BALL CORPORATION JOINS THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT

The multinational Ball Corporation has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact. At Ball, they are committed to one purpose: building a stronger business and a healthier planet by helping people live more sustainably and improving our understanding of how the world works. In addition, its objectives for 2030 include addressing critical business challenges and achieving a clear positioning for long-term growth.

That is why Ball Corporation recently joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. By joining the Global Compact, Ball commits to the ongoing implementation of sustainability principles that support human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption.

Specifically, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 priorities focused on addressing the world’s greatest sustainable development challenges, such as ensuring quality education for all; reducing inequalities and ensuring that no one is left behind; producing and consuming responsibly; and taking action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Among the goals set is that of true circularity: “We are committed to achieving an average recycled content of 85% (up from 61% in 2020) in the aluminum we use to produce billions of beverage cans, bottles and cups each year. We are collaborating with industry partners, legislators, NGOs and other stakeholders to increase global recycling rates of aluminum beverage cans, bottles and cups to 90% by 2030 from their current level of 69%.”

Another objective is climate leadership: in the last 3 years, they have announced virtual power purchase agreements in the United States, Sweden and Spain, where the electricity produced from these projects enabled them to obtain 44% of their global electricity demand in 2021 from renewable energies. Ball aims to obtain 100% renewable electricity globally by 2030, with an interim target of 75% by 2025.

Finally, highlight the community outreach program: Through The Ball Foundation, they have established outreach programs to support education, including support for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs in the U.S. focused on inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers, particularly those programs that serve underrepresented groups.