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Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more? Sustainability 101 is a blog series that you can turn to for information about different environmental terms that may come up at work, during discussions with friends, and even at your annual holiday gathering.

“It’s possible to reach net-zero carbon emissions. Here’s how” 1

“UN tells governments to ‘fast forward’ net zero targets” 2

These are just a few of many headlines from 2023 so far that center around the concept of “net zero.” You may hear the phrase frequently in the context of climate change and global warming, but do you know the intricacies behind it?

According to the United Nations (UN) Climate Action website, net zero “means cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions re-absorbed from the atmosphere, by oceans and forests for instance.”

Similarly, the World Resources Institute (WRI) says net zero “will be achieved when all emissions released by human activities are counterbalanced by removing carbon from the atmosphere in a process known as carbon removal.”

Simply put, it is a state where emissions are balanced with an equal amount of GHG removal.

Why has net zero become such a commonly used term? Because our future depends on it. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “climate-related risks to health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth are projected to increase with global warming of 1.5°C” [compared to pre-industrial levels]. To stay below that temperature threshold, global emissions must decline by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.

Achieving a state of net zero requires a two-part approach, according to WRI:

Reduce human-caused emissions, such as those from fossil-fueled vehicles and factories, as close to zero as possible.Remove any remaining emissions by balancing those with an equivalent amount of carbon removal from the atmosphere.

How can we reduce human-caused emissions?

According to the UN’s Climate Action website, burning fossil fuels — think coal, natural gas, and oil — to generate power, manufacture goods, and fuel transportation accounts for over 75 percent of global GHG emissions and nearly 90 percent of all carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Some other activities that create emissions include: deforestation or wildfires (because trees absorb carbon from the atmosphere during their lifespan and release it when they are destroyed) and non-sustainable food production, which releases large amounts of CO2, methane, and other GHGs into the atmosphere. (You can read more about GHG emissions sources in our previous Sustainability 101 blog.)

Actions that can reduce GHG emissions, according to the WRI, include:

Shifting to electric vehiclesTransitioning to clean, renewable energy from sources like wind and solarIncreasing public transportation, biking, and walkingRetrofitting buildings and improving energy efficiencyReducing food loss and waste

How can we remove carbon from the atmosphere?

Carbon removal can either be nature based or technology based. Common examples of nature-based removal projects are afforestation (planting new trees to create a forest) or reforestation (replanting trees where they previously existed) — because trees absorb CO2 through photosynthesis. Protecting and restoring other natural ecosystems, such as peatlands, coastal wetlands, savannas and grasslands, can contribute to carbon sequestration as well.

A number of technology-based carbon removal solutions are in various stages of development. One is direct air capture — the process of “chemically scrubbing CO2 from the ambient air and then sequestering it either underground or in long-lived products like concrete,” according to the WRI.

Another example that is in the demonstration phase according to the IPCC is a process known as “bioenergy with carbon capture and storage” (BECCS). Atmospheric CO2 is absorbed by plants and trees as they grow, and then the plant material (biomass) is burned to produce energy. The CO2 released in the production of this energy is then captured before it reaches the atmosphere and stored in geological formations deep underground on long time scales. This allows us to produce energy without adding additional GHGs to our atmosphere.

What actions are organizations taking?

Given the dire warnings from the IPCC and other scientific organizations, many companies, countries, and even individual cities are setting their own goals to reach net zero. According to Net Zero Tracker, as of 2023, more than 900 companies and 130 countries have set targets

In November 2022, a UN High-Level Expert Group issued a report that “set tight definitions for what it means to be net zero and net zero-aligned” for corporations, financial institutions, and local and regional governments. The report identified five principles for these “non-state” entities to set net zero goals:

Ambition which delivers significant near- and medium-term emissions reductions on a path to global net zero by 2050Demonstrated integrity by aligning commitments with actions and investmentsRadical transparency in sharing relevant, non-competitive, comparable data on plans and progressEstablished credibility through plans based in science and third-party accountabilityDemonstrable commitment to both equity and justice in all actions

One organization offering third-party accountability on corporate net zero goals is the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), the UN Global Compact (UNGC), WRI and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

In October 2021, the SBTi established its Net-Zero Standard, the world’s first framework for corporate net zero target setting in line with climate science. Cisco was among the first technology hardware and equipment companies to have its net-zero goal and near-term targets validated under the SBTi Net-Zero Standard. SBTi validation requires companies to reduce emissions across their value chains by at least 90 percent. Companies with SBTi validation can use offsets for no more than 10 percent of their emissions reduction. According to the SBTi, a company is only considered to have reached net zero when it has achieved its long-term science-based target and neutralized any residual emissions.

