24 Jul 2020 --- In packaging news this week, Crown secured Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approval for its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. The rigid metal packaging leader has committed to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50 percent and decrease absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 16 percent by 2030. Also with carbon reduction in mind, Ball Corporation announced that it has executed two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in Europe, and US beer brand Molson Coors adopted 50 percent recycled content plastic rings for multipacks.
