Performance Dashboard

Environmental Data

ENERGY1
GRI 302-1 | 302-4
302-1
Energy consumption within the organization

302-4
Reduction of energy consumption
  FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Total Energy Consumption (MWh) 5,398,000 5,423,000 5,832,000 6,145,000 5,594,000
Energy Reduction per Unit of Production2
Baseline
-
-0.3%
-2.3% -5.5%
Electricity Used (MWh)
1,398,000
1,374,000
1,492,000
1,410,000 1,273,000
Renewable Electricity Used (Thousands of MWh)3
15
15
32
5 27
Renewable Energy Consumption (Thousands of MWh)4
-
635
650
880 863
Renewable Energy Consumed 
% of Total Energy
-
12%
11%
14% 15%
Renewable Electricity Sourced (%)5
-
81%
86%
69.1% 3%
Renewable Energy Sourced (%)6
-
99.6%
99.3%
99.3% 96.8%
Energy Reductions Due to Reduction Initiatives (Scope 1, 2, and 3; gigajoules)
243,800
52,000
96,000
46,537 225,597

Notes:

  1. Energy from acquired sites is included in the FY 2023 data (Lee, Centurion, and ColePak).
  2. 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.
  3. The FY 2023 increase in renewable electricity used is attributable to new renewable electricity consumption at Brazilian sites.
  4. This figure includes self-generated solar, purchased renewable electricity, as well as energy consumed from biomass.
  5. This figure represents the percentage of consumed renewable electricity that is generated on site and is not purchased from a supplier. Significant decrease caused by significant I-REC purchases in Brazil (32,000 MWh).
  6. This figure represents the percentage of consumed renewable energy that is generated on site and is not purchased from a supplier.

FUEL

GRI 302-1
302-1
Energy consumption within the organization
  FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Total Non-Renewable (gigajoules)1
12,083,000
11,977,000
12,245,000
13,788,000 12,449,000

Coal/Lignite Used (Thousands of MT)2

 0.31
0.11
0.32
0.81 0.07

Natural Gas Used (Thousands of m3)3

 303,900
303,300
310,500
345,300 296,400

Crude Oil/Distillate Fuels (Including Diesel, #2 Fuel) Used (Thousands of m3)4

22,000
22,000
21,100
16,600 14,000
Renewables (gigajoules)5
 2,316,000
2,232,000
2,222,000
3,242,000 3,006,000
Total Fuel (gigajoules)
 14,399,000
14,209,000
14,467,000
17,030,000
15,455,000
Notes:
  1. Sum of Scope 1 energy sources excluding biomass. Calculation includes propane, fuel oil, natural gas, natural gas used in cogeneration, coal/lignite, LPG, jet fuel, diesel, and motor gasoline. Fuel from acquired sites is included in FY 2023 data (Lee, Centurion, and Colepak).
  2. 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, 2023.
  3. 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, 2023.
  4. 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, 2023.
  5. Includes biomass. Renewable electricity excluded from fuels section.
EMISSIONS (THOUSANDS OF METRIC TONS OF CO2 EQUIVALENT)1
GRI 305-1 | 305-2 | 305-3 | 305-4 | 305-5
305-1
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

