Performance Dashboard

Environmental Data

ENERGY

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Energy consumption within the organization

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Reduction of energy consumption

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022
Total Energy Consumption (MWh)¹	3,058,000	3,103,200	5,398,000	5,423,000	5,832,000	6,145,000
Energy Reduction per Unit of Production²	-	-	Baseline	-	-0.3%	-2.3%
Electricity Used (MWh)	859,000	861,000	1,398,000	1,374,000	1,492,000	1,410,000
Renewable Electricity Used (Thousands of MWh)³	3	4	15	15	32	5
Renewable Energy Consumption (Thousands of MWh)⁴	-	-	-	635	650	880
Renewable Energy Consumed % of Total Energy	-	-	-	12%	11%	14%
Renewable Electricity Sourced (%)⁵	-	-	-	81%	86%	69.1%
Renewable Energy Sourced (%)⁶	-	-	-	99.6%	99.3%	99.3%
Energy Reductions Due to Reduction Initiatives (Scope 1, 2, and 3; gigajoules)	27,000	32,000	243,800	52,000	96,000	46,537

Notes:

Total Energy and GHG Emissions experienced significant increases in 2019 due to Greif’s acquisition of Caraustar. Our FY2022 inventory provides more complete coverage of their operations and, for the first time, includes the following: diesel & LPG consumption for global facilities, global propane usage, co-generation at the Los Angeles facility, global rental car usage, electricity consumption at warehouse and office facilities. This has led to a large increase in total energy consumption and associated emissions.
Energy use per unit of production only includes energy use at PPS Mills, PPS CorrChoice, PPS IPG, PPS RFG, GIP EMEA, GIP APAC, GIP North America, GIP Latin America, and LCS NA. This provides a more accurate year-over-year comparison in line with previous years' calculations.
The FY2022 decrease in renewable electricity used is attributable to discontinued renewable electricity consumption at Brazilian sites.
This figure includes self-generated solar, purchased renewable electricity, as well as energy consumed from biomass and OCC waste.
This figure represents the percentage of consumed renewable electricity that is generated on-site and is not purchased from a supplier.
This figure represents the percentage of consumed renewable energy that is generated on-site and is not purchased from a supplier.

FUEL

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Energy consumption within the organization

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022
Total Non-Renewable (gigajoules)¹	5,470,000	5,626,000	12,083,000	11,977,000	12,245,000	13,788,000
Coal/Lignite Used (Thousands of MT)²	0	0	0.31	0.11	0.32	0.81
Natural Gas Used (Thousands of m³)³	135,100	139,400	303,900	303,300	310,500	345,300
Crude Oil/Distillate Fuels (Including Diesel, #2 Fuel) Used (Thousands of m³)⁴	11,660	10,700	22,000	22,000	21,100	16,600
Renewables (gigajoules)⁵	2,446,000	2,446,000	2,316,000	2,232,000	2,222,000	3,242,000
Total Fuel (gigajoules)	7,916,000	8,072,000	14,399,000	14,209,000	14,467,000	17,030,000

Notes

Sum of Scope 1 energy sources excluding biomass and OCC waste. Calculation includes propane, fuel oil, natural gas, natural gas used in cogeneration, coal/lignite, LPG, jet fuel, diesel, and motor gasoline.
Converted from units of energy to mass using the coal HHV from the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories, 2022.
Converted from units of energy to mass using the natural gas HHV from the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories, 2022.
Converted from units of energy to mass using the distillate fuel oil number 1, distillate fuel oil number 2, LPG, kerosene-type jet fuel, motor gasoline, and propane HHVs from the United States (U.S.) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories, 2022.
Includes biomass and OCC waste. Renewable electricity excluded from fuels section.

EMISSIONS (THOUSANDS OF METRIC TONS)¹

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Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

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Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

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Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

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GHG emissions intensity

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Reduction of GHG emissions

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022
GHG Scope 1	368	377	686	693	697	756
GHG Scope 2 (Location-based) ²	416	416	622	590	557	565
GHG Scope 3	3,089	2,867	4,407	4,148	4,357	5,019
GHG Total	3,873	3,660	5,715	5,430	5,611	6,340
Emissions Reduction per Unit of Production³	-	-	Baseline	-	4.1%	0.41%
GHG Intensity (Scope 1 and 2, total per $ revenue)	0.00022	0.00021	0.00028	0.00028	0.00023	0.00021
Emission Reductions Due to Reduction Initiatives (Scope 1, 2, and 3)⁴	25.0	25.0	3.0	3.7	4.5	3.9
Percentage of the Company’s Operations That Are Covered in Its Disclosures on Emissions⁵	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Notes:

