气候战略
亮点
- Greif’s climate strategy, embedded across our entire operations, is vital to minimizing Greif’s impact on the environment and partnering effectively with our customers as we work to enable their climate-related goals.
- Tackling climate impacts requires operational-wide, holistic solutions, including our extensive waste reduction initiatives.
- Through the development and rollout of our Build to Last strategy, we increased Board oversight on our climate strategy through education and awareness of climate risks and emerging trends that could impact the long-term success of our business.
- In 2022, we completed a more robust inventory of our energy use and associated emissions across our organization allowing us to better understand our greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. Our FY2022 combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions totaled 1,321,500 metric tons. The more complete coverage of our inventory led to a year-over-year increase in total energy consumption and associated emissions.
气候战略为何重要
Greif’s climate strategy, embedded into all operations, is paramount to an effective partnership with the environment and our customers. Our top global key customers have demonstrated that climate action is a top priority, with nearly half setting ambitious decarbonization targets. We aim to be an essential partner for achieving these targets. Across our value chain, we implement energy and emissions reduction programs, embracing a low-carbon future through improved energy efficiency, raw material minimization and renewable energy. A strong climate strategy has proved essential in attracting talent. Greif’s role as a global manufacturer imparts considerable responsibility but presents many opportunities to make a climate-positive impact, providing a competitive advantage.
治理
Greif has a responsibility to minimize our carbon footprint. This responsibility extends throughout the lifecycle of our products, from the extraction of raw materials to their end of life. Since 2010, Greif has maintained a Global Climate Team1, comprising representatives from all business units and regions, responsible for providing support, guidance and direction to facilities to identify energy and emissions reduction projects. The team is also responsible for helping facilities develop roadmaps and track progress toward our 2030 target to reduce energy use and absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions. For example, as part of our recent Supply Chain initiatives and related roadmaps, we are working to reduce emissions from our vehicles and forklifts. Additionally, a significant portion of our Scope 3 emissions are associated with our raw materials and the end-of-life handling of our products. Our efforts to drive sustainable 创新 和 循环制造 support our climate strategy and enable our ability to reduce GHG emissions in partnership with our suppliers and customers.
Strengthening our climate governance has been a priority area in the Protecting Our Future pillar of our Build to Last Strategy. As such, we increased Board oversight through climate engagement and education to bolster our governance practices. This engagement raised awareness of the importance of climate risks and emerging trends that could impact the future of the packaging sector. These conversations help us create more connections between climate and emissions within our operational segments.
To further advance our climate management practices following the results of a gap analysis against the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, we again held a series of internal climate risk workshops to better understand the climate-related risks and opportunities our business faces. Through the workshops, colleagues from cross-functional departments and across our global footprint collaborated to identify, rank and evaluate regulatory, market and physical climate-related risks and opportunities. Results from these workshops are shared throughout the organization to give a better understanding and explanation of our risks. Additionally, findings are integrated into our risk management processes and surveys, reinforcing strategies already in place, such as our circular economy initiatives. In 2022, we completed a third-party scenario risk-based assessment and transition risk analysis, aligned with TCFD guidelines, to further understand our climate-based risks and opportunities. We also began a third-party evaluation of our physical risks to determine how they impact our business financially, which is still ongoing, and we plan to share our findings in 2023. Please visit this report’s 风险管理 部分来了解有关我们的企业风险管理流程的更多信息。
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风险/机会 |
话题 |
Description*
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Risk |
自然灾害 |
大规模洪水/飓风/地震/风暴等导致关键或有价值的生产设施（一个或多个）的损失。 |
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Risk |
碳定价机制 |
碳定价法规（例如限额与交易制度和碳税）正在一些市场（欧洲和北美）对 Greif 产生影响，并且可能在其他地区出现。这表现为一笔可观且不断增长的开支。 |
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Risk |
投资/资本规划效率低下 |
缺乏资源来充分了解监管变化对战略决策和投资的影响可能会导致资本配置不理想。这包括设施比预期更快过时以及投资回报率低于预期。
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Risk |
弹性/生产连续性 |
卓越的组织能力、相关的业务弹性、准备和敏捷性将使 Greif 能够更快地恢复生产水平，并在发生中断和灾难变得更加常见时更好地支持同事、客户和社区。
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Risk |
直接环境灾难
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三角洲、弗里兰和造纸厂等关键设施发生重大气候/天气相关事件，从而引发重大环境事件、金融事件，并可能导致公关/形象问题。
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| Risk and Opportunity | 客户偏好的转变 | 对可持续产品的需求正在增加。如果 Greif 未能迅速采取行动应对生产过程中再生材料的使用增加，则可能会减少对 Greif 产品和服务的需求。此外，限制 Greif 产品终端市场（如石油和天然气行业）的气候相关法规可能会限制 Greif 的业务，因为关键市场对其产品和服务的需求会减少。Greif 可以利用这一机会，迅速扩大我们的可持续产品组合。 |
