo.,
Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball
Corporation (NYSE: BLL) and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
(KSE) have revealed the new Ball Arena signage at the entrance to
the arena, marking a milestone moment for the two companies. In
2020, Ball and KSE established a first-of-its-kind partnership to
advance sustainability in sports and entertainment, which includes
naming rights for Ball Arena, home to the NBA's Denver Nuggets,
NHL's Colorado Avalanche and NLL's Colorado Mammoth, alongside
family entertainment and concerts.
"From the beginning of our partnership, Ball and KSE have
focused on leveraging the influence and reach of sports and
entertainment to drive meaningful change in sustainability," said
Dan Fisher, President and CEO-elect,
Ball Corporation. "Going into year three at Ball Arena, today we
celebrate the continuation of our goals and broader progress we've
made together on helping venues both reach their sustainability
targets and bring fans a more environmentally friendly visitor
experience through increased use of infinitely recyclable aluminum
cans, cups and bottles. We look forward to continuing to work with
KSE in Denver and beyond."
Ball and KSE have made significant progress on reducing plastic
waste and bringing fans a more environmentally friendly fan
experience at Ball Arena. By introducing multiple sizes and formats
of infinitely recyclable aluminum cans, cups and bottles, Ball
Arena has eliminated more than 350,000 single-use plastic cups and
bottles and is on pace to eliminate more than 1 million single-use
plastic cups and bottles in 2022. Ball and KSE have also
spearheaded The Green Assists program, which is focused on
recycling and education, and launched consumer activations such as
Team Aluminum, a program that makes recycling easy for fans by
enlisting ambassadors to collect recyclables using backpacks.
"We are excited to celebrate our partnership with Ball
Corporation and officially reveal the new signage at Ball Arena,"
said Matt Hutchings, KSE Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "Working together, we
believe this partnership is transformative and will continue to
help redefine the way arenas and stadiums operate globally."
The Ball and KSE partnership was founded on a shared vision to
advance sustainability in sports and entertainment by strengthening
in-venue aluminum recycling, providing fans with a more
environmentally friendly fan experience and showcasing aluminum
beverage packaging as the most sustainable choice. Global efforts
include partnerships with Premier League's Arsenal F.C., which
plays in London's Emirates Stadium, and the NFL's Los Angeles Rams
and their home stadium, SoFi Stadium.
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About Ball Corporation
Ball Corporation
supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for
beverage, personal care and household products for customers, as
well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for
the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ
24,300 people worldwide and reported 2021 net sales of $13.8 billion. For more information, visit
www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
About Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Denver-based Kroenke Sports &
Entertainment (KSE) is one of the world's leading ownership,
entertainment and management groups. KSE's portfolio of
professional sports teams and venues include: the Los Angeles
Rams (NFL), Denver Nuggets (NBA), Colorado Avalanche (NHL),
Colorado Rapids (MLS), Colorado Mammoth (NLL), SoFi Stadium, Ball
Arena, Dick's Sports Goods Park and the Historic Paramount Theatre.
Additional properties under KSE's umbrella include Altitude Sports
& Entertainment, a 24-hour regional television network and
Altitude Authentics, the company's official retail provider.
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future events and financial performance. Words such as "expects,"
"anticipates," "estimates," "believes," and similar expressions
typically identify forward-looking statements, which are generally
any statements other than statements of historical fact. Such
statements are based on current expectations or views of the future
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 they 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;
inability to pass through increased costs; 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;
inflation; rates of return on assets of the company's defined
benefit retirement plans; pension changes; uncertainties
surrounding geopolitical events and governmental policies,
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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