Graham Packaging earns sustainability award

Graham Packaging has been named a Sustainability Leadership Award winner by the New Jersey-based Business Intelligence Group as part of its 2022 Sustainability Awards program.

The Sustainability Awards have been designed to honor “people, teams and organizations who have made sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission,” according to the award organizer. Graham previously won the award in 2019.

Graham describes itself as an industry leader in innovative, sustainable and creative packaging. The firm says it is focused on in part on recycling efficiencies, with one of its strategic pillars being “We are Building a Sustainable Future.”

“Graham Packaging is deeply committed to sustainability,” says Bob Pyle, president and CEO of Graham Packaging. “Making choices that protect our people and their families, our communities and our planet continues to be an integral part of Graham Packaging. We are honored to be recognized as a company that is contributing to a more sustainable planet.”

The company, which is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has taken part in several different sustainability initiatives. These include being a founding member of the National Lubricant Container Recycling Coalition, which has a goal of improving the recyclability of oil containers, and becoming one of the first in its industry to have four locations receive their International Sustainability and Carbon Certificate (ISCC) Plus certifications, which allows these sites to process certified postconsumer resin (PCR) plastic.

“We are proud to reward and recognize Graham Packaging for their sustainability efforts,” says Maria Jimenez, chief nominations officer of Business Intelligence Group. “It was clear to our judges that their vision and strategy will continue to deliver results toward a cleaner, more sustainable world.”

Founded in 1970, Graham Packaging has what it calls its flagship manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania, and produces more than 16 billion containers annually at more than 65 plants in North America, Europe and South America.