| Opportunity | 对 Greif 回收业务的影响 | 更宏伟的气候情景依赖于提高钢铁和塑料的回收率。如果定位正确，Greif 或许能够扩大其目前的修复实践规模。 |
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Opportunity |
弹力
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与业务弹性、准备和敏捷性相关的卓越组织能力将使 Greif 能够更快地恢复生产水平，并在发生中断和灾难变得更加常见时更好地支持同事、客户和社区。 |
推进可再生能源
Renewables, such as biomass, solar and wind energy, will play a major role in addressing the challenges of climate change over the long term. We are committed to testing and expanding renewable energy technologies across our global operations when doing so is economically viable and in the best interest of our stakeholders. In total, we have installed over 11,500 solar panels capable of 3.1 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of solar production. Since 2016 we have been increasing the amount of renewable energy we source from onsite and offsite locations across our global footprint. Greif locations in North America, Brazil, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Israel and the Netherlands source renewable energy to date. Renewables now account for 14 percent of Greif’s energy use through our continued investment. We continue to evaluate opportunities to procure additional renewable energy. For example, we conducted a study to assess and rank the best Greif locations for onsite solar installations in North America.
Over the past few years, our total energy consumption has increased. We are looking deeper into our investments in energy efficiency projects and exploring different funding mechanisms and models to reduce our energy use and have a dedicated budget set for energy and emissions management. Energy efficiency is a key consideration in capital deployment and vital to meeting energy usage goals. We include ESG in the criteria for capital requests as part of our capital allocation system and screen for ESG benefits. Benefits include cost-savings, reduced energy consumption, reduced raw material usage and increased health and safety of people and products.
In 2022, we implemented 45 energy efficiency projects, resulting in an annual savings of nearly 13 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) and approximately $750,000 across our organization. These projects include replacing equipment and updating processes that reduce energy demand, such as solar shading, waste heat recovery and implementing energy efficiency practices like lighting and HVAC replacements. Our colleagues continuously look for opportunities to improve and upgrade technology and equipment for energy efficiency. To better identify energy efficiency opportunities, we conducted audits of all our Latin American (LATAM) facilities, including a preliminary energy study across all sites. The study identified 447 focus areas, the top five accounting for 85 percent of our total energy reduction opportunities within the LATAM region. We are developing roadmaps to reduce energy consumption based on our findings from this study. For more information about our energy efficiency projects, please see sections C4.3, C4.3a and C4.3b of our 2022 CDP Climate Response.
Energy Efficiency in Production
Greif recently invested in a new blow molding machine to manufacture Greif’s plastic jerrycans at our Casablanca, Morocco, plant. The new engine uses up to 30 percent less energy than older machines while delivering significantly higher productivity. The new equipment increases production capacity by up to 25 percent for our one- to five-liter bottles and is designed to optimize and reduce raw material usage, extending the environmental benefit of the machine beyond energy use.
The team in Morocco also implemented other energy efficiency projects such as eliminating air leakages in our plastic and steel plants, replacing hydraulic extruders with electric ones on four machines, upgrading old equipment and replacing DC motors with AC motors on several blow molding machines that help to significantly reduce our energy consumption.
Greif recognizes that tackling climate impacts takes operational-wide, holistic solutions. Thus, managing waste is a broader part of our sustainability strategy that impacts emissions. By reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill, we can reduce emissions associated with waste transportation, sorting and processing. Additionally, our waste reduction efforts prevent landfill gas production, a particularly potent mix of greenhouse gases generated as waste breaks down. Currently, we divert 85 percent of our waste from landfills and continually work to reduce the remaining 15 percent of waste sent to landfills. In 2022, we diverted more than 1.5 million tons of recycled paper from landfills.
*Please see Greif’s 2022 CDP Climate Change Response for additional information
[1] Formerly the Global Energy Team
目标、进展与表现
In 2020, we conducted a detailed analysis and evaluation with a third party of our ability to commit to a goal that would be approved by the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). We then announced our commitment to reducing our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 28 percent by 2030 from a 2019 baseline. This target aligns with prevailing climate science to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius. By the end of next year, 2023, Greif will also complete an assessment of its Scope 3 emissions and determine the feasibility of a long-term net zero emissions aspiration in alignment with the Science Based Targets Initiative.
