2020 Sustainability Report

arrow blueCommitted to using financial, natural and human resources wisely without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs

About Our Company

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Scale of the organization

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With approximately 250 production, warehouse and office locations across the globe, Greif is a leading world producer of industrial packaging products and services. Our approximately 16,000 colleagues work in more than 40 countries, with our headquarters in Delaware, Ohio. During Fiscal Year 2020, we generated more than $4.5 billion in net sales.

Products, Services & Markets

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Markets served

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At Greif, we produce steel, plastic and fibre drums, intermediate bulk containers, reconditioned containers, flexible products, containerboard, 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. Soterra, our land management subsidiary, provides timberland management, consulting, wildlife stewardship and wetlands mitigation bank development. We sell to various industries including food and beverage, chemicals, agricultural, pharmaceutical, petroleum, automotive, home appliances and many more. To see a full description of our products, services and markets, please visit Greif.com.

Countries of Operation*

North America

Canada1,3

Mexico1, 2

United States1, 2, 3, 4

Latin America

Argentina1

Brazil1,2

Chile1,2

Columbia1

Costa Rica1

Guatemala1

Asia Pacific

China1,2

India2

Malaysia1

Singapore1

Vietnam1, 2

Europe

Austria1

Belgium1, 2

Czech Republic1

Denmark1

France1, 2

Germany1, 2

Greece1

Hungary1

Ireland2

Italy1

Netherlands1, 2

Poland1

Portugal1

Romania2

Russia1

Spain1

Sweden1

Turkey1, 2

Ukraine1, 2

United Kingdom1, 2

Middle East

Israel1

Saudi Arabia1

 

Africa

Algeria1

Egypt1

Kenya1

Morocco1

Nigeria1

South Africa1

1 Global Industrial Packaging: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services;
2 Global Industrial Packaging: Flexible Products & Services;
3 Paper Packaging & Services;
4 Land Management
*As of close of FY2020

Our Workforce

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Information on employees and other workers

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Collective bargaining agreements

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Employees by Region
Europe, the Middle East and Africa
North America
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Employees by Role
Operations
Professional
Facilities/Engineering
Transportation/Logistics (4%)
Sales (3%)
Administrative (1%)
Other (0.9%)
Management (0.1%)
Permanent Employees
Female Employees
Women in Management
International Senior Executives
 
colleagues covered by collective bargaining agreements by Region (approximate values)
Europe, the Middle East, & Africa
Latin America
Asia Pacific
North America

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250 sites around the world

Our global reach is near you.

~16,000

Colleagues

Our people—principled, intelligent and reliable—reaffirm our reputation for integrity every day with their every action.

144

Years of Experience

For the past 144 years, the world’s most important products have travelled around the world in Greif industrial packaging.

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