# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000043920
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**Filing Date:** 2026-5
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## Filing Summary
**0001628280-26-038792.hdr.sgml**: 20260528

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-26-038792

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260528

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260528

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GREIF, INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000043920
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** METAL SHIPPING BARRELS, DRUMS, KEGS & PAILS [3412]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 314388903
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SD
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-00566
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261035508

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 425 WINTER ROAD
- **CITY:** DELAWARE
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43015
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7405496000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 425 WINTER ROAD
- **CITY:** DELAWARE
- **STATE:** OH
- **ZIP:** 43015

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GREIF INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20030610

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GREIF BROTHERS CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GREIF BROTHERS COOPERAGE CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19690820

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

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**FORM SD**

**Specialized Disclosure Report**

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![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg)

**GREIF, INC.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware**<br>**(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)** | **001-00566**<br>**(Commission fie number)** |
| **425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio**<br>**(Address of principal executive offices)** | **43015**<br>**(Zip Code)** |

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**Dennis Hoffman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(740) 549-6000**

**(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)**

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed:

**Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2025.**

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**Section 1 – CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE**

Greif, Inc. (the "Company," "Greif," "we," "us," "it" or "our") evaluated its current product lines as required by Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and our Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

**Item 1.01: Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report**

Greif is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services. The Company produces steel, plastic, and fiber drums, intermediate bulk containers, reconditioned containers, jerrycans and other small plastics, uncoated recycled paperboard, coated recycled paperboard, tubes and cores, and a diverse mix of specialty products. The Company also manufactures packaging accessories and provides filling, packaging, and other services for a wide range of industries. The Company is strategically positioned in over 35 countries to serve global as well as regional customers.

Certain of the Company's operations manufacture products in which tin, tantalum, tungsten, and/or gold may be necessary to the functionality or production of those products.

**Conflict Minerals Disclosure**

A copy of this Form SD and attached Conflict Minerals Report in accordance with Rule 12b-12 (17 CFR 240.12b-12) can be found publicly on our internet website at: <u>https://www.greif.com/code-of-conduct</u>. The information contained on Greif's website is not part of this Form SD and is not deemed incorporated by reference into this Form SD or any other public filing made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

**Item 1.02 Exhibits**

The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

**Section 2 – RESOURCE EXTRACTION ISSUER DISCLOSURE**

**Item 2.01: Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure Report**

Not applicable.

**Section 3 - EXHIBITS**

**Item 3.01 Exhibits**

<u>[Exhibit 1.01](gef2026formsdex101conflict.htm)</u> – Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.

**SIGNATURE**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Conflict Minerals Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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| Date: May 28, 2026 | *By: /s/ Kim Kellermann* |
|  | Kim Kellermann<br>Chief Operations Officer |

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## Exhibit 1.01

**Exhibit 1.01**

**Greif, Inc.**

**Conflict Minerals Report**

For the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2025

**Introduction**

This Conflict Minerals Report has been prepared in connection with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Rule"). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Conflict minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, wolframite, gold, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold ("3TG") for the purposes of this assessment. These requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals regardless whether they fund armed conflict.

**Company and Product Overview**

As used in this report, the terms "Greif," the "Company," "we," "us," "it," and "our" refer to Greif, Inc. and its subsidiaries during the 2025 calendar year. Greif is a global leader in industrial packaging and produced the following products: rigid industrial packaging products that include steel, plastic, and fiber containers, intermediate bulk containers, reconditioned containers, jerrycans and other small plastics; paper products such as uncoated recycled paperboard, coated recycled paperboard, tubes and cores; packaging accessories such as closure systems, flanges, plugs, caps and capseals, screwcaps, and nozzles; and and a diverse mix of specialty products. Based upon our internal assessment, the paper products we produce are composed primarily of resin, pulpwood, old-corrugated containers, containerboard, and paperboard and do not contain conflict minerals. In addition, our reconditioned container products are manufactured from post-industrial used packaging, which is a recycled source. Accordingly, for the purposes of this assessment only rigid industrial packaging products (excluding reconditioned products) and packaging accessories were considered.

**Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry** 

We have conducted, in good faith, a reasonable country of origin inquiry ("RCOI") designed to determine whether the necessary 3TG used in our products contain conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country or were from recycled or scrap sources. We maintained a system of controls designed to promote transparency over the conflict minerals in our supply chain. We identified suppliers that were considered in-scope for supplying us 3TG and subject to the RCOI. Through communications with our suppliers, we attempted to identify smelters and refiners of conflict minerals that may be utilized in the materials supplied to us.

**Due Diligence in our Supply Chain** 

We reviewed our product specifications and our global supply chain records to identify the use of conflict minerals in our products in accordance, and in all material respects, with the general principles of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development ("OECD") Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas ("OECD Guidance"). We have adopted a methodology framework and due diligence process that is materially based on the internationally recognized Five Step Framework for Risk-Based Due Diligence in the Mineral Supply Chain contained in the OECD Guidance (the "OECD Framework"). The five steps of the OECD Framework are to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Establish strong company management systems;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Identify and access risk in the supply chain;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Carry out independent third-party audits of supply chain due diligence; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Report annually on supply chain due diligence.

