Packaging Corporation of America | Sustainability Performance
Produces containerboard and corrugated packaging products, supplying materials for shipping, storage, and display applications across industries.
1959
United States
10,001+ employees
Packaging & Containers
$1B - 10B in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#11373
Overallⓘ#2574
in United Statesⓘ#130
in Packaging & ContainersⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Critical
Aligned
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
343.7
B/M 106.6
629.6
B/M 649.0
89.2
B/M 27.8
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Controversy level
- Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), US containerboard producer, has faced sustained US EPA enforcement scrutiny at multiple kraft pulp mills including the historic Wisconsin Tomahawk and Counce Tennessee operations, plus periodic NGO criticism over the SFI (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) certification adequacy for southern US pine sourcing.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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