Company: KHC
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000266
Chunk: 44

Company: Kraft Heinz Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 44
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 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions of these bottles and jars by 36% to 43%, depending on the size of packaging. While we are proud of the progress we have made, we also realize we have significant work remaining to convert the rest of our portfolio to be recyclable, reusable, or compostable. We are continuing to evaluate our sustainable packaging strategy, next-generation packaging goals, and design principles for innovations to align with our company strategy and net zero ambitions, and we are investing in external consortiums and initiatives to drive recycling and composting materials and infrastructure. WE ARE COLLABORATING TO HELP CREATE A MORE CIRCULAR ECONOMY We play a leadership role within various industry packaging associations aimed at improving key aspects of sustainable packaging and the circular economy around the globe, including:

| ● | Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) – APR is an international non-profit organization focused exclusively                             
 on improving recycling for plastics. Kraft Heinz technical experts sit on the Film Technical Committee and PET Technical Committee.      |
| ● | Sustainable Packaging Coalition – The Sustainable Packaging Coalition convenes all sides of the packaging value chain around             
 the education, collaboration, and action needed to advance a circular packaging economy. Kraft Heinz is an active member across multiple 
 collaboratives.                                                                                                                          |
| ● | The Recycling Partnership – The Recycling Partnership has a mission to build a better recycling system, one that delivers                
 the economic and environmental benefits our communities and the hundreds of thousands of people who work throughout the recycling        
 industry deserve. Kraft Heinz is a member and sits on the Film & Flexibles Recycling Coalition Steering Committee.                       |
| ● | U.S. Plastics Pact – The U.S. Plastics Pact brings together businesses, nonprofits, trade organizations, government agencies,            
 and research institutions working to ensure plastics never become waste. Kraft Heinz is a U.S. Pact Activator, member of the Advisory    
 Council, and participant in multiple working groups.                                                                                     |

A more extensive list of our packaging industry partnerships is listed in our 2024 ESG Report. WE ARE INVESTING IN CONSUMER EDUCATION We believe in investing in education to help provide consumers with the information they need to do their part in creating a more sustainable world. We have been a member of the How2Recycle label program since 2017, using its standardized on-pack recycling guide to inform consumers on packaging recycling. We believe How2Recycle’s labeling program presents one of the best available recycling standards, as it is based on nationally harmonized