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Stop Food Waste Day 

How Packaging Can Help Prevent Food Waste 

Publish Date
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
As we begin to think about life post-COVID, we have an opportunity to reflect on how the pandemic changed our lives. For many of us, there was an increased focus on healthy habits and a reality check on the impact that food waste is having on our planet. Stop Food Waste Day on April 28 is a great reminder of...

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Sustainability Status Check: Where We Are Today

Publish Date
Thursday, April 22, 2021
The start of a new decade has served as an important milestone in our ongoing sustainability journey. Leading up to and through the end of 2020, we took critical steps to advance our efforts and make a positive impact, including reaching past goals and setting new objectives that aim even higher. Looking ahead to 2030, we are committed to taking...

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Initial Can Capture Grantees Announced

Recycling Facilities in North Carolina and Texas Are Initial Recipients of Can Manufacturers Institute’s Aluminum Beverage Can Capture Grant Program

Two Grants for Additional Can Capture Equipment Have Potential to Capture Per Year More than 36 Million Aluminum Beverage Cans, Typically Most Valuable Material in the Recycling System

Publish Date
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Two Grants for Additional Can Capture Equipment Have Potential to Capture Per Year More than 36 Million Aluminum Beverage Cans, Typically Most Valuable Material in the Recycling System

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4 beverage cans: 73% Highest Recycled Content. 46% Highest Recycling Rate. Metal recycles forever. Can Manufacturers Institute.

Crown Celebrates Global Recycling Day

Publish Date
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Today marks Global Recycling Day , which recognizes the importance recycling plays in protecting the planet and brings the world together to prioritize sustainability. Led by the Global Recycling Foundation , the annual milestone implores the public to see opportunity rather than waste and to be thoughtful about what we throw away. This mission aligns with our own goals and...

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YARDLEY, Pa. , Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) has been identified as a global leader for its actions and strategies to reduce emissions and manage climate risks in its supply chain. CDP, a leading global environmental impact non-profit organization, has awarded Crown a Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) of A as part of its annual climate...

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Up to 25% of aluminum beverage cans entering U.S. recycling centers are missorted. The Can Manufacturers Institute, Ardagh and Crown are working with the The Recycling Partnership to capture and recycle these cans.

Request for Proposals Released for Can Manufacturers Institute’s Aluminum Beverage Can Capture Grant Program

The Recycling Partnership Joins as Grant Program Partner to Evaluate Proposals and Provide Technical Assistance for Projects that Target Missorted or Lost Cans at Recycling Centers in the Southeast

Publish Date
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC (January 27, 2021) -- The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) and The Recycling Partnership (The Partnership) today announced requests for proposals (RFP) for aluminum beverage can capture grants, sponsored by can manufacturers Ardagh Group and Crown Holdings , that will fund eddy currents, robots and other equipment or process improvement activities to capture used beverage cans at Material Recovery...

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Baladin Launches "Nazionale"

Brands come together to offer consumers the ultimate sustainable retail experience

Publish Date
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Yardley, PA – December 09, 2020 . To commemorate the opening of the world’s first green retail park dedicated to the theme of Respect for nature, Italian craft brewer Baladin is launching “Nazionale”, an authentic Italian organic beer packaged in cans from Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East. Following the motto “from duty to beauty”, Green Pea retail park, located...

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Crown Holdings, Inc. is now operating all 14 of its beverage can plants in the U.S. and Canada on renewable energy. It is the first metal packaging manufacturer to achieve this milestone, which is the result of a 15-year wind power Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with Longroad Energy.

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Your Definition of Waste

Publish Date
Friday, November 13, 2020
Is packaging wasted? Well, certainly, some packaging is. But it depends upon your definition of waste. If a metal can is placed into the general waste stream, for example, then yes, it is wasted. If it enters into the recycling stream, then perhaps the consumer sees it as a waste product sent for recycling, but the item itself is far from wasted.

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A recent ranking from The Wall Street Journal narrowed down the 100 most sustainably managed companies in the world from a pool of more than 5,500 publicly traded companies, examining practices in areas such as business model and innovation, external social and product issues, employee and workplace topics, and the environment. We are honored to not only be one of...

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Washington, DC – October 22, 2020 – The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) will make grants available in 2021 to Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) for aluminum can capture equipment, which will ensure used beverage cans (UBC) are accurately sorted, sold and recycled. Capturing and recycling aluminum cans provides a positive environmental and economic impact as metal recycles forever and UBCs are...

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Wall Street Journal: Most Sustainably Managed Companies Ranking

Crown Named as One of the World’s Most Sustainably Managed Companies

Publish Date
Friday, October 16, 2020
The Wall Street Journal recently issued its inaugural list of the 100 most sustainably managed companies in the world. Crown is one of only two companies in the containers and packaging industry—and the only metal packaging company—named on the list and is ranked as the top U.S. company for environmental issues management , scoring “highly for its management of water...

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Food Waste: Turning a Challenge into an Opportunity

Whitepaper 2020

Publish Date
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, one-third of all of the food produced in the world each year — more than 1.3 billion metric tons — is wasted, representing 3.3 billion metric tons in annual carbon dioxide emissions. Here, we take an in depth look at the challenges surrounding the issue of food waste and how metal packaging can...

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WAMI Water GAS

Publish Date
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Yardley, PA – August 26, 2020. WAMI is an Italian water brand with a twist, aiming to make a difference to millions of people who lack access to clean, accessible water. Its mission is to turn the ordinary act of drinking water into something extraordinary by providing 100 liters of water to people in need every time a product is...

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YARDLEY, Pa. , Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings provider Sustainalytics has ranked Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com) as the number one low-risk organization of the 48 reviewed companies operating in the metal and glass packaging sector. In the overall global containers and packaging industry, the Company holds the second position out...

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Taking Sustainability to the Next Level with Twentyby30

Publish Date
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Sustainability has always been a core aspect of our business—present in the products we make and the way we operate. Now, the launch of our new Twentyby30 program will accelerate our efforts across all three dimensions of sustainability: environmental, social and governance. Designed to address issues of critical global concern, Twenty by 30 outlines 20 measurable goals to be achieved...

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Twenty by 30 Accelerating Sustainability
Robust, global initiative establishes twenty ambitious environmental, social and governance goals to be achieved by or before 2030 YARDLEY, Pa. , July 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- To elevate its global commitment to sustainability, Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com ) has debuted Twenty by 30 , a robust program that outlines twenty measurable environmental, social and governance (ESG)...

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Science Based Targets: Driving Ambitious Corporate Climate Action
Crown one of only eight companies in the global containers and packaging sector to achieve distinction YARDLEY, Pa. , July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK) (Crown) ( www.crowncork.com ), has had its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C, the...

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