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Our Sustainability Goal
Increase recycled content to 50% on average by 2030. O-I is taking a tailored approach to increase recycled content rates across its enterprise network, as rates vary significantly by geography.
Our Performance
Total external cullet by tons packed is 40% on average. A 2% increase from the 2020 base year.
Our Sustainability Goal
Target to reduce GHG emissions 25% by 2030 (interim target of 10% by 2025).
Our Performance
Scopes 1 & 2 (market-based) – 5,303,943 tons of CO2e, a 20% decrease from the 2017 base year.
Our Sustainability Goal
Renewable energy is a pillar in our strategy to lower carbon emissions. Our goal is to reach 40% renewable electricity use by 2030 and to reduce total energy consumption by 9% on the same timeline.
Our Performance
Global renewable electricity volume was 35% for 2022, about a 22% increase from 2020.
Our Sustainability Goal
Reduce the amount of natural resources used, reduce the generation of waste through reuse and recycling as we drive towards a “Zero Waste” organization.
Our Performance
Formed a Waste Tactical Team focused on mitigating risk, creating awareness, and developing standardized, accurate data streams.
Our Sustainability Goal
We are focused on reducing our global water usage 25% by 2030, prioritizing operations in higher–risk areas.
Our Performance
Water risk screening using the WRI Aqueduct tool. In 2023, 25 plants were in high and extremely high water-stressed areas.
Formed a Water Tactical Team focused on mitigating risk, creating awareness, and developing standardized, accurate data streams.
Our Sustainability Goal
Achieve sustainability balance, together, by aligning our supply chain with our 2030 sustainability vision and goals.
Our Performance
Inviting our suppliers to join our sustainability journey through EcoVadis assessment. As of 2023, 43% of our in-scope, critical and strategic spend suppliers were assessed, a 6% increase from 2022.
Established a Sustainable Procurement Core Team and developed a strategic roadmap.
Our Sustainability Goal
Reinvent and reimagine glass-making so the circularity of glass meets the potential of our MAGMA technologies, low-carbon alternative fuels, and lightweighted glass packaging.
Our Performance
Operating a MAGMA pilot unit in Illinois, running a MAGMA manufacturing line in Germany, and building our 1st greenfield plant incorporating MAGMA technology.
Utilizing novel technologies to partner with customers on lightweighting products.
Our Sustainability Goal
At O-I, we are better when we reflect the diverse world we serve, feel welcome, and have equal access to opportunities. We are focused on increasing all aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion across our team.
Our Performance
Developed a strategic, long-term roadmap to build a culture of inclusion where all forms of diversity belong.
Women represented 17% of the global O-I workforce and 24% of new hires in 2023.
Our Sustainability Goal
At O-I, our goal is always zero injuries and illnesses. As we work toward that goal, we are pursuing a 50% improvement of our Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) by 2030.
Our Performance
The Total Recordable Incident Rate for O-I employees was 1.65 in 2023. About a 42% decrease from the 2019 base year.
Our Sustainability Goal
O-I is dedicated to fostering positive change for our people and planet through corporate and employee contributions while actively involving our global workforce in volunteer activities. We will work alongside our local partners and value chain to realize this goal, which includes supporting glass recycling initiatives across our communities.
Our Performance
96% of the communities in which our plants operate have access to glass recycling.
Exploring opportunities to recycle end-of-life glass products
Investment in cullet processing plants, such as Glass to Glass Denver and Portland in the U.S., O-I PROMAPI in Mexico, and Julia Vitrum in Italy
Collaborating with suppliers to improve cullet quality and increase its usability in furnaces
Investing in plant infrastructure to secure reliable cullet quality and supply, enabling higher recycled content
In 2023, nearly 145,000 tons of glass collected through 44 closed-loop programs
Thirty-five community collection sites, four Glass4Good™ programs
Facilitating collaboration and open dialogue with stakeholders
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