Our FY2022 inventory provides more complete coverage of our operations and, for the first time, includes the following: diesel & LPG consumption for global facilities, global propane usage, co-generation at the Los Angeles facility, global rental car usage, electricity consumption at warehouse and office facilities. This has led to a large increase in total energy consumption and associated emissions.
FY2019 Scope 2 emissions have been restated since 2021 because of Greif’s revised energy use data.
Emissions per unit of production only includes emissions associated with energy use at PPS Mills, PPS CorrChoice, PPS IPG, PPS RFG, GIP EMEA, GIP APAC, GIP North America, GIP Latin America, and LCS NA. This provides a more accurate year-over-year comparison in line with previous years' calculations.
Emissions Reductions are expressed in thousands of metric tonnes CO2e.
Company's operations are defined as production facilities, warehouses, offices, and mobile fleet. Please note that Greif's emission reduction goal only includes emissions associated with production facilities (except the headquarters office in Delaware, Ohio).
2022 GHG Verification Statement

SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS (METRIC TONS)

	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	Explanation
Purchased goods and services	2,323,000	2,492,000	3,330,000	-
Capital goods	83,000	105,000	145,000	-
Fuel-and-energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2)	291,000	286,000	313,000	-
Upstream transportation and distribution	253,000	278,000	425,000	-
Waste generated in operations	153,000	131,000	158,000	-
Business travel	3,000	1,000	2,000	-
Employee commuting	26,000	27,000	15,000	-
Upstream leased assets	-	-	-	Greif does not lease any upstream assets that are not included in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions calculations.
Downstream transportation and distribution	-	-	-	It is Greif's practice to deliver finished products to customers using transportation paid for by Greif.
Processing of sold products	-	-	-	Greif's products are typically finished packaging products and no further processing by the customer is required.
Use of sold products	-	-	-	Greif's products do not directly consume any energy during use nor do they release any direct GHG emissions.
End of life treatment of sold products	1,016,000	1,124,000	632,000	-
Downstream leased assets	-	-	-	Greif does not lease any assets to third parties that are not already included in Scope 1 and 2 emissions calculations.
Franchises	-	-	-	Greif does not have franchise operations.
Investments	-	-	-	As a manufacturing company, Greif does not make investments with the objective of making a profit.

Notes:

Our FY2022 inventory provides more complete coverage of our operations and, for the first time, includes the following: diesel & LPG consumption for global facilities, global propane usage, co-generation at the Los Angeles facility, global rental car usage, electricity consumption at warehouse and office facilities. This has led to a large increase in total energy consumption and associated emissions.
2022 GHG Verification Statement

OTHER SIGNIFICANT AIR EMISSIONS
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Metric Tons	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
NOx	22.1	22.0	17.0
SOx	0.1	0.1	0.1
POP	N/A	N/A	N/A
VOC	261.7	261.0	209.9
HAP	N/A	N/A	N/A
PM	1.7	1.7	1.3
Other	N/A	N/A	N/A

¹Other significant air emissions only currently cover GIPNA steel drum sites, and will include additional sites in FY2024

