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Social & Environmental Responsibility

Our corporate values – called the Bemis Way – are core to our Social and Environmental Responsibility strategy and drive us to understand and improve our impacts on people and the planet. Through careful consideration of our Product, Process, People, and Policy we look to shape our business for the better.

Letter from our Chairman

“We are fortunate to work with the world’s best suppliers, customers, and brands – and I believe that when we use our combined voice and power to amplify, advocate, and innovate, we are unstoppable.”

STEVE HOWARD

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

 

Read the full letter here

OUR STRATEGY

Our process of materiality assessment takes inputs from a wide group of stakeholders and prioritizes for impact. To learn more about our assessment and stakeholder engagement processes find our downloadable content below.

Innovating for the future, today

PRODUCT

We partner with like-minded organizations to deliver safe and sustainable products to our customers and end-users.

Focus Areas:

  • Product stewardship
  • Chemicals management

OPTIMIZING OUR OPERATIONS FOR IMPACT

PROCESS

With the environment and employee safety in mind, we consider building operations, material consumption, and potential waste at every step of production

Focus Areas:

  • Energy Use & Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Health & Safety
  • Waste

IMPROVING PEOPLE’S LIVES

PEOPLE

Giving back to our employees, as well as our local and global communities is a fundamental value of the Bemis Way. We’re in the adhesives business and the people business

Focus Areas:

  • Human rights
  • Ethical business
  • Community involvement

USING OUR VOICE FOR THE GREATER GOOD

POLICY

We operate in an ecosystem larger than ourselves and recognize that governmental policy will be one of the most effective levers in the mitigation of and adaptation for climate change

Focus Areas:

  • Direct state and local engagement on climate policy
  • Influencing our business partners to join the fight!

PRODUCT
PROCESS
PEOPLE
POLICY

OUR GOALS & PROGRESS

Anchored but aspirational, our 2025 goals set our direction and allow us to measure progress along the way.

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