Learn more about Cisco’s goal to reach net zero GHG emissions across our value chain by 2040 on cisco.com and our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) Reporting Hub.

Willing to learn and engage more on environmental sustainability? In the next blog in our series, we will share more about smart buildings and what it means.

References

1 Science News – It’s possible to reach net-zero carbon emissions. Here’s how

2 Climate Change News – UN tells governments to ‘fast forward’ net zero targets

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PRIDE @ T. Rowe Price, our associate-led business resource group (BRG), is hosting an event focused on how inclusive storytelling principles and active listening can help build a safer, more inclusive workplace and support the LGBTQ+ community in the ongoing struggle for inclusion and equality.

As we mark Pride Month as both a personal and communal celebration of visibility, perseverance, and dignity, a few of our associates highlighted the importance of creating space to share their lived experiences as members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community.

Christian Cephas, Administrative Services Team Lead, Technology Business Management

Pride to me means living life every day as my true, authentic self, without the fear or worry of the thoughts and opinions of those around me. I’m a pansexual transgender African American male, and there are so many different boxes that I don’t fit into that someone meeting me for the first time would never know at first glance. And honestly, I love it because it has allowed me to enter many spaces that others like me have not been able to join to advocate and educate about the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. I take pride in the many layers of me and hope that I can continue to use my voice and platform to educate others.

Emily Davidson, Brand Historian and Corporate Archivist

Until the Bi-Visibility Day event last year, I felt invisible as an LGBTQ+ person—at work, out in the world, even within the PRIDE BRG—because I’m “just” bisexual and my partner of over five years is a man. When I’m walking down the street holding his hand, I’m being my authentic queer self, but the world sees me as just another heterosexual woman. In the past, when I’ve been out with a woman, I’m just another lesbian at the farmer’s market. I’ve known who I am for a long time. I’m not confused or closeted. It’s not “just a phase.” So this year, I’ve decided to own my identity (even if no one else can see it) and accept that, yes, Pride is for me too.

Mary Louise (ML) Dixon, Regional Investment Consultant, U.S. Intermediaries

All my life I’ve embraced my identity in communities that tend to be more resistant to change, whether it is living in affluent suburban areas of New England or spending my career in financial services. What I have found is that telling my story not only breaks down stereotypes and misconceptions for those with minimal exposure to the LGBTQ+ community, but it also provides a sense of belonging and validation for those struggling on a similar journey. In light of recent patterns of discrimination across the country, hopefully my voice can help change a few minds to broader acceptance and inclusivity. I take pride in representing a firm like T. Rowe Price that made diversity an initiative long before it was an industrywide trend.

Jen Fox, Client Processing Supervisor

Pride Month remains, for me, a celebration of evolution and understanding in my life. From watching a good friend’s mom come out in the 90s, to supporting my sister’s fiancé though his transition, I have been able to watch personal stories grow and bloom into beautiful lives. My own narrative was a very quiet one for a long time. Spending my teens and 20s figuring out myself and my relationship to the world as a bisexual woman was challenging, but coming to T. Rowe Price has presented me with an opportunity to not only feel confident in my own sexuality, but also supported by and welcomed into a community. This June, I plan on continuing to hold myself up and make room for others so that we can all bring our full, inclusive selves to our everyday lives.

Nia Grant, Senior Administrative Assistant, Global Information Organization

Pride Month is a celebration of self. After living in the closet for so long, having a whole month dedicated to celebrating, sharing, and loving with the community is everything. Not everyone is able to and not everyone is accepting, so being in a space with loving and supporting friends and families helps to build and maintain our community.