305-2
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

305-3
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

305-4
GHG emissions intensity

305-5
Reduction of GHG emissions
  FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
GHG Scope 1
686
693
697
756 656
GHG Scope 2 (Location-based)2
622
590
557
565 501
GHG Scope 3*
 4,407
4,148
4,357
5,019 5,062
GHG Total
5,715
5,430
5,611
6,340 6,219
Emissions Reduction per Unit of Production3
Baseline
-
4.1%
0.41% -2.1%
GHG Intensity (Scope 1 and 2, total per $ revenue)
0.00028
0.00028
0.00023
0.00021 0.00022
Emission Reductions Due to Reduction Initiatives (Scope 1, 2, and 3)4
 3.0
3.7
4.5
3.9 13.2
Percentage of the Company’s Operations That Are Covered in Its Disclosures on Emissions5
 100%
100%
100%
100% 100%
  1. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions include data from recent acquisitions (Lee, Centurion, and ColePak). Most Scope 3 sources include data from the acquisitions (business travel, outsourced shipping data, capital goods, investments and supplier spend include data from acquisitions).
  2. FY 2019 Scope 2 emissions have been restated since 2021 because of Greif’s revised energy use data.
  3. 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.
  4. Emissions Reductions are expressed in thousands of metric tonnes CO2e.
  5. 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).
  6. 2023 GHG Verification Statement
SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS (THOUSANDS OF METRIC TONS OF CO2 EQUIVALENT)
  FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 Explanation
Purchased goods and services
2,323,000
2,492,000
3,330,000 3,507,000 -
Capital goods
83,000
105,000
145,000 107,000 -
Fuel-and-energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2)
291,000
286,000
313,000 251,000
-
Upstream transportation and distribution
253,000
278,000
425,000 163,000
-
Waste generated in operations
153,000
131,000
158,000 138,000
-
Business travel
3,000
1,000
2,000 3,000
-
Employee commuting
26,000
27,000
15,000 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
632,000 878,000
-
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.

OTHER SIGNIFICANT AIR EMISSIONS

GRI 305-7
305-7
Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions
 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

  1. Other significant air emissions only currently cover GIPNA steel drum sites, and will include additional sites in FY 2024

Water

GRI 303-3 | 303-4
303-3
Water withdrawal

303-4
Water discharge
  FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Water Withdrawal 
(Thousands of cubic meters)1
13,864.4 12,936.6 13,164.7 13,364.7 11,505.9

Surface Water

10,266.8 10,132.0 10,274.8 10,634.9  10,217.9

Ground Water

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
12,066.6 12,393.3 12,013.53 12,415.6 11,285.5

James River

7,949.5 8,375.0 8,324.8 8,473.9 8,689.2

City of Massillon

424.0 355.8 400.9 380.7 385.3

Tuscarawas River

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)

 -  -  - 7.5 18.2

Renewable Water Resources POTW (Carotell)

      0 63.4

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

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, 6

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, 6

291.8 364.9 341.3 357.7 -

Cherry Lake3

597.8 550.4 479.7 485.3 -

Iowa Tributary3, 6

58.0 78.6 127.08 283.9 -
Wastewater Discharge, Fresh (<1000mg/L dissolved solids) or Other (>1000mg/L)

James River

- - - Fresh Fresh

City of Massillon

- - - Other Other

Tuscarawas River

- - - Fresh Fresh

Sweetwater Creek4

- - - Fresh Fresh

Cobb County WWTP4

- - - Other Other

Enoree River (Carotell)

- - - Fresh Fresh

Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewerage District5

- - - Other Other

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District5

- - - Other Other

Los Angeles County Sanitation District WWTF5

- - - Other Other

Village of Baltimore WWTF3

- - - Other Other

West Branch Paw Paw Creek3

- - - Fresh Fresh

San Jose-Santa Clara Regional WWTP5, 6

- - - Other Other

Tacoma Central WWTP5

- - - Other Other

City of Fitchburg WWTP4

- - - Other Other

Iowa River3, 6

- - - Fresh Fresh

Cherry Lake3

- - - Fresh Fresh

Iowa Tributary3, 6

- - - Fresh Fresh
Wastewater Discharge (Destination Type)

James River

- - - Surface water Surface water

City of Massillon

- - - Third-party Third-party

Tuscarawas River

- - - Surface water Surface water

Sweetwater Creek4

- - - Surface water Surface water

Cobb County WWTP4

- - - Third-party Third-party

Enoree River (Carotell)

