Company: GEF
Filing Date: 2025-11-19
Form Type: 10-KT
Source: 0001628280-25-053146
Chunk: 33

Company: GREIF, INC
Filing Date: 2025-11-19
Form: 10-KT
Chunk 33
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 Specifically, there is heightened focus and in some cases a requirement by customers and regulators to use PCR to manufacture more sustainable packaging. If we are unable to effectively source PCR or innovate our current product offerings to meet this demand, this could negatively affect our business and results of operations. In addition, the EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation is to be implemented over an 18-month period and imposes new requirements in terms of recycled content, recyclability and reuse from 2030 for some of our products. Failure to comply with these and other laws, or a change in the applicable legal framework, for example the increased enforcement of environmental regulations in the U.S., Europe, China and other countries or customer requirements, could affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, in addition to those of our customers.

Our operations generate and manage various outputs and waste, including industrial byproducts, chemicals, and energy-related emissions. Regulators in the U.S., the EU and other jurisdictions are increasingly expanding the scope of laws and regulations to require companies to reduce waste across the value chain, transition to circular economy practices, and demonstrate improved lifecycle performance for their products. Compliance may necessitate significant capital investments, process changes, or operational restrictions, and failure to comply could subject us to fines, increase our costs, or lead to loss of business, each of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our customers in the food and pharmaceutical industry are subject to increasing laws, rules and regulations relating to safety. As a result, customers may demand that changes be made to our products or facilities, as well as other aspects of our production processes, that may require investment of capital. The failure to comply with these requests could adversely affect our relationships with some customers and result in negative effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We source raw materials, components and services from suppliers worldwide, some of whom operate in regions with heightened risks of human rights abuses, including forced labor, child labor, and unsafe working conditions. Key regulatory requirements, such as the CS3D, the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, and the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, impose obligations on companies to identify, assess and mitigate human rights risks in their supply chains. These requirements overlap with other ESG-related regulatory frameworks discussed above, including the CSRD and emerging state-level disclosure mandates in the U.S. Failure to adequately manage or remediate human rights issues could result in fines, supply disruptions