Greif has taken the following actions in furtherance of the implementation of this methodology framework and due diligence process as described below:

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**OECD Step 1: Establish strong company management systems**

*<u>Policy:</u>* Greif is an organization with strong values of responsibility and integrity. Our Code of Conduct contains the general guidelines for conducting business with the highest standards of ethics and applies to all employees and every business decision wherever Greif operates in the world. Our Code of Conduct sets forth our commitment to conduct business in compliance with all laws and regulations.

Greif is committed to responsible and ethical sourcing of raw materials globally in support of human rights, labor, health, and safety and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. This commitment includes our efforts to responsibly source 3TG in our supply chain. Greif expects all suppliers, including their agents and subcontractors, to comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct. This includes compliance with labor and human rights laws and ethically procuring raw materials. Greif updates its Supplier Code of Conduct every several years to ensure we are aligning our supply base with our values and updating requirements as due diligence regulations evolve.

In addition to the Supplier Code of Conduct, Greif has adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy Statement that reflects our dedication to working with our customers and suppliers to source in a responsible manner the materials we use in manufacturing our products. Greif's Conflict Minerals Policy Statement guides our risk management and due diligence efforts. In accordance with our Conflict Minerals Policy Statement, we require that our suppliers (a) assist us in complying with the SEC regulations related to conflict minerals by providing reasonably requested information from time to time and (b) undertake all reasonable due diligence within their supply chains to determine the origin of conflict minerals and meet all applicable SEC reporting requirements. In addition, the Conflict Minerals Policy Statement requires our suppliers to (c) establish conflict minerals policies that affirm our commitment to ethical business practices and that are consistent with the OECD Framework, and (d) cooperate with Greif and/or its representatives in connection with any on-site inspections or audits of suppliers' due diligence procedures and systems related to conflict minerals, although those components of the policy have not yet been implemented.

*<u>Internal Teams:</u>* Greif has assembled an internal team of individuals from various functional areas within the organization to execute the ongoing process of supply chain due diligence under the supervision of senior management personnel. This team is responsible for implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy and maintaining a system of controls and transparency over Greif's supply chain. In organizing and conducting our annual 3TG data gathering, the team works to maintain a strong supply chain management system by (i) identifying Greif's first-tier suppliers of 3TG and 3TG containing products; (ii) requesting information from these suppliers regarding their upstream suppliers and smelters, as well as their conflict minerals policies and due diligence procedures; and (iii) continuous communication of Greif's ongoing expectations of its suppliers relating to conflict minerals.

*<u>Supplier Engagement:</u>* Greif ensures that all suppliers have access to the Supplier Code of Conduct through our purchase agreements, contracts, or our public website. In addition, we communicate with our direct suppliers who may supply 3TG to reinforce expectations as they relate to conflict minerals.

*<u>Grievance Mechanism</u>:* Greif maintains a company level grievance mechanism that is available to any internal or external party. Suppliers have access to this grievance mechanism through the Supplier Code of Conduct. At any time, a party can submit violations and concerns by telephone or web portal.

A link to the Greif, Inc. Code of Conduct can be found at <u>investor.greif.com/corporate-governance/governance-documents</u>. Links to the Conflict Minerals Policy Statement, Supplier Code of Conduct, and Grievance Mechanism can be found at <u>www.greif.com/code-of-conduct</u>.

**OECD Step 2: Identify and access risk in the supply chain**

Greif conducted an internal review across all of our business operations worldwide to identify relevant first-tier raw material suppliers in our RCOI. The Company's technical experts, production managers, and other employees reviewed the key components and raw materials contained in the products manufactured by the Company. Our analysis found that a limited number of Greif's rigid industrial packaging products contain tin, tin plate, or electrolytic tin coatings (a) as a food contact material, (b) as a rust inhibitor, (c) to provide chemical resistance, (d) to improve processability; or (e) to improve paint adhesion, making them necessary for the functionality of the applicable product.

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Those products include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Tin-lined open head drums;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Tinplate drums;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Tinplated open head and tight head pails;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Various packaging accessories and closure products containing or coated with tin (flanges, plugs, paint caps, capseals, nozzles and screwcaps).

After identifying the products that include 3TG, Greif mapped the materials used from our respective suppliers. Due to the complexity of our supply chain, we contacted our first-tier suppliers in an attempt to trace the origin of the 3TG used in Greif products to the applicable smelting facility. Greif relied on its first-tier suppliers to provide information on the origin of its conflict minerals. We gather information from our suppliers regarding conflict minerals annually. In 2025, 3TG materials were purchased by the Company from eighteen separate suppliers. Each supplier was requested to complete a standardized conflict minerals reporting template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative ("RMI") (the "Template"). The Template was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide material to a company's supply chain. It includes questions regarding a supplier's conflict-free policy, engagement with its direct upstream suppliers, and a listing of the smelters the supplier and its upstream suppliers use. Written instructions and recorded training illustrating the use of the Template are available on the RMI website. The Template has been widely adopted by many companies in their due diligence processes related to conflict minerals.