Water

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Water withdrawal

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Water discharge

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Water Withdrawal (Thousands of cubic meters)¹	9,666.3	9,360.8	13,864.4	12,936.6	13,164.7	13,364.7	11,505.9
Surface Water	9,242.7	8,630.0	10,266.8	10,132.0	10,274.8	10,634.9	10,101.2
Ground Water	423.6	730.7	3,597.6	2,804.6	2,889.9	2,729.8	1,288.0
Rainwater	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wastewater	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Municipal Water²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wastewater Discharge (Thousands of cubic meters)³	8,983.2	9,316.2	12,066.6	12,393.3	12,013.53	12,415.6	11,285
James River	8,788.8	8,907.1	7,949.5	8,375.0	8,324.8	8,473.9	8,689.2
City of Massillon	191.6	407.1	424.0	355.8	400.9	380.7	385.3
Tuscarawas River	2.8	2.0	2.5	8.8	69.0	11.5	64.5
Sweetwater Creek⁴	-	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
Cobb County WWTP⁴	-	-	844.9	855.0	854.9	903.3	838.3
Enoree River (Carotell)	-	-	-	-	-	7.48	18.23
Renewable Water Resources POTW (Carotell)						0	63.38
Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewerage District⁵	-	-	37.6	40.6	49.8	83.7	76.5
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District⁵	-	-	349.0	335.9	328.4	381.2	431.4
Los Angeles County Sanitation District WWTF⁵	-	-	196.8	189.1	214.9	257.2	260.4
Three Mile Creek⁴	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-
Village of Baltimore WWTF³	-	-	0.0	6.1	129.93	109.9	101.4
West Branch Paw Paw Creek³	-	-	697.1	581.4	0.0	0.0	-
San Jose-Santa Clara Regional WWTP⁵	-	-	288.1	334.2	383.2	326.4	-
Tacoma Central WWTP⁵	-	-	6.9	8.5	10.9	16.2	11.9
City of Fitchburg WWTP⁴	-	-	322.6	309.0	298.7	337.3	345.1
Iowa River³	-	-	291.8	364.9	341.3	357.7	-
Cherry Lake³	-	-	597.8	550.4	479.7	485.3	-
Iowa Tributary³	-	-	58.0	78.6	127.08	283.9	-
Wastewater Discharge, Fresh (<1000mg/L dissolved solids) or Other (>1000mg/L)
James River	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
City of Massillon	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
Tuscarawas River	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
Sweetwater Creek⁴	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
Cobb County WWTP⁴	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
Enoree River (Carotell)	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewerage District⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
Los Angeles County Sanitation District WWTF⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
Three Mile Creek⁴	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Village of Baltimore WWTF³	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
West Branch Paw Paw Creek³	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
San Jose-Santa Clara Regional WWTP⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
Tacoma Central WWTP⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
City of Fitchburg WWTP⁴	-	-	-	-	-	Other	-
Iowa River³	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
Cherry Lake³	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
Iowa Tributary³	-	-	-	-	-	Fresh	-
Wastewater Discharge (Destination Type)
James River	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
City of Massillon	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
Tuscarawas River	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
Sweetwater Creek⁴	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
Cobb County WWTP⁴	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
Enoree River (Carotell)	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewerage District⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
Los Angeles County Sanitation District WWTF⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
Three Mile Creek⁴	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Village of Baltimore WWTF³	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
West Branch Paw Paw Creek³	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
San Jose-Santa Clara Regional WWTP⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
Tacoma Central WWTP⁵	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
City of Fitchburg WWTP⁴	-	-	-	-	-	Third-party	-
Iowa River³	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
Cherry Lake³	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
Iowa Tributary³	-	-	-	-	-	Surface water	-
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (Thousands of kg)	890.4	204.2	3,508.3	3,457.1	3,823.8	3,250.5	2,938.9
Total Suspended Solids (kg)	465,098	349,003	1,224,442	1,045,928	1,031,666	1,231,570	1,311,671
Phosphorus (kg)	4,991	6,617	4,708	4,445	8,817	8,064	4,662
Production (MT)	690,000	713,336	1,729,062	1,661,228	1,721,897	1,660,388	1,315,479
Total Water Consumption (Thousands of m³)	683.1	44.6	1,797.8	543.3	1,151.2	949.1	220.4
Consumption Rate (m³/MT)⁶	0.99	0.06	0.84	0.60	0.67	0.57	0.17

Evaporative losses estimated.
Greif does not currently track withdrawal of municipal water.
Treated with primary clarification, secondary clarification and aeration before direct discharge.
Treated with wastewater pre-treatment including soluble BOD removal.
Treated with wastewater pre-treatment with solids only.
The water consumption rate for previous years has been adjusted from previous report publications. Previous reports were reporting the water withdrawal rate rather than the water consumption rate.

Notes:

WWTP = Wastewater Treatment Plant.

FY 2017 and 2018 data is from Greif’s two paper mills, one of which is located in Riverville, Virginia, and the other in Massillon, Ohio. Historically, these two paper mills accounted for more than 90 percent of Greif’s global water footprint. They draw from the James River and onsite water wells, respectively.

FY 2019 data includes 12 former Caraustar mills that were acquired and integrated in 2019. All 2019 data is full year data. Quality of wastewater discharged from our mills meets permit requirements. No discharged water was used by another organization.

FY 2019 data includes the Mobile Wright Smith WWTP, which was shut down in 2020, and been restated to properly account for FY 2019 West Branch Paw Paw Creek discharge.