- - - Surface water Surface water

Cincinnati Metropolitan Sewerage District5

- - - Third-party Third-party

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District5

- - - Third-party Third-party

Los Angeles County Sanitation District WWTF5

- - - Third-party Third-party

Village of Baltimore WWTF3

- - - Third-party Third-party

West Branch Paw Paw Creek3

- - - Surface water Surface water

San Jose-Santa Clara Regional WWTP5

- - - Third-party Third-party

Tacoma Central WWTP5

- - - Third-party Third-party

City of Fitchburg WWTP4

- - - Third-party Third-party

Iowa River3

- - - Surface water Surface water

Cherry Lake3

- - - Surface water Surface water

Iowa Tributary3

- - - Surface water Surface water
Biochemical Oxygen Demand 
(Thousands of kg)
3,508.3 3,457.1 3,823.8 3,250.5 2,938.9
Total Suspended Solids (kg) 1,224,442 1,045,928 1,031,666 1,231,570 1,311,671.1
Phosphorus (kg) 4,708 4,445 8,817 8,064 4,662.1
Production (MT) 1,729,062 1,661,228 1,721,897 1,660,388 1,315,479.3
Total Water Consumption (Thousands of m3) 1,797.8 543.3 1,151.2 949.1 220.4
Consumption Rate (m3/MT)7 0.84 0.60 0.67 0.57 0.17
  1. Evaporative losses estimated.
  2. Greif does not currently track withdrawal of municipal water.
  3. Treated with primary clarification, secondary clarification and aeration before direct discharge.
  4. Treated with wastewater pre-treatment including soluble BOD removal.
  5. Treated with wastewater pre-treatment with solids only.
  6. Our Santa Clara and Tama mills shutdown in 2023 and no longer operate. As a result, data is not available for these locations.
  7. 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 on-site 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) 170.4 109.9 99.5 70.7
Percentage of Total Water Withdrawal 1.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6%
Water Consumed (Thousands of cubic meters) 162.7 77.5 99.5 32.8
Percentage of Total Water Consumed 16.2%1 6.7% 9.5% 13.0%
Water Discharged (Thousands of cubic meters)  -  - 0 37.9
Percentage of Total Water Discharged  -  - 0% 0.3%
  1. 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

GRI 306-3 | 306-4 | 306-5
306-3
Waste generated

306-4
Waste diverted from disposal

306-5
Waste directed to disposal
  FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Hazardous Waste (Metric Tons)
Total Waste to Landfill 2,428 3,608 1,026 1,451 1,042.4
Waste to Landfill 1,161 2,989 577 882 889.8
Incinerated (no energy recovery)1 1,267 619 449 569 152.6
Total Non-Landfill2 20,725 19,199 12,006 12,926 9,883.4
Incinerated (with energy recovery)3 4,073 3,275 4,480 4,359 3,921.7
Composted4 0 1 0 0 0
Recycled5 14,084 14,160 6,304 7,326 4,828.3
Reused6 651 706 482 178 526.2
Reclaimed7 366 376 172 264 72.1
Miscellaneous (Non-Landfill)8 1,551 681 568 799 535.0
Total Hazardous Waste 23,153 22,807 13,032 14,378 10,925.8
Non-Hazardous Waste (Metric Tons)
Total Waste to Landfill 33,837 137,211 147,710 143,796 112,226.6
Waste to Landfill 33,380 137,060 147,492 143,573 112,155.1
Incinerated (no energy recovery)1 457 151 218 223 71.5
Total Non-Landfill2 184,357 326,546 817,004 823,971 818,972.7
Incinerated (with energy recovery)3 2,950 17,006 13,330 15,277 16,911.9
Composted4 15,784 49,734 53,855 43,852 12,530.4
Recycled5 141,217 212,075 702,832 727,815 753,478.9
Reused6 12,321 19,441 18,442 16,041 17,916.2
Reclaimed7 9,847 11,701 12,191 14,375 11,777.3
Miscellaneous (Non-Landfill)8 2,239 16,589 16,353 6,611 6,358.0
Total Non-Hazardous Waste 218,194 463,757 964,714 967,767 931,199.3
Total Waste to Landfill 36,265 140,819 156,400 1,247 113,269.0
Total Waste Diverted from Landfill 205,082 345,745 856,475 836,897 828,856.1
% of Total Waste Diverted from Landfill 85% 71% 85% 85% 88.0%
Total Waste (Hazardous & Non-Hazardous) 241,347 486,564 977,746 982,145 942,125.1
  1. Incinerated (no energy recovery): Treatment method involving the combustion of solid waste that does not result in energy capture.
  2. Non-Landfill: Includes chemical-physical, incineration with energy recovery, recycled, reused, reclaimed, composted and fuels blending treatment methods.
  3. Incinerated (with energy recovery): Treatment method involving the combustion of solid waste that results in energy capture.
  4. Composted: Treatment method involving the biological decomposition of solid or liquid operational waste.
  5. Recycled: Treatment method involving the separation, preparation and sale of recyclable materials to end-user manufacturers.
  6. Reused: Treatment method involving the use of a material for its original purpose multiple times.
  7. Reclaimed: Treatment method involving the process of extracting and converting materials from recycled materials to be used again.
  8. Miscellaneous (Non-Landfill): All other treatment methods not mentioned previously, including Deep Well Injection and On-Site Storage.

