SEE has released its Global Impact Report for reporting year 2021, which discloses the company’s sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) related priorities and performance. The report highlights notable progress toward SEE’s science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, DEI commitments, sustainability pledge, zero-harm efforts, and other key priorities.
The report also introduces SEE’s net positive approach: Developing market-centric solutions that create environmental, social and economic value that largely exceed their investment. The company is achieving net positive outcomes through its strategic sustainability pillars focused on solving customer challenges, mitigating climate change, accelerating a circular economy, and partnering to transform through innovations.
Download SEE’s full 2021 Global Impact Report from the company’s website. Sustainability and ESG initiatives featured in the report include:
Mitigating Climate Change
- Generated 146,113 tonnes of CO2eq global Scope 1 CO2 emissions, and 285,848 tonnes of CO2eq global Scope 2 CO2 emissions.
- Reduced GHG intensity 17.5% from a 2019 base year.
Building a Climate Roadmap
- SEE is building a technical roadmap for its transition to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2040. The roadmap will inform the actions taken to reduce energy consumption, increase efficiencies in operations, and find renewable energy opportunities for the company’s manufacturing facilities across the globe.
Investing in Renewable Energy
- SEE installed 8,975 solar panels, along with a battery storage system, to power 98% of the electricity used at its Madera, CA manufacturing facility. The company also invested in renewable energy credits which resulted in 16 SEE facilities being fully credited with 100% renewable energy as of December 31, 2021.
Eliminating Resource Waste
- Achieved a 10.1% reduction in energy intensity from a 2019 base year.
- Diverted 67% of waste from landfill and external incineration.
- Reached a 13.4% reduction in water intensity from a 2019 base year.
Accelerating a Circular Economy
- Solutions designed for recyclability accounted for approximately 50% of the material weight sold compared to 47% in 2020. Recycled or renewable content accounted for 19% of the material weight sold. In 2021, net sales generated from products defined as recyclable, designed for recyclability, or reusable were $1.935 billion.
Achieving Zero Harm
- Total recordable injuries were reduced by 8%.
- Zero recordable incidents were achieved at 64% of SEE’s manufacturing facilities.
Creating a Caring, High-Performance Growth Culture
- As of December 31, 2021, 25% of SEE’s global workforce was female and 34% of SEE’s U.S. workforce belonged to racial and ethnic minority groups.
In addition to sustainability data and ESG disclosures, SEE’s Global Impact Report offers insights from some of the company’s innovators, problem solvers, and future makers who are passionate about building a connected, safer world–one that’s better than we find it.