Water Use in Regions With High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Water Withdrawal (Thousands of cubic meters)	170.4	109.93	99.49	70.71
Percentage of Total Water Withdrawal	1%	1%	0.74%	1%
Water Consumed (Thousands of cubic meters)	162.7	77.45	99.49	32.8
Percentage of Total Water Consumed	16.2%¹	6.7%	9.5%	3.3%
Water Discharged (Thousands of cubic meters)	-	-	0	37.91
Percentage of Total Water Discharged	-	-	0%	0.3%

Figure amended due to previous error in calculation.

Notes:

Data collected from 24 Greif facilities operating in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress, as defined by WRI's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas tool. Annual withdrawal data from Greif's Algeria facility estimated based on total withdrawal since installing a well in approximately 2003. Percentages reported as a percentage of water used in Greif’s mill operations in our Paper Packaging & Services business only, which is estimated to represent 95% of Greif’s total water withdrawal and consumption. Greif does not currently report global water data for all facilities.

WASTE

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Waste generated

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Waste diverted from disposal

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Waste directed to disposal

	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Hazardous Waste (Metric Tons)
Total Waste to Landfill	1,639	2,428	3,608	1,026	1,451	1,063.2
Waste to Landfill	1,292	1,161	2,989	577	882	906.8
Incinerated (no energy recovery)¹	347	1,267	619	449	569	156.4
Total Non-Landfill²	14,105	20,725	19,199	12,006	12,926	11,599.9
Incinerated (with energy recovery)³	3,372	4,073	3,275	4,480	4,359	3,906.8
Composted⁴	0	0	1	0	0	0
Recycled⁵	7,604	14,084	14,160	6,304	7,326	6,541.6
Reused⁶	1,513	651	706	482	178	526.2
Reclaimed⁷	217	366	376	172	264	72.1
Miscellaneous (Non-Landfill)⁸	1,399	1,551	681	568	799	553.2
Total Hazardous Waste	15,744	23,153	22,807	13,032	14,378	12,663
Non-Hazardous Waste (Metric Tons)
Total Waste to Landfill	54,594	33,837	137,211	147,710	143,796	119,276.8
Waste to Landfill	54,110	33,380	137,060	147,492	143,573	119,199.4
Incinerated (no energy recovery)¹	485	457	151	218	223	77.4
Total Non-Landfill²	257,219	184,357	326,546	817,004	823,971	840,007.9
Incinerated (with energy recovery)³	2,054	2,950	17,006	13,330	15,277	16,833.5
Composted⁴	35	15,784	49,734	53,855	43,852	12,530.4
Recycled⁵	231,997	141,217	212,075	702,832	727,815	776,070.1
Reused⁶	11,641	12,321	19,441	18,442	16,041	18,075.3
Reclaimed⁷	9,439	9,847	11,701	12,191	14,375	10,192.2
Miscellaneous (Non-Landfill)⁸	2,052	2,239	16,589	16,353	6,611	6,306.4
Total Non-Hazardous Waste	311,813	218,194	463,757	964,714	967,767	959,285
Total Waste to Landfill	56,233	36,265	140,819	156,400	1,247	120,340
Total Waste Diverted from Landfill	271,324	205,082	345,745	856,475	836,897	851,608
% of Total Waste Diverted from Landfill	83%	85%	71%	85%	85%	88%
Total Waste (Hazardous & Non-Hazardous)	327,557	241,347	486,564	977,746	982,145	971,948

Incinerated (no energy recovery): Treatment method involving the combustion of solid waste that does not result in energy capture.
Non-Landfill: Includes chemical-physical, incineration with energy recovery, recycled, reused, reclaimed, composted and fuels blending treatment methods.
Incinerated (with energy recovery): Treatment method involving the combustion of solid waste that results in energy capture.
Composted: Treatment method involving the biological decomposition of solid or liquid operational waste.
Recycled: Treatment method involving the separation, preparation and sale of recyclable materials to end-user manufacturers.
Reused: Treatment method involving the use of a material for its original purpose multiple times.
Reclaimed: Treatment method involving the process of extracting and converting materials from recycled materials to be used again.
Miscellaneous (Non-Landfill): All other treatment methods not mentioned previously, including Deep Well Injection and On-Site Storage.

Notes:

Legacy Caraustar facilities were incorporated into waste reporting in FY 2020.

Total waste and Non-Hazardous recycling doubled from 2020 to 2021 due to inclusion of additional data from RFG facilities; in 2020 RFG and IPG only included data from their own operational waste streams. However, RFG also collects wastepaper from the market and recycles them.

