Ball Corp listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Ball Corporation has been listed on the 2013/2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) as the most sustainable company in the containers and packaging industry. Ball is the only packaging company listed in both the DJSI World and DJSI North America.

The assessment for the index is based on an extensive annual review of economic, environmental and social criteria.

Ball reportedly earned industry-leading scores in all three dimensions, scoring particularly well on criteria integral to its Drive for 10 initiative and sustainability strategies.

The company has also been listed in the international FTSE4Good since 2009 and achieved excellent results in the Carbon Disclosure Project since 2006.

Ball Corporation supplies packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the US Government. The company and its subsidiaries employ 15,000 people worldwide and reported 2012 sales of more than US$8.7 billion.