Ronald Mora, Senior Analyst, Data Management and Reporting

To be a first-generation American is to be aware early in life about the disadvantages and privileges you are raised with. The struggles of immigrant parents to pursue a better life were continually acknowledged during my upbringing. While I was raised to understand these disadvantages in reference to myself, as a queer man of color, I had to face new and unknown challenges about my identity without the help of my traditional family. Facing these new struggles forced me to not only grow myself, but to also build my own queer community to share the burden we all face. Throughout all of this, I have repeatedly learned the value of engaging with the LGBTQ+ communities around me to not only support myself, but to help those who find themselves in positions I have encountered. Having the space and support at T. Rowe Price through the PRIDE @ T. Rowe Price BRG allows me to not only learn more from my queer colleagues, but to also continue mentoring and advocating for their goals and challenges.

Matthias Schmidt, Managing Legal Counsel 

Being out and proud is something I wear as a badge of honor. I am extremely happy that I have reached a point in my life in which I want to be my unapologetic self without any excuses. In my life, I have been on different sides of the closet, and this experience taught me that feelings can change and that this is OK as long as you stay true to yourself and that you don’t forget that it’s your life and your story and you don’t need to justify it to anyone but yourself. My advice to everyone is: Love yourself, be yourself, and enjoy life because it’s great. Happy Pride!

Cory Yeboah, Brand Marketer

To me, Pride is an act of resistance through queer joy. It’s our collective, unapologetic moment to bask in the sun regardless of whatever hate or circumstances we face. My journey to living authentically was dark and marred with shame and self-doubt. Even when I did come out, I still felt like I had to put myself in a box to be accepted. It wasn’t until I found safe spaces where I could truly be seen that I came to understand the power of being me unapologetically.

Joie Young-Broin, Compliance Specialist, Special Correspondence Group

Pride, in many ways, was a foreign concept to me when I was just coming out, because, like so many people in the community, I had been taught that who I was was something to be ashamed of. Instead of announcing who I was “loud and proud,” I whispered my truth with fear and hope. My time at T. Rowe Price has been a big part of my journey to fully embracing Pride; it is the first workplace where I felt able to be fully out. The individual and institutional support I received was, in many ways, life changing. It wasn’t always a grand gesture; in fact, it was mostly small showings of support and quiet conversations. Small steps transforming into revolutionary changes, mutual support, and a vast supply of hope—that’s what Pride means to me.

As we celebrate Pride Month and other celebrations of diversity, we invite you to learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and how our differences bring us together at troweprice.com/diversity.

Fifth Third Bank employees in the Carolinas region rolled up their sleeves during the month of May as part of the Bank’s efforts to tackle food insecurity one community at a time. With a goal to provide 10 million meals for members of the communities served by Fifth Third during May—and kicking off on the Bank’s special holiday, Fifth Third Day (May 3)—employees volunteered at several charitable organizations to serve those in need.

Fifth Third team members volunteered at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. They also did meal prep for seniors at For the Struggle in Charlotte and packed backpacks for kids in need at Second Harvest, also in Charlotte.

The Bank has recognized 5/3 on the calendar as Fifth Third Day since 1991, and since 2012 the Bank and its employees have worked toward a common goal to fight hunger. Click here for more information about Fifth Third Bank’s efforts to fight against hunger during the month of May.

Rushing from events to meetings and back again, I almost forgot to look around and take in the beauty of Paris. The historic landmarks, the stunning architecture, and the river that winds through the city are normally showstoppers, but this week my mind was squarely focused on one thing – plastic pollution – something that is deteriorating the beauty and health of our cities, rivers and coastal communities around the world.

This past week, world leaders gathered in Paris with one mission – to make progress toward securing a UN Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. The calls from civil society, business, scientific and youth voices all rallying for an ambitious and effective treaty could be heard loud and clear. From briefing events to art installations, the ‘city of light’ illuminated with passion for solving the global plastic crisis, as pressure was applied on UN Member States to get the job done at INC-2. But did they?

Frustration set in early, as a small number of governments caused a nearly two-day delay in negotiations by challenging provisionally agreed to – but not yet adopted – rules of procedure. This slowdown, while an anticipated tactic, threatened the process and reduced the amount of time negotiators could spend discussing the substantive aspects of the treaty. By mid-week a temporary resolution was in place to move the talks forward.

As the discussions advanced beyond procedural matters, a clear picture emerged that tangible progress could be made during INC-2. By the close of the negotiations, a majority of governments were aligned with WWF’s vision for what a successful treaty should look like and were calling for comprehensive binding rules across the full lifecycle of plastic and for global bans on high-risk and unnecessary plastic materials, like the single-use products that far too often end up in our environment with devastating effects. Importantly, a mandate was also issued for governments to deliver a “zero draft” – essentially a working outline of the treaty, ahead of INC-3 – which is set to take place in Nairobi, Kenya in November.