FPS facilities were divested in FY 2022.

Minor revisions have been made to the FY 2021 waste data according to recommendations from ERM CVS.

2022 Waste data assurance statement

PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (SASB RT-CP-410A.1, RT-CP-410A.2)

	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Raw Materials from Recycled and Renewable Sources	Total Volume of Materials Sourced (Metric Tons)	Total Volume of Materials Sourced (Metric Tons)	Total Volume of Materials Sourced (Metric Tons)	Percent of Substrate	Percent of Total Materials Sourced
Total Raw Materials Purchased	4,917,624	4,888,045	2,760,112	-	-
Total Recycled and Renewable Raw Materials	3,927,737	4,134,160	2,119,976	-	77%
Recycled Content	1,777,673	3,162,618	1,549,801	-	56%
Steel	156,699	146,829	140,130	18%	5%
Plastic	11,125	8,257	10,734	8%	0.4%
Fibre	1,609,849	3,007,532	1,398,937	71%	51%
Renewable Sources	3,759,913	3,975,605	1,969,112	-	71%
Plastic	0	0	0	0%	0%
Fibre	3,759,913	3,975,605	1,969,112	100%	71%

Notes:

All figures are estimated based on our current product classifications and reporting practices. Data is estimated based on average procurement and manufacturing data across our product lines. Post Industrial Recycled (PIR) plastic data is not available for our Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services (RIPS) business segment. 90 percent of the fiber used in our Paper Packaging Services business segment is sourced from 100 percent recycled content. 100 percent of the fiber used in our Paper Packaging Services business segment is sourced from renewable sources. For reporting purposes, 100 percent of that volume is reported as renewable and recycled content.

Revenue From Products that are Reusable, Recyclable and/or Compostable ($)	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Total	$4,719,069,067	$5,992,468,885	$4,753,283,539
Recyclable	$4,712,465,950	$5,594,774,432	$4,743,734,837
Reusable	-	-	-
Compostable	$6,603,117	$10,598,756	$9,548,702

Notes:

All figures are estimated based on our current product classifications and financial reporting practices. Data has been aggregated to eliminate double counting. In our Global Industrial Packaging business, the majority of our products that are recyclable are also reusable. To avoid double counting and reporting our sales from both reusable and recyclable products, we only categorize those products as recyclable and report our revenue from recyclable products. Our Paper Packaging products are 99 percent recyclable based on volume. Our coated containerboards, which is part of our Paper Packaging Business are compostable.

LIFE CYCLE SERVICES – ESTIMATED DRUMS AND IBCS RECONDITIONED¹

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Recycled	904,883	849,498	831,576	968,296	1,153,345	517,369	1,064,871
Steel Drums	534,369	571,355	509,884	562,980	987,427	265,236	311,910
Poly Drums	212,272	161,447	243,186	358,280	95,176	184,618	620,553
IBCs	158,242	116,696	78,506	47,036	70,742	67,515	132,408
Reconditioned	3,218,885	3,258,848	3,533,358	3,276,259	3,164,809	2,220,026	2,684,847
Steel Drums	2,565,052	2,713,025	2,699,393	2,483,485	2,185,329	1,408,876	1,286,328
Poly Drums	321,188	244,497	194,011	178,627	141,782	152,385	327,241
IBCs	332,645	301,326	639,954	614,147	837,698	658,765	1,071,278
Total Collected	4,136,828	4,105,936	4,348,706	4,164,585	4,345,284	2,737,395	3,749,718
Steel Drums	3,099,633	3,284,380	3,193,049	2,971,549	3,192,196	1,674,112	1,598,238
Poly Drums	535,460	405,944	437,197	536,281	236,958	337,003	947,794
IBCs	501,735	415,612	718,460	656,755	916,130	726,280	1,203,686
Virgin Materials Saved by Reconditioning and Reuse (Metric Tons)²	63,111	63,587	76,415	71,149	74,713	54,031	76,806
Steel	56,200	57,664	66,860	62,016	63,143	44,592	59,076
High-Density Polyethylene	5,150	4,243	5,897	5,553	6,610	5,561	13,614
Wood	1,761	1,680	3,659	3,580	4,960	3,879	4,115
Virgin Materials Saved by Recycling (Metric Tons)³	18,755	16,644	14,117	14,358	19,772	9,330	18,554
Steel	13,463	12,697	10,273	10,215	17,394	6,239	10,441
High-Density Polyethylene	4,580	3,385	3,402	3,871	1,960	2,691	7,829
Wood	712	562	442	272	418	400	284

Estimated Drums and Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) Recycled and Reconditioned (North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa).
Estimates based on the quantity of reconditioned packaging and average packaging specifications (North America and Europe).
Estimates based on the quantity of recycled packaging and average packaging specifications (North America and Europe).

