Ball Corporation gets approval for its 2030 targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Ball Corporation announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved its targets to reduce absolute carbon emissions. The company targets to reduce emission within its operations by 55 percent and within its value chain by 16 percent by 2030 against a 2017 baseline. Ball becomes the first in the can making industry to receive approval for science based target.

This milestone affirms Ball's industry-leading efforts to help accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement, Ball Corporation said.

"The private sector has a vital role to play in accelerating a low carbon economy and, as the world's leading supplier of sustainable aluminium beverage packaging, we are dedicated to doing our part for our customers and the planet," said Kathleen Pitre, Chief Commercial and Sustainability Officer. "These approved science-based targets demonstrate our commitment to help our customers reach their sustainability goals and deliver lower carbon packaging that enables a circular economy."

Science Based Targets is a joint initiative of CDP, the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature. The initiative is a collaboration of more than 800 global companies that have set clearly-defined corporate emission reduction goals aligned with the latest climate science.

This year, the company will announce additional renewable energy agreements in the EU and launch its comparative life-cycle assessment for the United States, Europe and Brazil, Ball said.