 
Notes:

  • Data does not include sites acquired in FY 2023 (Lee, Centurion, Reliance and ColePak).
  • 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.
  • 2023 Waste data assurance statement

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

Raw Materials from Recycled and Renewable Sources Total Volume of Materials Sourced (Metric Tons) Percent of Substrate (FY23) Percent of Total Materials Sourced (FY23)
FY21 FY22 FY23
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%
Fiber 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%
Fiber 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 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Recycled 831,576 968,296  1,153,345 517,369 1,064,871
Steel Drums 509,884 562,980  987,427 265,236 311,910
Poly Drums 243,186 358,280  95,176 184,618 620,553
IBCs 78,506 47,036  70,742 67,515 132,408
Reconditioned 3,533,358 3,276,259  3,164,809 2,220,026 2,684,847
Steel Drums 2,699,393 2,483,485  2,185,329 1,408,876 1,286,328
Poly Drums 194,011 178,627  141,782 152,385 327,241
IBCs 639,954 614,147  837,698 658,765 1,071,278
Total Collected 4,348,706 4,164,585  4,345,284 2,737,395 3,749,718
Steel Drums 3,193,049 2,971,549  3,192,196 1,674,112 1,598,238
Poly Drums 437,197 536,281  236,958 337,003 947,794
IBCs 718,460 656,755  916,130 726,280 1,203,686
Virgin Materials Saved by Reconditioning and Reuse (Metric Tons)2 76,415 71,149  74,713 54,031 76,806
Steel 66,860 62,016  63,143 44,592 59,076
High-Density Polyethylene 5,897 5,553  6,610 5,561 13,614
Wood 3,659 3,580  4,960 3,879 4,115
Virgin Materials Saved by Recycling (Metric Tons)3 14,117 14,358  19,772 9,330 18,554
Steel 10,273 10,215  17,394 6,239 10,441
High-Density Polyethylene 3,402 3,871  1,960 2,691 7,829
Wood 442 272 418 400 284
  1. Estimated Drums and Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) Recycled and Reconditioned (North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa).
  2. Estimates based on the quantity of reconditioned packaging and average packaging specifications (North America and Europe).
  3. 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 408-1
408-1
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor
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.
  2. Total 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)

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 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Total Employees 17,042 15,720 15,828 12,280 12,458
Full Time 16,668 15,370 15,618 12,058 12,202
Part Time 169 162 210 190 204
Temporary 205 188 151 32 52
% Women in Management 16% 16% 16% 20%1 21%
% Women in Workforce2 23% 23% 23% 15% 17%
% Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements 45% 42% 46% 38% 36%
  1. 2022 data is restated from Greif’s 2022 Sustainability Report. In 2023, we refined our definition of "management" by adjusting the salary bands, resulting in a change in the data.
  2. In April 2022, Greif finalized its divestment of the Flexible Packaging joint venture (FPS) to Gulf Refined Packaging. This divestment is the cause of the decline in percentage women in workforce from FY 2021 to FY 2022.