Notes:

Virgin Materials Saved by Reconditioning and Reuse data has been restated to standardize units across regions.

Risk Assessments Completed

GRI 3-1 | 408-1

*Percentage of Auditable Entities¹*	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Health and Safety Risk (% of facilities)	100%	100%	100%	100%
Environmental Risk (% of facilities)	-	23%	75%	100%
Supplier ESG Risk (through EcoVadis) (% of Greif spend to suppliers)	11%	20%	39%	57%
Human Rights Audits² (% of facilities)	30%	0%	12%	12%
SOX Risk-Based Audits² (% of facilities)	9%	16%	7%	10%

¹"Auditable Entity” is specified for each category of risk in the table.

²Total percentages have been adjusted to show the percent of current Greif facilities (i.e. eliminating audits done at facilities no longer a part of Greif)

ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONAL POLICIES

Climate Change Policy	Climate Strategy
Climate Change Risks Discussed	2022 Annual Report, page 15–16; CDP C2.3a
Energy Efficiency Policy	Climate Strategy
Emissions Reduction Initiatives	Climate Strategy
Waste Reduction Policy	Waste
Water Policy	Water
Sustainable Packaging	Innovation, Supply Chain Management
Environmental Quality Management Policy	Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Supply Chain Management	Environmental Management Systems, Supply Chain Management
GRI Criteria Compliance	About Our Report
Biodiversity Policy	Prioritizing Nature

Social Data

EMPLOYMENT

GRI 2-7 | 2-8 | 405-1

2-7

Employees

2-8

Workers who are not employees

405-1

Diversity of governance bodies and employees

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Total Employees	13,171	13,066	17,042	15,720	15,828	12,280	12,458
Full Time	11,799	12,473	16,668	15,370	15,618	12,058	12,202
Part Time	175	151	169	162	210	190	204
Temporary	1,197	442	205	188	151	32	52
% Women in Management	17%	16%	16%	16%	16%	18%	21%
% Women in Workforce	25%	24%	23%	23%	23%	15%	15%
% Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements	50%	52%	45%	42%	46%	38%	36%

FY 2023 EMPLOYMENT TYPE BY GENDER AND REGION

GRI 2-7 | 2-8

2-7

Employees

2-8

Workers who are not employees

	Not Answered	Female	Male	Not Declared	Total
	Not Answered	Female	Male	Not Declared	Total
Total Full-time Employees	23	2,006	10,171	2	12,202
Asia Pacific	-	139	589	-	728
Europe, Middle East and Africa	8	454	2,717	1	3,180
Latin America	-	147	882	-	1,029
North America	15	1,266	5,893	1	7,265
Total Part-time Employees	2	80	122	-	204
Asia Pacific	-	-	-	-	-
Europe, Middle East and Africa	1	57	71	-	129
Latin America	-	8	13	-	21
North America	1	15	38	-	54
Total Temporary Employees	-	11	41	-	52
Asia Pacific	-	-	-	-	-
Europe, Middle East and Africa	-	1	8	-	9
Latin America	-	-	19	-	19
North America	-	10	14	-	24

RACE AND ETHNICITY, U.S. ONLY

	FY 2023	FY 2023, %
American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) (United States of America)	38	0.5%
Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) (United States of America)	186	2.6%
Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) (United States of America)	1,304	18.5%
Hispanic or Latino (United States of America)	1,216	17.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) (United States of America)	77	1.1%
Not Specified (United States of America)	381	5.4%
Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) (United States of America)	102	1.4%
White (Not Hispanic or Latino) (United States of America)	3,758	53.2%
Total	7,062	100%

New Colleague Hires

GRI 401-1

401-1

New employee hires and employee turnover

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
New Colleague Hires (Total)	2,925	2,941	3,626	2,910	3,330	4,150	3,973
Region
Asia Pacific	647	560	456	389	300	97	80
Europe, Middle East and Africa	991	1,279	1,074	805	854	651	603
Latin America	240	170	410	137	182	247	206
North America	1,047	932	1,686	1,579	1,994	3,155	3,084
Gender
Female	782	754	841	669	647	728	863
Male	2,143	2,187	2,785	2,209	2,683	3,422	3,079
Age
16–20	202	163	247	209	244	397	379
21–30	1,198	1,102	1,372	1,012	1,243	1,422	1,310
31–40	798	865	1,023	815	946	1,178	1,024
41–50	507	568	620	541	514	691	704
51–60	208	202	315	285	335	402	435
60+	12	31	49	46	48	60	121