In 2022, we began investigating and pursuing renewable alternatives to replace our current electricity and natural gas consumption. We also announced our commitment to reducing our energy use by 10 percent for every unit of production from a 2019 baseline. Additionally, we focused on improving our investigation into virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) and conducted an onsite solar study for North America sites. In 2023, we will conduct energy audits and develop energy efficiency roadmaps at our mill facilities.
2030年目标：
- 与 2019 年基线相比，将范围 1 和范围 2 的绝对温室气体排放量减少 28%。
- 与 2019 年相比，每单位生产能耗减少 10%。
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FY 2017 |
2018 财年 |
2019 财年 |
2020 财年 |
2021 财年 |
2022 财年 |
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活力 |
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3,058,000 |
3,103,200 |
5,398,000 |
5,423,000 |
5,832,000 | 6,145,000 |
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基线 |
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-0.3% | -2.3% |
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温室气体排放量（千公吨） |
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368 |
377 |
686 |
693 |
697 | 756 |
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416 |
416 |
622 |
590 |
557 | 565 |
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3,089 |
2,867 |
4,407 |
4,148 |
4,357 | 5,019 |
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3,873 |
3,660 |
5,715 |
5,430 |
5,611 | 6,340 |
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基线 |
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4.1% | 0.4% |
笔记：
- 由于 Greif 收购了 Caraustar，2019 年总能源和温室气体排放量大幅增加。我们的 2022 财年清单更全面地涵盖了他们的运营情况，并首次包括以下内容：全球设施的柴油和液化石油气消耗、全球丙烷使用量、洛杉矶设施的热电联产、全球租车使用量、仓库和办公设施的电力消耗。这导致总能源消耗和相关排放量大幅增加。
- 每单位生产能耗仅包括 PPS Mills、PPS CorrChoice、PPS IPG、PPS RFG、GIP EMEA、GIP APAC、GIP North America、GIP Latin America 和 LCS NA 的能耗。这样可以更准确地进行同比对比，与前几年的计算结果一致。
- 由于 Greif 修改了能源使用数据，2019 财年范围 2 排放量自 2021 年起已重新表述。
- 每单位生产排放量仅包括 PPS Mills、PPS CorrChoice、PPS IPG、PPS RFG、GIP EMEA、GIP APAC、GIP North America、GIP Latin America 和 LCS NA 的能源使用相关排放量。这样可以更准确地进行同比对比，与前几年的计算结果一致。
- 2022 年温室气体核查声明
智利 Greif Pudahuel 实现 100% 可再生能源
Greif 位于智利的 Pudahuel 钢铁厂是我们在拉丁美洲第一家 100% 使用可再生能源的工厂。通过与能源供应商 IMELSA ENERGIA 合作的为期两年的项目，该工厂能够将其全部电力供应转向 100% 可再生能源。该工厂为化学品、润滑油和食品饮料市场生产大型钢桶、锥形桶和水瓶。这一转变推进了我们的可持续发展战略，支持我们 2030 年的温室气体减排目标，并有助于支持我们客户的范围 3 减排目标。
Enel X 需求响应
自 2011 年以来，Greif 一直与 Enel X 合作参与需求响应 (DR)，Enel X 是 Enel Group Worldwide 的一个部门，Enel Group Worldwide 是一家跨国电力公司，也是全球电力和天然气市场领先的综合参与者，Enel X 的需求响应和实时能源监控使公司能够获得市场机会，从而将灵活性货币化、提高运营可靠性并突出可持续发展方面的进步。Greif 已累计获得超过 $3.5 百万的需求响应收益，仅 2021 年就达到 $385,000。目前大约有 54 个 Greif 站点符合需求响应和免费实时能源监控的资格，但尚未与 Enel X 签约。我们正在评估以确定站点是否符合参与需求响应的资格和合适候选人，以扩大我们对该计划的参与。
LATAM Tigre 能源研究
Greif 的 LATAM Tigre 工厂对所有拉丁美洲工厂进行了多学科评估，以实现到 2025 年单位产量能耗与 2019 年基线相比降低 6%。确定并评估了所有耗电的机器、外围设备、通用设备和元件，发现整个 LATAM 有 447 个能源重点领域。从这些重点领域中，确定了 70 个战略能源项目。截至 2022 年 11 月，已完成 14 个项目，每年节省 $72,500 能源成本，每年减少 573,000 千瓦时能源使用。这项能源研究是整个 LATAM 地区五个有影响力的项目之一，获得了 Greif 的 Michael J. Gasser 全球可持续发展奖，表明可持续性已很好地融入其业务的各个方面。
