Company: KHC
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001308179-25-000266
Chunk: 42

Company: Kraft Heinz Co
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 42
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 Engagement  |     | Our   
 Board |     | Governance |     | Director     
 Compensation |     | Beneficial 
 Ownership  |     | Executive    
 Compensation |     | Audit   
 Matters |     | Stockholder 
 Proposals   |     | Other       
 Information |     | Appendix A. 
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KRAFT HEINZ’S STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION The Board recommends that stockholders vote AGAINSTthis proposal for the reasons explained below. At Kraft Heinz, a critical part of our food packaging development process is finding recyclable, compostable, and reusable options for consumers. We’re also committed to providing consumers with clear information to help increase recycling rates as much as possible. We are also evaluating and will remove label statements that are not supported by or may be problematic under state laws governing recycling information on product labels. While we encourage recycling among consumers, we also recognize and strive to continuously maintain pace with the complex and rapidly evolving recycling landscape. We believe our current efforts are designed to meet the objectives of the proposal and have a significant impact on improving and reducing our packaging, while reducing risk for the Company and for the environment. We have stringent internal measures in place, designed to help provide that our on-pack claims are not misleading to consumers. Our on-pack recycling labels are reviewed by our Recyclable, Reusable, and Compostable Committee, which is made up of internal experts from research & development (R&D), legal, and labeling. This cross-functional committee works to substantiate packaging claims or statements across various dimensions of recyclability, including relevant laws, collections/access rates, sortation capabilities, end market value, and consumer communication. The committee references the Federal Trade Commission’s Green Guides and reviews packages against industry protocols, like the Association of Plastic Recyclers APR Design ®Guide to validate technical performance. We also carefully monitor updates in legislation, including California’s environmental marketing claims law, and take steps designed to comply with all other laws that are applicable to our business. We aim to continue to innovate and advance the recyclability landscape at large while aligning with applicable regulatory requirements. In 2023, we became a founding member of the Circular Action Alliance (CAA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) dedicated to improving recycling by implementing extended producer responsibility laws. CAA has been selected as the responsible PRO in California and Colorado and is expected to play a critical role in advancing the recycling landscape. OUR AMBITIOUS SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING STRATEGY Our comprehensive approach to packaging