Amcor recognized for corporate sustainability in S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2024

Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, announced its inclusion in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2024. This recognition places Amcor among the top 8% of S&P-assessed companies in 2023.

The S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook is an annual publication that honors companies that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and performance in environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures in each industry. This year, S&P Global recognized 759 companies in the Yearbook, out of the 9,400 it initially assessed using its Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) Score methodology.

In the containers and packaging sector, Amcor has made tangible progress in areas crucial to environmental sustainability. Amcor’s commitment to developing all its packaging solutions to be recyclable, compostable, or reusable by 2025 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 places it among the leaders of the packaging industry.
more at: https://www.amcor.com/media/news/amcor-sandp-global-sustainability-yearbook-2024

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