Looking ahead to the next round of negotiations, the global community and players across the plastics value chain must continue to come together and call for increased ambition if we’re going to end up with a treaty that will truly help solve this crisis.

The treaty process must move us toward a circular economy for plastic, and businesses are uniquely positioned to make this transition easier for countries by helping to deliver the solutions needed to get there. Leading companies from the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty understand this, and have been visible and vocal throughout the negotiations, using their outsized voice for good. The coalition supports a treaty that includes regulations on reduction, circulation and prevention alongside remediation, all key factors in a holistic approach to ending plastic pollution.

The voice of the public is equally important. Accounting for 5% of the world’s population, as a nation, the US generates three times more waste than the global average. Our country is part of the problem, but we must also be part of the solution. With 77% of Americans agreeing that too many products are made of plastic and that the waste it creates is a problem, our leaders have an obligation to secure a legally binding treaty that will eliminate production of harmful plastics, deliver a circular approach for the plastic that remains, and ensure that no plastic ends up in nature.

From start to finish, INC-2 was a rollercoaster with twists and turns and highs and lows but in the end, the progress needed was achieved to move the treaty forward. As I reflect on the week and as we look ahead to INC-3 and beyond, it will be useful for me, but also for governments, businesses and individuals to stop and think about the beauty they will miss in this world if these negotiations fail. This process holds the key to shaping a future free of plastic pollution. There is momentum, there will be more challenges, but together, we can turn off the tap of plastic waste and deliver a treaty that ensures a healthier future for people and the planet.

In honor of National Cybersecurity Education Month, IBM proudly announces Education Security Grants with IBM Security. The grants include enhanced training in cybersecurity and AI through IBM SkillsBuild.

IBM will provide $5 million in-kind to help address cybersecurity resiliency in schools and institutions across the world while providing schools enhanced training on AI and cyber through IBM SkillsBuild. 350,000 students globally have already benefited from these security grants.

Applications for schools are now open globally. Grants valued at $500,000 each will be awarded to six school districts in the US with an additional four around the world. Volunteers, through IBM Service Corps, will use their professional skills to help schools establish programs to address cybersecurity resiliency. Each selected school will receive:

incident response plans and ransomware playbooks,programs to help address the need for updating operating systems,strategic communication plans to use in response to cyber incidents, andtraining and digital credentials through IBM SkillsBuild on topics including AI and cybersecurity, and additional benefits such as enhanced access to IBM mentors, teacher training and toolkits, and customized learning pathways.

Applications for the 2023 IBM Education Security Preparedness Grants are now open. Apply by June 23.

As part of Juneteenth Festival celebrations in Buffalo, New York, KeyBank is offering three financial wellness workshops covering mortgage, small business and wealth building.

The seminars will take place on the following dates and times:

Wednesday June 7, 2023   
Mortgage Workshop with Saleem Shabazz – KeyBank Community Development Loan Officer   
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.   
Community Resource Building at Buffalo Urban League – 1359 Jefferson Avenue
 Wednesday June 14, 2023   
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.   
Small Business Workshop with Omar Overstreet – KeyBank Broadway Branch Manager   
Open Buffalo – 1327 Jefferson Avenue
 Wednesday June 28, 2023   
Wealth Building Workshop with Andrew Cheatham – KeyBank Delaware-Hertel Branch Manager   
Community Resource Building at Buffalo Urban League – 1359 Jefferson Avenue

KeyBank is a proud sponsor of the 2023 Juneteenth Festival in Buffalo.

KeyBank Member FDIC. NMLS #399797. Mortgage and Home Equity Lending products offered by KeyBank are not FDIC insured or guaranteed. KeyBank extends credit secured by residential real estate without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or familial status. All credit products are subject to collateral and/or credit approval, terms, conditions, availability and are subject to change. 

SBA Preferred Lender. SBA loans subject to SBA eligibility.

Key Private Bank is part of KeyBank National Association. Banking products and trust services provided by KeyBank National Association, Member FDIC, and Equal Housing Lender. 

