Ball Corporation Announces 2016 Sustainability Achievements

Ball Corporation (NYSE:  BLL) announced the company’s major milestones from 2016 tied to its sustainability priorities and progress toward its ambitious 2020 goals, which were announced last year. The online update covers sustainability data for the company’s post-acquisition footprint for the first time.

“2016 was a significant year in Ball’s history and on our sustainability journey,” said John A. Hayes, chairman, president and chief executive officer. “We became a larger, more global company, began integrating new plants and employees into our sustainability mindset, and continued evolving our organization, our processes and our products so that we can make cans the most sustainable choice in the beverage, aerosol and food value chains.”

Highlights from 2016 include:

Product Stewardship
•Collaborated with North American customers to bring sustainable ReAl® aerosol cans to the U.S. ReAl cans include a proprietary, Ball-developed aluminum alloy that allows the lightweighting of its impact extruded aerosol cans by 20 percent. This lightweighting reduces a 150-milliliter ReAl aerosol can’s carbon footprint by 18 percent when compared to a standard can.
•Continued work on the Joint Polar Satellite System satellite, which is currently completing environmental testing for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. JPSS will enable critical measurements of global atmosphere, ocean and land surfaces and provide essential data for weather forecasting, storm tracking and continuity of NASA’s long-term environmental data record.
•Educated, inspired and empowered stakeholders to strategically strengthen curbside recycling in the U.S. through our support of The Recycling Partnership. Over the past three years, the Partnership has reached 17 million households in 424 cities, placed 400,000 new recycling carts on the ground, reduced contamination rates by 30 percent in targeted communities, and catalyzed investments in collection and recycling of approximately $27 million.
more detail at: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ball-corporation-announces-2016-sustainability-achievements-300478574.html

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