Crown Cork a leader in ESG sustainability

Sustainalytics has ranked Crown Holdings at the top of the Containers and Packaging category in the latest ESG Risk Assessment, following an industry-wide evaluation of corporate sustainability performance.

After receiving positive ratings in multiple areas of measurement, Crown leads its group with 105 organizations and represents 3% of the 16,200 companies evaluated.

This rating from Sustainalytics underscores the comprehensive design and ongoing impact of Crown’s ongoing Twentyby30™ program, which aims to achieve 20 measurable sustainability goals to be completed by or before the end of 2030 and focuses on areas of critical concern to the industry.

Sustainalytics conducts a review of any applicable company’s exposure to material industry-specific sustainability risks and determines how those risks are managed. This review process looks at action and performance in several areas related to sustainability. Rating is performed by reviewing available data to create category-specific ratings that inform stakeholders such as customers, partners and investors.

“Receiving an industry-leading ranking from Sustainalytics recognizes Crown’s efforts to meet stakeholder expectations and continue to drive a business that performs from every angle,” said John Rost, Crown’s Senior Vice President of Technology, Global Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs. “By scoring high in multiple categories, including safety, governance and others, we are demonstrating our commitment to having maximum impact not only in traditional areas such as GHG emissions reduction, but in every possible capacity. It is this comprehensive effort that reinforces our ability to operate a responsible and healthy organization for the long term.”