A sustainable product is a kinder product—kinder to the planet, and kinder to all of its residents. As a leader in the glass packaging industry, we recognize and embrace our role as a responsible corporate citizen and employer in the communities we serve around the world. We’re proud to make a sustainable product and positively impact our communities.
O-I’s Sustainability Goals
Climate Change
25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (interim target of 10% by 2025). This exceeds the expected rate of improvement for our industry under the Science Based Targets Initiative and the Paris Accord.
Glass Recycling
Increase the global average of post-consumer recycled content in our products to 50% by 2025 (2017 baseline was 38%). O-I is taking a tailored approach to increase recycled content rates across its enterprise network as rates vary significantly by geography.
Safety
As part of our journey toward zero injuries, we are committed to a 35% improvement in O-I’s three-year rolling average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) by 2025. We continue to enhance face-to-face communication with shop floor employees and increase employee engagement.
Our People:
We will continue to foster a culture of employee well-being and an environment where development opportunities exist for everyone. We are focused on increasing all aspects of diversity across our management team while includes taking steps to increase the representation of women in senior leadership roles compared to the base of 28% women in 2017.
Our Communities:
We see tremendous opportunity to positively impact the planet as well as improving conditions in the communities where we operate. We will collaborate with customers, NGOs, suppliers and local leaders to implement glass container collection programs in 75% or more of the communities we serve by 2025.
Sustainability in Action
Industry Leadership
As a leader in the packaging industry, O-I remains committed to providing leadership and advocacy to several industry associations including:
We’re Committed
We know getting real results requires action. That’s why we’ve developed goals, reflective of our commitment to social responsibility and sustainability. These goals focus on climate change, recycling, safety, leadership development and diversity. Find these and other examples of our commitment in our Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
Download Corporate Social Responsibility ReportFurthering Our Commitment to Invest In Sustainability Projects
O-I is the first company in the packaging industry to issue a Green Bond, furthering its commitment to sustainability throughout its global manufacturing operations and glass packaging.
To support the debt offering, O-I developed a Green Bond Framework, describing in detail the Company’s sustainability strategy and goals and the types of investments that O-I is pursuing from a sustainability perspective.
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We’re Creating Impact
Helping businesses create sustainable products is a big part of creating a kinder world. But so is giving back. This commitment radiates through the nonprofit organizations we support on a company level, as well as through our employees’ donations and volunteerism. Help us discover new opportunities by directing us to worthy causes.
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