**OECD Step 3: Design and implementation of a strategy to respond to identified risks**

Upon receipt of the completed Templates or alternative data and certifications received from our first-tier suppliers, all information was reviewed for completeness, accuracy, inconsistencies, and "red flags" (as defined in the OECD Framework) and all reported 3TG smelting facilities were compared to RMI's independently verified list of smelters and refiners that are conformant with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process ("RMAP") assessment protocols. We rely, in good faith, on our suppliers' responses to provide us with information about the source of conflict minerals contained in the materials supplied to us. Our direct suppliers are similarly reliant upon information provided by their suppliers. No "red flags" were identified in this process, and we determined that our greatest risk resides with the suppliers who failed to complete the Template or to identify smelters in their response to our request. In many cases, this exercise was repeated several times.

**OECD Step 4: Independent third-party audits**

Greif does not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, nor do we perform direct audits of the entities that provide our supply chain with 3TG materials. However, we do rely upon independent industry resources (for example, RMI) and other certifying organizations' efforts to provide conflict-free audit certifications and to influence smelters and refineries to undergo a third-party independent audit and become designated as a RMAP conformant smelter which has been verified to have systems in place to responsibly source minerals.

**OECD Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence**

Greif has compiled its results and filed this Conflict Minerals Report in accordance with Rule 13p-1 through the use of the Form SD and Attachment A. Further information is also available by reviewing the Greif Conflict Minerals Policy Statement which is located at <u>www.greif.com/code-of-conduct/.</u>

**<u>CMRT and Due Diligence Results for the 2025 Calendar Year</u>.**

Eighteen first tier 3TG suppliers were contacted as part of our due diligence process and asked to complete the Template. Greif received responses from sixteen of our eighteen first-tier suppliers. Sixteen first-tier suppliers sent completed templates, and two first-tier suppliers failed to respond to our requests, resulting in a response rate of 89%. Of the 30 smelters identified by our suppliers as the origin of 3TG materials used in our products, 21 appear on the RMAP list as conformant with the relevant RMAP standards, one appears as active status, and eight do not appear as either conformant or active. Therefore, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively identify all of the smelters or mines of origin that produce the tin that is used in our products. In addition, due to the nature of this supply chain being multi-tiered, some of the smelters or mines of origin reported may not be specific to Greif's supply chain. For the list of possible smelters and refineries in Greif's Supply Chain, please see Attachment A to this Conflict Minerals Report.

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**<u>Steps Greif Will Take Subsequent to the End of Calendar Year 2025</u>.**

Our due diligence and risk assessment process discussed above is ongoing. As Greif continues to conduct due diligence on its products and implement the Conflict Minerals Policy Statement within our global supply chain organization and processes, we will continue to develop and refine procedures including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• improve engagement with our suppliers to maintain our response rates and the quality of the responses;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• continue to pursue our sustainability goals announced as part of our sustainability program to utilize less virgin raw materials, including tin;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• continue to monitor and if any supplier is found to not have met our supplier expectations set forth in our Conflict Minerals Policy or Supplier Code of Conduct we may, if possible, engage other suppliers to establish an alternative source of supply of 3TG.

**<u>Independent Private Sector Audit</u>**.

The information in this report has not been audited by an independent private sector auditor.

This Conflict Minerals Report contains certain forward-looking information, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "may," "will," "expect," "intend," and "continue," or the negative thereof and similar expressions, among others, identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause events and the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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**Attachment A – Smelter List**

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| **Mineral**  | **Smelters Identified by 1**<sup>st</sup> **Tier Suppliers**  | **Smelter Location**  | **RMAP Conformant**<sup>1</sup>  |
| Tin | Aurubis Beerse | BELGIUM | Yes |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Yes |
| Tin | Empresa Metallurgica Vinto | BOLIVIA | Yes |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL | Yes |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND | Yes |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA | No |
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Yes |
| Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Yes |
| Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA | Yes |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation | MALAYSIA | No |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL | No |
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | Yes |
| Tin | Minsur | PERU | Yes |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines | PHILIPPINES | Yes |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. | BOLIVIA | Yes |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA | Yes |
| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA | No, Active |
| Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | INDONESIA | No |
| Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA | No |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA | Yes |
| Tin | PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) | INDONESIA | Yes |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA | No |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA | No |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA | Yes |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA | Yes |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung Technology Materials Co. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Yes |
| Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND | Yes |
| Tin | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Yes |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL | Yes |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | No |

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<sup>1</sup> If designated as "Yes" above, the tin smelter was found to be conformant to the standards set forth by RMAP as of May 28, 2026.

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