35 Achievements & Recognition Delivering against our commitments is an important principle of our organization, leading us to design and execute strategies that are aggressive but still feasible. Our Twenty by 30 sustainability program is built to strike this balance, allowing us to make meaningful progress around key areas of focus and prove our ability to meet specific goals. We are proud that our sustainability efforts have been validated and recognized by several well-respected, independent organizations. Highlights from the current reporting period include: LEADING THE WAY We were named to Investor’s Business Daily’s Best ESG Companies of 2021, joining a prestigious list of the top 100 businesses with exceptional ESG ratings. In addition to making the list for the first time and ranking at #24 overall, we also stood as the only packaging company among the top five organizations in the Industrials category. A’S ACROSS THE BOARD We achieved an “A-” ranking in the Climate Change 2021 report from CDP, a leading global environmental impact non-profit organization. With this grade, we outperformed the global average of a “B-” and our industry peer group, which averaged a “C.” Additionally, CDP also awarded us an “A” Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) following its annual climate change assessment, placing us in the top 8% of over 11,400 graded companies around the world. MINIMIZING ESG RISK In 2021, ESG ratings provider Sustainalytics ranked Crown in the top position for mitigating ESG risk within the metal and glass packaging sector for the second consecutive year. Sustainalytics also advanced Crown to the Negligible Risk category, a designation achieved by only 1% of the more than 12,000 global companies reviewed. RANKING AMONG THE BEST CORPORATE CITIZENS We have appeared on 3BL Media’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for two consecutive years— 2021 and 2022. Our efforts also landed us in the top 10 Materials industry companies included on the list. The 3BL Media ranking recognizes outstanding ESG transparency and performance among the 1,000 largest publicly-traded U.S. companies. AMONG THE WORLD’S TOP FEMALE- FRIENDLY COMPANIES In 2021, Crown was ranked in the top 100 companies included in Forbes’ inaugural “World’s Top Female- Friendly Companies” list. The list was compiled by surveying 85,000 women in 40 countries. Participants were asked to rate their employers on criteria including pay equity, parental leave, promotion of gender equality and representation at equity board levels. ADVANCING THE GREEN POWER MARKET For two consecutive years (2021 and 2022), our North American Beverage Packaging business unit ranked within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Top 25 Green Power Partners from the Fortune 500 list. The EPA cites this annual alternative energy usage, which for our U.S. beverage operations equates to nearly 400 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), as a contributor to growing the voluntary green power market and reducing the negative impacts of air emissions, including those related to ozone, fine particles, acid rain and regional haze. The Company also ranked within the top half of EPA’s Top 100 Partners across the U.S. in 2022. COUNTRY-WIDE SUCCESS In late 2021, all six of our production facilities in Brazil met the requirements for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminum, fulfilling the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard. In Q1 2022, Crown Brazil achieved the ASI Chain of Custody certification, which complements the ASI Performance Standard and reinforces our compliance around responsible sourcing policies, anti-corruption, human rights due diligence and conflict-affected and high-risk areas. CRITICAL ADVANCEMENT IN MEXICO Following the success of their Brazilian colleagues, our beverage can operations in Mexico also earned the ASI Performance Standard in Q1 2022. The Mexico team’s achievement also supports our customers in their own ethical and responsible sourcing goals. Additionally, our renewable electricity progress has expanded into Mexico, with plans to power most of our beverage can operations with renewable electricity before the end of the year. With this, we are on track to exceed 40% renewable electricity for our global beverage operations in 2022 after reaching milestones around solar and wind power usage. These efforts drive us toward our current targets of reaching 75% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% by 2040. FAST-TRACKING PROGRESS FOCUSING ON OUR CORE OUR PEOPLE & COMMUNITIES REPORT OVERVIEW REPORTING STANDARDS SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY FROM OUR CEO WHO WE ARE
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