Investment products are: 

NOT FDIC INSURED * NOT BANK GUARANTEED * MAY LOSE VALUE * NOT A DEPOSIT * NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

© 2023 KeyCorp. CFMA #230531-2105733

Two years ago, for Pride Month, T‑Mobile helped spread the word of a small community photo project titled “Proud to Be” created by one of its frontline employees. With the need for inclusivity and understanding never more important, the project is once again being embraced by a company that truly believes we are all stronger together. Take a look!

In 2021, T-Mobile Stories introduced you to Joe Richards, the employee and artist behind a companywide community photo project entitled “Proud to Be,” which invited employees to visually showcase who they are and how they are embracing that identity during Pride Month.

In a video interview, Joe explained why he first created the participatory photo project six years ago at the Charleston Customer Experience Center where he was a Customer Resolution Expert, and served as the lead for the company’s Pride Employee Resource Group in the local Diversity, Equity & Inclusion chapter. While Pride season offers members of the LGBTQ+ community a moment to advocate and celebrate their identities together, Joe told us he was inspired by T-Mobile’s year-round “Be You” motto to search for a way to open up Pride — and the experience of being “seen” — to everyone. (The company is also embracing the motto “Stronger Together” for this Pride Month, a perfect accompaniment to Joe’s ongoing “Proud to Be” project.)

With the simple directive to employees to write down what they’re proud to be on a chalkboard, Joe captured dozens of inspiring photographs of smiling sign-bearers and built an art installation to display them in the call center. T-Mobile supported Joe’s vision and two years ago helped him bring the project to a companywide scale by offering an internal virtual platform for employees all around the country to upload their “Proud to Be” images. From humble beginnings, with 44 people participating that first year, the project saw more than 200 people participate by 2020. Now a Mobile Expert in Charleston, Joe says watching his art evolve and take space alongside T-Mobile’s own growth these last few years has been incredible.

Here we will share even more of what T-Mobile employees are saying this year as they participate in the 2023 installation of the art project, by showcasing new images and video of the many who are submitting their “Proud to Be” statements throughout the month.

P.S. If you watched the video above, you know the first day of Pride Month is also Joe’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Joe! 

Check back every week throughout June to see new and updated images and videos from those who have submitted their own “Proud to Be” moments. Any questions? Email us at: Stories-Tools@T-Mobile.com

Originally published on Rayonier.com

GLENNVILLE, Georgia—How do you convince a tree it’s years—maybe even decades—older than it really is? Rayonier’s genetics research team does it by using a technique called top grafting.

The process shaves a massive amount of time off our advances in tree genetics research.

Rather than waiting for a new seedling to mature to seed-producing age (about 7 years), our seed production team grafts our most promising trees with older trees.

Top Grafting in the Treetops

Climbing into aerial lifts to reach the treetops, the team fuses shoots (branch ends) from genetically superior young trees onto the end of the older trees’ branches at the top of the crown. The young tree shoots then perform as though they are the age of the older trees.

This leads the promising new trees to produce seeds within the year, allowing us to plant and research how their progeny perform. The best performers from the seeds we plant will be selected for mass planting in our seed orchards.

Pot Grafting Promising Trees

Similar grafting techniques are then used on smaller rootstocks in a method called pot grafting. Once we select the ideal trees to use in an orchard, we want to get a whole lot of these trees in a short period of time so we can plant them and generate seeds that will be used throughout our ownership. We do this by attaching the shoots of the superior trees to potted trees, allowing our team to make hundreds of copies of the best trees in a matter of days. These will then be planted in the orchard, where trees are spaced farther apart to allow more branching—and thus, more pinecones—to produce millions of seeds.

On Fifth Third Day, May 3 or 5/3 on the calendar, and throughout the month of May, Fifth Third Bank employees deploy into the communities they serve to provide 10 million meals across the Company’s retail footprint. With a theme of tackling food insecurity one community at a time, employees in Eastern Michigan volunteered at the Salvation Army Detroit Harbor Light as well as supported the organization’s Mobile Bread Trucks.

Pictured at top left are 26 Fifth Third employees volunteering at the Salvation Army Detroit Harbor Light on Fifth Third Day. The Harbor Light program provides detox, rehabilitation, food, shelter and support services for those suffering from substance abuse in the Detroit area. Fifth Third also presented a $20,000 donation to the Salvation Army in support of its important mission of feeding the hungry and providing many other critical services.

