2020 Sustainability Report
Anchor Glass Container Corporation
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Table of Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................2
Vision........................................................................................................................................2
Values........................................................................................................................................2
Sustainable Development.........................................................................................................3
Areas of Focus..........................................................................................................................4
Energy Consumption................................................................................................................5
Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions........................................................................................6
Water Management...................................................................................................................7
Glass Recycling........................................................................................................................8
Waste Management...................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
Guided by our vision, “Value Creation for All” and the three strategic pillars of “Safety, Flawless Customer Experience, and Advantage Cost Position”, Anchor Glass Container Corporation (“Anchor” or the “Company”) is committed to forging a better future for all by adhering to four sustainable development principles: Creating Value from All Directions; Being Customer-Oriented; Human Capital Management; and Social and Corporate Responsibility. A better future requires a collective and uniform approach, the “One Anchor” approach. An approach that leverages our strength in togetherness, efficiency in standardized methodologies, and the collective knowledge of our experiences. Along the way, Anchor is committed to assessing and addressing concerns directly affecting the Company’s operations insofar as they impact climate change and resource depletion. With the support of “One Anchor” and with our sustainable development principles guiding us, the Company will manage greenhouse gas emissions, and propel efficiencies throughout our operations, equipment, people, and supply chain. The Company recognizes it must integrate social and environmental issues into the decision-making process in all facets of its operations to achieve the necessary scale of response and materialize a better future for all.
In 2019 the Company installed a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system at its Elmira, NY facility. This control equipment will substantially reduce nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide emissions from the Elmira operation and contribute to improving the air quality in the community and surrounding region. At the same time, furnace modifications were made to support the continued operational excellence in efficient input utilization. This is another testament to Anchor’s commitment to building a better future.
Vision
“VALUE CREATION FOR ALL USING GLASS BOTTLES AS THE CURRENCY,” simply means that food, clothing, shelter, and education are forms of value we provide for the communities that utilize glass bottles as their preferred packaging solution and for our Anchor community through employment.
Values
Guided by our principles. Anchored by our values.
INTEGRITY, TEAMWORK, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OWNERSHIP
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Every day we do the right thing, even when no one is looking. We treat others with dignity and respect, act with humility, and have a constant commitment to doing things better for our customers, employees, investors, and community. We do what we say and will always meet our commitments. We think and act like this is our own business, to put Anchor’s interests ahead of individual and department interests.
Sustainable Development
Creating Value from All Directions, Being Customer-Oriented, Human Capital Management, Social and Corporate Responsibility.
Anchor is committed to accomplishing its sustainability goals through the execution of its strategic vision, guided by its foundational values, and sustainable development principles to ensure all aspects of the business's internal and external impacts are accounted for.
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Areas of Focus
Anchor, with the guidance of the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), has identified five key environmental and social metrics focus areas applicable to its operations:
· Energy Consumption
· Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions
· Water Management
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· Glass Recycling
· Waste Management
The following tables show the organization-wide indicators compared to the previous year. The same record-keeping and calculation methods were used to calculate the 2019 and 2020 data.
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Energy Consumption
*Consumption for all locations under the Company’s control, includes permanent operational reductions in Zanesville, Streator, and Warner Robins occurring between 2016 and 2018.
Anchor consumed a total of 2,135,116,437.31 KWH of energy in 2020.
- Anchor is exploring opportunities to use renewable energy through partnerships and a few small-scale installations at certain facilities.
Anchor is committed to increasing energy efficiency in its operations and investing capital to upgrade to more efficient furnaces and equipment.
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Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions
Anchor’s climate change strategy is to use sustainable development principles to continuously improve every aspect of the business to reduce Anchor’s energy usage and resulting GHG emissions. Where appropriate, Anchor will leverage the ongoing evolution and improvement of glass technologies to reduce GHG emissions consistent with Company policies and guidelines.
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Water Management
Water scarcity affects every continent, and more than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. Water scarcity involves water stress, water shortage or deficits, and water crisis.
Water scarcity and shortages can be caused by climate change, such as altered weather patterns including droughts or floods, increased pollution, and increased human demand and overuse of water.
An initial water risk assessment was conducted to baseline the current state of our six manufacturing facilities using the World Resource Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas. The analysis found that no facilities were geographically located in an extremely high-risk watershed. The Jacksonville, Florida facility is in a high-risk watershed. The Henryetta, Oklahoma facility is medium-high risk, the facility in Warner Robins, Georgia is low-medium risk, and the three facilities in Shakopee, Minnesota, Elmira, New York, and Lawrenceburg, Indiana are in low-risk watersheds. Currently, only the Minnesota facility is operating two water wells that impact the local watershed which is, rated low risk.
Anchor is a responsible steward of the Earth’s resources and strives to use the water we need for manufacturing in the most efficient means possible.
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Glass Recycling
Every day our six facilities across the United States continuously recycle glass internally, and source recycled glass through external suppliers. Even with this in practice, access to high-quality cullet (recycled glass) in the United States is a challenge not only to Anchor but to the glass industry as a whole. By increasing the use of cullet in our batches the opportunity to use less energy and raw materials can impact the total emissions released by our facilities and supply chains. The Company has supported the Glass Packaging Institute in its efforts to educate the public, politicians, and other trade groups about the countless benefits of recycling glass produced and used by the container industry.
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Waste Management
Anchor has identified waste management record-keeping as an opportunity for improvement. There were no protocols in place allowing for the collection of data on the recycling and landfill waste disposal metrics before this reporting year. The lack of protocols identified above does not apply to hazardous waste management. Hazardous waste at each facility is being managed in compliance with all applicable handling, storage, and record-keeping legal requirements and is subject to oversight by regulatory authorities.