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

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 (%)

Total

7,062

100%

American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino)

38

0.5%

Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino)

186

2.6%

Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino)

1,304

18.5%

Hispanic or Latino

1,216

17.2%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino)

77

1.1%

Not Specified

381

5.4%

Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino)

102

1.4%

White (Not Hispanic or Latino)

3,758

53.2%

New Colleague Hires

GRI 401-1
401-1
New employee hires and employee turnover
  FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
New Colleague Hires (Total) 3,626 2,910 3,330 4,150 3,973
Region

Asia Pacific

456 389 300 97 80

Europe, Middle East and Africa

1,074 805 854 651 603

Latin America

410 137 182 247 206

North America

1,686 1,579 1,994 3,155 3,084
Gender

Female

841 669 647 728 863

Male

2,785 2,209 2,683 3,422 3,079
Age

16–20

247 209 244 397 379

21–30

1,372 1,012 1,243 1,422 1,310

31–40

1,023 815 946 1,178 1,024

41–50

620 541 514 691 704

51–60

315 285 335 402 435

60+

49 46 48 60 121

Employee Attrition

GRI 401-1
401-1
New employee hires and employee turnover
  FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Employee Attrition1 24.0% 20.5% 23.2% 29.5% 31%
Region

Asia Pacific

14.8% 25.1% 25.8% 13.2% 16.1%

Europe, Middle East and Africa

31.0% 14.9% 16.0% 18.0% 18.9%

Latin America

9.1% 20.5% 18.3% 15.6% 19.4%

North America

45.1% 24.3% 29.9% 38.9% 39.8%
Length of Service

Less than 12 Months

49.0% 40.4% 47.5% 61.8% 53.9%

More than 12 Months

51.0% 59.6% 52.2% 38.2% 46.1%
  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, FY 2023

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 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022 FY 2023

Training Hours per Colleague1

Greif University (formerly used Skillport)

5.5

5

5.38

5.35 6.29 

Lead to Last

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, 3

Male
- - - - 8.2 
Female
- - - - 5.2 

Colleagues Completing Regular Performance Reviews4

92%

89.1%

87%

80.2% 65.4% 
Professional, clerical, and administrative employees receiving regular performance reviews

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 74% 71% 71.2% 68.1% 62% 
Employees across all locations who have received career and skills-related training 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 
Professional colleagues who have completed training on Code of Conduct5         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 Issues7         83.3%
Professional colleagues who have completed training on Anti-trust6       3,638  383
  1. Average hours of training per unique participant. Data excludes safety training and local functional training. FY 2017 data has been restated from the 2018 Sustainability Report to exclude this data. For more information on safety training, please see Health & Safety.
  2. Includes eligible professional, clerical and administrative colleagues.
  3. FY 2022 data was inaccurately reported in previous report.
  4. Production employees’ performance reviews were not tracked prior to FY 2023.
  5. Code 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
  6. Anti-trust training was only offered to new hires in FY 2023.
  7. Human 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 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022 FY 2023

MCR1

1.49

1.18

1.49

1.5 1.75

LWCR2

0.69

0.62

0.74

0.74 0.83

Employees across all locations who have received training on health & safety issues

74%

71%

71.2%

68.1% 67%
  1. MCR, or Medical Case Rate, measures the number of recordable injuries per 100 full-time employees in a 12-month period.
  2. LWCR, 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.

Product Data

PRODUCT QUALITY

    FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Corrective Action Rate (CAR)1
Global Industrial Packaging North America
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 America 330 277 189 181 236
Paper Packaging & Services
-
-
-
170 409
Europe, Middle East and Africa
959
685
400
278 831
Latin America
-
-
89
71 202
Asia Pacific
298
137
90
73 273
  1. 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 2,717,830

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%

42.5% 48.1%

Plastic

17.9%

17.3%

17.8%

15.5% 15.5%

Steel

32.0%

29.2%

31.9%

33.4% 31.0%

Other1

11.3%

11.0%

10.5%

8.6% 5.4%
  1. Other 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
414-2
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken
 

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%

Supplier spend assessed for CSR

11%

20%

39%

57%