2020 Sustainability Goals

Making Progress Our Business

We have lived by the principles of sustainability since the day we were founded more than 125 years ago. Operating safely and efficiently and conserving our resources is core to our culture and is a cornerstone of our business strategy.

In 2016, to formalize our commitment to sustainability, we established a series of external goals to be achieved by the end of 2020. We focused on two areas that are material to our business success and present the greatest opportunity to make an impact.

Here is an update on how we are doing against our stated 2020 goals:

On Track

Goal

Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 10% per billion standard units of production* (vs. 2015 levels)

Progress to Date (as of FY 2018)

• We have achieved 94% of our Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions reduction target, putting us within striking distance of our goal.
• Absolute emissions have decreased by 1.7% even as production has increased by 8.4%.

In Progress

Goal

Reduce energy consumption by 5% per billion standard units of production* (vs. 2015 levels)

Progress to Date (as of FY 2018)

• When focusing on results for just our metal packaging plants, we reduced energy consumption by 6.23% and surpassed our goal.
• We have reduced energy consumption per billion standard units by 0.06% against the 2015 baseline. This figure reflects the completion of a glass bottle manufacturing facility in Mexico in 2018. The glass manufacturing process is energy intensive, leading to higher usage of natural gas and electricity when compared to metal packaging.

*Since we manufacture a variety of containers in different sizes, using different metals and serving different markets, along with ends, vacuum closures and crowns, we developed a set of conversion factors to transform these container and closure production volumes into 12-ounce (Ø211) aluminum beverage can equivalent volume or “units.” This unique approach, first used in our 2013 Sustainability Report, helps us more accurately depict our progress by correcting for an ever-changing product mix and a variety of other market forces.

The Power of Renewable Alternatives

Increasing our reliance on renewable energy is a critical step in our sustainability journey, both in terms of achieving our 2020 goals and as part of our long-term climate strategy.

Percentage equivalent to Crown global operations currently using renewable electricity

6.7%

Percentage of our U.K. facilities that have been powered by direct supply of renewable electricity since 2018

100%

Percentage of electricity in U.S. and Canadian beverage can plants that will be matched with wind power generation as of July 1, 2020.

100%

The Path to 100% Renewable

In 2019, we joined RE100, which focuses on accelerating the transition to zero-carbon grids on a global scale. Our plan to get there includes these milestones:

30% adoption by 2020
60% adoption by 2030
90% adoption by 2040
100% adoption by 2050