LANGUAGE • NEWS • CONTACT • LOCATIONS SUSTAINABILITYOverviewRecognitionRecognition3 SUSTAINABILITY Overview Strategy Sustainability Timeline Recognition Cases & Publications Partnerships People Planet Products & Innovation Sustainability Reports PRODUCTS & SERVICES INVESTORS COMPANY CAREERS Recognition Greif employees work hard to make a difference on the job, in their communities and around the world. We are honored when organizations around the globe recognize us for our innovation, business practices and people. Greif Scores "A-" in the CDP's 2016 Climate Change Report Greif was awarded an A- for environmental leadership, management and best practices by the independent non-profit organization CDP as part of CDP's renowned annual assessment of more than 20,000 companies. With an overall score of A-, Greif outperforms the container and packaging industry with its leadership, governance and strategy, and environmental best practices. The container and packaging industry average CDP score is a C, on a scale from A to F. Find Out More Greif Receives Two Awards from Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Chemical Company awarded Greif's rigid industrial products and services North America team with the Innovation and Sustainability Award for delivering value-added contributions and improving Eastman's supply chain sustainability. As a recognized supplier of NexDrums, Greif earned the status assigned by Eastman to their most valued suppliers for providing consistent performance in furnishing Eastman with high quality materials and services and working on Eastman's behalf to improve their efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness. Eastman also recognized Greif's Delta Chemical team with the Supplier Excellence Award for delivering innovations and value-added services. Greif Receives Silver Recognition From EcoVadis Greif’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) received Silver Recognition from Ecovadis, which operates the first collaborative platform enabling companies to monitor the sustainability performance of their suppliers, across 150 sectors. Greif is in the Top 9% of suppliers assessed by EcoVadis in its category. Find Out More Greif Receives Premio Eco Brasil 2015 Award Greif received the prestigious Premio Eco Brasil 2015 Award in the Sustainability Practices – Products or Services category for packH2O, a product that incorporates sustainable attributes across its entire lifecycle—design, development, distribution, use and reuse. Premio Eco is the first Brazilian initiative recognizing companies that adopt socially responsible practices. It was created by Amcham-Brasil (American Chamber of Commerce) in 1982 and has generated a rich reflection on sustainable business development in Brazil. Find Out More Greif Scores “92B” in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s 2015 Climate Change Report Greif was recognized for the second year in a row for its commitment to reduce its environmental impact by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). For transparency in climate change reporting, Greif received a score of 92 out of 100, higher than the CDP program average of 84. For efforts in energy efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction, Greif earned a “B” topping the industry and CDP program average “C” grade. Find Out More Greif Receives Silver Recognition From EcoVadis Greif’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) received silver recognition from Ecovadis, which operates the 1st collaborative platform enabling companies to monitor the sustainability performance of their suppliers, across 150 sectors and 99 countries. Find Out More Greif Achieves High Score on the Carbon Disclosure Project's 2014 Climate Change Report Greif’s commitment to sustainability received public recognition. For the transparency of its climate change reporting, Greif received 87 out of 100 possible points. In addition, its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions enabled Greif to reach performance band B, the second highest performance band. Find Out More Greif Receives 2014 IAIR Awards The DoubleGreen™ COEX 10-liter plastic jerry can was recognized with the 2014 IAIR Award. Find Out More Greif Receives 2014 Manufacturing Leadership Sustainability Award The DoubleGreen™ COEX 10-liter plastic jerry can was recognized with the 2014 Manufacturing Leadership Sustainability Award. Find Out More Forbes Names Greif One of "America's 100 Most Trustworthy Companies" Greif was named one of America's 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes, in partnership with GMI Ratings. Find Out More Greif Receives 2014 PackTheFuture Award Greif's packH2O backpack was recognized with the PackTheFuture 2014 Award and honored with the special jury prize. Find Out More PackH2O Receives People's Design Award PackH2O water backpack garnered the most votes by the public to receive the 2013 People's Design Award in the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Award competition. Find Out More Soterra & Pollinator Partnership Receive Conservation Leadership Award SFI recognized Soterra and Pollinator Partnership with its coveted Conservation Leadership Award for their research of pollinator habitat in a managed forest ecosystem. Find Out More EarthMinded Awarded The EarthMinded DIY diverter kit was awarded honorable mention in the Lawn, Garden & Outdoor Living Innovation Awards. SEED Recognizes packH2O packH2O was recognized with a 2013 SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design®) Honorable Mention for Excellence in Public Interest Design. Find Out More packH2O Receives Popular Science's Best of What's New Award packH2O was honored with a Best of What's New Award in the Green category by Popular Science Magazine. Find Out More packH2O Receives Global Green USA Industrial Design Award The packH2O received Global Green USA's Industrial Design Award. Find Out More Greif Receives 23rd Dupont Award for Packaging Greif was honored as a Gold winner in the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. 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