Sonoco Products Company | Sustainability Performance
Sonoco Products produces a wide range of packaging materials, including paper, plastic, and metal packaging solutions.
1899
United States
10,001+ employees
Packaging & Containers
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#1391
Overallⓘ#312
in United Statesⓘ#20
in Packaging & ContainersⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementGovernance
TargetsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Laggard
Laggard
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
152.6
B/M 106.6
583.5
B/M 649.0
712.8
B/M 511.6
477.4
B/M 243.5
36.0
B/M 27.8
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Controversy level
- Sonoco Products Company, US major industrial/consumer packaging, has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US/European packaging customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 USD 1.8 billion Eviosys metal packaging acquisition integration challenges, plus periodic US EPA enforcement at multiple Sonoco production facilities affecting US institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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