Ball Stories

The 2024 Global Aluminium Can Sustainability Summit, held during London Metal Exchange (LME) Week this year, served as a pivotal gathering for industry leaders, sustainability advocates, and key stakeholders in the aluminium can sector.

For Ball, Climate Week NYC was an essential platform to showcase our thought leadership on aluminum circularity and decarbonization as shown in the Climate Transition Plan. 

Thanks to its onsite solar energy farm, the largest in the state sitting on 42,577 square feet - Ball Corporation’s Fairfield, CA plant has been recognized as a leader in sustainable engineering!

For Ball Aerosol Packaging, it’s an invaluable opportunity to tap into the rapid evolution and adaptability of the sector, reflecting the ever-changing demands of consumers and the global market.

Powered by a blend of HVO and diesel fuel, these trucks will make around 5,000 deliveries over the course of a 12-month trial and will supply the CCEP site in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK.

The unprecedented large-scale initiative in the country was developed over several months with assistance from the Dorinal Nowill Foundation for the Blind, which evaluated the spelling and spacing of Braille printed on the lids before final production, bringing an inclusive option to the market.

This article offers reflection from Ramon on Ball’s participation at Climate Week and looks ahead to COP28, with a primary focus on aluminum recycling. Drawing from Ball’s Climate Transition Plan, the piece of content will emphasize efforts to increase global recycling rates by advocating for effective policies like Extended Producer Responsibility and Deposit Return Schemes and working with industry partners across the value chain to drive circularity. 

At Ball, we have a long-standing commitment to supporting the communities where we live and work, and we believe that doing so is an integral part of Who We Are. As a global team, we are passionate about what we do and how we do it. Our success is shaped by the communities that sustain us and the causes that matter most to us at Ball. 

Ball’s long-term partnership with Arsenal is part of our commitment to making a positive impact on our communities and the planet.

The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival and celebration that is well-known for its colorful costumes, samba music and widely-attended parades. Ball Corporation partnered with a number of local customers participating in carnival to bring festival-goers unique, engaging and sustainable canned beverages that showcased our digital printing technology.

In the Serbian city of Zrenjanin, we’re part of a team piloting the use of smart labelling and mobile technology to make recycling simpler, more transparent and universal to all packaging.

On November 15th, Ball teamed up with SoFi Stadium and the Los Angeles Rams to host students from Environmental Charter Middle School in Inglewood, California to celebrate National Recycling Day at the stadium for the second year in a row. 

Ball Corporation earned the distinction as a 2022 “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN.

At Ball, we know how important it is to do our part by providing consumers with sustainable options to enjoy their favorite drinks – a move that is good for the planet, and for business.

Collaboration like this is so important, and we look forward to more of it.

Ball will look to expand the use of electric trucks throughout its Beverage Packaging North America network.

Ball participated at GreenBiz’s Circularity 22 conference and while the panel discussions varied in topics, the constant drumbeat across the conference was that policy is everything.

By joining the Global Compact, Ball is committing to continued implementation of sustainability principles that support human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption.

Ball Corporation and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) recently revealed the new signage for Ball Arena, but this partnership was founded on a vision that is far more impactful than a sign on a very special building. It was the vision to help change the way sports & entertainment thinks about sustainability and the fan experience.

As we count down to February 13, we’re focused on helping fans at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and at home do their part for the environment this year.

Our donations included more than 150,000 cans of water and other supplies that were distributed across Fort Worth, Conroe, Austin, and Houston, Texas.

Ball’s outreach programs is just one way we show up in our local communities.

At Ball, we’re always ready to respond with relief and empathy when disaster hits our communities.

The smart can crushers are expected to be installed at nine more locations across Belgrade in the coming months.

Our new warehouse in the United Kingdom is a state-of the art facility built to meet the highest environmental standards.

Beverage Packaging South America launches Quierolata, a movement educating consumers and customers the benefits of choosing cans.

Many of our customers have announced plans to manufacture products that will help mitigate and cope with COVID-19 – from hand sanitizers and pharmaceuticals to aluminum components for laboratory and medical equipment.

As we all continue to face challenges brought by the pandemic, Ball continues to live our purpose by getting aid to where it’s needed most.