Employee Attrition

GRI 401-1

401-1

New employee hires and employee turnover

	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Employee Attrition¹	21.3%	24.3%	24.0%	20.5%	23.2%	29.5%	31%
Region
Asia Pacific	20.2%	19.7%	14.8%	25.1%	25.8%	13.2%	16.1%
Europe, Middle East and Africa	39.6%	40.0%	31.0%	14.9%	16.0%	18.0%	18.9%
Latin America	8.0%	10.5%	9.1%	20.5%	18.3%	15.6%	19.4%
North America	32.3%	29.8%	45.1%	24.3%	29.9%	38.9%	39.8%
Length of Service
Less than 12 Months	50.2%	48.0%	49.0%	40.4%	47.5%	61.8%	53.9%
More than 12 Months	49.8%	52.0%	51.0%	59.6%	52.2%	38.2%	46.1%

Attrition by region and length of service given as percent of attrition for fiscal year.

COLLEAGUES COVERED BY PARENTAL LEAVE POLICIES

	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Total	56%	62%	68%	99%	99.6%
Asia Pacific	28%	29%	100%	100%	100%
Europe, Middle East and Africa	99%	96%	96%	96%	98.6%
Latin America	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
North America	18%	33%	32%	100%	100%

COLLEAGUES COVERED BY PARENTAL LEAVE POLICIES BY REGION AND GENDER

GRI 401-3

401-3

Parental leave

	Female Eligibility	Female Eligibility (%)	Male Eligibility	Male Eligibility (%)
Total	2,095	99.9%	10,292	99.6%
Asia Pacific	139	100%	589	100%
Europe, Middle East and Africa	510	99.6%	2,754	98.5%
Latin America	155	100%	914	100%
North America	1,291	100%	6,035	100%

Notes:

Colleagues that do not answer or declare gender during self identification are also eligible for parental leave. The eligibility information provided reflects those colleagues who have self identified as male or female.

COLLEAGUE TRAINING

GRI 404-1

404-1

Average hours of training per year per employee

	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Training Hours per Colleague¹
Greif University (formerly used Skillport)	2.6	5.5	5	5.38	5.35	6.29
Lead to Last	6	3.2	2	8.6	5.6	14
Colleagues and managers eligible for compliance training in Greif University	-	-	-	-	3,344	6,532
Average Training Hours by Gender²
Male	-	-	-	-	3,344	TBD
Female	-	-	-	-	1,314	TBD
Colleagues Completing Regular Performance Reviews³	85%	92%	89.1%	87%	80.2%	65.4%
Professional, clerical, and administrative employees receiving regular performance reviews	85%	92%	89.1%	87%	80.2%	97.7%
Production employees receiving regular performance reviews						56.4%
Colleagues Completing Regular Performance Reviews by gender, Successfully Completed
Male	-	-	-	-	1,518	5,881
Female	-	-	-	-	890	1,336
Employees across all locations who have received training on environmental issues	72%	74%	71%	71.2%	68.1%	62%
Employees across all locations who have received career and skills-related training	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Professional colleagues who have completed training on Code of Conduct⁴						94.8%
Professional colleagues who have completed training on Anti-bribery						97.6%
Employees across all locations who have who have completed training on Human Rights Issues⁶						83.3%
Professional colleagues who have completed training on Anti-trust⁵					3,638	383

¹Average hours of training per unique participant. Data excludes safety training and local functional training. FY2017 data has been restated from the 2018 Sustainability Report to exclude this data. For more information on safety training, please see Health & Safety.

²Includes eligible professional, clerical and administrative colleagues.

³Production employees’ performance reviews were not tracked prior to FY2023.

⁴Code of Conduct training includes the following topics: recognize employees' responsibility to safeguard confidential company information and intellectual property, identify situations that may create or give the appearance of a conflict of interest, recognize employees' responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with our organization's values, culture, and mission, recognize employees' responsibility to avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest when accepting gifts and offers of business entertainment, recognize the benefit of an organizational environment where retaliation is prohibited, verify that you have read and agree to comply with the Greif Code of Conduct

⁵Anti-trust training was only offered to new hires in FY2023.

