Better Health for All

No specific, quantifiable data points were found in the provided articles to assess Berry Plastics against the 'Better Health for All' ethical value. The articles primarily focus on general sustainability, product quality, and market trends, without providing evidence related to the health impact of products, revenue from harmful products, user safety records (beyond a lack of recalls for 2022-2024, which cannot be quantitatively mapped to the rubric's adverse events rate), pricing accessibility, vulnerable population reach, health innovation investment, health externalities, health equity programs, healthcare workforce support, preventative health measures, healthcare data responsibility, global health crisis response, mental health initiatives, pharmaceutical patent flexibility, nutritional quality, healthcare education, addiction mitigation, or clinical trial ethics. While a Restricted Substances List is publicly available, the evidence does not provide sufficient detail to quantitatively score risk transparency against the rubric's tiers.

A single product malfunction report from 2018, with no known patient impact, does not meet the criteria for scoring the safety record KPI.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

The company achieved a Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.76 per 200,000 hours in 2024

, indicating strong safety performance. Additionally, no known labor-law or human-rights violations within operations or the supply chain have been reported . The voluntary employee turnover rate was 14.60% in 2024 . However, the CEO to median employee pay ratio was 284.6:1 in 2024 , reflecting a significant pay disparity. The employee engagement survey score was 55% in 2024 , and 23% of employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements in 2023 .

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

No specific quantitative data was provided in the articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing.

There is no evidence for the percentage of fair-trade certified spend, average audit frequency for suppliers, number of substantiated forced or child labor incidents, percentage of traceable suppliers, median remediation speed, percentage of contracts with ethical clauses, share of spend on high-risk materials, or supplier diversity spend.

Honest & Fair Business

No specific, concrete, or quantitative data was provided in the articles for any of the KPIs related to Honest & Fair Business. Information regarding regulatory fines, transparency index scores, whistleblower policy strength, financial restatements, audit coverage, ESG controversy scores, complaint resolution times, board conflict-free percentages, anti-corruption policy strength, or third-party verification of ethical claims was not available to assess against the rubric's thresholds

. While a Global Code of Business Ethics and a Global Anti-Bribery & Corruption Policy are mentioned , the articles lack the specific details required to evaluate their strength, enforcement, or effectiveness against the defined scoring tiers.

No War, No Weapons

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles regarding Berry Plastics' involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to sanctioned regimes, peacebuilding investments, or any other metrics related to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value. The articles primarily focus on environmental sustainability, social impact initiatives, and general company overviews, without addressing any of the defined KPIs for this value.

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Planet-Friendly Business

Berry Global's total Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions were approximately 10.22 million tCO₂e in 2024.

The company is working with the Science Based Targets initiative to develop new targets. In 2024, 7.23% of its total operational energy consumption was sourced from renewable electricity. The waste diversion rate for total waste was 64% in 2023 , and 18% of manufacturing sites were certified as zero waste to landfill in 2024. The company's post-consumer recycled content increased to 5.1% of total volume , with bioplastics reaching 1.5% of total volume.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Berry Global provides a company-wide 24/7 Ethics Helpline and incident management program, accessible to team members, suppliers, customers, and other key stakeholders.

The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents. However, Berry Global does not disclose its processes for identifying and recognizing the rights of Indigenous Peoples when its operations may impact them, nor does it describe how it obtains Indigenous Peoples’ free, prior and informed consent.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Berry Global reported a non-hazardous waste diversion rate of 66% and a hazardous waste diversion rate of 54% in 2024.

The company's product portfolio shows 85% of its fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) packaging was reusable, recyclable, or compostable in 2024, with 93% being recyclable or having validated recyclable alternatives. Total circular plastics consumed, including post-consumer and post-industrial recycled content, was 11.0% in 2024. Berry actively integrates circular design principles, focusing on mono-material design and material substitution. Waste reduction initiatives include Zero Waste to Landfill accreditation for at least three European sites, a "Waste is Gold" program, and engagement with Operation Clean Sweep, which conducted 1,547 global audits in 2024. Hazardous waste management includes the 54% diversion rate and the conversion to PFAS-free alternatives. In 2024, 100% of resin-handling facilities completed at least one annual waste audit. As of 2024, 18% of facilities held zero waste certification. No waste disposal violations were mentioned. Berry has multiple waste reduction targets, including a 5% annual reduction in landfill waste intensity, 10% recycled content in packaging by 2025, and 30% circular plastics by 2030. Supplier waste requirements are set through a Supplier Code of Conduct, expecting sustainability alignment.