At bottom left, the Fifth Third team helped prepare food for the residents of Harbor Light. The center provides food and shelter to metro Detroiters every single day of the year—more than 72,000 nights of shelter and more than 1.3 million meals annually.

At right is proof that many hands make light work. The Eastern Michigan team made 2,000 sandwiches for the Salvation Army’s three Mobile Bread Trucks. These trucks serve meals seven days a week, 365 days a year, bringing food to those most in need throughout metro Detroit.

The Bank has recognized 5/3 on the calendar as Fifth Third Day since 1991, and since 2012 the Bank and its employees have worked toward a common goal to fight hunger. Click here for more information about Fifth Third Bank’s efforts to fight against hunger during the month of May.

The 50th anniversary of World Environment Day will be recognized on 5 June 2023. For 2023, World Environment Day is focused on Solutions to Plastic Pollution. Glass, with its many environmental advantages, offers a sustainable alternative to creating plastic waste.

PERRYSBURG, Ohio, June 2, 2023 /3BL Media/ – On Monday, June 5, 2023, O-I Glass, Inc. (“O-I Glass” or “O-I”) will join millions of people and organizations from around the globe in recognizing World Environment Day. Established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1973, World Environment Day aims to raise awareness of and drive global action around the pressing environmental challenges of our times. This year’s theme, designated by UNEP, is Solutions to Plastic Pollution. 

Beating plastic pollution requires governments, cities, industry, and individuals around the world to eliminate their use of unnecessary plastic. One solution to reducing plastic pollution is purchasing products sustainably packaged in glass.  

Glass is a key ingredient for modern life. Glass has transformed and elevated cityscapes, architecture, vehicle design, art, and the gigabit speeds at which we live our digital lives. Glass has also transformed our relationship with food and beverages, not only providing healthy, shelf-stable packaging, but also enabling brand-defining and beautifully distinctive designs. The contributions of glass, however, go beyond its beauty and utility.  

Glass is the most sustainable rigid packaging material and a solution to beating plastic pollution. Here are four reasons why: 

Glass is infinitely recyclable. Glass has been widely recycled for decades and can be endlessly recycled without loss in quality or purity, meaning a recycled glass container can become new glass over and over again – an ideal package for the circular economy. Additionally, for every 10% of recycled glass used in the glassmaking process, emissions are reduced by 5%. Glass is reusable. Glass is easy to clean, sterilize and reuse. Depending on location, refillable glass bottles can be commercially reused 25 or more times before having to be recycled into new glass bottles. Because of glass’ beauty and durability, glass containers are often reused in our personal lives as well.   Glass is inert. Glass doesn’t absorb or interact with the food and beverages inside. With glass, there is no need to worry about microplastics. And, once glass reaches its end of life, if it’s not recycled, it will naturally decompose back into the earth without leaching chemicals into the ground. Glass is reducing its environmental footprint. The sustainability of any product depends on the sustainability of the processes used to produce it. Glass requires fewer ingredients and less energy within the manufacturing process than other packaging materials. It also has more localized supply chains. New, innovative technologies are also helping to further lightweight glass and transform the glass-making process, making glass an even more sustainable packaging choice. 

Led by its diverse team of approximately 24,000 employees in 19 countries, O-I is one of the leading producers of glass bottles and jars around the globe. With more than a century of experience in innovating and transforming how glass packaging is made, O-I today is committed to being the most innovative, sustainable, and chosen supplier of brand-building packaging solutions.  

About O-I  

At O-I Glass, Inc. (NYSE: OI), we love glass and we’re proud to be one of the leading producers of glass bottles and jars around the globe. Glass is not only beautiful, it’s also pure, healthy and completely recyclable, making it the most sustainable rigid packaging material. Headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio (USA), O-I is the preferred partner for many of the world’s leading food and beverage brands. We innovate in line with customers’ needs to create iconic packaging that builds brands around the world. Led by our diverse team of approximately 24,000 people across 69 plants in 19 countries, O-I achieved revenues of $6.9 billion in 2022.  Learn more about us:  o-i.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn

Contact:

JIM WOODS
Public Relations Lead 
James.Woods@o-i.com
724.732.5748