⁶Human Rights Training includes the topics of human rights grievance process, community and stakeholder engagement, freedom of association and right to collective bargaining, elimination of forced and compulsory labor, abolition of child labor, diversity/anti-harassment/anti-discrimination, work hours/wages/benefits, safe and healthy workplace, workplace security, and working against corruption/extortion/bribery, and fair treatment of others.

Employee HEALTH & SAFETY

GRI 403-9

403-9

Work-related injuries

	FY 2013	FY 2014	FY 2015	FY 2016	FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
MCR¹	1.49	1.45	1.2	0.96	0.95	0.98	1.49	1.18	1.49	1.5	1.75
LWCR²	0.97	0.97	0.78	0.57	0.55	0.57	0.69	0.62	0.74	0.74	0.83
Employees across all locations who have received training on health & safety issues					77%	72%	74%	71%	71.2%	68.1%	67%

¹MCR, or Medical Case Rate, measures the number of recordable injuries per 100 full-time employees in a 12-month period.

²LWCR, or Lost Workday Case Rate, measures the number of recordable injuries resulting in lost workdays per 100 full-time employees in a 12-month period.

Notes:

2019 data includes Caraustar for only March forward – no data included for first 4 months of fiscal year.

SOCIAL OPERATIONAL POLICIES

Health and Safety Policy	Environmental Health and Safety Policy
Equal Opportunity Policy	Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Policy
Human Rights Policy	Human Rights Policy
Training Policy	Talent Management Policy
Business Ethics Policy	Code of Conduct
Fair Remuneration Policy	Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity Policy Fair Treatment of Others Policy
Employee Protection/Whistle Blower Policy	Code of Conduct
Anti-Bribery Ethics Policy	Anti-Bribery Compliance Policy
Policy Against Child Labor	Child Labor Policy

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Policies

Social Supply Chain Management	Supplier Code of Conduct, Conflict Minerals Policy, Conflict Minerals Report
Supplier Guidelines Encompass ESG Areas; Publicly Disclosed	Supplier Code of Conduct

Product Data

PRODUCT QUALITY

		FY 2017	FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Corrective Action Rate (CAR)¹	Global Industrial Packaging North Amerca	1.3	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.2
	Europe, Middle East and Africa	-	-	1.4	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.1
	Latin America	-	-	-	-	0.1	0.2	0.1
	Asia Pacific	-	-	2.7	1.3	0.8	0.7	0.1
Number of Customer Complaints	Global Industrial Packaging North Amerca	389	350	330	277	189	181	236
	Paper Packaging & Services (PPS)	-	-	-	-	-	170	409
	Europe, Middle East and Africa	-	-	959	685	400	278	831
	Latin America	-	-	-	-	89	71	202
	Asia Pacific	-	-	298	137	90	73	273

CAR measures customer complaints per 100,000 units produced.

ACTIVITY METRICS (SASB RT-CP-000.A, RT-CP-000.B, RT-CP-000.C)

Production by Substrate (Metric Tons)	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Total	3,551,235	2,961,693	3,195,588	2,828,087	2,717,811
Paper	2,319,195	1,777,678	2,084,952	1,735,511	1,547,875
Plastic	264,450	216,954	176,444	182,435	200,045
Steel	967,633	967,017	934,154	910,096	969,891
Aluminum	7.3	44	38	45	18.8

Production figures are aggregated based on primary substrate of finished good products.

Production by Revenue (%)	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Paper	38.8%	42.5%	39.9%	42.48%	48%
Plastic	17.9%	17.3%	17.8%	15.52%	15.5%
Steel	32.0%	29.2%	31.9%	33.39%	31.0%
Other¹	11.3%	11.0%	10.5%	8.61%	5.4%

¹Other includes Filling, Reconditioning, Land and Other Misc. Products. Greif does not produce glass.

Production figures are aggregated based on primary substrate of finished good products.

SUPPLY CHAIN DATA

GRI 414-2

	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Greif Procurement Specialists Receiving Training on Sustainable Procurement			33%	100%
Purchase orders accepted by suppliers that mandate adherence to Greif’s Supplier Code of Conduct	100%	100%	100%	100%
Suppliers that have clauses with environmental, labor, and human rights requirements in their contract	100%	100%	100%	100%
Supplier Spend assessed for CSR	11%	20%	39%	57%

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