France Recycling Fund Fights Cancer
O-I is raising money for cancer research and patient support through glass recycling in France. For every tonne of glass collected annually, O-I, donates funds to La Ligue Contre le Cancer (The League Against Cancer). In 2018, our efforts raised €88,660 for La Ligue Contre la Cancer, five percent more than the previous year, which […]
Making What Matters: O-I Publishes Updated Sustainability Goals
December 13, 2018 When 84% of people expect brands to help make the world a better place (according to a McCann Worldgroup study), we know that we have a role to play as a company, but also as a key partner to consumers’ favorite brands. At O-I, we know getting real results requires action. That’s why […]
Kids Share in O-I’s Commitment to Community
The Toledo Zoo is home to more than 10,000 individual animals representing over 720 species from around the globe. When you visit, it’s like traveling around the world in a single trip. Therefore, when the kids from Sodt Elementary in Monroe, Michigan had the opportunity to visit through “Companies for Kids,” it was a journey […]
O-I Honored as 2018 Recipient of Keep America Beautiful’s Vision for America Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts:Leslie OrozcoO-I Corporate [email protected] Larry Kaufman / Noah Ullman Keep America Beautiful 203-659-3014 / 203.659.3008 [email protected] / [email protected] Owens-Illinois Honored as 2018 Recipient of Keep America Beautiful’s Vision for America Award Chief Executive Officer, Andres Lopez, Accepts Prestigious Award for Commitment to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility at Gala Dinner STAMFORD, Conn. and PERRYSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 11, 2018) – […]
Friends of Glass and Surfrider Raise a Glass for the Ocean
According to a survey carried out earlier this year with the Friends of Glass community, 78% of Europeans have noticed a change in their behavior since the release of BBC’s Blue Planet II. To raise awareness of the endless lives of glass, and help consumers make healthy, sustainable choices, the European glass industry association has […]
O-I Designs Lightest Beer Bottle in the UK for Adnams
When UK brewery Adnams wanted to create a beer bottle that would be better for the earth in 2015, they came to O-I Glass because they knew O-I shared its environmental values. Adnams is a brand built on earth-friendly practices and led the UK beer industry in adopting lighter glass packaging, but they wanted to do more. “Constant environmental improvement is part […]
O-I’s Containers Achieve Cradle to Cradle Certification
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact:Kristin KelleyVP, Global and Corporate [email protected] O-I’s Containers Achieve Cradle to Cradle CertificationFirst Food and Beverage Packaging Company to Achieve Gold Rating for Material Health Perrysburg, OH (February 15, 2018) – Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) is the first food and beverage packaging company to achieve a gold rating in […]
Helping Earthquake Victims in Mexico
O-I joined community efforts to support victims of an earthquake that ravaged parts of Mexico in 2017. In each of our business units in the country, food and hygiene items were collected and distributed to victims through the Red Cross of Mexico. Additionally, O-I employees from Guadalajara, Querétaro and Monterrey donated money to Habitat for […]
